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You can buy Kindle content and send it directly to Kindle for PC.


Buy & Download to your PC

Download, install, and register the free Kindle reading app to read Kindle editions of books on your Windows personal computer. You can also read your personal documents with our Kindle for PC reading app.

Your Windows computer must be connected to internet in order to download Kindle content to Kindle for PC.

  1. Visit the Kindle Store:
    • From Shop in Kindle Store, type your search terms, and then click the search icon.
    • From your computer, click Start, select Kindle for PC app, and then click Shop in Kindle Store.
  2. Sign in to the Kindle Store with the Amazon account linked with your Kindle app. To learn more, go to Register Kindle for PC.
  3. If applicable, browse for Kindle titles you want to read, and then click on a title to view the product detail page.
  4. Buy and send the Kindle title to your Kindle for PC app:
    • Click the Deliver to drop-down menu, and then select Kindle for PC.
      Note: If you don't see Kindle for PC, make sure you signed in with the Amazon account registered to your Windows computer.
    • To buy a book, click Buy Now with 1-Click.
      Tip: Click Try a Sample to download the beginning of the book for free.

After you purchase your content, your titles are delivered to the Kindle app on your Windows computer.

Download from the Cloud

All of the Kindle books you own are archived in your Kindle Library and can be downloaded to Kindle for PC from the Cloud or Manage Your Kindle on Amazon. Even if you remove content from Kindle for PC app, you can re-download from the Cloud to the same Kindle reading app or another Kindle device.

To access the Cloud, connect to Wi-Fi and download content to your Kindle app.
  1. From Kindle for PC, click Archived Items to view items in Your Kindle Library that are not downloaded to your Windows computer.
  2. Double-click the title to download the title to your Windows computer. The title automatically opens when it is finished downloading.

To view items that are downloaded to your Windows computer, click Library, and then click Downloaded Items.

Deliver to Kindle for PC

After you buy a Kindle book, the title is saved to Your Kindle Library in the Cloud. From Manage Your Kindle on Amazon.com, you can deliver items from Your Kindle Library to your Kindle for PC reading app.

To successfully deliver Kindle content, your Kindle must be registered to the same Amazon account you use to access Manage Your Kindle. To learn more, go to Register Kindle for PC
  1. Visit Manage Your Kindle and locate the content you want to deliver to your Kindle app.
  2. From the Actions drop-down menu, click Deliver to my...
  3. From the Deliver to drop-down menu, select Kindle for PC, and then click Deliver. Your book title is delivered and automatically downdloaded to your Kindle for PC app.
  4. From Kindle for PC, click Download Items to view and open the title.