Amazon has announced that Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire tablets released in 2012 or earlier will no longer be able to purchase, borrow, or download new content from the Kindle Store starting May 20, 2026. Content already downloaded will remain accessible on affected devices after this date.
What Changes on May 20 and Which Kindle Devices Are Affected
After May 20, affected devices will no longer be able to connect to the Kindle Store to purchase, borrow, or download titles. Any books and content already downloaded to the device before that date will remain accessible indefinitely.
Users who have deregistered or factory reset an affected Kindle device will need to re-register it before May 20. If they fail to do so, access to the associated Amazon account library on that device will be permanently blocked.
The following models will lose Kindle Store access on May 20:
- Kindle 1st Generation (2007)
- Kindle DX and DX Graphite (2009 and 2010)
- Kindle Keyboard (2010)
- Kindle 4 (2011)
- Kindle Touch (2011)
- Kindle 5 (2012)
- Kindle Paperwhite 1st Generation (2012)
- Kindle Fire 1st Generation (2011)
- Kindle Fire 2nd Generation (2012)
- Kindle Fire HD 7 (2012)
- Kindle Fire HD 8.9 (2012)
Amazon’s Offer for Affected Kindle Users
Amazon is offering owners of affected devices a 20 percent discount on a new Kindle and a $20 ebook credit after upgrading. The company says it will contact affected users directly by email with more details about the offer and the transition.
Amazon has not provided a specific technical reason for the May 20 cutoff or clarified whether any server-side infrastructure changes are influencing the retirement of support for older devices.
