Kindle Library question

[scots_lass]

I am thinking of buying a Kindle (well 2 actually). Does anyone know if the downloads from your personal Amazon Kindle library are Kindle specific or just password protected? ie can I download a book from my library onto the second Kindle?

Or if I download a book to my PC, can I then xfer it to the 2 Kindles?

 

[Piemaster]

Shouldn't be a problem See here (near bottom of page). says up to 6 devices (kindles, phones, pc, whatever the apps are on) that are registered to your account.
The books are specific to your account and the registered devices, not password protected as such. If you use wifi/3g you'll be able to download kindle store books directly to your kindles rather than have to connect it up to a pc.
Having just checked I can deregister the laptop if necessary, which I'd assume would then prevent me from accessing my library with it (not going to try it though)

Unless you mean books in another non-kindle format in which case you may have to convert them first using (sorry can't remember but I'm sure someone else will provide the answer) and then transfer via pc and usb, depending on the format. There is also DRM issues to consider with non-kindle books.

 

[Night Train]

So, on a similar thought.
If you lost your Kindle, and hence your library, could you just download it all again without having to pay for it all again?

 

[ColinJ]

So, on a similar thought.
If you lost your Kindle, and hence your library, could you just download it all again without having to pay for it all again?

Yes!

 

[Piemaster]

And another on similar lines. If my kindle died, was stolen, dog ate it, etc. (laptop/phone for that matter) can you deregister a device from your account when you don't actually have the device?

 

[fossyant]

Yes - you can pretty much control the Kindle account from the PC - so de-register there.

 

[Speicher]

I have just down-loaded the app from Amazon so that I can buy Kindle books and download them onto my computer. I did not want to rush into spending more than £100 on an e-reader for two reasons. I do not really understand all the options and procedures, and I would like to see (literally) what it is like to read a novel on a pc rather than the paper option.

I presume that if I decide to buy a e-reader, I will be able to transfer "books" from this computer to the e-reader.

I do most of my reading at home anyway, rather than on a train, or in a tent.

Yes, I did have pens and pencils when I was at school, not quill pens, or slates, Fossy!

 

[HelenD123]

Speicher - I think you'll find the experience reading on a PC and a dedicated eReader quite different. The Kindle isn't backlit so doesn't strain the eyes.

 

[Speicher]

I have down loaded a free sample from Amazon. It is a collection of short stories by Wilkie Collins. I can change the size of print, the brightness, the background colour and enlarge the "page" to fit my screen. I will tinker about with that. I might try and find someone who has got an e-reader, so that they can show me what it looks like.

 

[Piemaster]

Waterstones are selling the sony e-readers if you want to get an idea of how the on screen reading looks. I didn't have my kindle with me for a side-by-side comparison but the tech is the same an there were no differences I noted. (Sony do have one with a touch screen. Nice, but not really necessary)
As Helen says, its a different experience compared to a PC. Much nicer.

 

[fossyant]

The Kindle is like an off white book.........very easy to read.

 

[Speicher]

There is a sepia (beige) setting on the app. I can also change the size of font, width of the "page", and choose one or two columns. Until I have seen an e-reader, and twiddled with it, I will stick to the app.

 

[Keith Oates]

There is a sepia (beige) setting on the app. I can also change the size of font, width of the "page", and choose one or two columns. Until I have seen an e-reader, and twiddled with it, I will stick to the app.

You can also do those things on the Kindle e-reader!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Speicher]

Keith, yes, I was sort of assuming I would be able to. In my ignorance I did not realise these things would be so versatile. I wanted to try the general idea of reading a book as opposed to short articles etc on a screen.

I have far too many books in this house. Instead of acquiring any new books, I would download them.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

I do most of my reading at home anyway, rather than on a train, or in a tent.

I think you're allowed to use e-readers in other places too, Speicher, not just home, trains and tents