Return a Kindle Book Through Amazon

Returning a Kindle title through Amazon is pretty easy.  The main things to know are where to find the items in the patron's Amazon account, and to know that even when returned, the item will still be listed in the Amazon account until it is also deleted.

Here are some screen shots to help you out:

A) Find Kindle items in the Kindle Library/Manage Your Kindle portion of the patron's account.

 

B) Identify the title that needs to be returned and access the "Actions" dropdown.

C) Select "Return this book."  An additional dialogue box will come up to confirm the return.  Simply select "Yes."  The screen will refresh, but the title will still show up in the account list (which might be a nice thing for those people who like to keep a reading history).  However, the item is returned and will no longer be accessible.

D) If you want to completely remove the title from the list, use the "Actions" dropdown again and select "Delete from library."  An additional dialogue box will come up to confirm the deletion.  Simply select "Yes."  The screen will again refresh, and the title should be gone from the account list.



Finding Instructions for Using USB Cord with Kindle

Natalie provided this information on getting to instructions for using the Kindle with a USB cord (necessary with Penguin titles in Overdrive).

Practice: Kindle

TRY THESE EXERCISES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT KINDLE.
1. Check out this page on Amazon on Public Library Books for Kindle.
2. Ask a friend with a Kindle if you can play with it or go to a store that sells Kindles (such as Best Buy, Target or Walmart) and ask to see one.
3. If you have a smartphone (such as an iPhone or Android), download the Kindle app. Then check out a Kindle eBook.
4. Go to the Amazon Kindle product page and watch the videos to compare the different Kindle versions.

Learn: Kindle

Watch the video and learn how to:
1. Check out and download library books to a Kindle
2. Return an Kindle eBook
1. Go to emedia2go.org and search for and check out your Kindle book selections. Try using Advanced Search and limit your search to Kindle and Items Checked In.
2. When prompted, log in with your library card #.
Note: (If you need to request a hold on a title, use your personal e-mail address to make the hold, not your Kindle’s address ([name]@kindle.com).
3. After checking out the title, choose Get for Kindle. You’ll be redirected to Amazon.com’s Public Library Loan page for that title.
Note: You may be required to log in to your Amazon.com account — or create a new account — if you’re not already logged in.
4. Choose your device from the Deliver To menu, and choose Get Library Book to send the book to your reading app or device (via Wi-Fi).
PLEASE NOTE: As of February 10, 2012, Penguin eBooks loaned for reading on Kindle devices will need to be downloaded to a computer then transferred to the device over USB. For library patrons, this means Penguin eBooks will no longer be available for over-the-air delivery to Kindle devices or to Kindle apps.

About: Kindle

The Amazon Kindle is a series of eBook readers now in their fourth generation, which enable users to shop for, download, browse, and read eBooks, newspapers, magazines, blogs, and other digital media via wireless networking.

Kindle Keyboard

Kindle began as a single device and now comprises a range of devices — most using an E Ink electronic paper display. The Kindle eReader series ranges in price from $79 to $379 depending on features. In 2011, Kindle added their latest versions, the Kindle Touch, which offers a touchscreen available with Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi/3G, and the Kindle Fire, an Android-based tablet with a color touch screen.
Since late 2011, more than 11,000 libraries in the United States offer Public Library Books for Kindle to read on any generation Kindle device or free Kindle app.

Kindle Touch

Public library books require an active Wi-Fi connection for wireless delivery to a Kindle device. Library books will not be delivered via Kindle’s 3G connection. Reading a library book on a Kindle device without an active Wi-Fi connection would require transferring the file to load via USB. Both Mac and Windows users can manage Kindle content through a USB connection.

Kindle Fire

For more information on reading library books on a Kindle device, please read the Kindle FAQ page.