# Huh, so I can permenantly delete books from my Kindle library? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 22, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-so-i-can-permenantly-delete-books-from-my-kindle-library/589991 "2011-07-22T15:31:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-so-i-can-permenantly-delete-books-from-my-kindle-library/589991/1 "2011-07-22T15:31:16Z")
I had no idea that I could get rid of a book forever, versus just archiving it. So, goodbye 4-Hour Body, you obnoxious turd of a book! For months I have been seeing that partly read waste of time taking up space within my Kindle archives, always reminding me of the time I stupidly took the advice of a podcast and bought that damn rag of a book. Never more shall my eyes come across that stupid title amongst all the greats that reside in my Kindle archives. Be gone for good, and never darken the hallowed halls that are my Kindle archives! Well, I feel much better now. ---
**Author:** ![curious11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ac91a4/32.png) [@curious11](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/curious11)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-so-i-can-permenantly-delete-books-from-my-kindle-library/589991/2 "2011-07-22T17:58:22Z")
> [@sparky\_1](#): > > I had no idea that I could get rid of a book forever, versus just archiving it. So, goodbye 4-Hour Body, you obnoxious turd of a book! Is there a way to “return” a book bought for a Kindle? Is there a way to “trade” or “Swap” a book bought for a Kindle? ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-so-i-can-permenantly-delete-books-from-my-kindle-library/589991/3 "2011-07-22T18:02:57Z")
I don’t think you can trade or sell a Kindle book, which kind of sucks. ---
**Author:** ![Edward\_The\_Head](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ce73a5/32.png) [@Edward\_The\_Head](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edward_The_Head)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-so-i-can-permenantly-delete-books-from-my-kindle-library/589991/4 "2011-07-22T18:14:41Z")
Are you not going to tell us how? I always wondered why they have an archive when I told it to get rid of it. I mean really, what’s the point. ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-so-i-can-permenantly-delete-books-from-my-kindle-library/589991/5 "2011-07-22T18:18:09Z")
> [@Edward\_The\_Head](#): > > Are you not going to tell us how? I always wondered why they have an archive when I told it to get rid of it. I mean really, what’s the point. You sign into your account at Amazon, then go to Manage Digital Content (?). It’ll list all the books with an option to permanently delete. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-so-i-can-permenantly-delete-books-from-my-kindle-library/589991/6 "2011-07-22T18:37:46Z")
Just sliding this over to Cafe Society (from MPSIMS). ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-so-i-can-permenantly-delete-books-from-my-kindle-library/589991/7 "2011-07-22T21:01:56Z")
I wonder if you have a change of heart would recovering it be as simple a redownloading it or would you have to buy it again? ---
**Author:** ![sparky\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/77aa72/32.png) [@sparky\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sparky_1)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2011, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-so-i-can-permenantly-delete-books-from-my-kindle-library/589991/8 "2011-07-22T22:31:56Z")
> [@Quimby](#): > > I wonder if you have a change of heart would recovering it be as simple a redownloading it or would you have to buy it again? I imagine when it’s gone, it’s gone. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-so-i-can-permenantly-delete-books-from-my-kindle-library/589991/9 "2011-07-23T11:25:07Z")
If Apple, the Ice Queen of the computing world, will let you redownload apps you’ve previously paid for, I’d think Amazon would. But I don’t have a Kindle. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-so-i-can-permenantly-delete-books-from-my-kindle-library/589991/10 "2011-07-23T14:43:56Z")
> [@chaoticbear](#): > > If Apple, the Ice Queen of the computing world, will let you redownload apps you’ve previously paid for, I’d think Amazon would. > > But I don’t have a Kindle. 😕 I guess it depends on whether we are buying a file or the right to download a file. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2011, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-so-i-can-permenantly-delete-books-from-my-kindle-library/589991/11 "2011-07-23T17:40:08Z")
Actually, I guess I was wrong: under “Permanently remove an item from Your Kindle Library and Archived Items” ([link](http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=help_search_1-10?ie=UTF8&nodeId=200375710&qid=1311441946&sr=1-10)), it says: > [@Amazon](#): > > Locate the item you wish to download from the Your Kindle Library list. Filter your view or search your library to quickly find the item. > > Click the Actions button and choose “Delete from library” to permanently remove the title item from your account and Archived Items. > > **Note that after the title is removed from your account, you will no longer have access to re-download this title unless you re-purchase it.** Existing copies of this title already on your device will not be removed unless you choose to delete them. For more information on removing content from your device please see Removing Kindle Content. (bolding mine) ---
**Author:** ![Blackberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ecd19e/32.png) [@Blackberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackberry)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2011, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/huh-so-i-can-permenantly-delete-books-from-my-kindle-library/589991/12 "2011-07-24T10:04:28Z")
> [@curious11](#): > > Is there a way to “return” a book bought for a Kindle? You can return any Kindle book bought from Amazon within 7 days of purchase by clicking on “Contact Us” on the Kindle help page and just sending them a message that you want to return it.