Do you already own a Kindle or thinking about purchasing one? To day we look at a free E-Reader app from Amazon that allows you to purchase and read books from the Kindle Store, and makes syncing your computer and Kindle easier.
Read anytime, anywhere on your phone, tablet, or computer. Go beyond paper with immersive, built-in features. Turn your phone or tablet into a book with the free Kindle apps for iOS, Android, Mac, and PC. Please be informed that, you can sync your Kindle content between two registered Kindle compatible devices like Kindle, Kindle for PC application etc. Kindle for iPod has Whispersync functionality that lets you see your bookmarks and furthest page read on your Kindle books regardless of which device you use. It’s also good for Kindle e-reader owners who keep most of their books not on the e-reader but in the cloud. There are four steps to back up Kindle books via Kindle desktop app: Download the Kindle desktop application (there are versions for PC and Mac).
Note: Windows Only. Mac version coming soon.
Kindle for PC
This handy E-Reader is completely free and installs quickly.
Once it’s ready to go, you’re prompted to sign into your Amazon account. If you don’t have an account and don’t care to sign up for one, you can continue without registering.
After signing in you will see the user interface with a couple of balloon tips to get you started. The interface is very slick and intuitive compared to other E-Readers out there.
After you have a book loaded, you’ll get navigation controls, bookmarking, and “Go To” which lets you jump to a particular section of the book.
There are 10 different font sizes available.
You can bookmark any page in the book as well.
You can navigate through the pages with your mouse or simply use the arrow keys.
You can access the Jumplist on the Windows 7 taskbar and choose from recent books and other options.
Click on the Menu option on the upper right to access settings, sync items, manage your registered Kindle, and send feedback about the app.
Because it’s in Beta the developers want to hear from you how they can improve it.
Buy and Download a Book
To browse the Amazon store, click on Shop in Kindle Store from the Kindle for PC interface.
When you find something you like, click on the Buy now with 1-click button and make sure its set to deliver to your Kindle for PC.
Then on the order confirmation screen click on the Go to Kindle for PC button to pull up the E-reader.
The Home page of the Kindle comes up and you’ll see what books have been downloaded and can monitor the download progress of the one you just bought.
Notice in the lower left corner of the reader you’ll see that it’s synching and checking for new items.
Another cool thing about the Whisperync feature is it lets you go to the last page you read of a book on the PC, a kindle device, or the iPhone app. So no matter where you read your books, there won’t be the hassle of finding where you left off.
You can sync and check for new items at any time from the button next to the Menu.
Once you start getting a larger collection of books, you can sort them by Title, Author, and Most Recent.
It’s still in Beta, and there isn’t a search feature or the ability to make annotations yet, but overall it works pretty well and is easy to use.
Conclusion
As of this writing it will run on XP, Vista, and Windows 7 but they have a Mac version on the way. Amazon does say the ability to create notes, search, and rotate images in the near future. Another thing to mention is it can make use of the Windows Touch feature in Windows 7, so if you have a touch screen laptop it essentially turns it into a free Kindle too. If you’re holding off on buying a Kindle and want to get a feel for how it all works, Kindle for PC is a good way to get started.
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I have an Amazon Kindle Keyboard, an iPhone, and an iPad.
I have purchased a load of eBooks from the publisher, O'Reilly, and have downloaded them on to the Kindle via USB.
I note these do not show up in my Kindle account on the Amazon website, and nor do they show up on my iPhone's or iPad's Kindle apps.
Is it possible to put non-Amazon eBook purchases into my Kindle account so they show up on all my devices?
migrated from superuser.comApr 27 '12 at 5:51
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4 Answers
You can do this depending on the file type. Install Amazon's Send to Kindle for Mac. It's a free app that lets you send your personal documents to your Kindle devices and Kindle iOS reading apps from your Mac.
You can send using drag and drop, or from the Finder, or from other Mac apps via the 'Send to Kindle' option in the Print menu. You can also choose which devices and apps you want to send to.
The documents you send must be one of these file types:
- Microsoft Word (.DOC, .DOCX)
- PDF (.PDF)
- TXT (.TXT)
- RTF (.RTF)
- JPEG (.JPEG, .JPG)
- GIF (.GIF)
- PNG (.PNG)
- BMP (.BMP)
- MOBI (.MOBI - used for eBooks)
If your file doesn't meet these requirements, you can always use a tool like Calibre to convert it to a compatible type.
When uploading .MOBI eBooks these need to be DRM free.
There's more info on using the app on Amazon's site.
Bryan LubyBryan LubyI purchased an ebook in Mobi format from a seller other than Amazon. I used the Send to Kindle application on my PC to send it to my Kindle device (strangely, by Kindle for PC was not on the list of options - more on this later). It was delivered to my device right away, and I happily read it. I made many highlights (as I often do), and I wanted to see those highlights on my PC to prepare some teaching notes. However, I discovered that the book did not appear on my Kindle for PC. I also checked my history of highlights at https://kindle.amazon.com/your_highlights and they were not there either. I started to worry at this point, thinking that I only ever have access to my highlights on the Kindle device itself.
I called Amazon support and here's what we learned: we went to Manage Your Content and Devices and clicked on YOur Content. The book did not appear under books, but DID appear under Docs. I then clicked on the action button next to my book and clicked the Deliver to: Others link. This brought up a window with a drop-down list of all my devices - except my Kindle for PC or the Amazon Cloud Reader were greyed out. I picked my iPhone, and sure enough the book appeared there with my highlights (yay!). I then went to my iPad (without sending the book there explicitly) and it was there with my highlights again.
Short version: If you send a third-party mobi book to your kindle, it will sync between Kindle apps, but only if they are on a Kindle, iOS or Android device; the cloud reader and PC applications (maybe Mac, too?) will not have the book or its associated notes/highlights.
Kindle On Mac
An excellent way to do this besides the Send To Kindle app is to use your Send To Kindle email address which allows you to send all kinds of files directly to a Kindle device or device running an Kindle app. The best thing to do is to send it to your Kindle cloud account, which has 5 GBS of free space, and from there you can just download to any device using the Cloud tab. To get more info on how to find your email addresses and all that check out this link http://www.amazon.com/gp/sendtokindle/email
It seems Kindle exclusively supports purchased ebook sync as Amazon won't auto sync every sideloaded book. Things are quite different on iPad and iPhone as iBooks supports purchased & non-purchased book sync. However, you must hope to sync betweenyour Kindle and apple device.
Here is a guide exactly concerning how to sync the furthest page among various OS & devices, which does not suit you well but might be of help more or less.