Kindle owners are struck another blow as Send to Kindle is set to stop
working on old devices

Date:
Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:35:01 +0000

Description:
Not only will old Kindles soon lose access to Amazon's ebook store, it will also become harder to send files to them.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Tech Radar Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Become a Member in Seconds Unlock instant access to exclusive member
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The support page detailing this change initially just mentioned that these devices would no longer be able to access the Kindle Store or use Kindle Unlimited, but now as spotted by GoodEreader the page has been updated to say that Send to Kindle will also stop working. Send to Kindle is a feature that lets you wirelessly transfer ebooks you bought elsewhere, as well as documents and other files, to your Kindle, but from May 20 the only way to
get content onto affected Kindles will be via USB cable. Article continues below You may like Kindle owners are furious with Amazon following its choice to end support for old Kindles Amazon is pulling support for the first to fifth-gen Kindle and Kindle Fire devices from May 20 Amazon bricking classic Kindles shows it learned nothing from Sonos' big mistake

So its a change that makes these older models even more useless than they
were previously set to become. The Kindle Touch is one of the affected
devices (Image credit: TechRadar / Matthew Bolton) Unhappy readers There havent been many reactions to this Send to Kindle news yet, but in the days since Amazon first announced that these older models would lose access to the Kindle Store there has been no shortage of annoyed responses to that.

On Reddit this includes things like I hate this, screwing the most loyal
early adopters is extremely not cool, and this is a revolting waste.

Amazon is offering a 20% discount off new devices, but given that the same fate might eventually befall those too, this could end up pushing users to rival services like Kobo, or perhaps to something with direct access to multiple ebook stores, like a Viwoods or Boox device. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more. Contact me with news and offers from other Future brands Receive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsors By submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. Today's best ereader deals Kobo Libra Colour 209.97 View See all prices Kobo Clara BW 129.99 View See all prices Amazon Kindle Colorsoft 239.99 164 View See all prices Amazon Kindle Scribe (2024) 359.99 229.99 View See all prices Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 12th Gen 2024 159.99 124.99 View See all prices We check over 250 million products every day for the best prices Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to get our expert news, reviews, and opinion in your feeds.



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