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Managing Your Kindle Subscriptions

Starting a Kindle Subscription

To start a new Kindle subscription to a magazine, newspaper, or blog from the Kindle Store at Amazon.com, click Subscribe now with 1-Click.

All subscriptions include at least a 14-day free period. You can cancel at any time during your free period, and you will not be charged. If you don't cancel within the free period, your subscription will continue at the regular price using your payment method on record.

Notes:

You're eligible for only one free period per periodical.
If an issue of a magazine is available for sale without a subscription, you'll see that purchase option.

Items Available by Subscription

Subscriptions to the Kindle edition of magazines, newspapers, and blogs are available for most Kindle devices and supported Kindle reading applications. There are some differences in availability.

Click the "Available only on these devices" link on the product detail page for a magazine to see which Kindle devices and apps you can read it on.

Magazines and newspapers in text view

Text view allows you to navigate articles easily with the same reading experience as Kindle books.

Most Kindle subscriptions are available in text view.

Magazines in page view

In page view, magazines look just like the pages of the printed edition of the magazine. You can flip through the magazine in either portrait or landscape mode.

Most magazines are available in page view on supported Kindle devices and Kindle reading applications.

Interactive newspaper and magazine apps

You'll also see newspaper and magazine apps in the Kindle Store. Subscriptions are available for supported Android devices, including Kindle Fire, through the Amazon Appstore to customers in the U.S. Learn more about getting started with the Amazon Appstore.

Enriched newspaper editions

The enriched edition of Kindle newspapers includes all images provided by the publisher.
Notes:

Enriched editions can be downloaded via Wi-Fi to your Kindle.
You can still access your Kindle newspaper subscription via a 3G connection, but this version may have a restricted number of images.
Enriched newspaper editions are not available on Kindle 1st Generation and Kindle 2nd Generation devices.
Kindle newspapers delivered to supported Kindle reading applications always include all images provided by the publisher.

Special access for some Kindle newspaper subscribers

Your subscription to the Kindle edition of The New Yorker, The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal also grants you additional access to these publications. Learn more about special access for Kindle subscribers.

Blogs

When you subscribe to a blog through your Kindle device, the blog will display as a single entry like a book. When you sync your device to check for new items, your Kindle will download the complete feed so you can read your blogs offline.

Notes:

Blogs are available for U.S. and UK customers.
Blog subscriptions are not available on Kindle Fire, but may be accessed through the Pulse app in Apps or the Amazon Silk web browser.

Delivery of Subscriptions

Frequency of delivery

Kindle subscription content will be automatically delivered to your Kindle device or supported Kindle reading application as soon as it's published in digital format. To automatically receive your subscription content, your device must be within the wireless service area and be connected wirelessly.

To transfer a subscription for delivery of future issues from one Kindle device or app to another, see Transferring Kindle subscriptions.

Check the product detail page in the Kindle Store for information about frequency of delivery.

Delivery outside the wireless service area

If you can�t connect wirelessly or are traveling internationally, your subscriptions can�t be delivered automatically. However, any Kindle content you purchase on Amazon.com, including recent issues of subscriptions, is accessible through Manage Your Kindle. You can download files to a computer and then transfer them your Kindle device via USB connection.

For detailed information about transferring content to your Kindle device via USB and managing your Kindle newspaper and magazine apps, click your device or Kindle reading application in the More Information section at the bottom of this page.

Keeping Subscription Content

To learn how keep back issues of a Kindle subscription, click on your Kindle device or Kindle reading application in the More Information section at the bottom of this page.

Managing Your Kindle Subscriptions

You can manage your Kindle subscriptions, including payment methods, from the Subscriptions Settings section of Manage Your Kindle.

Your subscription payment method

Your Kindle subscriptions are billed to your 1-Click payment method.

To change the payment method for a subscription:

Go to the Subscriptions Settings section of Manage Your Kindle.
Next to your title, under Billing/Payment click Edit next to your payment method and follow the instructions. Note: You must choose a credit card issued by a U.S. bank with a U.S. billing address. Debit cards, gift cards or gift certificates can�t be used to pay subscription fees.

To change the delivery location of a Kindle subscription:

Go to the Subscriptions Settings section of Manage Your Kindle.

Find your subscription. Under Deliver future editions to, click Edit, click a device or reading app, and then click Update. For information about managing your Kindle newspaper and magazine apps, click on your device or Kindle reading application in the More Information section at the bottom of this page.

