Mystery Kindle update will block readers from books after Wednesday

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Readers will be unable to download their purchased books or buy new ones without a computer handy if they fail to update their Amazon Kindles by Wednesday. Users of Kindle models older than 2013 will need to apply an update over their device’s wireless connection to install a critical fix. Those who do not will be kicked from Amazon online properties, including the book store, and their cloud library of purchased books and documents.
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                                               Amazon has sent emails to user account inboxes  warning to update. It has not explained what the fix addresses and had  not responded to a request for comment by the time of publication.
             In [a notice posted](https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=help_search_1-6?nodeId=201994710&qid=1458317761&sr=1-6&ie=UTF8)  to the Amazon website marked urgent the book baron says devices that  are not updated by March 23 will sport a generic connection error  message and must be manually updated using a computer.
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             Manual updating will require users download their  respective latest firmware files and transfer these onto the device via  USB before selecting 'update your Kindle' from a menu. The minor effort  will become a major pain for readers who only connect their devices to  the Amazon Whispersync network in order to buy books, and never to WiFi.
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I can’t imagine why Amazon put a time limit on the update but if you haven’t updated yours, now is the time to do it.
 
The thread title is misleading. It intimates that the update will block readers from their books, while the quoted article states that it is the lack of an update that will prevent readers from . . . etc.

I have an older Kindle Keyboard. I have connected to our home wireless network several times over the past few months, to download new purchases and sync my Kindle with the Kindle app on my phone. I have received no email from Amazon, so apparently my device has already been updated. I’ll let y’all know Thursday morning :eek:
 
I just did a search for ‘updates’ on my Kindle, and there was a message from Amazon in the results to say my Kindle has been updated - it explains what the changes are.

edit - yes, I believe it does include Kindle Fire, my husband has one of those.
 
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