Free Kindle Owner's Lending Library for Amazon Prime Members

[wvcherrybomb]

Amazon

I've had Prime free for two years and just had to start paying for it in October. There is no way I could live without Prime after having it. I started feeling withdraws the first few days and the need to use. I am a happy Prime member once again.

I buy everything from Amazon, including some grocery items. If they ever start fresh grocery delivery in my area, I may never set foot in a store again.

[alansplace]

Originally Posted by wvcherrybomb

Amazon

I've had Prime free for two years and just had to start paying for it in October. There is no way I could live without Prime after having it. I started feeling withdraws the first few days and the need to use. I am a happy Prime member once again.

I buy everything from Amazon, including some grocery items. If they ever start fresh grocery delivery in my area, I may never set foot in a store again.

pretty much the same story here (except for the two free years, i got about 8 or 9 months out of my free trial)

[SCION]

Here's the list of books:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=...nid=2470954011

You can go through them and add some to your Lending Library wishlist!

[kennyc]

Originally Posted by SCION

Here's the list of books:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=...nid=2470954011

You can go through them and add some to your Lending Library wishlist!

Sure glad to see they got this one in the list: http://www.amazon.com/23-Minutes-in-...55211&sr=1-101



Thanks SCION!

[SCION]

Originally Posted by kennyc

Sure glad to see they got this one in the list: http://www.amazon.com/23-Minutes-in-...55211&sr=1-101



Thanks SCION!

Thanks for pointing that one out. Will be the first one I grab. Delightful reading!

[alansplace]

Originally Posted by SCION

Here's the list of books:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=...nid=2470954011

You can go through them and add some to your Lending Library wishlist!

used your link to make a subsearch for scifi/fantasy, and found one that interested me. so turned on the wifi on my kk and typed the title. it had a borrow selection as well as a buy selection, so i chose borrow and in about a minute i had a copy added to my home page listing. not a bad service.

[sirmaru]

Originally Posted by SCION

Here's the list of books:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=...nid=2470954011

You can go through them and add some to your Lending Library wishlist!

When I go through that list I see the zero price but it is not on the buy button. How does one get it onto the buy button? I did that with my PC. Does it only work with the Kindle, itself?

I am an Amazon Prime member.

[alansplace]

Originally Posted by sirmaru

When I go through that list I see the zero price but it is not on the buy button. How does one get it onto the buy button?

I am an Amazon Prime member.

you must borrow directly on your kindle as i just described doing in the post prior to yours

[RDaneel54]

Originally Posted by alansplace

poking around in wikipedia didn't yield anybody being attributed to coining tanstaffl before heinlein, just the roots of the saying being from earlier times. oh well

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_a...s_a_free_lunch

Used in newspapers long before Heinlein's use in "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress."

I always thought it originated with RAH. Oh well.

[alansplace]

Originally Posted by RDaneel54

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There_a...s_a_free_lunch

Used in newspapers long before Heinlein's use in "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress."

I always thought it originated with RAH. Oh well.

ahh...i missed the line referring to the el paso newspaper actually using the entire phrase in 1938.

myself also, mr. olivaw. i've always thought that heinlein originated that phrase containing a reference to a free lunch.

oh well...

[sirmaru]

Originally Posted by alansplace

you must borrow directly on your kindle as i just described doing in the post prior to yours

I opened my 3rd generation Kindle WiFi and went to the Kindle store. I still did not see a category for Amazon Prime books.

Can I search for them at their website? How does one do it?

Also, I suspect that I would only be able to read them on my Kindle Fire. I usually also read on my PC app and I presume that would not be allowed.

I also have a strong suspicion they will not be available on the Kindle 3 since I saw no category for them there. It looks like it will only work on the Kindle 4 including the Kindle Fire.

There goes that deal.

[alansplace]

Originally Posted by alansplace

used your link to make a subsearch for scifi/fantasy, and found one that interested me. so turned on the wifi on my kk and typed the title. it had a borrow selection as well as a buy selection, so i chose borrow and in about a minute i had a copy added to my home page listing. not a bad service.

Originally Posted by sirmaru

When I go through that list I see the zero price but it is not on the buy button. How does one get it onto the buy button? I did that with my PC. Does it only work with the Kindle, itself?

I am an Amazon Prime member.

Originally Posted by sirmaru

I opened my 3rd generation Kindle WiFi and went to the Kindle store. I still did not see a category for Amazon Prime books.

Can I search for them at their website? How does one do it?

Also, I suspect that I would only be able to read them on my Kindle 3 and Kindle Fire. I usually also read on my PC app and I presume that would not be allowed.

There goes that deal.

in the top quote i describe exactly how it worked, what is it about that process that you don't understand

[DreamWriter]

Originally Posted by sirmaru

I opened my 3rd generation Kindle WiFi and went to the Kindle store. I still did not see a category for Amazon Prime books.

Can I search for them at their website? How does one do it?

My earlier post may answer your question:

Originally Posted by DreamWriter

I don't have Amazon Prime, so I can't take the process "all the way," but here's how I access the Kindle Owners' Lending Library books on my K3 Kindle:

• Press the Menu button
• Select "Shop in Kindle Store"
• Under Browse, select "See all"
• Select "Kindle Owners' Lending Library"

It will then show all the books available. There is a symbol to the right of each book.

You can search for the Prime lending books on your computer by using this link, but they have to be downloaded from a Kindle device.

* * *

Also, I suspect that I would only be able to read them on my Kindle 3 and Kindle Fire. I usually also read on my PC app and I presume that would not be allowed.

That is correct. The Kindle Owner's Lending Library books can be read only on Kindle devices, not Kindle apps.

[pidgeon92]

Originally Posted by Sydney's Mom

Well, I have been known to buy a potato peeler with 2-day shipping. I figure I came out ahead just not trying to buy stuff to get up to free shipping (I hate shipping. Then I have to weigh getting up off the couch against the extra money!)

Last week I bought a ladle. It arrived the next day. I love Prime.

[sirmaru]

Originally Posted by DreamWriter

My earlier post may answer your question:



You can search for the Prime lending books on your computer by using this link, but they have to be downloaded from a Kindle device.

* * *

That is correct. The Kindle Owner's Lending Library books can be read only on Kindle devices, not Kindle apps.

Thanks for all that advice. It wasn't clear to me before. Here's how I got it working now:

To search for Kindle Library books on the Amazon site: Kindle Edition>Prime Eligible>History

They can only be downloaded from the Kindle, itself, not the PC App.

To access them on the Kindle:

Press the Menu button
Select "Shop in Kindle Store"
Under Browse, select "See all"
Select "Kindle Owners' Lending Library"

I wasn't aware of how to do the search before. Evidently, the ">" key has to be used at the Amazon site. It also wasn't clear how to access them on the Kindle. Now it is. Thanks again.

I went to the Kindle store with my Kindle 3 and borrowed one book. I presume it will appear on my Kindle Fire as well but not be available for my PC app.