Kindle DX loses access to Kindle Store
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Several Amazon Kindle models will no longer be able to buy books from the Kindle Store.
Owners of Kindle (2nd Gen) International, Kindle DX International, Kindle Keyboard, Kindle (4th Gen) and Kindle (5th Gen) will no longer be able to browse the store or buy or borrow books from it, according to a report by Goodreader.com .
Amazon is emailing affected customers, offering them a 30% discount on new Kindle hardware and $ 40 in free ebook credits for the inconvenience.
The affected devices are some of the oldest Kindles in the range, with some released more than a decade ago. The Kindle DX was first released in 2009, for example, while the Kindle keyboard followed a year later.
It is not entirely clear why Amazon is removing access to its Kindle Store on these devices, although Goodreader speculates that this may be due to the maintenance of outdated versions of the TLS security protocol, which could make it dangerous for them to continue processing purchases. .
Customers of affected devices will still be able to read new content. They can either make e-book purchases through the Amazon website and transfer the books to their Kindle, or they can email the files to their devices.
This isn’t the first time Amazon has removed features from Kindle readers. Last year, the company announced that 3G Kindles would stop operating in the United States as telephone networks began to shut down their 3G networks. Owners of these devices will still be able to buy and download books via Wi-Fi.
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