After approving some agreements and other administrative tasks, you're shown a listing of the Kindle books you've purchased. With the Kindle Cloud Reader, you access all the Kindle content you've purchased and can read it via your web browser. It's a virtual Kindle device in a web browser. This solution actually works, and is usable not just on Linux but Chromebooks, and any other computer.
That may be the case but it's not clear how to get an older version. I've seen some blog posts suggesting older versions run okay under Wine. Therefore it seems likely Kindle for PC is not executable under Wine.
It crashed before the first window popped up. Just choose 'deliver to Kindle Cloud Reader' and then click 'Read now in Kindle Cloud Reader' button, the splendid content will directly display in your browser.
It's designed primarily for people who don't have Kindle device or don't want to install any extra software. To try this out, I downloaded it on my macOS system and tried to run the installer. Kindle Cloud Reader is a web app for online reading and library management. The downloaded file might have a name like: KindleForPC-installer-7.exe The same holds true for many other applications. Despite not owning a Windows machine, I can run Enterprise Architect on macOS and do anything with the UML files. For example I need to read UML files created by Enterprise Architect, and the company behind that application have made sure it executes properly under Wine. Wine is an excellent tool for running Windows applications on Linux or macOS systems. Running the Kindle for PC application under Wine? We don't to sound like alarmists, and instead we need to focus on the task rather than getting distracted. Is Amazon sharing what you read with federal agents? In some cases, Amazon has reached into Kindles to delete content - in cases where it was determined a particular book was improperly published. If the app does not open, tap on the Home icon and tap on the cloudLibrary icon to open the app. When asked Do you want to install this application select install and then open. While that's pragmatic, it means keeping a foot in the door of proprietary closed systems that possibly invade your privacy.īuying into the Kindle marketplace is asking for an invasion of privacy. For more information about using audiobooks with 3rd gen fires click here. Amazon makes their Kindle application available for either, and the reading experience is pretty good. That's certainly a pragmatic choice, as is using an Android tablet or iPad.
The generalized questions we need to solve are: This article is part of a series - see How to replace macOS with a fully open source Linux system