In the future should you decide to buy books you can do so easily from the device itself using the kobo store. Not only that, the book formats supports is great allowing you to read anything from comics (cbzs) to the industry standard epub files. You can create and manage your author page, access sales and royalties reports, get feedback from readers, and join the Amazon Author community. Well send you an email or SMS (depending on the verification method youve chosen) containing a One Time Password (OTP), to authenticate your request. Amazon Author is the official website for authors who publish their books on Amazon platforms. When prompted, enter the email address or mobile phone number associated with your Amazon account and select Continue.

Under Deliver to, select Kindle Cloud Reader, then complete your purchase. To reset your password: Go to Password assistance. Buy a Kindle book: Select Kindle Store and choose a book. Click to read any book thats in your library. That ereader is and a amazingly open device and very friendly towards people who would want to dump their own ebooks on to the device. Go to and sign in using your Amazon login details. I am confident to offer you the same advice and that is to actually go for a Kobo reader instead. My scenario was a lot like yours and I spent a lot of time researching the ereaders out there. This brings me to the next leg of my answer. Please note that there are ad supported versions of the paperwhite and you need to pay extra to remove these. Try putting your device in airplane or flight mode for about 30 seconds. Note: Amazon Store cards cannot be used to pay for Kindle Unlimited subscriptions at this time. When your Kindle finishes resetting itself, it should sync. Under Manage Membership, select Edit Payment Settings then select a different card option or enter a new one.

The screen should go blank within a few moments, flicker or flash a few times, and then youll see the main loading screen. Go to Manage your Kindle Unlimited Membership and sign into your Amazon account. If you do not want to register your credit card and will not primarily buy your books from Amazon, you are subscribing to a world of hurt in my opinion. If you prefer reading on your Kindle, Libby can send your library books to it. Note: To restart your Kindle, press and hold the power button on the Kindle for 40 seconds.Once the 40 seconds have elapsed, release the power switch. Libby is an innovative in-browser and mobile app from OverDrive designed to make. If you take that away, the kindle is actually a pretty poor choice for an ebook reader. LIBBY OVERDRIVE E-BOOKS AUDIOBOOKS MAGAZINES CHILDRENS MULTILINGUAL.

The benefit of using a kindle is the entire eco-system and infrastructure built around it by Amazon. DISCLAIMER: This is by no means a marketing stunt, at the end of the day you know what is best but from your description it was clear to me that you might not be making the right decision.

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