How to Use Amazon Prime Reading to Get Free eBooks
Jul. 27, 2024Amazon Prime users can enjoy a plethora of benefits, like Amazon Music, Prime Video, early access to sales, and so on. But, the most underrated benefit, especially for bookworms like me, is Prime Reading. Did you know that you could read free books all this time that you had a Prime membership? Well, you can, and if you’re unaware of it, here’s how to use your Amazon Prime membership to read free eBooks easily!
What Is Prime Reading on Amazon
As the name suggests, Prime Reading gives you access to free eBooks if you’re a Prime subscriber. You basicallyborrowthese free books from the platform, and there are thousands of eBooks to read. In addition, you also get access to audiobooks that you can access via Audible.
You can access the Prime Reading catalog through the Amazon Kindle mobile app or take to Amazon Web and access Kindle for Web there. Fire Tablet users will have the app pre-installed. Also,you can borrow up to 10 titles at one time. So, to add new books to your Kindle library, you will need toreturnbooks to make space for more.
Prime members can also enjoy Amazon First Reads, which gives them a snippet of a new book ahead of its official launch. This is perfect for bookworms to plan ahead and clear their reading schedule. Major relate.
Now, you can choose to access the free eBooks on Prime Reading via either the Amazon Kindle mobile app or the web version on PC. We have outlined the steps to do so on both down below. Let’s check it out:
On mobile, you can use the Amazon Kindle app (Android,iOS) to easily view the Prime Reading eBooks list. The interface is also similar on both platforms, so we used an Android phone to outline the steps. So, once you have downloaded and installed the app, follow these steps:
This is easily the more convenient way of reading books on the go. However, if you don’t like reading on the small screen, you can take to the web version of Amazon and Kindle on your laptop or desktop to access those Prime Reading eBooks. That brings us to the next section.
To start reading Prime Reading’s free eBooks on the web, you’ll need to first head over to Amazon via your desired browser and sign in. Once done,
As I said earlier, you can borrow up to 10 eBooks, after which you’ll be asked to return some to make space for new ones. You can return books via both the Kindle app and Amazon web. The process is slightly different on Android and iOS, with some subtle interface-level differences. Take a look:
When on Amazon web, if you already have 10 titles and try to add another book, you will be met with theReturn a book to continuepage. Here, from the left panel, locate the book you want to return in exchange for the new one, and click on the Return and Continue button. That will instantly fetch you the new book.
However, the process of returning borrowed eBooks is certainly more convenient on the Amazon Kindle mobile app.
Do note that you can’t download books on Kindle or Amazon on the web. To download it for reading offline, you will need to head over to the dedicated Amazon Kindle app for mobile. Besides, even if you add books on the web version using the same Prime account, the mobile app actively syncs your library.
Well, that brings us to the end of this guide. If you have any further questions, do drop them in the comments down below!
Sagnik is a tech aficionado who can never say “no” to dipping his toes into unknown waters of tech or reviewing the latest gadgets. He is also a hardcore gamer, having played everything from Snake Xenzia to Dead Space Remake.
