How to Buy Kindle or Audible Books on iPhone or iPad

Author: Harry Guinness / Source: howtogeek.com

If you’ve ever tried to buy a book from the Kindle or Audible app on your iPhone or iPad, you might have been surprised that there’s no store in the app. Instead, you have to go to Amazon’s website, buy the book, and send it to your app.

Why doesn’t the Kindle app have a built-in way to buy books?

In a word: money. Apple takes a 30% cut of all digital goods sold through iOS. This covers stuff like apps and songs, but it also includes things like eBooks sold through third-party apps. If Amazon included a Kindle store in the Kindle app—or even in their Amazon shopping app—then they’d have to pay Apple 30% of the price of every purchase. Some companies, like Google, get around this by charging people who buy things through an iOS app 30% more, but that’s not Amazon’s way.

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How to Buy a Kindle Book On Your iPhone or iPad

To buy a Kindle book on your iPhone or iPad, you have to exit the app and head to Amazon’s website in your mobile browser. After signing in, click the “Departments” link, and then head to the Kindle Store. You can also go straight to Amazon.com/Kindle-eBooks/.