How to ‘Jailbreak’ Your Kindle Out of Amazon's Clutches

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Kindles aren't the type of device you need to upgrade every couple of years. Because many of these e-readers are such simple devices, they can easily last more than a decade on their own. In fact, there are Kindles from the early 2010s still going strong. The problem with making your Kindles last isn't hardware; it's software controlled by Amazon.

Amazon recently announced that starting May 20th, 2026, they are planning to stop supporting...