How To Cancel Kindle Unlimited—All Steps Explained
Amazon’s ebook subscription service, Kindle Unlimited, provides access to over 4 million magazines, digital books, comics, audiobooks, and more. Users can download up to 20 Kindle Unlimited titles at any given time and read them on their Kindle app or Amazon device.
Despite Kindle Unlimited’s impressive library of titles, the service may not meet everyone’s expectations. If this is the case with you, this guide will show you how to cancel Kindle Unlimited on different devices. You will also learn how to protect yourself from unwarranted charges by any subscription service.
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How Do I Cancel Kindle Unlimited?
The only way to unsubscribe from Kindle Unlimited is through Amazon’s website. While it was also possible to cancel Kindle Unlimited on the app, the option has since been removed. If you want to terminate your subscription from a smartphone or tablet, you’ll have to use a mobile browser.
Here are the steps necessary to cancel your Kindle Unlimited plan on phone and desktop:
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Keep in mind that Amazon doesn’t offer a partial refund if you deactivate Kindle Unlimited before the next billing date.
If you want to cancel the Kindle Unlimited trial before it expires, the steps are the same as those described above. When you discontinue the Kindle Unlimited free trial, you’ll still have access to the service until your 30-day trial period ends. You can also restart or renew your Kindle Unlimited subscription at any time before it expires.
Do I Lose My Books if I Cancel Kindle Unlimited?
When you cancel Kindle Unlimited, you lose the books you downloaded through the service. After the next billing period, the books will be removed from your Kindle app or device. However, other titles purchased through Kindle will remain in your library, so you won't lose everything if you cancel your Amazon book subscription—you just won't have access to the subscription titles anymore.
If you want to keep some of the Kindle Unlimited books, make sure to purchase them before canceling the service. You can also note down the titles you want to read and buy them at a later time.
Why Can’t I Cancel Kindle Unlimited?
If you’ve tried to get rid of Kindle Unlimited but your subscription is still active, you should contact Amazon’s customer support immediately and provide them with any account information they need to resolve issues with canceling. The most common reasons why you may be unable to cancel your Amazon Kindle membership are:
- Technical errors, such as cancelation not supported in-app or missing cancel button
- Unresolved previous payments
- Canceling Amazon Prime instead of Kindle Unlimited
- Ending the subscription from a Kindle device
Your Kindle Unlimited cancellation may not have come through due to a technical error. If you see an error when ending Kindle Unlimited, clear your browser cache and cookies before trying again. You can also log into Amazon and cancel from another device.
Another reason why Amazon won’t let you cancel your Kindle Unlimited subscription is a pending payment. You should check if all your previous subscription payments have been processed successfully. If not, switch to another payment method and try canceling the subscription again after paying.
If you’ve canceled Amazon Prime with the assumption that doing so also terminates your Kindle Unlimited subscription, keep in mind that the subscriptions aren’t connected—you’ll have to cancel Kindle Unlimited separately.
You can’t cancel an Amazon Kindle subscription on a Kindle device, at least not directly. If you have an Amazon Fire tablet, you can use a mobile browser to access your Kindle account.
Canceling Subscriptions Can Sometimes Be Problematic
While most subscription cancellation issues result from an honest error or an account-specific problem, this is not always the case. Some subscription services intentionally make the cancellation process more difficult and confusing to keep you on their platforms for as long as possible.
Sometimes, these services may force you to confirm your cancellation multiple times through various prompts, many of which are misleading or placed in hard-to-see positions. By the time you complete the process or contact customer support to resolve an issue, you may be charged another subscription payment.
While you may not be able to avoid going through a company’s complex cancellation procedure, there are ways to avoid unwanted charges from subscription services. One way of doing so is by paying for your subscriptions with virtual cards. These cards can be linked to your bank account, debit card, or credit card but mask this information with random card credentials that you can use for online transactions.
While virtual cards help shield your finances from hackers and unauthorized access, they can do much more. Virtual card providers like Privacy offer advanced card settings that help you exercise greater control over how much merchants and subscription services can charge you.
Privacy Can Help You Prevent Unwanted Charges
Privacy Virtual Cards are a convenient, reliable way to manage online subscription payments and prevent unnecessary spending. You can use Privacy to generate three types of virtual cards:
Privacy Cards are an excellent choice for subscriptions because they can protect against:
- Charges you didn't approve of beforehand—Privacy allows you to set spending limits on your virtual cards, preventing any unexpected charges. For example, if you set a spending limit at the original subscription price, any charges above that amount will be automatically declined.
- Charges during the cancellation process or after it has been finalized—If there’s an issue with the cancellation process and it threatens to draw out to another billing period, you can close or pause the Privacy Virtual Card instantly without affecting your underlying funding source. Privacy will automatically decline all charges on a paused or closed card.
Privacy Virtual Cards are compatible with most merchants that accept U.S. Mastercard® and Visa® payments, including mainstream subscription services like Amazon Prime, Disney Plus, Hulu, and Netflix.
Privacy Virtual Cards Make Online Shopping Easier
Besides protecting you from unwarranted charges, Privacy Virtual Cards also streamline your online shopping experience.
Privacy’s browser extension, available for Chrome, Safari, Edge, and Firefox, saves you valuable time by autofilling card numbers at checkout. iPhone and iPad users can enjoy faster checkouts with the Safari for iOS extension.
Privacy’s mobile app for iOS and Android provides added convenience by allowing you to create and manage virtual cards on the go. Thanks to Privacy’s integration with 1Password, you can also manage your virtual cards and passwords from a single, secure location in the password manager’s browser extension.
Start Using Privacy in Four Simple Steps
To start using Privacy, follow these four easy steps:
- Sign up for Privacy
- Enter the required personal information to confirm your identity
- Connect your debit card or bank account
- Request and generate your first Privacy Card
Privacy's Personal plan is free for domestic purchases and lets you create up to 12 virtual cards each month, including Single-Use and Merchant-Locked Cards, and enjoy the features and benefits described above.
The three higher subscription tiers (Plus—$5 a month, Pro—$10 a month, and Premium—$25 a month) provide additional features, which can include Category Cards, Priority support, cashback on eligible transactions totaling up to $4,500, fee-free international transactions, and the ability to create more virtual cards each month.
