Bank statement charge
What is a Kindle Svcs charge on my bank statement?
Who charged you
Amazon Kindle books and Kindle+
Kindle Svcs is Amazon, charging for a Kindle book or a Kindle subscription. It is usually an ebook bought in the Kindle Store or a monthly Kindle+ membership (formerly Kindle Unlimited).
How it can show on a statement
Kindle Svcs
Find out what it was
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In your Amazon account, open Your Orders > Digital Orders and look for Kindle books around the charge date.
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Open Memberships & Subscriptions to see whether Kindle+ (formerly Kindle Unlimited) is active and when it renews.
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Open Manage Your Content and Devices to see every book delivered to your Kindles and apps, including ones bought on a shared device.
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Open Your Payments > Transactions and match the amount and date.
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Still a charge you did not agree to? File your complaint here. We write it with you and send it to Amazon Kindle, so you do not have to chase it yourself.
Not in any of your accounts? If nobody in your household made it, someone else may have used your card details. Your card issuer can stop the card, so the charges do not continue.
Why does it say “Kindle Svcs”?
Svcs is short for services: Amazon bills Kindle purchases under a Kindle services name instead of the book title, and the letters after the asterisk are a payment reference, not an order number. The WA at the end points to Amazon's billing in Seattle, Washington.
Kindle charges do not always say Kindle. Amazon's own list puts Kindle books under its digital services name, so the same kind of purchase can also show as AMZN Digital or Amazon Digital Svcs, and Kindle Unlimited (now called Kindle+) can show under its own name with a number.
Why you might see this charge
- A Kindle+ trial (formerly Kindle Unlimited) ended and the monthly membership started.
- Kindle+ renewed for another month.
- A book was bought with one tap on a Kindle e-reader or Fire tablet, sometimes by someone sharing the device.
- A preordered Kindle book was delivered on release day and charged then.
- Kindle+ was started on another Amazon account or device that uses your card.
Is Kindle Svcs legit?
Real: Kindle Svcs is one of Amazon's billing names for Kindle, and a genuine Kindle charge shows in Digital Orders or under Memberships & Subscriptions of the Amazon account that made it, which can be another account that uses your card.
Lookalikes are fake emails that claim a Kindle Unlimited renewal or a large Kindle purchase and push you to click a link or dial a number. Check the charge in your own Amazon account, never through a link in a message.
Which Amazon charge is it?
An unknown Amazon charge on your card is one of these:
| On your statement | Who charged you | What it usually is |
|---|---|---|
| AMZN Digital | Amazon | AMZN Digital (Amazon Digital Svcs) is Amazon's billing name for digital orders: ebooks, video rentals and purchases… |
| AMZN Mktp US | Amazon | AMZN Mktp US and AMAZON MKTPLACE PMTS are Amazon Marketplace charges: Amazon, charging for an order from its store. |
| Amazon Prime Pmts | Amazon | Amazon Prime Pmts is Amazon's billing name for Prime payments, usually the fee for a Prime membership. |
| AMAZON RETA* | Amazon | AMAZON RETA* is Amazon, charging for an order from its store; it is commonly reported on items sold by Amazon itself. |
| Prime Video Channels | Prime Video | Prime Video Channels is Amazon billing for an add-on channel you subscribed to inside Prime Video, on top of Prime. |
| Kindle Svcs this page | Amazon Kindle | Kindle Svcs is Amazon, charging for a Kindle book or a Kindle subscription. |
| Audible | Audible | Audible is Amazon's audiobook service, which bills under its own name and short billing tags. |
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Questions about Kindle Svcs
What is a Kindle Svcs charge?
It is Amazon charging for Kindle: usually a Kindle book or a Kindle+ membership (formerly Kindle Unlimited). Your Digital Orders list shows which one.
Why was I charged for Kindle Unlimited without a subscription?
Usually a trial that turned into a paid membership, or a membership started on another Amazon account or device that uses your card. Kindle Unlimited is now called Kindle+, so look for Kindle+ under Memberships & Subscriptions on each Amazon account in your household.
Why does Kindle Svcs say WA?
WA stands for Washington: Amazon's billing is based in Seattle. It does not mean the purchase was made there.
What can I do about a Kindle Svcs charge I did not agree to?
File a complaint on Complain.biz. We write it with you and send it to Amazon Kindle, so you do not have to chase it yourself.
Based on
- Identify an Amazon Charge (Amazon Customer Service)
- Unknown Charges (Amazon UK): trials ending, Kindle Unlimited renewals
- Emma: How Kindle appears on your bank statement
- Emma: How Kindle Unlimited appears on your bank statement