Chapter 6
Loaning, Borrowing, and Gifting
In This Chapter
Letting friends borrow an e-book
Borrowing books from the library
Checking out the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library
Giving a book as a gift
Your Kindle Paperwhite has several innovative features that give you new ways to lend e-books to others, borrow from libraries and Amazon (through the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library), and give e-books as gifts.
Loaning Books
You can loan an e-book to anyone — even if the person doesn't have a Kindle! All you need is the person's e-mail address and a book that has loaning enabled.
You can loan e-books from your computer. Follow these steps to lend an e-book to a friend:
- Open a web browser on your personal computer and go to the Manage Your Kindle page ( www.amazon.com/myk).
- If necessary, log in.
- Scroll down to view the e-books in your Kindle Library.
- Hover the cursor over the Actions button for the e-book you'd like to loan, and click the Loan This Title option (if it appears).
You'll see this option if loaning has been enabled for the e-book.
- Enter the person's e-mail address and name. ...
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