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  "path": "/2026/04/09/amazon-is-turning-2-million-old-kindles-into-bricks-this-may.html",
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    "Amazon is turning 2 million old Kindles into bricks this May",
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  "textContent": "If you own an older Kindle and ever factory reset it after May 20, 2026, you will never be able to read new books on it again. Amazon is cutting off support for Kindle models released in 2012 or earlier, according to The Guardian, and resetting them after the deadline soft-bricks the devices for good. — Read the rest \n\nThe post Amazon is turning 2 million old Kindles into bricks this May appeared first on Boing Boing.",
  "title": "Amazon is turning 2 million old Kindles into bricks this May"
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