One of my favorite things about the Amazon Kindle app is carrying a massive library of books with me anywhere I go. The one downside to this is all those books take up space on my Android phone. While adding a memory card helps with the space issue, there are books in my Kindle library I’m unlikely to ever read again. In an effort to conserve space on my phone, it’s easier to simply delete books from the Kindle app.
The key thing to keep in mind is that deleting the books from your phone or tablet doesn’t mean they are gone forever. You can always download the books again from your account later if you decide you want to re-read something.
The video above shows you how to delete books from the Kindle Android app, but I’ll also describe the process here as well.
Steps to remove books from the Kindle app
When you open the Kindle app on your Android phone start by making sure you are in the Kindle app on one of the screens that lists books on your device. If you are currently in a book, tap on the screen and then tap the Home icon.
You should see a checkmark in the lower right corner of any of the books downloaded to your device. Press and hold the checkmark on any book you want to remove. This will cause a larger checkmark to show up over the book cover. You can then tap any additional books you want to remove. Once you finish selecting books to remove, tap the trash icon in the upper right corner of the screen. This instantly removes the books from your device, while keeping them in your Kindle account and cloud library.
If you ever want to add a PDF to your Kindle app, we’ve got a tutorial for that too.
