Music & Audiobooks · Last checked November 2026
Kindle+ (formerly Kindle Unlimited) free trial: what you get & how to cancel
Amazon renamed Kindle Unlimited to Kindle+ in October 2026. It's the same $11.99/month reading subscription, now with more audiobooks: read or listen from a big library of eBooks, audiobooks, comics and magazines on any device with the Kindle app.
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What you get
- Unlimited reading from the Kindle+ catalog of eBooks, comics, manga and magazines
- Thousands of audiobooks, including eBooks with companion narration you can switch to mid-book
- Borrow up to 20 titles at a time with no due dates (magazine issues count toward the 20)
- Read on Kindle devices or the free Kindle app
How to cancel Kindle+ (formerly Kindle Unlimited) before you're charged
- Sign in to Amazon and go to Kindle+ Central (amazon.com/kpcentral, the old Kindle Unlimited settings page).
- Select Cancel membership and confirm.
- Your membership stays active until the next billing date; after that, borrowed titles are removed.
- If you signed up through Google Play, cancel in Google Play → Payments & subscriptions → Subscriptions instead.
Tips & gotchas
- Borrowed books are returned automatically when your membership ends.
- You can't pause a free trial, but paying members can pause for one month instead of cancelling.
Quick answers
How long is the Kindle+ (formerly Kindle Unlimited) free trial?
30 days (for people who haven't tried Kindle+ / Kindle Unlimited before)
Do I need a credit card for the Kindle+ (formerly Kindle Unlimited) trial?
Check current terms (an Amazon payment method is normally required)
How much does Kindle+ (formerly Kindle Unlimited) cost after the trial?
$11.99/month plus applicable tax
Sources
Details checked against these pages in November 2026. Offers change often, vary by account and region, and the checkout page is always the final word — if something here says “check current terms,” we couldn't confirm it from an official source.