Answers.Body: <p>For an Kindle Fire, no, all purchased content will be removed when you de-register. For an e-ink Kindle, ebooks that have been downloaded will remain on the device until they are removed. Note, however, that this will not necessarily be the case forever.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I would like to know if I can still continue to read my ebooks downloaded to one of my kindle devices, even after unregistering the device from my amazon account?</p>
  
  <p>Can I un-register a kindle device (to test and wanted to know if its safe to do it) and re-register it again?</p>
  
  <p>Appreciate your advise!!</p>
  
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Title: Does un-registering a kindle device remove ebooks downloaded to the device?
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ThreadText: # Does un-registering a kindle device remove ebooks downloaded to the device?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2014-06-13)
  
  I would like to know if I can still continue to read my ebooks downloaded to one of my kindle devices, even after unregistering the device from my amazon account?
  
  Can I un-register a kindle device (to test and wanted to know if its safe to do it) and re-register it again?
  
  Appreciate your advise!!
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2014-06-15. Score: 5 | Accepted answer
  
  For an Kindle Fire, no, all purchased content will be removed when you de-register. For an e-ink Kindle, ebooks that have been downloaded will remain on the device until they are removed. Note, however, that this will not necessarily be the case forever.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_2**: What about DRM protected files (i.e. non-free books from Amazon)? Can they still be opened?  
  
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