Adding a family member's Kindle to your account

SnShne322 · July 2015

I know you can have multiple Kindle devices added to your account. I want to see if there's a way to add the Kindle my Mom purchased yesterday to my account so we can share books. My question is, is there a way to do is so that we don't share credit card information? It's not that I don't trust my mom, but I'd really rather not have to have her remember to change the card every time she buys something. Additionally, J isn't too comfortable with the idea.

Has any one had success sharing Kindle media without fully integrating them to your account?

katienichols08 · July 2015

No, she would have to have access to your amazon login, unfortunately.

angelashly · July 2015

Yeah I think the only way I have been able to let my sister read my books is by giving her my log in.

SusieBW · July 2015

DH and I share kindle accounts, but we also share our Amazon account, obviously.

Is there a share/lending option on Kindle, other than the whole lending library thing? So you could lend her a book at a time or something, without giving her access to your whole library?

SnShne322 · July 2015

SusieBW said:

DH and I share kindle accounts, but we also share our Amazon account, obviously.

Is there a share/lending option on Kindle, other than the whole lending library thing? So you could lend her a book at a time or something, without giving her access to your whole library?

I think there is a lending option, but it's not on every book. I haven't looked in awhile so maybe they've broadened their selection now. And I think it was only for 2 weeks. Fine of big readers like us, but my mom likely wouldn't finish.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

angelashly · July 2015

SnShne322 said:

SusieBW said:

DH and I share kindle accounts, but we also share our Amazon account, obviously.

Is there a share/lending option on Kindle, other than the whole lending library thing? So you could lend her a book at a time or something, without giving her access to your whole library?

I think there is a lending option, but it's not on every book. I haven't looked in awhile so maybe they've broadened their selection now. And I think it was only for 2 weeks. Fine of big readers like us, but my mom likely wouldn't finish.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

This sounds right. I think this is why I just gave her my account, but my sister doesn't buy books with my account she reads the book and then is done.

katienichols08 · July 2015

yeah, there is a lending option, but it's up to the publisher/Amazon which books are "lendable" and which ones aren't. So you won't see the option for many books. HOWEVER, I would look into getting your library card and checking out some books from there--it's super super easy and most libraries are integrated. I hardly ever pay for any books...and my mom and I just have a list on recommended ones. haha.

InLovewSB · July 2015

So I'm a total newb when it comes to the Kindle. I've only had my Fire 7 for a month or so.

I thought I had to turn on the '1 touch ordering' on my Fire. Until then, I couldn't buy books through that interface and had to order them online via my PC. I also thought that even though I turned on the '1 touch ordering' that I had to still put in a password when I ordered. Also, I am certain when I set up my '1 touch ordering' that I had to choose between the two credit cards I have sitting in my Amazon account.

If that's all true and I'm remembering it correctly, then it would be easy for you to add your mom's credit card to your Amazon account, and then set up her '1 touch ordering' on her Kindle with her credit card. She would not have to remember or change her credit card every time, but she would still need to put in your password when she orders.

katienichols08 · July 2015

The only thing with the 1 touch ordering--is I don't know if the preference changes with each device...have you tested that? I think it's just per account but i could be wrong since I've never used it for that purpose.

SnShne322 · July 2015

katienichols08 said:

The only thing with the 1 touch ordering--is I don't know if the preference changes with each device...have you tested that? I think it's just per account but i could be wrong since I've never used it for that purpose.

That's my concern as well. I haven't done 1 touch on my kindle, but I have it on my computer.

katienichols08 · July 2015

I'm not positive, but I think it's a setting for your amazon account, not necessarily for your Kindle. I'd love for someone to test this because if it works, I may share my account with my mom too.

j*&p* · July 2015

There is actually a way to set up Kindle sharing for only one family member that doesn't require access to each other's Amazon accounts. My husband set it up for us, so I'm fuzzy on remembering the actual steps, but if you google Kindle family sharing you might get a better idea.

What I do remember was that we both sat there together with our phones and Kindles together and got it done pretty easily within half an hour. We did have to exchange Kindles and type our own passwords into each other's Kindles to authorize sharing, but we still have our own separate Amazon accounts that purchases go through. We can also choose to share or hide any new (or old) Kindle purchases we make with the linked family member. There are no cross credit card problems if you do it this way.

