Kindle update disables favorite slow reader trick

Software version 5.19.5 blocks the airplane mode workaround on the Colorsoft Signature Edition and Paperwhite 11th and 12th Gen.

Kindle slow reader trick — Dean Bertoncelj/shutterstock

Kindle users have long turned off wifi to extend their ebook library loans. A new update is closing the loophole.

For slow readers and folks who borrow way too many books at a time, the 14- or 21-day loan periods for library books are problematic. Readers quickly discovered that disabling wifi preven…