Do Prime Reading books come back if I rejoin?

DrNefario · 06-18-2020, 10:37 AM

I'm not sure if this is the right place for an Amazon ecosystem question rather than a Kindle hardware question, but:

Does anyone know if your Prime Reading library is restored if you leave Prime and rejoin later? (Presumably the same rule would apply to KU and maybe KOLL? I didn't notice with KOLL last time I let my membership lapse.)

I don't know if I want to continue my Prime membership immediately, but I also don't think I'm likely to read all 9 of my current Prime Reading loans before my subscription expires. Some of them are no longer available to borrow, so I was wondering if they would carry over a period a non-membership, in the same way that my Playstation Plus library does.

Deskisamess · 06-18-2020, 11:34 AM

No, it doesn't work that way.

DrNefario · 06-19-2020, 05:24 AM

OK thanks. I'd better make room to read the important ones before my renewal is due, then.

Deskisamess · 06-19-2020, 09:07 AM

Prime Reading, Kindle Unlimited, and Kindle Owners' Lending Library, are borrowing programs. You've borrowed those books, and they are removed from your account when you subscription to the program expires.

My experience with KU is that many times books in that program also have their prices drop, sometimes to zero. If and when that happens, I sometimes "buy" the book for free instead of borrowing it, so it stays on my account. There are some authors I've come to enjoy who use KU.

DuckieTigger · 06-26-2020, 11:04 AM

You can keep them in the library if you get samples, and then reborrow them if and when you renew your subscription. Or stick the books into a wishlist. At least for KU, if you make notes or highlights, after you return the book, next time you reborrow them or buy them it keeps the notes and such.

JSWolf · 06-26-2020, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DuckieTigger

You can keep them in the library if you get samples, and then reborrow them if and when you renew your subscription. Or stick the books into a wishlist. At least for KU, if you make notes or highlights, after you return the book, next time you reborrow them or buy them it keeps the notes and such.

But do the notes/highlights get kept if you cancel Prime/KU?

DuckieTigger · 06-26-2020, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JSWolf

But do the notes/highlights get kept if you cancel Prime/KU?

Yes, until you rejoin or choose to buy the book. At least that is how it is advertised. I believe it also works for regular library books as well.

06-18-2020, 10:37 AM	#1
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,100 Karma: 11315768 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	Do Prime Reading books come back if I rejoin? I'm not sure if this is the right place for an Amazon ecosystem question rather than a Kindle hardware question, but: Does anyone know if your Prime Reading library is restored if you leave Prime and rejoin later? (Presumably the same rule would apply to KU and maybe KOLL? I didn't notice with KOLL last time I let my membership lapse.) I don't know if I want to continue my Prime membership immediately, but I also don't think I'm likely to read all 9 of my current Prime Reading loans before my subscription expires. Some of them are no longer available to borrow, so I was wondering if they would carry over a period a non-membership, in the same way that my Playstation Plus library does.

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06-18-2020, 11:34 AM	#2
Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,609 Karma: 42697471 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 7+, iPad mini, 2021 iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8"	No, it doesn't work that way.

06-19-2020, 05:24 AM	#3
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,100 Karma: 11315768 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	OK thanks. I'd better make room to read the important ones before my renewal is due, then.

06-19-2020, 09:07 AM	#4
Deskisamess Wizard Posts: 2,609 Karma: 42697471 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Ohio Device: iPhone 7+, iPad mini, 2021 iPad Pro 12.9",Paperwhite 6.8"	Prime Reading, Kindle Unlimited, and Kindle Owners' Lending Library, are borrowing programs. You've borrowed those books, and they are removed from your account when you subscription to the program expires. My experience with KU is that many times books in that program also have their prices drop, sometimes to zero. If and when that happens, I sometimes "buy" the book for free instead of borrowing it, so it stays on my account. There are some authors I've come to enjoy who use KU.

06-26-2020, 11:04 AM	#5
DuckieTigger Wizard Posts: 4,742 Karma: 246906703 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: USA Device: Oasis 3, Oasis 2, PW3, PW1, KT	You can keep them in the library if you get samples, and then reborrow them if and when you renew your subscription. Or stick the books into a wishlist. At least for KU, if you make notes or highlights, after you return the book, next time you reborrow them or buy them it keeps the notes and such.