Giving and Receiving Kindle Book Gifts

Purchasing Kindle Books as Gifts

Most Kindle books available for purchase in the Kindle Store can be given as a gift to anyone with an e-mail address. You do not need a Kindle device to send or receive Kindle book gifts, and the recipient can read their gift on a registered Kindle device or any free Kindle reading application.

Note: To learn more about giving a new Kindle device as a gift, see Giving a New Kindle as a Gift.

To gift a Kindle book, click the Give as a Gift button located under the Buy button on Kindle Store product detail pages. You can also gift Kindle books through your recipient's Amazon Wishlist. Note that free books, books on pre-order, and other subscription content cannot be gifted at this time.

To complete your Kindle Book gift order:

1. Enter the personal e-mail address for your gift recipient. You can also choose to send the gift to your own e-mail address, and forward the e-mail directly to your recipient or print the e-mail and personally deliver it to your recipient.
2. Enter a delivery date. If you don't select a delivery date, the e-mail will be delivered immediately.
3. Enter an optional gift message.  If you'd like to preview the notification your recipient will receive, click the Preview your gift message button.
4. Click the Place your order button to finish your gift purchase using your Kindle 1-Click payment method.

Note: Make sure you enter the personal e-mail address for your gift recipient, not their kindle.com e-mail address.

Gift Notification

Your gift recipient will be notified of their gift at the e-mail address you provide. We will send a notification at the time the gift order is placed.

Scheduling Delivery of Your Gift

When you choose a delivery date, the e-mail notification will be sent to your gift recipient between 12:00 a.m. and 3 a.m. Pacific Time on the delivery date.

Paying for Digital Gifts

Purchases of Kindle book gifts use your default 1-Click payment method. If you do not have a 1-Click payment method set up, you will be prompted to do so during the purchase process. We'll charge your credit or debit card when you place your order. Kindle book gifting currently requires a credit or debit card on file, even if the price of the item will be fully covered by an Amazon.com Gift Card or promotional balance.

Viewing and Resending Gift Orders

You can see the Kindle book gifts you've purchased in Your Account. From the order summary, you can redeliver the gift if needed.

Note: We'll only charge your payment method when you initially place your gift order.

To view a Kindle Book gift order:

1. Visit Your Digital Orders in Your Account.
2. Select "All Digital Orders" from the pull-down menu and click the GO button.
3. Click the View Order button next to the gift order you want to see.

To resend your digital gift:

Click the “Resend E-mail” button on the Order Summary page.

Receiving a Kindle Book Gift

Congratulations, you received a Kindle book gift! You can download the book to your Kindle device or a free Kindle reading application.

To download a book you received as a gift:

1. Open the e-mail message you received about your gift and click the Get your Kindle Book Gift Now button. Your web browser will launch and automatically take you to your gift on Amazon.com.
2. Click the Accept Kindle Gift button and log into your Amazon.com account if prompted.  You may also be prompted to enter a billing address to verify your location only (there is no charge associated with accepting a Kindle book gift).
3. If you do not yet have a Kindle device or Kindle reading application, you will have the opportunity to download a free reading application after you accept your gift.
4. If you are already a Kindle user, just select the device that you would like the gift delivered to from the drop-down menu. 

Exchange a Kindle Book Gift for an Amazon.com Gift Card

If you already own the Kindle book you received, would prefer to have something else, or aren't eligible to receive the gifted book we'll be happy to exchange it for you.  We will provide you with an Amazon.com gift credit redeemable on millions of other items on Amazon.com including other Kindle books.

To exchange your gift for gift card credit on Amazon.com you can reach us via phone or e-mail by clicking on the Contact Us button on the Help pages.

Note: The value of your gift credit is based on the amount the gift giver paid.  Promotional credit or offers used to purchase a gift cannot be exchanged for gift credit.

Eligibility to Redeem a Kindle Book Gift

Kindle book gift notifications can be sent to any e-mail address. If the giver and the recipient do not live in the same country, the book may not available to the recipient due to copyright restrictions. In these cases the recipient will be given the option to request an exchange for gift credit on their Amazon.com account during the redemption process, or they may contact Customer Service for assistance in exchanging the book.

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