Kindle Unlimited is now Kindle+: is it worth it for you?

Quick answer

Amazon renamed Kindle Unlimited to Kindle+ in October 2026 (About Amazon). Same idea: a monthly subscription to borrow from a catalog. Whether it's worth it depends on what you read and how much.

What 125x is: 125x is a web app at 125x.app. You connect your YouTube subscriptions, and it gives you a feed of the latest videos from the channels you follow, each with a summary: a verdict, the 5 key takeaways, and the spoiler, plus Actionable and Lessons tabs with more tips. You read that and decide what's actually worth opening.

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How it works

Borrow up to 20 titles at a time, with no due dates (Amazon Help).
Ebooks, audiobooks, comics, manga and magazines. Magazine issues count toward the 20.
Read on any Kindle or the Kindle app on phone, tablet or computer.
Return a title in the app with Return to Kindle+ (Amazon Help).
Find titles with the Kindle+ filter in the store and your library.

What to know first

The catalog changes, and Amazon doesn't guarantee specific titles will stay (Kindle+ Terms of Use).
If you cancel, you keep access until the end of the billing period, then borrowed titles are removed.
Highlights you make in borrowed books can be worth exporting while you still have them.

It suits you if

You read a lot of genre fiction, series or indie authors.
You like switching between reading and listening on titles that include narration.
You try lots of books and quit the ones that don't grab you.

It may not suit you if

The specific books you want aren't in the catalog. Search your next five first.
You read one or two books a month that you'd rather own.
Your library offers what you need.

A quick test

Write down the next ten books you want. Search each with the Kindle+ filter.

If most are there, it's a good fit. Then see build a reading habit so you use it.

FAQ: questions people ask

What happened to Kindle Unlimited?

Amazon renamed it Kindle+ in October 2026. It still lets you borrow from a catalog with a subscription.

How many books can you borrow with Kindle+?

Up to 20 titles at a time, with no due dates, per Amazon.

What happens to Kindle+ books if I cancel?

You keep access until the end of your billing period. After that, borrowed titles are removed.