Amazon has announced that starting May 20, 2026, Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire devices released in 2012 and earlier “will no longer be able to buy, borrow, or download new content through the Kindle Store,” Amazon spokesperson Jackie Burke wrote in an email. The Verge. Users will still be able to read books already downloaded to their devices and access their accounts and Kindle purchases through the Kindle mobile app, Kindle for Web, and newer devices. If old devices are deregistered or factory reset, users will not be able to re-register them after the May deadline.
The full list of affected devices goes back to the original Kindle which launched in 2007 with a full keyboard and scroll wheel.
Amazon will notify affected users over email before May 20 about what their old devices can and can’t do. When it comes to books, pre-2012 Kindle Fire devices will be subject to the same limitations as Kindle e-readers, but other apps and Amazon services on those devices will not be affected.
For longtime users willing to take the opportunity to upgrade to the new Kindle hardware, Amazon will offer a 20 percent discount on new Kindle devices and a $20 ebook credit that will be added to their accounts after the upgrade, valid until June 20, 2026 at 11:59 pm PT. Their old purchases will remain available on new devices as long as they are logged in to the same account they have been using for the last 14 years or more.
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