Cancel Kindle Unlimited on Amazon's website or app

You can cancel Kindle Unlimited through your Amazon account in about two minutes. The cancellation takes effect at the end of your current billing period — you keep your membership and access to borrowed books until that date arrives. Amazon does not charge you again after cancellation, even if you do nothing else.

The fastest route is through a web browser. Go to amazon.com, sign in, and select your account name in the top right corner. Click "Your memberships and subscriptions" from the dropdown menu. Find "Kindle Unlimited" in the list and click "Manage membership." On the next page, select "Cancel membership" at the bottom. Amazon will ask you to confirm and may offer you a discount to stay — you can ignore this and proceed with cancellation.

If you use the Amazon app on your phone or tablet, the process is similar but the menu location differs slightly. Open the app, tap the three horizontal lines (the menu icon) in the bottom right, scroll to "Your account," and select "Memberships and subscriptions." Tap "Kindle Unlimited," then "Manage membership," and finally "Cancel membership." The confirmation screen works the same way.

Key Takeaways

  • Cancellation happens through "Your memberships and subscriptions" in your Amazon account, and takes about two minutes.
  • Your membership stays active until the end of your current billing period, so you can keep reading borrowed books after you cancel.
  • Amazon will not charge you again after cancellation, regardless of whether you take further action.
  • If you cancel and then change your mind, you can restart your membership at any time through the same account page.
  • Cancelling Kindle Unlimited does not affect your regular Amazon Prime membership or any other subscriptions tied to your account.

What happens to your books after cancellation

Books you borrowed through Kindle Unlimited remain on your device and readable until your membership ends. After that date, you lose access to any book you did not purchase outright. If you want to keep reading a particular title, you have two options: buy it before your membership expires, or borrow it again later if you restart Kindle Unlimited.

Your reading progress, bookmarks, and notes stay in your Amazon account even after cancellation. If you restart Kindle Unlimited in the future, those notes are still there. However, you cannot read the borrowed books themselves — only your annotations remain visible in your library.

Restarting Kindle Unlimited after cancellation

You can restart your Kindle Unlimited membership at any time by returning to "Your memberships and subscriptions" and selecting "Start your free trial" or "Restart membership," depending on whether you have used a free trial before. If you cancelled mid-trial, you cannot restart the free trial — you will be charged the regular monthly rate when ready. If you cancelled after a paid month, you can usually restart with a free trial or a discounted first month, though Amazon's offers change.

There is no penalty for cancelling and restarting. Your library, reading history, and notes all return exactly as you left them. Some readers cancel for a month or two when they have finished their reading list, then restart later — this is a normal use of the service.

If you cannot find the cancellation option

The "Manage membership" button sometimes does not appear if your account has a pending payment issue or if you are signed into a different Amazon account than the one holding the Kindle Unlimited subscription. Sign out completely and sign back in with the email address you use for Kindle Unlimited. If you have multiple Amazon accounts, make sure you are in the right one.

If the button still does not appear, try the web browser version instead of the app, or vice versa. Clear your browser cache and cookies, then try again. If you still cannot locate it after these steps, contact Amazon Customer Service through your account page — they can cancel the membership for you directly.

Cancelling a family member's Kindle Unlimited membership

If you manage a family library through Amazon Household, you can cancel another family member's Kindle Unlimited membership only if you are the account owner. Go to "Your memberships and subscriptions," find Kindle Unlimited, and select "Manage membership." You will see an option to manage memberships for other household members. Click on the person whose membership you want to cancel, then select "Cancel membership."

The family member will receive a notification that their membership is ending. They can restart it themselves at any time using their own account, but they cannot restart it while you are the household manager unless you allow it. If a family member wants to cancel their own membership, they need to sign into their individual Amazon account and cancel through their own "Your memberships and subscriptions" page.

Avoiding accidental re-charges

After you cancel, check your email for a confirmation message from Amazon. This confirms the cancellation is complete. Keep this email in case you need to reference it later. Do not delete your Amazon account or change your payment method when ready after cancelling — this can sometimes cause confusion about whether the cancellation went through.

Set a reminder for the day your membership ends if you want to make sure you have finished any books you are reading. After that date, you will no longer see Kindle Unlimited titles in your recommendations, and the "Borrow for free" button will change to "Buy now" on the Kindle Store.

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I lose my books when ready after cancelling?

No. You keep access to all borrowed books until your current billing period ends. After that date, you can no longer read books you borrowed through Kindle Unlimited, but any books you purchased remain in your library permanently.

Can I get a refund if I cancel mid-month?

Amazon does not refund partial months. If you cancel on the 15th of a month and your billing date is the 1st, you have already paid for the full month and will not receive money back. However, you keep your membership and can read borrowed books until the end of that billing period.

Will cancelling affect my Amazon Prime membership?

No. Kindle Unlimited is a separate subscription from Amazon Prime. Cancelling one does not affect the other. If you have Prime, you still get free two-day shipping and access to Prime Video and Prime Reading.

What if I cancel but forget to confirm?

The cancellation is not complete until you click the final confirmation button on the "Manage membership" page. If you close the page before confirming, your membership stays active and you will be charged again at your next billing date. Return to "Your memberships and subscriptions" and complete the cancellation.

Can I cancel Kindle Unlimited through customer service instead?

Yes. Contact Amazon Customer Service through your account, and they can cancel your membership for you. This takes longer than cancelling yourself, but produces the same result. You will still have access to borrowed books until your billing period ends.