How to Buy Kindle Books on iPad (with Pictures)

2025 Author: Samantha Chapman | [email protected]. Last modified: 2025-01-24 13:28

Kindle, Amazon's free app, lets you buy and read books on your iPad wherever you are, without having to connect the device to a computer. To buy Kindle books on your iPad, you first need to install the reading app, then visit the Kindle Store, which can deliver digital copies of the books to your tablet.

Steps

Part 1 of 3: Install the Kindle App

Step 1. Open the App Store on your iPad

Step 2. Type "Kindle" in the App Store search field

Step 3. Click on the Kindle icon, displayed in the search results

It looks like a person reading a book, with the word "Kindle" in yellow on a blue background.

Step 4. Click on "Install"

The app is free and it only takes a few minutes to install it on the iPad.

Step 5. Once the installation is complete, launch the app

Step 6. Enter your Amazon login credentials, then press "Login"

All the books you have purchased will be available in the "Cloud" tab.

If you don't already have an Amazon account, create one. This profile is required to purchase Kindle books on iPad

Part 2 of 3: Buying Kindle Books

Step 1. Open the internet browser of your iPad or computer

Step 2. Open the Kindle Store for iPad page at this address

Step 3. Log in to the Kindle Store with your Amazon credentials

Use the same ones you entered when you installed the Kindle app.

Step 4. Search for the books you want to buy

You can type in a specific title, otherwise browse the releases by genre and release date.

Step 5. Click on "Buy Now" next to the title of the book you want to buy

Step 6. Follow the on-screen instructions to enter your payment information

To purchase Kindle books, you must use the Amazon 1-Click payment method, which is part of your account. Once the transaction is complete, the book will be available in the "Cloud" tab of the Kindle app.

Step 7. Open the Kindle app on the iPad, then hit the "Cloud" tab

Step 8. Click on the title of the book you have purchased

The volume will open within the app.

Part 3 of 3: Troubleshooting

Step 1. Update your iPad's iOS if you can't download the Kindle app

This way you can be sure that your tablet is up to date and compatible with the latest version of the app.

Step 2. Verify that the iPad is connected to the internet if a book you purchased is missing from the Kindle app

The tablet can only synchronize with Amazon's service if the device is connected to a data network.

Step 3. Press "Sync" on the Kindle app home screen if the book is not available in the "Cloud" tab

If for some reason the automatic synchronization of the service fails, this way you will perform it manually.

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