If you are a prime member, you get to chose a book every month to read. If you see a book on your kindle that you want to read, see if it says borrow for free under the purchase button. I am reading Lift and Separate this month, so that one you can check to see the lending button on.
I was able to borrow several at the same time. I was trying to figure it out at the time, and since the titles change on a fairly regular basis, I went ahead and borrowed what I wanted to read. If something else came out I wanted more, I’d return one that I wasn’t as interested in and borrow the new one. I cancelled my Prime account back in October, ?, so it may have changed by now.
No it’s limited to one a month, you can check out a book as long as you’d like, but only one at a time I believe and a total of one a month. I don’t use it very much so that’s how it was a year or so ago
It’s very frustrating. I got prime because I thought I’d be able to borrow books (more than just one per month) and now they’ve upgraded music to where you have to pay a premium to listen to most of the music that’s available on there.
Ask your local librarian if they have an online library. You can borrow as many as you can read! And they have a larger selection than the library or Amazon a lot of times.
If you subscribe to @BookBub you’ll get an email every day with free and discounted books that are available on Kindle. I don’t even waste my time with Amazon anymore. I feel like I’m getting less and less out of my Prime membership every year.
I’d recommend the Overdrive app. It works with your library card to your local library but usually you can access multiple libraries ebooks and audiobooks.
If you live in New York State you can get a card for the New York (City) Public Library. You just need to apply and send them a scan of your license (or presumably a non-driver ID would work too, but I have a license).
It might be one at a time, but as soon as you return it, you can get another. Every month, you get an email where you get one FREE book out of a choice of 6 or so new releases. Those are yours to keep forever.
For Prime? I’ve been trying to figure it out myself.
Yes! I don’t understand any of the free book things that are available
If you are a prime member, you get to chose a book every month to read. If you see a book on your kindle that you want to read, see if it says borrow for free under the purchase button. I am reading Lift and Separate this month, so that one you can check to see the lending button on.
I was able to borrow several at the same time. I was trying to figure it out at the time, and since the titles change on a fairly regular basis, I went ahead and borrowed what I wanted to read. If something else came out I wanted more, I’d return one that I wasn’t as interested in and borrow the new one. I cancelled my Prime account back in October, ?, so it may have changed by now.
Kindle first is one a month -amazon prime reading is 10 titles at a time
You can borrow one book from the list of the lending library. Only one a month though. /:
Even after you return it, you can’t borrow another?
No it’s limited to one a month, you can check out a book as long as you’d like, but only one at a time I believe and a total of one a month. I don’t use it very much so that’s how it was a year or so ago
It’s very frustrating. I got prime because I thought I’d be able to borrow books (more than just one per month) and now they’ve upgraded music to where you have to pay a premium to listen to most of the music that’s available on there.
Do you have hoopla or overdrive available to you through a local library? You can borrow a lot more out of those.
Yes – Overdrive is awesome and easy to use thru your library – as long as you have a card.
Kindle first is one a month – amazon prime reading is 10 titles at a time
Very frustrating cause I can read the book in a day or two then have to wait a month
Ask your local librarian if they have an online library. You can borrow as many as you can read! And they have a larger selection than the library or Amazon a lot of times.
If you subscribe to @BookBub you’ll get an email every day with free and discounted books that are available on Kindle. I don’t even waste my time with Amazon anymore. I feel like I’m getting less and less out of my Prime membership every year.
Yes BookBub and virtual borrowing from my library have been better than both Amazon and Audible.
Our rural little library doesn’t have them yet, but I got a non-resident library card and use OverDrive. I really like it!
If you’re Pennsylvania the free library if Philadelphia is great
I’m a prime member and I get a free Kindle book every month, but only from a certain group of books.
I’d recommend the Overdrive app. It works with your library card to your local library but usually you can access multiple libraries ebooks and audiobooks.
If you live in New York State you can get a card for the New York (City) Public Library. You just need to apply and send them a scan of your license (or presumably a non-driver ID would work too, but I have a license).
Kindle unlimited you can ‘checkout’ 10 books at a time
Ok. Prime reading is now Unlimited. On the Kindle page, click the Prime Reading header to browse the catalog and learn more!
Thank you, @CeAnna, for forcing me to figure it out. You have to choose books directly from the catalog.
It might be one at a time, but as soon as you return it, you can get another. Every month, you get an email where you get one FREE book out of a choice of 6 or so new releases. Those are yours to keep forever.