{"id":1917,"date":"2017-04-07T03:21:03","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T03:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pickmyreader.com\/?p=1917"},"modified":"2018-02-06T07:35:25","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T07:35:25","slug":"share-books-amazon-kindle-fire-fire-hd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pickmyreader.com\/share-books-amazon-kindle-fire-fire-hd\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Share Books on your Amazon Kindle Fire or Fire HD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the many winning features of Amazon Kindle Fire is that you can share books and purchased content with friends and across devices.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we&#8217;ll look at the mechanics of how to share books on your Amazon Kindle Fire or Fire HD.<\/p>\n<p>This works even if the person doesn\u2019t own a Kindle or a Fire tablet.<\/p>\n<h2>Get The Kindle App<\/h2>\n<p>First thing&#8217;s first, make sure that the person you\u2019re lending it to has the Kindle reading app on their device.<\/p>\n<p>The Kindle app is free and it\u2019s available for both iOS and Android. Go to the App Store or the Google Play store to download the app then install it.<\/p>\n<p>Once you get that done, you\u2019re ready to initiate the lending process which is actually pretty simple.<\/p>\n<p>Books can be lent out for a period of two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, most magazines and newspapers can\u2019t be lent out to others but check with the publisher as some newsletters and magazines have opted in to the<strong> Amazon Lending Program<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>There are 2 distinct ways to loan out books on a Kindle:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Via the\u00a0<strong>Product Details <\/strong>page in the Kindle Store<\/li>\n<li>From\u00a0<strong>Manage Your Content and Devices\u00a0<\/strong>within your Kindle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Lending Books via Kindle Store<\/h3>\n<p>To do this, you don\u2019t even need to have the Fire or Kindle device in hand.<\/p>\n<p>Follow these simple steps\u2026<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Log into your Amazon account from any mobile device or PC<\/li>\n<li>Search for the book title you want to loan out to a friend. You can do this by going through your library or using the search feature<\/li>\n<li>Once you find the title you\u2019re looking for, go into the <strong>Product Details<\/strong> page for the title you want to loan out. Make sure you\u2019ve already purchased the book<\/li>\n<li>Once that\u2019s out of the way, a new option will appear &#8211;<strong>\u00a0Loan This Book<\/strong>. Click on it and it will send you to a new page titled <strong>Loan this Book<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Enter the email address of the recipient. You can add an optional message like a birthday greeting or a bit of info about the book. There\u2019s a little wrinkle to this process, however. Make sure you type in the person\u2019s personal email address, not the <strong>Send to Kindle<\/strong> email address, which isn\u2019t always the same thing<\/li>\n<li>Once you type in the correct address, all you have to do is click <strong>Send Now<\/strong>.\u2019 Once you do that, your friend has 7 days to accept the loan. If it isn\u2019t accepted in the 7-day timeframe, the book will make its way back to your own content page again<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: It\u2019s important to know if your friend read it or not, because you\u2019re only allowed to loan out a title once.<\/p>\n<p>The other thing to be aware of is that once you loan out a book, you won\u2019t be able to read it yourself until it&#8217;s returned.<\/p>\n<p>This is just how it would work in real life. If you loan out a physical book to someone, it&#8217;s gone until they return it.<\/p>\n<h3>Lending Books via Kindle<\/h3>\n<p>To do this, follow these basic pointers:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Head to the <strong>Manage Your Content and Devices<\/strong> part of your account once you turn on your Kindle and log in<\/li>\n<li>Go to your library, find the title you want to loan and click on it<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Actions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>If your book or content is available to be loaned out, there will be a <strong>Loan This Title<\/strong> option. Authors and publishing houses can opt in or out of this program so if you don\u2019t see this option in the menu, it usually means the author or rights holder decided against letting people loan the book out<\/li>\n<li>Just like when using the other method, you\u2019ll need to enter the email address of the person you\u2019d like to lend the book out to when prompted. As with the other method, you have to send the book loan notification to the person\u2019s personal email address and not their <strong>Send To Kindle<\/strong> email address or to their Amazon account email<\/li>\n<li>Hit <strong>Send Now<\/strong> to complete the process<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>How To Open and Read a Book<\/h2>\n<p>If someone else has sent you a book, here\u2019s how to open it up and read it\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Look for the email sent to you through Amazon titled <strong>A Loaned Book for You<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Once you get the email message, open it up<\/li>\n<li>There is a button in the email that says <strong>Get Your Loaned Book Now<\/strong>. Click on it<\/li>\n<li>Sign into your Amazon account, or create one if you don\u2019t have one yet<\/li>\n<li>Once you do that, there will be another button that says <strong>Accept Loaned Book<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Finally, it will detect automatically whether you have a Fire or Kindle of your own, and open up a page that will let you get the loaned book delivered to the device of your choice<\/li>\n<li>If you don\u2019t own one of those devices, it will lead you automatically to a screen that will let you download the Kindle reading app so you can read the book<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Well\u2026<\/p>\n<p>We very much hope this article has helped you understand more about the Amazon loaning process.<\/p>\n<p>Always feel free to get in touch with any queries or feedback at all. We love to hear from our readers and we&#8217;ll get back to you promptly.<\/p>\n<p>Now go and loan out a book!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the many winning features of Amazon Kindle Fire is that you can share books and purchased content with friends and across devices. 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