SnShne322 · July 2015

j*&p* said:

There is actually a way to set up Kindle sharing for only one family member that doesn't require access to each other's Amazon accounts. My husband set it up for us, so I'm fuzzy on remembering the actual steps, but if you google Kindle family sharing you might get a better idea.

What I do remember was that we both sat there together with our phones and Kindles together and got it done pretty easily within half an hour. We did have to exchange Kindles and type our own passwords into each other's Kindles to authorize sharing, but we still have our own separate Amazon accounts that purchases go through. We can also choose to share or hide any new (or old) Kindle purchases we make with the linked family member. There are no cross credit card problems if you do it this way.

Can you speak to this part at all? I don't mind sharing it with her if it's not like she can accidentally use my card without thinking. She can be a little absent minded sometimes. This seems like a good option if it's not too convoluted payment wise.

From Amazon:

Important: In order to share content, both adults need to authorize each other to use the credit and debit cards associated with their Amazon accounts for purchases on Amazon. This will not affect either adult’s current payment settings, but each adult will be able to copy the payment method of the other adult to his or her Amazon account to use for purchases on Amazon. If you disable Family Library, or if either adult leaves the household, any copied payment methods are deleted automatically.

MrsC7 · July 2015

@SnShne322 Could you add her as a "child" to your library? That way you can choose what you want to share with her and she wouldn't have access to your CC info.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201733400

SnShne322 · July 2015

MrsC7 said:

@SnShne322 Could you add her as a "child" to your library? That way you can choose what you want to share with her and she wouldn't have access to your CC info.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201733400

Hmm, maybe. Do you guys think that Amazon customer service would be helpful? Or do you think that they would just do the canned "That's not what this is designed for" response.

MrsC7 · July 2015

SnShne322 said:

MrsC7 said:

@SnShne322 Could you add her as a "child" to your library? That way you can choose what you want to share with her and she wouldn't have access to your CC info.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201733400

Hmm, maybe. Do you guys think that Amazon customer service would be helpful? Or do you think that they would just do the canned "That's not what this is designed for" response.

It depends on who you get, but overall I find them helpful. Give it a shot. You might get lucky and Thor may be available to answer your call.

SnShne322 · July 2015

MrsC7 said:

SnShne322 said:

MrsC7 said:

@SnShne322 Could you add her as a "child" to your library? That way you can choose what you want to share with her and she wouldn't have access to your CC info.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201733400

Hmm, maybe. Do you guys think that Amazon customer service would be helpful? Or do you think that they would just do the canned "That's not what this is designed for" response.

It depends on who you get, but overall I find them helpful. Give it a shot. You might get lucky and Thor may be available to answer your call.

Oh, man. That is AWESOME.

j*&p* · July 2015

SnShne322 said:

j*&p* said:

There is actually a way to set up Kindle sharing for only one family member that doesn't require access to each other's Amazon accounts. My husband set it up for us, so I'm fuzzy on remembering the actual steps, but if you google Kindle family sharing you might get a better idea.

What I do remember was that we both sat there together with our phones and Kindles together and got it done pretty easily within half an hour. We did have to exchange Kindles and type our own passwords into each other's Kindles to authorize sharing, but we still have our own separate Amazon accounts that purchases go through. We can also choose to share or hide any new (or old) Kindle purchases we make with the linked family member. There are no cross credit card problems if you do it this way.

Can you speak to this part at all? I don't mind sharing it with her if it's not like she can accidentally use my card without thinking. She can be a little absent minded sometimes. This seems like a good option if it's not too convoluted payment wise.

From Amazon:

Important: In order to share content, both adults need to authorize each other to use the credit and debit cards associated with their Amazon accounts for purchases on Amazon. This will not affect either adult’s current payment settings, but each adult will be able to copy the payment method of the other adult to his or her Amazon account to use for purchases on Amazon. If you disable Family Library, or if either adult leaves the household, any copied payment methods are deleted automatically.

Hmmm. We've never had a problem with it. When I make a purchase for my Kindle, it charges the primary card I have on file, and when he makes a purchase, Amazon charges his primary card. But then all of our money comes and goes from the same few accounts so it hasn't been a concern for us. I guess you'd just have to think about whether you're comfortable with her having access to your credit card information should she want it.

If the above policy is the way it works though, I don't think your card information is something she'd likely accidentally use. She'd have to go through extra steps to change to that method of payment or purposely make your credit card her primary card for her to make purchases with it. It sounds like default payment settings stay in tact for both adults.

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