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.