Cannot download book from kindle to my pc

After we purchased some books from Kindle store, those titles will be saved in Kindle cloud. Then whenever we want to read our kindle contents, we can download them from the cloud to our kindle device or kindle app. But how to download Kindle books with easy steps? Why I failed to download the Kindle book for offline reading? Here is the ultimate guide to this topic.

3 Methods to download Kindle contents

How to download Kindle files from the Kindle library onto our devices?

Step 1: Buy Kindle books.

Visit Amazon store official site please. Then shop in Kindle store by searching the Kindle titles you want to read. Buy with 1-click.

We can buy Kindle books on our Kindle devices, or Kindle apps, or directly purchase from online kindle store via opening a browser.

Step 2: Sync and download Kindle titles.

We can read Kindle books with the Kindle eReader (such as Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire HD), or Kindle app (such as Kindle for Mac, Kindle for Android).

By default, all new bought Kindle books will be saved in the Kindle cloud. If we want to download the kindle book from the library to the local devices, we should sync the Kindle first.

Open the Kindle app, tap on "Sync" icon. If you didn't log in the app, register your Kindle first.

On Kindle e-ink and tablet devices, click on "Settings" -> "Sync Your Kindle".

In general, by syncing the Kindle, all books will be saved to your Kindle library (which contains the new books you bought). You can find them by tapping on Cloud/Archives/All tab.

How long does it take to download a Kindle book? I should say this depends on your own network connection status and the book files size. Usually it shows up in 60 seconds or so.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1: Is it possible to bulk download kindle?

A: In fact, there is no option to bulk download Kindle books. We are allowed to download title by title. But with the double-click, it's really pretty fast.

Q: What's the Kindle book download location?

A: Books that downloaded from Kindle e-ink or tablet devices are saved in "Documents" folder. They will be saved as AZW3 or KFX format.

If the kindle contents are synced and downloaded via Kindle for PC/Mac, they will be saved in "My Kindle Content" folder. Usually those files are with .azw suffix.

Kindle for Android books will be PRC or KFX.

Optional method: Download & transfer via USB

If still failed to download your Kindle files to your Kindle devices, we can try this method.

Access "Your Content and Devices", select the book you want to download, click on "Action"(three dots).

Then, select "Download & transfer via USB".

From the new window, select your Kindle (the correct Kindle device name), download.

Optional method 2: Download via Kindle Cloud Reader (Offline)

Kindle Cloud Reader is a web app which is designed for reading Kindle titles without a Kindle. And what's better, it also allows us read kindle titles for offline reading.

1Make sure you are usingthe latest version of Google Chrome/Microsoft Edge browser.

2Log in to Kindle Cloud Reader.

3Open the book and the download will begin soon.

7 Solutions when Kindle books won't download

Above methods are easy to go, but in fact there are many people have met the problem that they are not able to download a Kindle book that they had previously purchased.

So here are 8 solutions when Kindle books won't download.

Solution 1: Shut down and restart your device.

This is the easiest one and it fixs most problems.

Solution 2: Confirm the wifi connection.

Disconnect and reconnect the wifi, confirm it's working .

Solution 3: Sync Kindle again.

Only by syncing Kindle, the new Kindle books can be shown correctly on our device.

Solution 4: Deregister and register again.

If the book or app gets stuck downloading partway, deregister it first (Settings -> Registration -> Deregister).

This will delete all your books from the cloud.

Once registered again, try re-downloading it from the cloud section.

Optional: We can also deregister the device by managing "You Content and Devices".

Solution 5: Fix for Amazon license limit error.

While trying to download a Kindle title on a new device, you may come across an error with Amazon: License Limit Reached.

With most Kindle books, we can only get six copies downloaded to various devices and apps.  If you try to download a book to a seventh device you'll get a license limit exceeded warning. In this situation, you should deregister any old devices that you no longer use (old phones, old copies of the desktop app, etc.).

Simply log into your Amazon account -> Your Content and Devices -> Devices -> Device Actions -> Deregister.

Once that is done, relaunch the kindle app or device and it should open just fine.

Solution 6: Confirm whether the payment method is valid or not.

Check your digital orders first. Make sure the book that you were trying to download was indeed completed by heading over to Amazon.

What's more, it would be better to check your payment settings too. I mean if the default 1-click payment was invalid, the order won't be approved by Amazon.

Solution 7: If you deleted one book by mistake, purchase it again

We all know that we can delete Kindle books from the cloud, but we should also recognize that if deleting contents by this method, we are not able to recover them any more unless purchasing again.

Solution 8: Failed to enable Kindle Cloud Reader offline?

As what I said above, Amazon stopped the downloading option in Kindle Cloud Reader since August, 2020. In other words, it's impossible to download books via kindle cloud reader. Please try above methods.

Download Kindle books to PDF? Of course YES

Most of people wonder how to download Kindle books as PDF. But at the first part I've introduced Kindle common formats in breif, Kindle books are with kindle its own formats, not the PDF or ePub.

But this doesn't mean that we can't achieve this goal. Here highly recommend you use Epubor Ultimate.

See? It helps you convert Kindle to PDF and remove DRM quickly.

Say more, my top pick is downloading kindle books first to your computer and then back up them. Above tools help you back up kindle books with ease.

Angel Dan has covered software online marketing for more than 6 years. She joined Epubor since 2013, covering content writing, affiliate marketing, global brand expansion, video marketing, and business development.