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Critical Software Update for Kindle E-ReadersCustomers using an outdated software version on Kindle e-readers require an important software update by March 22, 2016 in order to continue to download Kindle books from the Cloud, access the Kindle Store and use other Kindle services on their device.
Quotevery short deadline
very short deadline
The update applies to the 2012 Kindle Paperwhite and all previous versions, so if your Kindle is more than four years old, you'll have to update it quickly.It's not the end of the world if you don't manage to update it by the deadline - it just means you'll have to go through the comparatively arduous process of downloading the update from Amazon's website to a PC and installing it to the Kindle via USB.It's much easier simply to update it over WiFi, but you don't have long left.To install the update, go to the Kindle home screen, go to the Menu and select 'Sync and Check for Items' - it'll then update when the device goes to sleep.
Very unusually I posted a comment direct into BeeTee's message above about an hour and a half ago, now amended. I thought the Verve page had the hallmarks of a hoax - very short deadline, lack of authoritative link to Amazon and no direct email to Kindle users from Amazon. As a Kindle Keyboard user I was rather alarmed by it and checked that my Kindle's software was up to date from some years back now. My Kindle is my entire library and I couldn't imagine suffering a disaster! I was very short of time and thought it best to flag a possible issue and then come back to it. Very many thanks to Maik for tracking down the genuine Amazon warning and very clear instructions in the link he has posted above. Check the site and your Kindle via its settings page (at the bottom) to see if you need to switch the wifi on and check for downloads. I guess most users only have it on when shopping for books and downloading because of the battery drain. Mine is on now with nothing downloading.Very well spotted spotted BeeTee! Tony
switch kindle on and put on wifi hopefully it will update over night
Read books and don't be a slave to technology.
My Kindle, one of the originals, is working perfectly. I must have done something right without realising it. Usually the way with me and mechanical thingies.