Then when they get the kindle and the codes to download the book they can still use their acct. How to claim your kindle ebook if your reader is linked to. Free book promotions after your ebook is enrolled in kdp select, you can run a free book promotion by offering it for free for up to 5 days out of each 90day kdp select enrollment period. Let them select their device, pick the perfect kindle accessory, or choose from over 1 million books. Amazon uk now enables you to gift kindle books the ideal. How to give your kindle book as a gift step by step. Over 1,000 books, magazines, comics, and more included with amazon prime. Since the recipient has seven days to accept the book via email after you share it, youll only be parted from your book for a maximum of 21 days.
A give as a gift button is available for most ebooks in the kindle store. I know there are plenty of good reasons to buy paper books, but, for a quick and easy, dare i say, last minute gift, kindle can save your bacon. An eve dallas novel in death, book 50golden in death. Uk publishers cant just start selling books in the us, and vice versa. If you talk to amazon you might have the book removed f. The great thing about the kindle is you dont need the physical device to read ebooks. Your royalties will be based on the price and royalty option selected at the time the kindle gift was purchased. When you receive a kindle book gift, you can read the book on a registered kindle device or any free kindle reading application. You dont own the digital book, you bought the right to read the book and have it in one library, yours. Redeemable for an amazon kindle, kindle books, accessories or millions of other items at.
Where the crawdads singwhere the crawdads sing delia owens delia owens. You can either gift your book to them on amazon theres a send as a gift option on or you could send them a gift card to purchase your book. Kindle books available for purchase can be given as a gift to anyone with an email address. Free book promotions amazon kindle direct publishing. You can choose to email the ebook gift to the recipient with a future delivery date, or print out a voucher which you can then place in a greeting card. Kindle book gift notifications can be sent to any email address. If you dont have a fire tablet, kindle ereader, or the kindle app. You can run a free book promotion in all kindle marketplaces where the kdp selectenrolled title is available for sale. Kindle includes the ability to purchase a book for someone else or to loan your book to someone for a period of time, but im not aware of a way to give a book that youve purchased for yourself to someone else. If you do not live in the same country as the person who gave you the kindle.
Select accept your kindle book gift now and if prompted, login to your amazon account. How to a kindle book as gift for how do i a kindle book as gift kindle books on iphone and ipad kindle books as gifts kindle e book which i already own. This wikihow teaches you how to lend a kindle ebook from your amazon account to another kindle user. The kindle fire hd doesnt even show up as an option for the delivery of the kindle book.
Online shopping for gift a kindle book from a great selection at kindle store store. As a result of this policy it becomes a bit messy to gift and claim kindle ebooks in our global economy, but it is not impossible. Our simple system will help you create a customised amazon gift card featuring the name and cover photo of any kindle book youd like to gift. If you receive a kindle book gift at an email address that is not associated with your device or reading app, select use a different amazon account. To make things even more complicated you can only buy kindle ebook gifts from the country of your amazon kindle reader account.
Can you give away a kindle book after youre done reading it. My sister has a birthday coming up and a kindle so i was thinking of either getting her a gift certificate so she can redeem for books. Your gift recipients can receive your title even if they dont own a fire tablet or kindle ereader. If you have a fire tablet, kindle ebook reader, or the kindle app, select the device youd like the book to be delivered to, and then click accept loaned book.
Theres a workaround that will give you the best of both worlds. I know you can share a kindle book, but can you give it away completely to another kindle user when you are done reading it. With kindle daily deals, save up to 80% on a new selection of books every day, including romance, science fiction, nonfiction, and books for young readers. At the end of the 14day loan period, your kindle book is automatically returned to you. Log into your amazon account, find your book that you would like to give as a gift and then click on give as a gift. You can give anyone an ebook from the books product page on amazon. Give the kindle books they want, delivered when you want. Gift recipients have the option to return the gift within. How to change your country on amazon so you can buy. If its meant as a surprise, the best you can do is an amazon gift card. Enter the number and then click on apply your balance. You can use your amazon account to purchase kindle books and distribute them to others. Amazon uk has announced that you can now gift someone a kindle ebook, and that you dont even have to worry if that person has a kindle or not. You can choose to email the ebook gift to the recipient with a future delivery date.
I asked amazon support for their step by step instructions and this is what they said. Include a personal message and specify the delivery date. Scroll down to gift cards and select redeem a gift card. For older books that were released before ebooks were a big deal, and for smaller authors with publishing deals, however.
