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Amazon says these 13 Kindle devices won’t be able to get new books soon

Avatar for Ryan Christoffel  | Apr 8 2026 - 10:55 am PT
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If you own an older Kindle device (2012 or prior), Amazon has announced that starting next month, you’ll be cut off from downloading new books unless you upgrade to a newer model. Here are the details.

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Andrew Liszewski writes at The Verge:

Amazon has announced that starting on May 20th, 2026, Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire devices released in 2012 and earlier will “no longer be able to purchase, borrow, or download new content via the Kindle Store,” Amazon spokesperson Jackie Burke wrote in an email to The Verge. Users will still be able to read books already downloaded to their devices and can access their accounts and Kindle purchases through the Kindle mobile app, Kindle for Web, and newer devices. If the older devices are deregistered or factory reset, users won’t be able to re-register them after the May deadline.

Users have started being emailed about the change, giving just over a month of notice before the May 20 deadline. Amazon is offering limited discounts on new Kindles for users who choose to upgrade.

The full list of Kindles being cut off from Kindle Store access includes 13 models:

  • Kindle (2007)
  • Kindle 2 (2009)
  • Kindle DX (2009)
  • Kindle DX Graphite (2010)
  • Kindle Keyboard/Kindle 3 (2010)
  • Kindle 4 (2011)
  • Kindle Touch (2011)
  • Kindle Fire (2011)
  • Kindle 5 (2012)
  • Kindle Paperwhite (2012)
  • Kindle Fire 2 (2012)
  • Kindle Fire HD 7 (2012)
  • Kindle Fire HD 8.9 (2012)

If your Kindle is on this list, upgrading to a new model is the only option for ongoing access to the Kindle Store.

You can find all of the latest Kindle devices here on Amazon.

For anyone not planning to upgrade, switching to Kindle for iPhone or iPad might be the next best option.

Is your current Kindle on the list of impacted devices? Do you plan to upgrade? Let us know in the comments.

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Avatar for Ryan Christoffel Ryan Christoffel

Ryan got his start in journalism as an Editor at MacStories, where he worked for four years covering Apple news, writing app reviews, and more. For two years he co-hosted the Adapt podcast on Relay FM, which focused entirely on the iPad. As a result, it should come as no surprise that his favorite Apple device is the iPad Pro.