Do you read kindle books a lot on your Android devices? If so, you’re in for some bad news. Amazon has disabled the ability to buy ebooks in the kindle app for Android. "How to buy kindle books on Android now?" arise the most kindle users' concern. Please don't worry. There is still a way to buy kindle books on Android device. Keep reading to learn the details.
Part 1. Amazon no longer sells kindle and audible book in its Android app
Why you can no longer buy books in Kindle App any more?
Google will require all Play store apps to use Google Play billing for digital purchase or face removal from the marketplace from June 1, 2022. If Amazon still uses the in-app purchase, they will need to pay Google the 30% commission on each title sold. It is unable to remove Amazon kindle app from Google Play Store, but stopping the in-app purchase seems to be the only answer for this dilemma.
Now the Kindle App has basically been transformed to a pure reading app and not as a gateway to make purchases any more.
What will you see when you try to buy Kindle books on Kindle App for Android?
When attempting to purchase ebooks on the Kindle app on Android, you will be redirected to a new screen explaining why the purchasing option is gone.
Note: However, the option to buy kindle books via kindle for Android is still available for Android user in India. Google has extended the deadline to October 2020 in India.
Part 2. How to buy Kindle books On Android?
Although users may be lose the ability to make an easy purchase via kindle for Android app, it doesn’t mean there is no other way to do this. Instead you can still purchase kindle books by visiting Amazon via browser. Below is the detailed steps on buying Kindle books on Android via browser.
Step 1 Login to Amazon website via web browser on Android.
Visit the Amazon official site first and log in your Amazon at first.
Step 2 Buy kindle books.
Find the kindle books you want to purchase and tap "Buy Now for $" button.
Step 3 Deliver Kindle books to your Kindle device.
Choose the device you want to receive your purchase and tap "Continue". The default device is your kindle cloud reader.
You will be redirected to the "Thank you" page. And now you can go to your Kindle for Android app to read this book.
Frequently Asked QuestionsQ:Why can't I purchase a Kindle book on my Kindle for Android?
A: Kindle for Android App doesn't support the in-App purchase anymore. What's more, the iOS Kindle App, Amazon App for iOS and Android also don't support the in-App purchase. You can buy Kindle books on Android or iOS via web browser.
Q: Can I buy Kindle books on Kindle Paperwhite?
A: Sure, it is easy to buy kindle books on Kindle Paperwhite if you set up "1-click purchase" on Amazon website already.
Pro: How to remove drm from Kindle books for safe backup
After purchasing your kindle books successfully, it is important to know that your kindle books are not belong to you completely. If your kindle account lost or locked, you may loss the ablility to access your kindle books anymore. So a very important thing is to backing up your Kindle books safely. To do so, you just need the help of Epubor Ultimate--the best ebook drm remvoal and converter since 2011.
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