How to pay for books on Kindle

Have you recently bought your first Kindle but you are completely fasting in terms of eBooks, which is why you don’t have the slightest idea how to start buying books in digital format on the relative store? Don’t worry, you’ve landed on the right guide at the right time.

With this tutorial of mine today I want to shed light on the subject by going to explain, in a simple but at the same time detailed way, how to pay for books on Kindle. Contrary to what you may think, I would like to point out immediately that the operation in question is extremely simple to perform, much more than it may seem. Furthermore, this is feasible both from the eBook Reader itself and from a computer, the important thing is to have an Amazon account.

Then? May I know what are you still doing standing there? Give yourself a few free minutes all to yourself, position yourself comfortably and immediately start concentrating on reading what is reported below. I am sure that in the end you will be able to tell yourself very happy and satisfied with what you have learned and that, in case of need, you will be ready to dispense useful advice to all your friends interested in the same topic. What do you say, we bet?

Index

• Preliminary operations
  • Connect the Kindle to the Internet
  • Associate an Amazon account with your Kindle
  • Associate a payment method with your Amazon account
• Pay for books on the Kindle Store
  • From Kindle
  • From computer
• Amazon Prime Reading
• Kindle Unlimited

Preliminary operations

Before explaining how to pay for books on Kindle, there are some preliminary steps that you must take to succeed without problems in carrying out the operation in question. Find out everything below. Nothing complex, however, do not worry.

Connect the Kindle to the Internet

First of all, I invite you to check that your Kindle is not set to airplane mode and that it is connected to the Internet, via Wi-Fi or via 3G (if your device supports this type of connectivity) it makes no difference. Otherwise, you will not be able to access the Amazon online store to buy the books and you will not be able to automatically download those purchased from your computer (or other Kindles in your possession).

To make sure of this, press the button with the gear that you find on the toolbar at the top of the Kindle screen (if you can’t see it, first tap on the top of the display) then make sure that the icon of the ‘ Airplane Mode option there is a cross line. In this case, the option in question is disabled.

If, on the other hand, there is no cross line on the Airplane Mode icon, the option is active. To deactivate it simply tap on it.

Now check that the device is connected to a Wi-Fi network. To do this, tap again on the gear icon on the Kindle toolbar, select All settings from the menu that opens, then the Wireless item and then the Wi-Fi Networks.

In the screen that will be shown to you at this point, make sure that a network is selected and if not, choose the one you want to connect to, type the relative access password (if required) and press Connect.

As for 3G connectivity, there is absolutely nothing to do. If the airplane mode is deactivated, the connection via cellular data is automatically enabled and you are shown the relative indicator (with a lot of cleats in tow ) in the upper right part of the display.

Associate an Amazon account with your Kindle

When you turn on your Kindle for the first time, you are asked to associate your Amazon account with the device (if you remember correctly, I explained how to create one in my tutorial dedicated to the subject ). If you have not performed this step or if the account that you previously decided to associate with the eBook reader is not the correct one, you can easily remedy it by acting from the device settings.

To do this, press the icon with the gear that you find on the toolbar at the top of the Kindle screen (if you can’t see it, first tap on the top of the display) then press on All settings and on My account.

Now, if no Amazon account is associated with the Kindle, you can press the appropriate item that is shown to you and immediately register your device.

If, on the other hand, you want to disassociate the current account and associate another, press Unregister the device, then click Unregister and put into practice the steps above to remedy the thing.

Associate a payment method with your Amazon account

Another thing that I invite you to check before explaining how to pay for books on Kindle, is that you have associated a valid payment method to the Amazon account you use in conjunction with the device.

To do this, you cannot act directly from the Kindle but you need a computer or a smartphone (or a tablet). Below you will find an explanation of how to proceed in both cases.

• If you are using the computer, go to the Amazon home page, log in to your account (if necessary), click on the Account and lists item at the top right and select Payment options in the screen that opens. If a valid payment method is indicated on the new page displayed, you do not need to do anything else. Otherwise, press the Add a card link and provide the data relating to your card (rechargeable or credit) that are requested. If, on the other hand, you have a gift voucher or want to top up your account, click on the appropriate links in the Account balance section.
• If you are using your smartphone or tablet, api the Amazon app available for Android and iOS, log in to your account (if necessary), press the button with the three horizontal lines at the top left and choose My account from the menu that opens. Then select  Manage payment options and verify that a valid payment method is indicated. If so, you don’t have to do anything else. If not, click on Add a payment method and provide the data relating to your card (rechargeable or credit) that are requested from you. If, on the other hand, you have a gift voucher or want to top up your account, click on the appropriate links in the Amazon gift voucher section.

For more information about the above practices, you can refer to the instructions I gave you in my tutorial on how to buy on Amazon.

Pay for books on the Kindle Store

At this point, I would say that you are finally ready to take the real action and go and find out, precisely, how to pay for books on Kindle. The operation is feasible through the Kindle Store and, as anticipated at the beginning, it can be performed both directly from the Kindle and from a computer. To find out more, please continue reading.

