What Is My Kindle's Email Address on an iPad?

Kindle Email Address

• Kindle device owners can download books, magazines, newspapers and blogs from the Kindle Store on their device. However, people might have other documents or books from other sources that they want to read on their Kindles. Amazon gives each Kindle an email address so that users can send documents to their Kindles from any computer that's connected to the Internet. Amazon can even convert some documents to a Kindle-friendly format for free.

Kindle and iPad

• Apple's iPad does considerably more things than the Kindle device. The Kindle is primarily used for reading and, with the exception of the main Kindle firmware, does not contain any programs to read documents. The iPad, however, has many apps that users can install to view their other documents. An email address is necessary for Kindle device users to have all of their documents on one device. It is not necessary for Kindle iPad app users as the iPad already has this functionality.

Kindle iPad App

• To get content on your Kindle iPad app, you do not need the app's email address. Due to Apple's app store restrictions, the iPad app does not have access to the Kindle Store. Instead, you have to purchase content from the Kindle Web Store, which you can do on your iPad with the Safari browser. The content you purchase is then available for download in the Archive section of the Kindle app. You can also send content to your iPad from the Manage My Kindle page on Amazon's website.

Email Address Associated With Your Kindle App

• The first time you start the Kindle iPad app, you are prompted to log in to or create an Amazon account. You need to provide an email address and password. The email address you enter is the same one you use to access the Kindle Store on the Web. It is how Amazon knows where to send Kindle content that you purchase. If you forget your login information, you can retrieve it on Amazon's website after passing the security checks.