# Upgrading from Kindle to iPod **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 25, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-from-kindle-to-ipod/616765 "2012-03-25T15:08:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-from-kindle-to-ipod/616765/1 "2012-03-25T15:08:37Z")
I currently have a Kindle DX (the large one) and am mostly happy with it. But it does not do color magazines. If I get an iPod and install Kindle software on it, do I get to keep all my digital content? ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2012, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-from-kindle-to-ipod/616765/2 "2012-03-25T15:54:18Z")
iPod? The screens are pretty tiny on them. Don’t you mean iP_a_d? ---
**Author:** ![sandra\_nz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@sandra\_nz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sandra_nz)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2012, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-from-kindle-to-ipod/616765/3 "2012-03-25T16:00:12Z")
I’m assuming you mean iPad. And yes, you can re-download your purchases onto your iPad. ---
**Author:** ![Terr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/839c29/32.png) [@Terr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terr)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2012, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-from-kindle-to-ipod/616765/4 "2012-03-25T16:04:18Z")
E-ink is radically different from LCD displays. I find that I can read e-ink forever. LCD tires my eyes out after a while. ---
**Author:** ![zombywoof](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/9e8a1a/32.png) [@zombywoof](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zombywoof)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2012, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-from-kindle-to-ipod/616765/5 "2012-03-25T21:34:26Z")
I believe magazines subscribed to through Amazon can only be read on one Kindle device, so you’d have to “deregister” and delete the content from the DX in order to view it on the iPad/iPod (for books I think you can have the content on up to 6 devices). ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2012, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-from-kindle-to-ipod/616765/6 "2012-03-25T22:56:48Z")
I have two Kindles and an iPad and have common content on all of them, as well as an iMac and an iPhone. It all works great. To see Kindle content on an iPad or iPhone one must put the free Kindle app from the app store on it, but it all works smoothly. The Kindle app on a portable device does not support shopping at the store, so you need to do that with something else such as the Kindle (hardware). I am not sure how you’re supposed to get Kindle content into the Kindle reader on an iPad if you do not have something else such as a Kindle (hardware), or the Kindle reader software on your Mac or PC. Must confess, tho, I do not use these for magazines. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-from-kindle-to-ipod/616765/7 "2012-03-26T01:24:02Z")
You can’t shop for material from within the Kindle app, but you can shop for books using the Safari browser on your device. Go to the Kindle store on [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com), select a book, and make sure your device, iPhone/iPad/Blackberry or whichever is registered, and click “Buy for $x.xx” Your selection will be sent directly to your device and you can start reading it in the Kindle app. ---
**Author:** ![Modevo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Modevo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Modevo)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-from-kindle-to-ipod/616765/8 "2012-03-26T02:02:02Z")
I find the e-ink screen on the Kindle to be more comfortable reading from than LCD’s such as the Kindle Fire or iPad. The iPad has a lot more functions though, will all those apps and whatnot. ---
**Author:** ![Napier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Napier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Napier)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-from-kindle-to-ipod/616765/9 "2012-03-26T03:37:11Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > You can’t shop for material from within the Kindle app, but you can shop for books using the Safari browser on your device. Go to the Kindle store on [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com), select a book, and make sure your device, iPhone/iPad/Blackberry or whichever is registered, and click “Buy for $x.xx” Your selection will be sent directly to your device and you can start reading it in the Kindle app. Right! I forgot this way. Thanks. It works fine. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-from-kindle-to-ipod/616765/10 "2012-03-26T15:10:17Z")
Thank you all. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-from-kindle-to-ipod/616765/11 "2012-03-26T15:38:49Z")
> [@zombywoof](#): > > I believe magazines subscribed to through Amazon can only be read on one Kindle device, so you’d have to “deregister” and delete the content from the DX in order to view it on the iPad/iPod (for books I think you can have the content on up to 6 devices). This is no longer true. I have a subscription to the Economist on my Kindle, and I read it on my Kindle and also on my Android Kindle Reader. I couldn’t do this when I first got my Kindle last year, but they seem to have made the change without fanfare. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-from-kindle-to-ipod/616765/12 "2012-03-26T16:47:33Z")
> [@cochrane](#): > > You can’t shop for material from within the Kindle app, but you can shop for books using the Safari browser on your device. …or just by using the Internet Explorer/Firefox/Chrome/whatever browser you use on your ordinary, old-fashioned computer to visit [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com). ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-from-kindle-to-ipod/616765/13 "2012-03-26T17:15:15Z")
> [@Napier](#): > > I have two Kindles and an iPad and have common content on all of them, as well as an iMac and an iPhone. It all works great. To see Kindle content on an iPad or iPhone one must put the free Kindle app from the app store on it, but it all works smoothly. The Kindle app on a portable device does not support shopping at the store, so you need to do that with something else such as the Kindle (hardware). I am not sure how you’re supposed to get Kindle content into the Kindle reader on an iPad if you do not have something else such as a Kindle (hardware), or the Kindle reader software on your Mac or PC. > Must confess, tho, I do not use these for magazines. You can purchase directly from the Amazon store via your browser, on the PC or on your handheld’s browser. ---
**Author:** ![md2000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/73ab20/32.png) [@md2000](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/md2000)\ **Post date:** [March 26, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-from-kindle-to-ipod/616765/14 "2012-03-26T19:05:06Z")
I have a Kindle and 2 iPads and 3 iPhones, and Kindle app works and shares on them all, including the iPhones and iPads, including periodical subscriptions. I believe the problem is this - Apple decreed that all purchases, subscriptions, etc. performed by apps must go through the Apple Store, where they would rake off their 30% pound of flesh. Amazon was not about to give up this much, so they found that they met the terms an conditions provided they took the “browse store” and “buy” buttons out of the app. As mentioned you can still buy from any regular browser, it goes into the archive, and you can download from that archive to any kindle/app. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/upgrading-from-kindle-to-ipod/616765/15 "2012-03-27T02:23:23Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > …or just by using the Internet Explorer/Firefox/Chrome/whatever browser you use on your ordinary, old-fashioned computer to visit [Amazon.com](http://Amazon.com). Which might not be available if you’re away from home and already have your smartphone in your hand. Why wait until you get home if you don’t have to?