Penguin eBooks, Kindle and iPad (iOS device)

If you are using a Kindle App on an iPad or other iOS device, you will not be able to read any Kindle eBooks published by Penguin.  However, you can read the ePub format of the Penguin eBook using the OverDrive Media Console and not the Kindle app.

You can easily identify a Penguin eBook for Kindle eReaders in the catalog. It has a description after the Kindle icon which reads: “Kindles and free Kindle apps via USB only“. In the title below, if you have an iPad select EPUB format and download it using the OverDrive Media Console for the iPad which can be downloaded for free from your app store.

Kindle Device Grayed Out on Amazon

When I try to send a library ebook to my Kindle, it’s grayed out. Why?

On February 10th, there was  change in how eBooks published by Penguin Books are transferred to a Kindle eReader.  They are transferred using an USB cable. These eBooks can be identified in the eMedia Catalog by their link which reads Kindles and free Kindle apps via USB only:

Kindle DX

How do I get library eBooks on my Kindle DX?  I tried using my Internet connection on the Kindle DX and the eBooks will not transfer.

The problem is your Kindle DX does NOT come with WiFi. It ONLY has 3G (check out this Kindle ereaders comparison chart a bit down the page). Library eBooks can not be transferred using 3G to your device.  This is true for any eReader with 3G. You have to use a WiFi system (Libraries offer free WiFi as well as a variety of other local sites including Starbucks and McDonalds).

However, not all is lost!  You can transfer Library eBooks to your Kindle DX using an USB cable and a computer.

  1. Install the Kindle App on your computer.
  2. Checkout a Kindle eBook from the Library
  3. Send it to your computer.
  4. Connect your Kindle DX to the computer with it’s USB cable.
  5. Find the book on your computer and copy it to your Kindle DX.

For more in-depth instructions  see our blog post:  How to Transfer eBooks to your Kindle.

eBooks FAQS, Tips & Tricks

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for our eRead Me Vega – FAQs, Tips and Tricks  blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 15,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 6 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.

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Library eBooks for Kindle eReaders

Do you have a Kindle eReader and want to learn how to get the library eBooks on it?

Here’s our Kindle How to Guide to get you start with library ebooks.

All you need is a Wifi connection and a computer or a tablet to check out ebooks for our eMedia Catalog.

Kindle Fire users can follow this guide as well, the difference is you can do everything directly on your Kindle Fire, no computer needed!