A Kindle is a great way to carry all your books in one single package. A handy device that is lighter than a tablet and relatively inexpensive, the Kindle makes it easy to buy, borrow, and keep your books safe.
How to share or loan a Kindle book
There are two simple ways to share a Kindle book: by loaning it to someone else or by sharing it through your family library. We’ll cover both options, so you can choose which suits your needs. Other ways to get the most out of your Kindle:
How to get (great) free books on KindleHow to buy books on Kindle
Loaning a Kindle book
There are some books that you can loan to other users after you’ve purchased them. Unfortunately, many don’t support loaning. The publisher sets the loaning conditions for their books, so the loan term varies – but is often about 14 days. If the book isn’t accepted as a loan within seven days, it will be returned to you.
Step 2: Click on Content & Devices
Step 3: Select Books
Select Books out of your available content. This will bring up a list of your purchased and borrowed books.
Step 4: Find the book you want to share and click on More actions
The list of your purchased books features the options for each one to the right of the page. Clicking on More actions shows the options on a dropdown menu.
Step 5: If your book can be loaned, click on Loan this title
On the More actions menu, click on Loan this title to lend it to someone else. Next, you’ll be prompted to fill out a form with the recipient’s information: Not all books can be loaned, so if yours doesn’t have the Loan this title option, there’s the option to try sharing it through your family library.
Sharing with Family Library
An alternate option to share a book is doing it through the Family Library. This can be done in the same actions menu that you reach by following steps 1-4 above.
Step 6: Under More actions, click Manage Family Library
If there is no Loan this title option on the More actions dropdown menu, click on Manage Family Library instead.
Step 7: Select someone to share the book
When you select someone to share the book with, click on the yellow Make Changes button to share the book with them. You can add or remove books from your family library at any time.
From the Kindle’s homepage, tap on the menu button (the three buttons on the top right corner)Select SettingsTap on Household & Family LibraryChoose which account to manage
