SAN FRANCISCO – For Claudia Buonocore, the thought of parting ways with her 15-year-old Kindle Touch e-reader is painful.
“I’ve never felt the desire to have another device,” said the 39-year-old Pittsburgh area resident. “It’s a part of me, a lifesaver, I fall asleep with it almost every night.”
Buonocore and other Kindle users face an unwelcome change. Amazon last month said it would end support for e-readers released in 2012 and earlier, preventing users from downloading new books or receiving software updates after May 20.
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