But if you have to download Kindle books on a newer device, newer books will only download in a newer file format that is incompatible with older Kindles. If you have a Kindle produced before 2013, as of May 2026, you will no longer be able to download Kindle books to your Kindle device, period.

The list of devices stretches all the way back to the original 2007 Kindle and includes the Kindle 2, Kindle DX, Kindle DX Graphite, Kindle Keyboard,

Amazon started to distribute a new firmware update for the Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Scribe, and Kindle Scribe Colorsoft.

Amazon is essentially discontinuing all Kindle models made in 2012 and before, including the original 2007 Kindle