There is some solace for anyone thinking of upgrading to a newer Kindle model. Amazon has confirmed that Kindle Keyboard devices, the Kindle DX, and the fourth-generation Kindle will also be removed from access to the Kindle Store on this date. Both iterations have now been in circulation for more than a decade. The second-generation Kindle was launched back in 2009, while the fifth-generation e-reader was released three years later. Which other devices will be phased out from the Kindle Store? The only way to purchase books directly through the Kindle Store is to upgrade the Kindle itself. From that date onwards, first-generation Kindle owners will be required to buy books for their Kindle from a different device, such as a tablet or smartphone.

The all-important cut-off date has been set at August 17, 2022. With millions of second-generation Kindles and fifth-generation e-readers still in use worldwide, Amazon has given users more than two months' notice before both types of devices will be denied access to the Kindle Store.

Owners of second-generation Amazon Kindles will be rendered defunct later this summer, with the e-commerce giant blocking their ability to purchase new releases on their device via the Kindle Store.

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