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Amazon won’t let 13 older Kindle models access new books

Avatar for Ryan Christoffel  | May 29 2026 - 7:09 am PT
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Last month Amazon announced that it was cutting off Kindle Store access to 13 older Kindle models, and now that change has officially been implemented. Here’s what that means.

Amazon cuts off older Kindle models from accessing Kindle Store

If you’ve been holding on to an older Kindle model, now might be the time to upgrade.

That’s because as of last week, Amazon has cut off 13 older models from being able to access the Kindle Store.

Users of these non-supported models can no longer purchase, borrow, or download new content on the Kindle Store.

Here’s the full list of Kindles that are no longer supported:

  • 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)

Top comment by GoldBasketball

Liked by 24 people

Or..do own better, and buy an actual book and keep it forever. Honestly, not being able to support text on a screen is a new low for consumeristic practices. Another reason why physical books will never be replaced. There’s no reason why a kindle, unless an actual hardware problem, shouldn’t be supported for decades…all they do is show words!

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Amazon gave the following statement to ZDNET about the change:

“These models have been supported for at least 14 years — some as long as 18 years — but technology has come a long way in that time, and these devices will no longer be supported moving forward. We are notifying those still actively using them and offering promotions to help with the transition to newer devices.”

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

If you’re holding on to one of these older models, you can still use it with books that have already been purchased. But any new books tied to your Amazon account will be off limits.

Are you still using an older Kindle on this list? 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.