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They’re e-reading Amazon the riot act.  Bookworms are lighting torches and sharpening their pitchforks in fiery fury as Amazon prepares to cease supporting older Kindle technologies

“Affected devices include Kindle 1st and 2nd Generation, Kindle DX and DX Graphite, Kindle Keyboard, Kindle 4, Kindle Touch, Kindle 5, and Kindle Paperwhite 1st Generation,” reads the message from the Kindle team. Older 2011 and 2012-era Kindle Fire tablets will also lose access to the Kindle Store.

To test if Launchpad works, eject the Kindle from your computer. Then, on the Kindle, press the shift key twice, followed by the S key, all in rapid succession. This should display a small "success" prompt in the lower-left corner of the screen and put the Kindle into sleep mode (displaying one of its famous graphics).

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Amazon is ending support for older Kindles, but you still have easy ways to keep reading—no upgrade required.

Amazon is ending support for Kindles released in 2012 and earlier—including the company's first-ever e-reader.