In my experience, only a fractions of Kindle books have the “loan” option available.Īnd even if you can loan a given Kindle book, there are typically several onerous restrictions. Book publishers are the ones who decide which of their Kindle books are loanable, and which aren’t. Yes, it’s possible to loan a Kindle book to a friend without sharing your Amazon login credentials, but there are several strings attached and caveats to consider.įor one thing, you can’t loan just any Kindle book. I’ve learned a lot reading it.” Thanks, and you’re welcome! Bonus tip

Merwin replies: “Ben, thank you for the quick response.

Note: While I doubt the Amazon police would burst into your house if you borrowed your wife’s Kindle account, they’d probably frown on those who share their login credentials with friends and family who don’t live under the same roof. Keep in mind that deregistering your Kindle or Kindle app will wipe any existing Kindle books off your device that said, your purchased Kindle volumes will still be sitting in your in-the-cloud Kindle library. (Tap Settings, Deregister this Kindle, the re-register with your wife’s Amazon username and password.)Ĭonversely, if your wife wants to read Kindle books purchased under your Amazon account, she’ll need to deregister her Kindle and re-register with your Amazon login. In that case, the only easy way to share Kindle books she’s purchased under her own account is to sign in to your Kindle for iPad app using her login credentials. Do you and your wife have separate Amazon accounts? Of course, there’s another possibility to consider… 3. On your iPad, for example, make sure to tap the “Cloud” tab at the bottom of the screen to see the purchased Kindle books you haven’t downloaded yet. If so, you should both see the same library of Kindle books on your respective devices.

Is your Kindle for iPad app signed in to the same Amazon account as your wife’s Kindle? Sharing the same Amazon account? Make sure to tap the “Cloud” tab on your devices to see the Kindle books available for download.

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