Amazon’s biggest focus is naturally on shopping, but it’s really eager to sell you on subscriptions too. Aside from Prime, there are services like Music Unlimited, Prime Video, and, of course, Kindle Unlimited. The last will probably seem like an obvious add-on if you’ve just bought a Kindle e-reader – it grants you a world of reading options each month for the price of a single paperback from the convenience store.
Even if you can afford the ongoing cost of an Unlimited subscription, though, you might find that your original reading ambitions were too high, or that you don’t like Amazon’s selection – not everyone is into thrillers or romance novels, which seem to be the mainstay. Here’s how to get out of a Kindle Unlimited subscription as fast as possible, and what happens when you cancel.
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How to cancel Kindle Unlimited
A few quick clicks and you’re free
The cancelation process is straightforward, mercifully – Amazon isn’t going to fight you on the way out, unlike your cable or internet provider. It will offer you an alternative, though, as you’ll see in a second. Follow these steps whenever you’re ready to proceed:
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What happens when you cancel Kindle Unlimited?
No literary apocalypse, anyway
Note that if you choose to pause instead, you can resume your subscription at any time before your paused month is up by going toKindle Unlimited Centralin your web browser. If you don’t resume early, your subscription will kick in again at the start of the next cycle, so make sure your credit card or bank account is ready.
Be aware that you can’t pause if you’re using Kindle Unlimited with a free trial – or any other form of promotion. So if you earned the service as a bonus with another product, you’ve got a finite amount of time to use it at zero cost.
