Giving Kindles and Kindle Content

Giving a New Kindle as Gift

To send Kindle as a gift, place Kindle in your Shopping Basket and check the box next to "Add gift-wrap/note" when completing your purchase.

Designating your Kindle purchase as a gift ensures that the device is not automatically registered to your Amazon.co.uk account and prices for the Kindle purchase will not appear on the packing slip.

If you have already placed your order and it has not yet been dispatched, you can change the gift settings in Your Account.

Giving a Used Kindle as Gift

If your Kindle is registered to your account, deregister the Kindle before giving it as a gift. Deregistering ensures that your Kindle cannot be used to make purchases on your account. Please note that once the Kindle is deregistered, any books, subscriptions or other content you have purchased from the Kindle Store will no longer be delivered to the device.

Remove all purchased material from the Kindle device. Purchased Kindle content cannot be given as a gift according to the License Agreement and Terms of Use of the Amazon Kindle.

Receiving a Kindle as a Gift

If the Kindle is still registered to the original owner's account, you will need to first deregister the Kindle (see below) before registering the device onto your own account.

Register/Deregister Your Kindle

Register your Kindle to access features such as purchasing and downloading content. If you no longer have access to your Kindle or transferred it to another user, you should deregister your Kindle from your account.

To register or deregister your Kindle:

1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the "Home" button.
2. Press the "Menu" button. Make sure that wireless is turned on.
3. Move the 5-way down until "Settings" is underlined and press to select.
4. Press the 5-way to select "register" or "deregister" from the Settings screen.
5. If you are registering Kindle, enter your Amazon.co.uk user name and password (the e-mail address and password associated with your Amazon account) using the keyboard.
6. Navigate the 5-way to select "OK" to finish the process or "Cancel" to abort.

Tip: If your Amazon user name or password contains numbers or characters not present on the Kindle keyboard, press the Symbol (SYM) key to see a menu of additional characters. You can also register or deregister your Kindle on the Manage Your Kindle page.

Using Gift Certificates to Purchase Kindle Devices, Books and Accessories

You can use an Amazon Gift Certificate to purchase Kindle devices, books and accessories. Any available balance will be used for your Kindle Store purchase before your preferred payment method is charged. Your Gift Certificate balance cannot be used to pay for subscription content from the Kindle Store.

Updating 1-Click Settings for Gift Certificate Purchases

You are not required to have a payment method on your Amazon.co.uk account to make digital purchases such as Kindle books, but you must set up a default 1-Click billing address on your Amazon.co.uk account to use Gift Certificates for digital purchases. If you do not already have a 1-Click billing address on your account, follow the instructions below to add an address without entering a method to your account.

To add a 1-Click Billing Address for Gift Certificate purchases:

1. Visit the Manage Addresses and 1-Click Settings page in Your Account.
2. Click the Enter a new address button.
3. Enter the address information and click the Continue button.

Set the address as your default by clicking the link on the address labelled "Click here to make this your 1-Click default address." You may be prompted to associate a payment method with the address, but entering one is not required.

Redeeming Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates

You must first redeem a Gift Certificate to Your Account. The funds will then be applied automatically to your next Kindle book purchase on your Kindle or from the Kindle Store on Amazon.co.uk.

To redeem a Gift Certificate to Your Account:

1. Visit the Your Account page.
2. Click "Apply a Gift Certificate to your account."
3. Sign in with your e-mail address and password.
4. Enter your claim code and click "Redeem now". Your funds will automatically be applied to your next order.

Selling Your Kindle

If your Kindle is registered to your account, deregister the Kindle before selling it. Deregistering ensures that your Kindle cannot be used to make purchases on your account. Please note that once the Kindle is deregistered, any books, subscriptions, or other content you have purchased from the Kindle Store will no longer be delivered to the device.

Remove all purchased material from the Kindle device. Purchased Kindle content cannot be sold according to the License Agreement and Terms of Use of the Amazon Kindle.

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