From Kindle

If you are interested in understanding how to pay for books on Kindle by acting directly from the famous eBook reader, the first step you need to take is to access the Kindle Store by tapping on the Store item that you find on the toolbar at the top of the screen (if you can’t see it, first tap on the top part of the display).

From the new screen that will be shown to you at this point you can view the eBooks that Amazon has chosen to recommend based on your tastes, you can view the bestsellers in the ranking, the new releases and so on. If, on the other hand, you want to view the eBooks in the catalog by genre, press the Threshold category at the top and select the one you are interested in.

You can also search by keyword, by tapping on the Search field located at the top right, typing in the reference keywords and selecting the relevant result from those attached to the list.

When you find an eBook that you think might interest you, press on its cover and step on the Buy button for EUR x, xx to proceed with the purchase. In the case of free books you will find instead a button indicating the thing. If you want to read the excerpt before buying a given book, select the Send excerpt now link which you will always find on the same screen.

Subsequently the book (or the extract) will be downloaded to your device and you can start reading it by going back to the main screen of the Kindle by tapping on the button in the shape of a house that you find on the toolbar at the top, then in the section My library and by selecting the relevant cover.

From computer

If, on the other hand, you want to buy eBooks for your Kindle by acting as a computer, the first move you need to make is to go to the page of the Amazon website dedicated to the Kindle Store and start scrolling through the various categories of books that are proposed to you to search for. to identify the one of your interest. You can find the new and featured ones, those recently available in Kindle format, the best-selling ones and so on.

If, on the other hand, you want to view only the eBooks belonging to a specific genre, select the one you are interested in from the Kindle eBook by category menu in the left sidebar. Also using the bar on the left, you can apply further filters to your search in order to refine the display of the various results available.

If necessary, you can also search directly from your computer. To do this, type the reference keyword in the appropriate field at the top and then select the relevant suggestion from those that are shown to you.

When you find a book that you think you might like and want to buy, click on its cover and, on the displayed page, make sure that Kindle Format is selected (otherwise you can do it yourself). In correspondence with the latter, you will also be shown the price of the book (if paid).

Then check that in the first Send to: drop-down menu on the right there is the name of your Kindle (otherwise select it yourself) and press the Buy now button with 1-Click  placed immediately above to proceed with the purchase.

If before buying a particular book you want to read the extract, instead of clicking on the button to finalize the purchase, press the one with the text Send a free sample which is further down. First check that in the second drop-down menu Send to: there is the name of your device (otherwise you always provide).

Then the book (or extract) will be downloaded to your device and you can start reading it by going to the My Library section of the Kindle (you can reach it via the main screen) and selecting the relevant cover.

Amazon Prime Reading

Amazon Prime Reading is a service launched by the e-commerce giant that allows all Amazon Prime subscribers (if you remember correctly, I told you about it in my article dedicated to the subject ), as the name suggests, to access for free ( or rather by paying the annual or monthly fee required for the subscription to Prime) to a library of over 500 eBooks and comics in digital format.

It’s not exactly like buying books from time to time, as I indicated in the previous steps, but it’s still a solution to consider!

So if you have signed up for a subscription to Amazon Prime, you can access Prime Reading by tapping on the Prime Reading item that you find in the Shop section on your Kindle. In the screen that will open, you will be shown all the titles that you can read without spending any more money.

The various titles are grouped by category but even in this case you can perform a direct search using the appropriate field at the top right. When you find an eBook you think you might like, add it to your library by pressing the Read Now button.

Please note that Prime Reading is also accessible from a computer, by visiting the dedicated section attached to the Amazon website. The operation from the Web is practically the same as what I explained above for the Kindle variant.

The same can be done from smartphones and tablets, after downloading the specific Kindle app for Android and iOS. In this case, just start the app, tap on the Discover item at the bottom right and on the News link: Prime Reading. The rest of the steps to be taken are similar to those seen together just now by the eBook reader.

Kindle Unlimited

Another option you have on your side to access the Kindle Store catalog as a subscription is Kindle Unlimited. This is a paid Amazon service (with a free trial version lasting 30 days and without renewal obligation) that allows you to have a catalog of books that you can read for free.

The catalog includes over 20,000 eBooks in Italian and 1 million in other languages. As for the monthly costs to be incurred after the trial period, you have to “shell out” 9.99 euros/month.

To subscribe to Kindle Unlimited, just visit the dedicated web page attached to the Amazon website and click on the Subscribe button, it’s free for 30 days. You will then have to log in with your Amazon account data to give effective confirmation of the desire to subscribe to the free trial of the service (if you have not already used it, otherwise you will have to proceed with the actual payment).

At this point, you will see a message appear from Amazon confirming that you have subscribed to the Kindle Unlimited service and you can therefore start using it practically immediately.

For more information on this, please refer to my tutorial dedicated specifically to how Kindle Unlimited works.

 

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