MobileRead Forums - View Single Post - Looking for my first e-reader, have a couple questions

Deja Moo · 10-09-2011, 01:37 AM

<blockquote>3. Is it possible to purchase the ebooks on my laptop and then copy them unto my kindle via USB, without ever having to login to my amazon account on my kindle? I'm a bit paranoid about having my CC info on my kindle if it is stolen or something... </blockquote>

Yes, it is. It's called "side-loading", and it's how I load most of my books. However, your CC info won't be on your Kindle, but on Amazon's computer. A thief or someone who finds your Kindle wouldn't be able to buy anything but books and if you <i>do</> lose your Kindle you can immediately "deregister" it so he couldn't even do that.

10-09-2011, 01:37 AM	#2
Deja Moo Enthusiast Posts: 32 Karma: 8228 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: PaperWhite	<blockquote>3. Is it possible to purchase the ebooks on my laptop and then copy them unto my kindle via USB, without ever having to login to my amazon account on my kindle? I'm a bit paranoid about having my CC info on my kindle if it is stolen or something... </blockquote> Yes, it is. It's called "side-loading", and it's how I load most of my books. However, your CC info won't be on your Kindle, but on Amazon's computer. A thief or someone who finds your Kindle wouldn't be able to buy anything but books and if you <i>do</> lose your Kindle you can immediately "deregister" it so he couldn't even do that. Last edited by Deja Moo; 10-09-2011 at 01:38 AM. Reason: Drat! No HTML!