Once Amazon flips the switch, which it plans to do next month, owners of affected models will no longer be able to purchase, borrow, or download new content.

You might not have to buy a new device.

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Affected users can still read books, but they can't purchase or download new ones, and whatever you do, do not hit that ...

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In an email to customers, Amazon said the change applies to Kindle and Kindle Fire devices released in 2012 or earlier.