Reactivating and cancelling Kindle subscriptions
You can update the status of any subscription, including a subscription you had in the past, through the Subscriptions Settings section of Manage Your Kindle.

To reactivate an inactive subscription:

Visit the Subscriptions Settings section of Manage Your Kindle.
Click View inactive subscriptions.
Next to the subscription you want to reactivate, click Actions, and then click Reactivate Subscription.
Click the Reactivate subscription button in the popup window to confirm your choice.

When you reactivate a subscription, you may also want to verify that the payment method associated with that subscription is current.

To cancel an active subscription:

Note: Before you proceed, save any back issues you want to keep to your device, as cancelling your subscription will remove your access to back issues of the magazine. To save an issue, tap and hold it and then select Keep Issue.

Visit the Subscriptions Settings section of Manage Your Kindle.
Click the Actions button next to the subscription you want to cancel.
Choose "Cancel subscription" from the dropdown menu.
Click the "Cancel Subscription" button in the popup window to confirm your choice.

Once you cancel a subscription, you will stop receiving new issues immediately and you will no longer be able to re-download back issues. A prorated refund for the remaining balance of your subscription will be issued.

About Annual Subscriptions

Kindle magazines are offered in either annual or monthly subscriptions. With annual subscriptions, you�re billed once for an entire 12-month subscription.
To change an existing monthly subscription to annual, you�ll need to cancel your monthly subscription and sign up for an annual one.
Note: Before you proceed, save any back issues you want to keep to your device, as cancelling your subscription will remove your access to back issues of the magazine. To save an issue, tap and hold it and then select Keep Issue.

To change a monthly subscription to annual:

Confirm an annual subscription is available for the title.
Go to www.amazon.com/manageyourkindlesubscriptions
Next to your magazine, click Actions and then click Cancel Subscription. When you cancel we will refund your account with the unused portion of your subscription.
Search for the title of your subscription on Amazon.com and follow the instructions to subscribe to the annual edition.

Note: You're only entitled to one free trial per title. When you subscribe to the annual offer, there is not a second free trial.

Changing Auto-renewal Preferences

Auto-renewal for monthly subscriptions
Monthly subscriptions automatically renew every month; there are no auto-renewal settings for monthly subscriptions.
You can cancel your subscription at any time:

Go to www.amazon.com/manageyourkindlesubscriptions
Next to your subscription, click Actions and then click Cancel subscription.

When you cancel, you'll receive a pro-rated refund for any unused portion of the subscription.

Auto-Renewal for annual subscriptions

Annual subscriptions auto-renew at the end of the subscription period at the lowest price then available on Amazon unless you cancel or change your auto-renewal preferences.
To view your renewal date and change auto-renewal preferences:

Go to www.amazon.com/manageyourkindlesubscriptions
Locate your subscription. Select Turn off auto-renewal (or Turn on auto-renewal if you want to turn it back on) and follow the instructions.

You can cancel an annual subscription at any time. See Reactivating and Cancelling Kindle Subscriptions.

Payment for annual subscriptions

Only credit cards are eligible for payment for subscriptions. Do not sign up for a subscription with a debit card. Also known as a "check" or "ATM" card, a debit card typically has the word "debit" printed on the face of the card. We will charge the credit card listed in Manage Your Kindle. If we cannot successfully charge this credit card, we will use the credit card you gave us when you originally placed your order. If we cannot successfully charge that credit card, we'll use another credit card you have saved in your Amazon.com account. Your initial sign-up is an authorization for us to use the preferred or other available credit cards to pay for your subscription.

UNLESS YOU NOTIFY US BEFORE A CHARGE THAT YOU WANT TO CANCEL OR DO NOT WANT TO AUTO RENEW, YOU UNDERSTAND YOUR SUBSCRIPTION WILL AUTOMATICALLY RENEW AND YOU AUTHORIZE US (WITHOUT NOTICE TO YOU, UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW) TO COLLECT THE THEN-APPLICABLE SUBSCRIPTION PRICE AND ANY TAXES, USING ANY CREDIT CARD WE HAVE ON RECORD FOR YOU.

Special Access for Kindle Subscribers

Your subscription to the Kindle edition of The New Yorker, The New York Times or The Wall Street Journal also grants you additional access to these publications.

