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Amazon’s Announcement: Upgrading Your Kindle and Kindle Fire Devices

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April 8, 2026

Amazon is ending support for older Kindles and Kindle Fires

Kindle Devices Released Before 2012 to Lose Access to Kindle Store

Amazon has recently announced that as of May 20th, 2026, Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire devices released in 2012 and earlier will no longer have the ability to purchase, borrow, or download new content through the Kindle Store. This significant change was communicated by Amazon spokesperson Jackie Burke in an email to The Verge. Despite this limitation, users will still retain the ability to read books that have already been downloaded to their devices and access their accounts and previous Kindle purchases through alternative platforms such as the Kindle mobile app, Kindle for Web, and newer Kindle devices. It is important to note that if these older devices are deregistered or factory reset, users will not be able to re-register them after the May 20th deadline.

Impacted Devices Date Back to the Original 2007 Kindle Model

The list of devices affected by this change extends all the way back to the original Kindle model that was launched in 2007, featuring a full keyboard and scroll wheel.

Amazon’s Notification and Incentives for Upgrading

Amazon will be sending notifications to users of affected devices via email prior to the May 20th deadline, outlining the functionalities that their older devices will retain and lose. For users with pre-2012 Kindle Fire devices, they will experience similar limitations to Kindle e-readers in terms of accessing new books, but other apps and Amazon services on these devices will remain unaffected.

To incentivize longtime users to upgrade to newer Kindle hardware, Amazon is offering a 20 percent discount on new Kindle devices, along with a $20 ebook credit that will be credited to their accounts upon upgrading. This offer is valid until June 20th, 2026, at 11:59PM PT. Furthermore, users can rest assured that their previous purchases will still be accessible on new devices as long as they log in with the same account that has been in use for over 14 years.