There were some free books that I bought on my Kindle that I wanted to remove. To be perfectly honest they were Christian books. I'm not against them at all. It's just not my preferred reading material since well... I happen to not be Christian. I avoid the books that are too racy or too scary, but sometimes it's hard to know if something is going to be heavily religious unless you carefully read all the reviews and know what kind of writer the author is.
I googled how to delete books and learned that you can take books off your Kindle list, BUT it is always in your Archived Folder so it's not really gone from your account which can be accessed through the reader.
I've read how some people had racy books on their Kindle and then wanted to give their reader to their children, but couldn't because once you have a book on your Kindle it's there forever. Kids can easily access your Archived folder to see what you've put there. I'm sure you all have nothing but G rated classics, but if you have something there by mistake... oops!
This is a problem. I hope Amazon does something about this. I'd also like them to label their Free Limited Time Offer books as Christian or Violent or Sexual Content or whatever.
Just thought I'd let you Kindle readers know about this.
POSTSCRIPT:
Wow! I can't believe it! I found a site that explained how to remove unwanted books from your Archived List. I tried it and it works. Woo hoo! I got it from a site called Kindle how to Series, How to delete items from kindle?
Here's what it said:
To delete books from kindle forever do as follows:
1- Log on to your Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon.
2- Navigate to the section entitled “Your Orders”.
3- To the left of the book you want to remove, you will see a grey icon with a plus sign. Click it. This opens a panel with information about the book and a button offering you to “Delete this title” and that’s simple how to delete items from kindle.
I've read how some people had racy books on their Kindle and then wanted to give their reader to their children, but couldn't because once you have a book on your Kindle it's there forever. Kids can easily access your Archived folder to see what you've put there. I'm sure you all have nothing but G rated classics, but if you have something there by mistake... oops!
This is a problem. I hope Amazon does something about this. I'd also like them to label their Free Limited Time Offer books as Christian or Violent or Sexual Content or whatever.
Just thought I'd let you Kindle readers know about this.
POSTSCRIPT:
Wow! I can't believe it! I found a site that explained how to remove unwanted books from your Archived List. I tried it and it works. Woo hoo! I got it from a site called Kindle how to Series, How to delete items from kindle?
Here's what it said:
To delete books from kindle forever do as follows:
1- Log on to your Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon.
2- Navigate to the section entitled “Your Orders”.
3- To the left of the book you want to remove, you will see a grey icon with a plus sign. Click it. This opens a panel with information about the book and a button offering you to “Delete this title” and that’s simple how to delete items from kindle.
Glad you solved this latest problem, Kay.
ReplyDeleteThe rabbis in the Talmud had a saying, "Marbeh nechasim marbeh deagot." Meaning the more possessions you get, the more worries you get.
I only hope they don't ever put blogs on those things.
ReplyDeleteso glad you found a way to delete those unwanted items!
ReplyDeleteGreat! This is a bit of valuable information, Kay. I'll pass it on to my sister who has (and uses) a Kindle. I'm still in the paperback stage.
ReplyDeleteDina's rabbis are so right about the possessions and the worries, aren't they? I have a Sony eReader and I'm just reading Charles Darwin's "Voyage of the Beagle" which is such a long book, I've forgotten how to get new books onto the eReader.
ReplyDeleteGlad you solved your problem, though.
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My problem is not finding the site on Amazon, my problem is once I am there I am so tempted to buy more. I mainly want to delete the old NY Times from my Kindle, but do I trust myself? I don't have a subscription to the NYTimes but I do have many many old copies from buying them one at a time. Thanks for the reminder of the way to delete things. Dianne
ReplyDeleteI haven't ever tried to delete anything from my Kindle, but thanks for making it easier for me to know how to do when the time comes.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tip, Kay.
ReplyDeleteyou can delete items directly from the device
ReplyDeletein the bottom right corner there's a square thingy below the menu button - on the square there are arrows pointing up, down, left and right
press the left arrow, and you'll get the option to delete from there
quicker and easier, I think
I just wrote on my book blog about my Kindle -
I must look to see if the books I deleted are still hiding in my Kindle . . .
ReplyDeleteIsn't it odd how one blogs about something and a solution that you looked high and low for magically appears?
ReplyDeleteThat's interesting because I would like to do the same on my Nook. I downloaded a racy book by mistake when I first got it, pressing on the button below or above it, thinking it was another book. I have nothing against it but I prefer reading who-done-it books. I have archived it but would like to delete it permanently. I will have to do my own research because eventually I can see things getting too full up.
ReplyDeleteIsn't Google handy? I have typed in some pretty odd searches and found information and answers. Technology can be pretty helpful sometimes.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you figured this out. I've thought about deleting books before, too. Now I can. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you found the solution. All time I was reading I was thinking "but you can. I do it all the time.
ReplyDeleteDon't spend a lot of time searching. I've found the Kindle help people to be very helpful and friendly. Call this number and you'll be able to talk to a real person.
1-866-321-8851
That's how I learned to permanently delete books from my Kindle.
Thanks for the info on how to remove unwanted items. You're so helpful, I really appreciate all that you do.
ReplyDeleteJust thought I'd stop in for a minute to say hello. Hope you have a great weekend!
Actually, you can subscribe to blogs on your Kindle.
ReplyDeleteKay: I'm so glad you found out how to permanently delete titles from your archives.
Some of those bargain books are worthless at any price.
glad to hear you solved your problem, it's amazing what is on the internet!!!
ReplyDeleteGlad you found a way to delete them. Thanks for the tip.
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