If you’re not sure what to give to a friend, coworker or your book-loving aunt for a Christmas or birthday gift, you can never go wrong with giving someone an eBook by their favorite author or one that you highly recommend. Not only is it a thoughtful gesture, but it’s also quick and easy to gift someone a Kindle book. Best of all, you won’t have to venture out into the cold weather or crowded stores!
Giving Someone a Single Kindle Book
If you’re planning on buying a single Kindle book for someone, this simple 3-step process takes only a few minutes of your time:
- Visit the Amazon Kindle store and search for the book you’d like to give.
- Once you’ve found the book, look on the right side of the screen. Right beneath the link that says “Buy Now,” there’s an option that reads “Give as a Gift” or “Buy for Others.” Click on this link.
- Here, you can decide how and when you want the eBook to be delivered. You can choose to have the gift email sent to either you or the person you’re gifting it to. If you’d like the email sent to the recipient directly, you can choose to add a personalized message or you can decide when you’d like them to receive the email. If you choose to send the gift email to yourself, you could then print out the email and give it to the recipient yourself.
How to Gift Multiple Copies of a Book
Have you read a book this year that was so good you think everyone should read it? You can easily share it this holiday season with all your friends and family thanks to Amazon’s “Buy for Others” feature.
- Visit the Amazon Kindle store and search for the eBook title.
- Once you’re on the Kindle book product page, on the right side of the screen, there’s an option beneath the “Buy Now” link that reads “Buy for others.” Simply select the quantity of eBooks you’d like to gift, and then click the link.
- To deliver the Kindle books, you have two options. You can choose to email a personalized message with the eBook redemption link one by one, or you may use a template to quickly send the Kindle books to every recipient all at once.
Should Authors Gift Their Own Books?
Writing and publishing a book is a great accomplishment and one that you’d love to share with the people you’re close to. Your loved ones would likely cherish your book and would thoroughly enjoy it, plus you’d get royalties for each Kindle book you buy! However, if you’re not sure if a recipient will accept the gift, you might want to consider a different present for that person.
When a recipient receives the email to redeem a gifted Kindle book, they have the option to a) get the gifted book for free or b) choose an Amazon gift card instead of accepting the book.
Here’s what Amazon says about royalties and ranking in regards to gifted books: “Your royalties will be based on the price and royalty option selected at the time the Kindle gift was purchased. After the gift recipient downloads your title, your royalties will accrue, and the sale will show on your reports. A gift sale counts toward a sales rank only if it is redeemed within 24 hours by the recipient.”
How Recipients Can Accept Your Gift
When your loved one gets the email with the Kindle book gift, here’s all they need to do to accept your present:
- Click on the link sent in the email that says “Get your Kindle Book Gift Now.”
- Then, click “Accept your Kindle Book Gift.” The recipient may need to log on to their Amazon account, if prompted.
- Select what device they’d like the Kindle book to be delivered to, such as their Fire tablet or their Kindle app.
However, keep in mind that the recipient might not accept your gift, or they might decide to return it. Amazon writes that, “You are welcome to gift your book to as many people as you like to help promote it. Be aware that gift recipients have the option of choosing a gift certificate instead. Also, as with all Kindle sales, gift recipients have the option to return the gift within 7 days of downloading.”
If you know someone in your life that loves reading and you know what book is on their wish list this year, go ahead and gift them a Kindle book to make their holiday a little brighter! Another option to consider for an avid reader is the gift of a Kindle Unlimited subscription. You can choose a 6, 12, or 24 month period where your loved one can have access to over a million eBooks and audiobooks available on the Kindle store. Happy reading!
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