{"id":129161,"date":"2020-07-07T19:09:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-07T17:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/?p=129161"},"modified":"2023-09-21T18:21:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T16:21:04","slug":"how-to-gift-multiple-copies-kindle-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/how-to-gift-multiple-copies-kindle-book\/","title":{"rendered":"How to give a single Kindle book to multiple recipients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized alignwide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/How-Give-Kindle-book-multiple-recipients.jpg?resize=1600%2C840&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"How to give Kindle book multiple recipients\" class=\"wp-image-147408\" width=\"1600\" height=\"840\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/How-Give-Kindle-book-multiple-recipients.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/How-Give-Kindle-book-multiple-recipients.jpg?resize=220%2C116&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/How-Give-Kindle-book-multiple-recipients.jpg?resize=540%2C284&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/How-Give-Kindle-book-multiple-recipients.jpg?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/How-Give-Kindle-book-multiple-recipients.jpg?resize=1536%2C806&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/How-Give-Kindle-book-multiple-recipients.jpg?resize=160%2C84&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/How-Give-Kindle-book-multiple-recipients.jpg?resize=840%2C441&amp;ssl=1 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\"><strong>A little-known Kindle Store feature lets you give a single Kindle book to multiple recipients. Here is how to do it.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know that Amazon offers a very helpful option to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/amazon-introduces-kindle-ebooks-for-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\">buy a Kindle book for a group<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-background has-system-sans-serif-font-family is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#dedede;border-width:1px;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);padding-top:1em;padding-right:1.5em;padding-bottom:1em;padding-left:1.5em\"><ul class=\"has-dates has-small-font-size wp-block-rss\"><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/top-free-ebooks-christmas-2023\/'>Free ebooks for Christmas 2023: here are the top 20 downloads<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2023-12-15T14:05:39+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">Dec 15, 2023<\/time> <\/li><li class='wp-block-rss__item'><div class='wp-block-rss__item-title'><a href='https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/best-personalized-library-gifts\/'>12 best personalized gifts for librarians and library supporters<\/a><\/div><time datetime=\"2023-11-18T11:11:37+01:00\" class=\"wp-block-rss__item-publish-date\">Nov 18, 2023<\/time> <\/li><\/ul><\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>The feature puts an end to a major limitation of digital books, which can be described as &#8220;one user, one book.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b\/?node=17742222011&amp;tag=eflykd-20\">Kindle for Groups<\/a>, you can buy as many copies of a single Kindle ebook as you want, and send them to the recipients via email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From a technical point of view, this buying option generates for you a list of redemption links that you can send later to your recipients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Depending on how many recipients you plan to gift, you can choose one of the following methods to distribute the book:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Send emails with redemption links one by one.<\/li><li>Use a special email template and fill it with relevant names and redemption links.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The feature is available to US residents. If you shop the US Kindle Store from abroad and don&#8217;t have an American credit card set as your default payment method for digital purchases, you won&#8217;t see this buying option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, if recipients of your gift live outside the US, they may not be able to access and download the book due to country or copyright restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to gift Kindle books for groups<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Buy a Kindle book for multiple recipients<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Go directly to <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b\/?node=17742222011&amp;tag=eflykd-20\">Kindle Ebooks for Teams and Groups<\/a> landing page. Choose any book from the catalog. When you land on a product detail page of a Kindle ebook you&#8217;ve selected, you will see on the right side, under the main &#8220;Buy&#8221; section, a widget entitled &#8220;Buy for others.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can select the number of copies from a drop-down list (from 1 to 15), or if you want to buy more than that, just type in the number. So far, you can buy 100 copies at most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/how-to-gift-multiple-copies-kindle-book\/buy-a-single-kindle-book-for-multiple-recipients\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-129170\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Buy-a-single-Kindle-book-for-multiple-recipients.jpg?resize=540%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Buy a single Kindle book for multiple recipients\" class=\"wp-image-129170\" width=\"540\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Buy-a-single-Kindle-book-for-multiple-recipients.jpg?resize=540%2C281&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Buy-a-single-Kindle-book-for-multiple-recipients.jpg?resize=220%2C114&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Buy-a-single-Kindle-book-for-multiple-recipients.jpg?resize=768%2C400&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Buy-a-single-Kindle-book-for-multiple-recipients.jpg?resize=332%2C173&amp;ssl=1 332w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Buy-a-single-Kindle-book-for-multiple-recipients.jpg?resize=160%2C83&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Buy-a-single-Kindle-book-for-multiple-recipients.jpg?resize=840%2C437&amp;ssl=1 840w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Buy-a-single-Kindle-book-for-multiple-recipients.jpg?w=1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you choose the number, hit the &#8220;Buy for others&#8221; button, provide your order details, and click &#8220;Place your order.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you want to buy more redemption links for the same book, you should be able to do it by repeating the purchasing process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/help\/customer\/display.html\/?nodeId=GVWGP284MQ6ZRM59&amp;tag=eflyus-20\" rel=\"nofollow\">\u21e2 Read more on Amazon Help pages<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Distribute a Kindle book to multiple recipients<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As I&#8217;ve already mentioned, you can choose a simpler or a more advanced method to redeem links.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Send links one by one<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have bought a few copies, the easiest method is to send a few separate emails, each one for one person, and with one redemption link.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To do that:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Go to <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/digitalorders\">Your Digital Orders<\/a>.<\/li><li>Find your Kindle for Others order, and click &#8220;View Redemption Links.&#8221;<\/li><li>Click &#8220;Copy&#8221; link. This will copy the redemption link and instructions for the email recipient how to redeem the book.<\/li><li>Paste the link and instructions into the body of a new email, type the recipient&#8217;s email address and hit &#8220;Send.&#8221;<\/li><li><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Send books to multiple recipients at once<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>If you plan to send dozens of Kindle books, the previous method becomes too time-consuming. That&#8217;s why Amazon gives a more advanced and quicker way to do that, using a special spreadsheet and email template (see the screenshot below).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ebookfriendly.com\/how-to-gift-multiple-copies-kindle-book\/email-template-to-send-a-kindle-book-to-multiple-recipients\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-129164\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Email-template-to-send-a-Kindle-book-to-multiple-recipients.jpg?resize=540%2C340&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Email template to send a Kindle book to multiple recipients\" class=\"wp-image-129164\" width=\"540\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Email-template-to-send-a-Kindle-book-to-multiple-recipients.jpg?resize=540%2C340&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Email-template-to-send-a-Kindle-book-to-multiple-recipients.jpg?resize=220%2C139&amp;ssl=1 220w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Email-template-to-send-a-Kindle-book-to-multiple-recipients.jpg?resize=768%2C484&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Email-template-to-send-a-Kindle-book-to-multiple-recipients.jpg?resize=332%2C209&amp;ssl=1 332w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Email-template-to-send-a-Kindle-book-to-multiple-recipients.jpg?resize=160%2C101&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ebookfriendly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/Email-template-to-send-a-Kindle-book-to-multiple-recipients.jpg?w=840&amp;ssl=1 840w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/digitalorders\" rel=\"nofollow\">Your Digital Orders<\/a>.<\/li><li>Locate your order, click &#8220;View Redemption Links,&#8221; and then click &#8220;Download spreadsheet.&#8221;<\/li><li>Open the file and fill in email addresses and names of your recipients.<\/li><li>Download an email template, and adjust the message to your needs.<\/li><li>Use a tool like mail merge to combine the template and spreadsheet.<\/li><li>Send out emails to your recipients.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"buy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b\/?node=17742222011&amp;tag=eflykd-20\">\u21e2 Kindle for Groups<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Are you interested in all things Kindle? 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