Two Kindles same account...

Starstryder · 09-13-2010, 05:41 AM

For an anniversary present for my DH I bought him a Kindle 3, it will be registered to my account (his choice) and we are both wondering if that means that we can share my library? I assume that we wouldn't be able to read the same book simultaneously unless de-drmed. But it would be nice to be able to share books.

If already answered somewhere else I do apologise

suecsi · 09-13-2010, 05:47 AM

Yes you can share the library and you can read the same book, however, you probably want to turn off the synchronise between devices if you are planning on doing that. Just mark your place with a bookmark instead.

The only problem with this would be if DH was reading the same book as you on both his Kindle and Kindle4PC/Mac/IPod etc as then the sync would be switched off.

You can leave the sync switched on if you don't plan to read the same book at the same time but just want to use books on the same account.

Pushka · 09-13-2010, 06:33 AM

I have more than five kindles on my account. We don't sync. You do need to download the book for each device and not just copy them across though.

Starstryder · 09-13-2010, 06:51 AM

Ahh I see, thank you very much

I don't actually sync anyway, just bookmark.

Tiersten · 09-13-2010, 06:55 AM

As the others have pointed out, having multiple Kindles on one account is the legitimate way to share books and you can even read the same book at the same time if you disable synchronisation.

The drawback is that you share the same payment method. Everything goes through the same card which may or may not be an issue for you.

Starstryder · 09-13-2010, 09:03 AM

Yeah, not an issue

We have a joint credit card to make things easier and so far so good

ProfCrash · 09-13-2010, 09:49 AM

Sharing books is one of the reasons e-readers are great. I share an account with my Mom so she doesn'thave to buy books. We read some of the same stuff. As long as we don't sync up, we are good to go.

Starstryder · 09-13-2010, 10:18 AM

This is great, hubby and I have a lot of authors we both enjoy and this way we won't have to spend on buying the same book twice.

09-13-2010, 05:41 AM	#1
Starstryder Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Kindle 3	Two Kindles same account... For an anniversary present for my DH I bought him a Kindle 3, it will be registered to my account (his choice) and we are both wondering if that means that we can share my library? I assume that we wouldn't be able to read the same book simultaneously unless de-drmed. But it would be nice to be able to share books. If already answered somewhere else I do apologise

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09-13-2010, 05:47 AM	#2
suecsi Rock Chick Posts: 429 Karma: 4965 Join Date: May 2009 Location: near Heathrow Device: Kindle 2i, Kindle DX, Kindle 3G	Yes you can share the library and you can read the same book, however, you probably want to turn off the synchronise between devices if you are planning on doing that. Just mark your place with a bookmark instead. The only problem with this would be if DH was reading the same book as you on both his Kindle and Kindle4PC/Mac/IPod etc as then the sync would be switched off. You can leave the sync switched on if you don't plan to read the same book at the same time but just want to use books on the same account.

09-13-2010, 06:33 AM	#3
Pushka Wizard Posts: 1,119 Karma: 1019140 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Australia Device: kindle, Ipad, Iphone, Nexus and PPW	I have more than five kindles on my account. We don't sync. You do need to download the book for each device and not just copy them across though.

09-13-2010, 06:51 AM	#4
Starstryder Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Kindle 3	Ahh I see, thank you very much I don't actually sync anyway, just bookmark.

09-13-2010, 06:55 AM	#5
Tiersten Guru Posts: 987 Karma: 8641 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3G+WiFi	As the others have pointed out, having multiple Kindles on one account is the legitimate way to share books and you can even read the same book at the same time if you disable synchronisation. The drawback is that you share the same payment method. Everything goes through the same card which may or may not be an issue for you.

09-13-2010, 09:03 AM	#6
Starstryder Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Kindle 3	Yeah, not an issue We have a joint credit card to make things easier and so far so good

09-13-2010, 09:49 AM	#7
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	Sharing books is one of the reasons e-readers are great. I share an account with my Mom so she doesn'thave to buy books. We read some of the same stuff. As long as we don't sync up, we are good to go.

09-13-2010, 10:18 AM	#8
Starstryder Member Posts: 12 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: Kindle 3	This is great, hubby and I have a lot of authors we both enjoy and this way we won't have to spend on buying the same book twice.

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