Amazon Kindle Library Books
Borrowing Amazon Kindle library books, for free, is another benefit of being an Amazon Prime member in the United States.
So, what exactly is the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library, and how can you borrow books from it?
The first thing you need to know is that this benefit is only extended to US Amazon Prime members who own a Kindle device – you cannot borrow books from this library if you’re using Kindle software (e.g. for the PC or for a smartphone).
The Kindle device must also be registered to the same Amazon.com account as the eligible Prime account.
Who, then, is an eligible US Amazon Prime member?
The list comprises:
- paid Amazon Prime members
- paid Amazon student members
- one-month free trial members
- customers receiving a free month of Prime benefits with a Kindle Fire
Which books can you borrow?
Well, there are thousands of books that can be borrowed, and these even include more than 100 current and former New York Times Bestsellers.
The catch, if you can even call it that, is that you can only borrow one book per month, although there are no due dates so if it takes you longer than a month to read it, then no problem.
So, on to how you borrow books…
Firstly, if you browse the Kindle Store on Amazon.com, you’ll notice that some books, such as the example shown below, Love Poems For The One You Love, display a cost of $0.00 for Prime members:
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The small panel, called “For Kindle Device Owners”, tells you more:
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So, basically, the only way to download your free Amazon Kindle lending library books is from your Kindle device…
…and here’s how you do it.
On your Kindle, go to the Kindle Store and make sure you click on See All Categories, and when you do that, you should see the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library at the bottom of the menu:
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Books that are available for you to borrow will display the Prime badge:
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When you click through to the book, you will also find a Borrow for Free button:
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Click the button, and the book is yours to read – for free!
What’s The Free Amazon Kindle Library Worth?
According to eBookNewser, the average cost of a Kindle book is $6.48 USD, so if you take full advantage of this benefit and borrow one book a month, you’ll be saving $77.76 USD per year – so you’ve almost covered your $79 USD annual membership fee (and that doesn’t even take the benefits of free shipping and Amazon Prime movies into account)!
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