No privacy whatsoever

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DH agreed to buy his mums kindle on my Amazon account as we were buying one anyway for dd's birthday.
MIL informs me a few days later that until she registered it in her name she could see all my books.
That's right, ALL my books.

AIBU to think that Amazon should ask you first before dumping a load of books on your new device. I will never live this down.

Oh no! No advice but hope you find a way round it and are not too mortified. Although Iam intrigued by your reading list

What were you reading?!

Oh no! Criiiiiinge

Lawks, I have some very...interesting.. books on my kindle. I'd be

Amazon asks if it is for you or a gift. I guess in this case you DH didn't change from the default.

Ask her did she like what she saw with a couple of

That's what she gets for being a cock and mentioning it to you.

They do ask if the device is a gift - which then won't be automatically registered to your account and loaded with your library. Wouldn't want my MIL to see my 600+ library of books either - she might question why the hoovering has not been done but I have enough time to read all these books!

What are you reading?!

To be honest, I would be mortified too but I would also start downloading all sorts now I know she can see.

Oh dear, that's not a good thing at all. Cringing just thinking about that.

A person's Kindle should be sacred!

Knew it was somehow DHs fault. Will tell him so once he stops laughing.
What was I reading? Lots of good mind enhancing stuff with the odd erotic romance thrown in.

Poor you. I don't have anything too bad on my reading list, but I do have a lot of law, medical, dentistry, books books in many different languages and children's books online so they would probably get a headache. I just don't like romance. I have some fiction, but not really too much about romance

What if you'd had "Dealing with Toxic in-laws" or something?

Yes, it always asks when you buy the kindle whether it's for you for this very reason!

OP, I feel your pain - the kids sometimes use my kindle and have a little snigger at some of the titles..

Benlui. I guess it could have been worse.

It can always be worse...

Holy crap I'd be mortified! My kindle must NEVER be seen by anyone. I guard it with my life because it's choc full of 50 shades of grey type rubbish! Real smutty, ridiculous crap but oh so addictive and I love that shit.

Get the device back and reset it to a new account asap!

My DM gave me her Kindle last year and said anytime I want books, just to add them onto her account.
I looked at the books already loaded, even read a few.
Can't look her in the eyes again

What books would end in "no privacy at all?". I put all my books in the bookshelves and have the odd clearout where they go to a charity shop. Most of my friends and neighbours do likewise. I think we may be missing something as all we swop is recipes.

Crumbs the whole wonderful point about a Kindle is that you buy all sorts of interesting things you'd never put on your bookshelves.

Not necessarily anything risqué but things that give rather more of an insight into one's psyche than you might be happy displaying on your living room shelves.

I am constantly ridiculed as a Luddite for having an extensive paper library and adding to it weekly. At least I can hide my dirtiest secrets within the deepest bookcase.

Vindicated

Crumbs1, what the kids are taking my sanity said.
I read well written fantastic books usually recommended by book club or my mum, but when it all gets a bit stressful, I resort to real crappy romance novels that take no effort or erotica (luckily nothing to weird).

My mums kindle in connected to my account. I told her not to bother downloading 50 shades as I had got fed up before the sexy but got started. A few weeks later she rang to tell me she agreed.

Have you a library of Black Lace erotica on there?! Bondage, threesomes etc?
That's off of Amazon, but doesn't surprise me as if you buy something off there and it's a present so you obviously don't want people to see it, it will automatically post your purchase to Facebook unless you specifically tell it not to!
Not on I agree.

Good gracious, is that all? I'm not so ancient I don't understand downloading but since I lent my 81 year old mother in law 50 shades, I think the need for privacy is overrated. She only wanted to shock her bridge group. It wasn't literature. Yes, I suppose I would be embarrassed if anyone saw something like a Mills and Boon on the bookshelf; KS is fine though.

Is your DD's also linked?!