Can I read an e-book on multiple devices?

If you want to read the same e-book on multiple devices at the same time, it will only work under certain circumstances. Get an overview of how you can read an e-book on more than one device at the same time, and what to look out for to avoid problems.

Reading e-books on multiple devices

Generally, you can read e-books not only on an e-book reader like Kindle or Tolino, but also on your smartphone, tablet or computer. In addition, you can read the same e-book on multiple devices at the same time.

• E-books are often synchronized via a cloud service so that you can pick up where you left off when you change devices, for example. To avoid complications, you should disable this feature if multiple users are reading the same book.
• The comptability of e-books can also become problematic. Amazon Kindle books, for example, are in one of Amazon's own formats (AZW, AZW3 or MOBI) and can only be opened with Kindle devices or the with the help of the Kindle app. To open Kindle books on devices other than Kindle readers and without the Kindle app, you need to convert the book to another file format.

Convert E-books: With this tool it works

If you want to convert e-books to another file format, it works comfortably from the computer using the free software Calibre. In Calibre you can manage your e-books from Amazon, Thalia or other e-book stores in a large library and convert them into all appropriate formats.