As soon as I saw the subject-line I opened the email with a heavy heart. You might not think a communication from Amazon headed: “An update about shopping on your Kindle”, would prompt a tear but this was an email I’d hoped would never come.
“Hello, thank you for continuing to use one of our earliest Kindle E-readers,” it said. “While you can continue reading on your E-reader, as of August 17th, 2022, store functionality will no longer be available. This change only affects certain E-readers introduced 10+ years ago. As of August 17th you will no longer be able to browse, buy or borrow books directly from these Kindle E-readers.”
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