This information is current as of July 21, 2026.
So basically, what is Kindle Unlimited?
What is Kindle Unlimited?
It’s a paid Amazon subscription service that lets you borrow ebooks.
Do I need to buy a Kindle to be a Kindle Unlimited subscriber?
Nope. You can use your Kindle, buy a Kindle, or use the Kindle app on a device such as a smartphone.
How much does the Kindle Unlimited subscription cost?
In the US, it’s $11.99/month.
Where is Kindle Unlimited available?
Kindle Unlimited is available in the US, the UK, Australia, Canada, India, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, and Spain, and in places that use the Amazon sites for these countries.
You can simultaneously borrow up to 20 books, audiobooks, or comics at a time.
Does Kindle Unlimited include free audiobooks?
Yes, “thousands” of them. For even more audiobooks, get an Audible subscription.
Is the Kindle Unlimited catalog any good?
It has “more than four million digital books, audiobooks, comics, and magazines.”
Sure, there’s lots of stuff you’re not going to care about, but there’s a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction available, including popular series like Harry Potter, popular authors like Dean Koontz, comics like Calvin and Hobbes, award-winning literary fiction like Life of Pi, and modern classics like 1984. Plus, you can read any of about 300 AmazonClassics (usual price, $0 to $6 each).
Kindle Unlimited includes the following AmazonClassics versions of titles featured on this site:
Anna Karenina (Best translation of Anna Karenina?)
Crime and Punishment (Best translation of Crime and Punishment?)
Don Quixote (Best translation of Don Quixote?)
Madame Bovary (Best translation of Madame Bovary?)
The Brothers Karamazov (Best translation of Brothers Karamazov?)
The Count of Monte Cristo (Best translation of Count of Monte Cristo?)
The Idiot (Best translation of The Idiot?)
The Three Musketeers (Best translation of The Three Musketeers?)
War and Peace (Best translation of War and Peace?)
The Hunchback of Notre‑Dame (Best translation of The Hunchback of Notre‑Dame?)
Swann’s Way (Best translation of Swann’s Way?)
Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Best translation of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea?)
Around the World in Eighty Days (Best translation of Around the World in Eighty Days?)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (Best translation of Journey to the Center of the Earth?)
Notes from Underground (Best translation of Notes from Underground?)
Don Quixote (Best translation of Don Quixote?)
Heidi (Best translation of Heidi?)
The Metamorphosis (Best translation of The Metamorphosis?)
And also versions from other publishers of the following titles featured on this site:
The Little Prince (Best translation of The Little Prince?)
Solaris (Best translation of Solaris?)
Is there a free trial of Kindle Unlimited?
Yep! You can get at least a month for free! Or 3 months for $0.99!