You might be wondering how you can use itive seen lots of confusion about it in the amazon kindle forum. If the surprise element isnt required, you could have them add it to their amazon wish list and purchase it for them there just make sure the list is attached to the same account as their kindle. Finally you can gift someone a kindle book in the uk by holly brockwell on at weve been waiting for it since what feels like the dawn of time, but amazon uk has finally added the ability to give. I choose the device or app i want to have automatically receive the ebook and click on accept kindle gift to proceed. Giving a kindle book gift is quick, easy, requires no shipping, no storage, and is often less expensive than a paper alternative. How to rent and gift books on your kindle paperwhite dummies. Kindle books are a great gift idea for the special bookworms in your life, especially those who already read ebooks using their kindle. Go to the kindle store and locate the title youd like to loan select the actions button then select loan this title on your eligible title enter the recipients personal email address and optional message then select send select send now and a book loan notification is sent to the recipient.
For electronic cards, you can set up your own amount. Recipients can choose to exchange the ebook for a gift card. You do not have the right to give away intellectual property you dont own. That balance can be applied to merchandise or kindle books depending on how you want. Maybe the best option is to buy the kindle version of the books as a gift. How to share books on a kindle with family and friends. Redownload amazon kindle ebooks to different devices. So here is the key to getting an ebook gift to count as a real sale. Books can be read on kindle or one of our free reading apps.
Theres a pretty good chance you got an amazon gift card recently see my post, really last minute gifts. Your subscription will begin automatically upon purchase. Gifters can choose a book in the kindle store, and send give the ebook as a gift by simply inserting the recipients email address. You can email the gift directly to someone or specify when the email should be sent.
During the loan period, youre not able to read the loaned book. Here is a recap of the steps required to give your kindle book as a gift to a recipient by email. You do not need a kindle device to send or receive kindle ebook gifts, and the recipient can read their gift on a registered kindle device or any free kindle reading application. How to use gift a kindle book to boost your book sales rank. To let the giftee immediately realize the gift refers to kindle books, you can shop gift cards with kindle design. How to gift a kindle book and 5 reasons why you should. Its a common frustration that the otherwise excellent kindle platform does not allow uk users to buy ebooks as a gift for someone else. I love my kindle fire, but have loaded the free nook app on it. In this video tutorial we walk you through stepbystep to show you how you can give a kindle book as a gift. Whilst you cant buy kindle ebooks as gifts, you can buy gift cards which people can then use to buy kindle ebooks. You can find more details about kindle unlimited giftgiving here. Book rights, and especially ebook rights, can be messy. That means you can loan books to that one friend who always seems to misplace them or forget to bring them back. How to gift a kindle ebook which i already own quora.
You can now gift anyone with an email address a kindle book. Go beyond paper turn your phone or tablet into a book with the free kindle appso you can read anytime, anywhere. Send a kindle book to anyone with an email address the. When you send a gift ebook, the recipient must claim the ebook within 24 hours of the delivery date. Go to the buy for others box on the kindle books product detail page. When you purchase kindle books from amazon, you can go further and complete the surprise gift by having amazon send the book directly to that lucky book lover. Kindle books can be gifted to anyone with an email address. If you want to give a kindle ebook to someone in the uk, its still not possible directly, but there is this n. The recipient will receive the gift on the day you choose and can start kindle unlimited membership immediately. A good thing is that if the recipient doesnt like to redeem kindle unlimited subscription, she or he will be able to exchange it for an amazon gift card. The closest you can come to giving someone a kindle book is to send them an amazon gift certificate and then tell them which book to buy which is awkward, convoluted, and a bit obnoxious. How to give your kindle books as a gift publishing with. Gifts cant be returned by the person who bought them.
They can read your ebook on a supported amazon device or kindle reading app. Head to amazon and find the kindle version of the book you want to gift. Select get your kindle book gift now from your gift notification email. Finally you can gift someone a kindle book in the uk. Sign into your amazon account as you would normally. If they already have the book amazon will refund the cost of the book into their acct. You do not need a kindle device to send or receive kindle books as gifts. Kindle head to amazon and find the kindle version of the book you want to gift. Bought a new kindle as a gift, can i preload it with books. For most modern books by big authors, youll see the hardback and ebook versions being published at pretty much the same time around the world.