The New Yorker All Access for Kindle subscribers:

With a subscription to The New Yorker All Access for Kindle you will receive unlimited access to the newyorker.com archives, including all issues ever published. Additionally, your subscription includes access to The New Yorker app on Kindle Fire, and other tablet apps for as long as your Kindle subscription remains active.
The New Yorker All Access for Kindle includes:

All The New Yorker editions for Kindle e-reader devices
The New Yorker app for Kindle Fire
Online archive access on www.newyorker.com
Other New Yorker tablet apps

To start accessing newyorker.com and other New Yorker tablet apps, sign in with your Amazon.com account at: http://www.newyorker.com/kindleaccess.
Cancelling a Kindle subscription to The New Yorker will also cancel access to online archive access on www.newyorker.com .

Customers can manage active subscriptions and reactivate a cancelled subscription at any time by visiting the Manage Your Kindle Subscription Settings page.

Note: A Kindle subscription of The New Yorker, and related access to newyorker.com, is only available to customers with a U.S. billing address.

NYTimes.com access for Kindle subscribers

With a Kindle subscription to The New York Times, you'll also receive access to NYTimes.com. Your subscription includes complete coverage of breaking news, articles, video, audio, multimedia, and blogs on NYTimes.com.
To start accessing NYTimes.com, sign in with your Amazon.com account at www.nytimes.com/kindleaccess.
Cancelling a Kindle subscription to The New York Times will also cancel access to NYTimes.com.
Customers can manage active subscriptions and reactivate a cancelled subscription at any time by visiting the Manage Your Kindle Subscription Settings page.

The Wall Street Journal for Kindle and Digital Plus access for Kindle subscribers

With a subscription to The Wall Street Journal Kindle and Digital Plus you will receive unlimited access to WSJ.com website. Additionally, your subscription includes access to The Wall Street Journal on other mobile platforms including Kindle Fire, iPad, and select smartphones for as long as your Kindle subscription remains active.
The Wall Street Journal Kindle and Digital Plus access includes on:

All WSJ Kindle Editions for e-ink devices
The Wall Street Journal App for Kindle Fire
WSJ Kindle Editions for Kindle for iPad, Kindle for iPhone, and Kindle for Android reading apps
WSJ.com
The Wall Street Journal App for iPad & Android tablets
WSJ Mobile Reader for Blackberry, iPhone and Android smartphones

To start accessing WSJ.com and WSJ tablet and smartphone apps, sign in with your Amazon.com account at http://www.wsj.com/kindleaccess.

Cancelling a Kindle subscription to The Wall Street Journal will also cancel access to WSJ.com and additional mobile platform access.

Customers can manage active subscriptions and reactivate a cancelled subscription at any time by visiting the Manage Your Kindle Subscription Settings page.

Note: A Kindle subscription of the Wall Street Journal, and related access to WSJ.com, is only available to customers with a U.S. billing address.

Subscription Content Issues

If any content you purchase from the Kindle Store appears to be formatted incorrectly or is missing text, please visit the "Contact Us" box in the right-hand column of the Help pages to contact Customer Service. We work very hard to ensure the quality of all items you purchase from the Kindle Store, and Customer Service can help determine the cause of the error.

Kindle Newspaper and Magazine Privacy and Security

When you subscribe to a newspaper or magazine on Kindle, Amazon will share the name, billing address, and order information associated with your newspaper or magazine purchase with the publisher. Amazon will not share any information for your blog subscriptions. Publishers may use this information for marketing purposes. If you do not want the publisher to use your name and address from your subscriptions for marketing purposes, you can update your privacy setting at Manage Your Kindle.

To change this setting:

Go to www.amazon.com/manageyourkindlesubscriptions.
Under Privacy Preferences for Newspaper and Magazine Subscriptions, next to Use name and billing address for marketing purposes, click Edit.
Check or uncheck the options that you prefer and click Update.

Amazon or publishers may share this information with a circulation-auditing organization, such as the Audit Bureau of Circulation and BPA Worldwide. These organizations monitor magazine and newspaper sales to provide verification of circulation numbers.

Amazon does not share your credit card information with the publisher. Read more about Amazon's Privacy Notice and credit card safety.

If you wish to receive e-mails directly from the publisher, for example to learn when new issues are available, you can update your privacy settings for your newspaper and magazine subscriptions at Manage Your Kindle.