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If you're running out of storage on your Kindle or if your Kindle is becoming overrun with past reads, you might want to clean up your storage.
Kindle is Amazon's e-book service where you can access books you bought through Amazon, as well as e-books checked out from the library. Kindle is both a e-book device and an app that can be downloaded on any device.
Follow the steps below to learn how to delete books from your Kindle.
- Select the book’s name from the Home screen or your Kindle Library, then press the Left toggle on the 5-way controller. Choose Remove from Device. Press the center of the 5-way controller. How to Delete Books from a Kindle Touch, Voyage, Fire, or Paperwhite: Go to your Kindle Library, and find the Kindle book you want to delete.
- Step1: Access the Home screen of your Kindle Fire, and then enter the library. Step 2: Find the book title you want to delete by scrolling up and down or you can search for the title on your device by typing the title or keywords. Step 3: Press and hold the title to pop up a menu where you can choose “Remove from device” to delete the.
- With the Amazon Kindle e-book reader, you can download e-books, documents and magazines from your registered Amazon account. You may want to remove contents from your library or device when you no longer need them. Or you can remove everything from your lost or stolen device. Regardless of why you n.
How to delete a book from Kindle:
Location: Texas. Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy. Long press on the title you want to remove from device. Make sure you are looking at device not all if you have removed something. Now if you want to delete them from your account, you have to go to manage my content and devices on the Amazon website.
In this article the Kindle app is shown, but the process is the same on all Kindle devices.
1. Open Kindle app
2. Select 'Library' (the book icon on the bottom bar)
How To Remove Books From My Kindle Library
3. Hold down on the book you want to delete.
You have two options for deleting books on your Kindle. If you just want to free up storage on your device, but do not want to delete the book from your account, you can select 'Remove Download.' This will remove the book from your device while leaving you with the option to re-download it in the future.
If you want to delete the book from your account and across your devices select 'Permanently Delete.' If you permanently delete a book you would have to buy the book again to re-read it.
Can I Remove Books From My Kindle Library
Mashable ran into trouble trying to delete library books from Kindle. Library books automatically expire and un-download when your loan ends, but they still appear in your library. Holding down on a library book in the Kindle app will not give you the 'Permanently Delete' option. In order to delete a library book you have to go to your Amazon account.
How to delete a library book from Kindle:
1. Go to Amazon.com and sign in
2. Hover over 'Accounts & Lists' in upper right hand corner.
3. Select 'Account'
4. Select 'Your devices and content'
5. Select 'Kindle Content'
6. Under 'Quick Solutions' on the left side of your screen select 'Devices & Content'
There you will see all of the content you have on your Kindle. All library books will have 'This book is a Kindle digital library loan' under their title. If a library book has already expired select 'Delete.'
If it hasn't expired yet select 'Return this book.' Refresh the page and the 'Delete' option will be available.
With these steps you will be able to clean out your Kindle library and make space for your next reads.
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Borrowed Kindle Books are automatically returned to your library at the end of their lending periods.
If you'd like to return a Kindle Book before your lending period ends, you can return it from your library's digital collection, or use these steps to return it from Amazon:
- On Amazon's website, go to your 'Manage Your Content and Devices' page.
- Find the title in the 'Your Content' list, then select .
- Select Return this book in the pop-up window.
- Select Yes to confirm and return the book.
The returned Kindle Book may still appear on your Kindle device or reading app, but you won't be able to open it. Follow these steps to fully remove the title from your device.
