How To Register A Stolen Kindle
Explain the situation and provide the customer care representative with the serial number you took down earlier.
How to register a stolen kindle. It is easy to register a kindle device. Was this information helpful. If you want to give a kindle you own to someone else for them to own and use do the following. You can also call 00 1 206 266 2992. Make sure your device is connected to a wi fi network.
What are the security issues if someone returns a stolen kindle to amazon and amazon then contacts the owner. Try calling amazon but if a stolen kindle was easy to re register then it would be a very pointless security measure. If you want to insure that a stolen kindle cannot be sold on the blackmarket ebay craigslist or the local pawn shop you may elect to blacklist it. Deregister from your account. Go to manage your content and devices and select the devices tab.
I bought a kindle fire for my fiance for xmas off of craigslist. Click deregister and then click deregister again to complete the process. You can do this on the amazon website under manage your content and devices. Or click on the option update your kindle if available. I feel bad and i ve thought about returning it to the person who bought it if i could find them but then i would be out 180 and have no kindle.
And they might even be able to help track down thieves and or people frequently fencing the stolen kindles on ebay craig s list. Pick deregister for that device. Is there any way he could still have it registered in his name. The best thing to do is phone amazon and ask. Check that your device has the latest software version.
Select the lost or stolen device click edit next to the device name and copy its serial number to provide to customer service. They will mark your kindle as lost or stolen which means it can t be registered with another account. After all if the kindle has been blacklisted then amazon knows the original owner. At the kindle home screen tap settings button at the menu bar tap your account and register your kindle with your existing amazon account or create a new account to register.