Returning book from free lending library

KlondikeGeoff · 04-14-2012, 11:40 AM

I still have the free one-month Prime for the Fire I got a couple of weeks ago. I tried a free book, finished it, and now can't figure out how to "return" it.

I assumed when I got to the end, there would be a link to return it, similar to the "Buy now" when you get to the end of a sample book, but nothing.

In the Carousel, I picked "Delete from device," and got an odd result: a progress bar went along with the message "downloading" which puzzles me. However, it still appeared in the Carousel, so I went to Books, and deleted it there.

Now it is gone, but did I actually "return" it?

jgaiser · 04-14-2012, 12:14 PM

No direct answer, but you'll find out the next time you try to download a free library book. Just happened to me last week. You'll get a notice asking if you want to return a previous book still on the Fire.

sirmaru · 04-14-2012, 02:52 PM

Go to Amazon \ Your Account \ Manage Kindle.

Locate the loaned book (it will have "Prime" next to it) and click "Actions." Return the eBook from there.

KlondikeGeoff · 04-14-2012, 07:33 PM

Thanks, sirmaru, that was ridiculously simple. Don't know why I didn't think of it. Appreciate the guidance.

sbatdorf · 09-09-2013, 06:59 PM

I did this with a loan from a friend, but still on my kindle (as loan ended) and can't lend from her account. Clues?

04-14-2012, 11:40 AM	#1
KlondikeGeoff Wombat Aficionado Posts: 481 Karma: 733 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Arizona Device: Fire, Kindle1, Sony PRS-500 Reader, Rocket 1100 eBook	Returning book from free lending library I still have the free one-month Prime for the Fire I got a couple of weeks ago. I tried a free book, finished it, and now can't figure out how to "return" it. I assumed when I got to the end, there would be a link to return it, similar to the "Buy now" when you get to the end of a sample book, but nothing. In the Carousel, I picked "Delete from device," and got an odd result: a progress bar went along with the message "downloading" which puzzles me. However, it still appeared in the Carousel, so I went to Books, and deleted it there. Now it is gone, but did I actually "return" it?

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04-14-2012, 12:14 PM	#2
jgaiser Omnivorous Posts: 3,281 Karma: 27978909 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Rural NW Oregon Device: Kindle Voyage, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle 3, KPW1	No direct answer, but you'll find out the next time you try to download a free library book. Just happened to me last week. You'll get a notice asking if you want to return a previous book still on the Fire.

04-14-2012, 02:52 PM	#3
sirmaru Wizard Posts: 2,426 Karma: 6561538 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Kindle PW 2013, HDX 2013, Galaxy S5 2014	Go to Amazon \ Your Account \ Manage Kindle. Locate the loaned book (it will have "Prime" next to it) and click "Actions." Return the eBook from there.

04-14-2012, 07:33 PM	#4
KlondikeGeoff Wombat Aficionado Posts: 481 Karma: 733 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Arizona Device: Fire, Kindle1, Sony PRS-500 Reader, Rocket 1100 eBook	Thanks, sirmaru, that was ridiculously simple. Don't know why I didn't think of it. Appreciate the guidance.

09-09-2013, 06:59 PM	#5
sbatdorf Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Feb 2013 Device: kindle keyboard	I did this with a loan from a friend, but still on my kindle (as loan ended) and can't lend from her account. Clues?