How to Read Libby Books on Your Kindle Device

Me: “Hey, Libby through your local library is free and has a ton of amazing books for free.”

Readers: “But, Tori, I bought this brand new, shiny Kindle device. Shouldn’t I read eBooks through Amazon since I paid for the device?”

What if I told you that you can absolutely read your local library’s books that are on Libby WITH your Kindle device? (US only)

True Fact.

You may remember my blog post on how to request books from your local library through Libby. (cough cough) If you missed that, you can read it here. All of my books except All I Wank for Christmas and my erotica (The Swingyards) are available to suggest to your library. That means, if your library purchases my books, you can read The Cuffing Season Contract, Rocks, Contact High, and all of The Traveling Calvert Sisters for FREE.

But what happens AFTER your library buys my book for their Libby catalog?

Well, you can either read it through the free Libby app you can download to any phone or tablet OR you can read it through your Kindle reader. If you pick the second choice, you simply need to send the book from Libby to Kindle.

How?

Here are the directions on Libby’s help page. It’s simply a matter of clicking a few buttons and sending the book to your Kindle. Yes, it will prompt you to login to your Amazon account, but it’s legit. Don’t let that freak you out. You need to login to Amazon to send the book there and click “deliver to device.” Then, tap “Get library book.”

After following the directions linked above, you should be able to open it up and read a book like you would a book you downloaded from Amazon.

KU who?

By the way, did you know authors get paid for books purchased by your library for the local collection? We get library pricing, which is 2 to 3 times higher than the regular book price.

So, go ahead and request your library buys our book, cancel your KU if you’re not using it as much as you thought, and make use of that amazing local library resource if they have Libby, all with the comfort of using your preferred Kindle device.

Happy reading!