# Amazon Kindle (أمازون كيندل)

> Amazon Kindle is restricted in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: restricted
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [Amazon](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/amazon.md)
- Categories: E-books & Audiobooks, Consumer Devices, Digital Goods
- Official site: https://www.amazon.com/kindle
- Community votes: 26
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/amazon-kindle

## About

Amazon's e-book ecosystem with a vast library of digital books and reading apps

## Activity summary

Restricted for users in Syria. Community verification in February 2026 found the Kindle website and Android app work for browsing the store, but account creation fails with an unusual-activity error, which blocks sign-in and reading any books, including free ones. The team named Kindle in official outreach to Amazon in March 2026; no resolution yet.

## Official timeline

- 2026-03-31 — Contacted Company. Official outreach email sent to Amazon mentioning Kindle as one of the restricted consumer products requiring access restoration for Syrian users.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-16 — Verified. Community verification found that Amazon Kindle is restricted rather than fully blocked from Syria. The website (amazon.com/kindle) loads successfully and the Kindle mobile app on Android is accessible for browsing books, recommendations, and the store. However, account creation fails with an "unusual activity" error, which prevents signing in and reading any books — including free titles. Since reading requires an Amazon account, the service is functionally restricted despite the platform itself being accessible. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/iktcbf0tx0fvdx8pnt8f79ln/c4gk5rvqajnih8itxpz600b3-screen-1.png, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/rpieayhrzo3rffemsktemng9/akn9g92935xgj6571675n26g-screen-2.jpg, https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/hji4sm3uvljkv3oumpbw1h62/dd1kqta3ix4q8xu6601swlmk-screen-3.jpg)

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/amazon-kindle?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/amazon-kindle/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/amazon-kindle
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/amazon-kindle.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/amazon-kindle.md