Questions tagged [amazon]
Amazon is one of the bigger publishers of electronic books and has developed multiple electronic ebook devices (kindle). Questions tagged amazon can include publishing policies, ebooks available at Amazon. Device specific questions should be tagged "Kindle".
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how to extract notes from a mobi book?
How can I extract highlighted text, stored in a .mbp file?
This specific book was sent to the Kindle as a .mobi converted from an EPUB. Is there maybe an operation to regenerate My Clippings? Or, ...
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report for purchased Kindle material?
How do I see only purchased items with a value greater than zero?
https://www.quora.com/How-can-I-view-my-all-time-Kindle-purchase-history
shows all "purchased" items, including free material. A ...
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kindle users guide requires registration to read?
A newly acquired Kindle running Firmware 5.8.9.0.1 has a Kindle Users Guide, Third Edition on the home screen. Opening this just leads to "register your kindle."
How can I read the manual without ...
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What are the negatives of linking a Kindle to an account?
What are the cons to register a Kindle with an Amazon account? Not so much whether a Kindle is usable, nor whether account is required but, once account is linked to a device, what then are the ...
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Is it legal to create an ebook from the book I bought and sell it? [closed]
This book is copyrighted 2011, can I make it to an ebook and sell it online?
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self-hosted, self-updating book repository
My Amazon Kindle synchronizes with my Amazon library. Additionally, I have a Calibre library, which publishes its contents via a web server. As far as I know, you can only copy books from the server,...
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Cannot highlight text on my Kindle Paperwhite using a sample ebook
I have a sample ebook from Amazon on my Kindle Paperwhite but I cannot highlight its text due to the option being grayed out. Is there a way to fix this?
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How does the kindle define how many "book size dots" to display?
You ever notice how the lot dots on the Kindle that indicate how big the work is are not really all that helpful? I think there are like 4 sizes, but all the little dots make you think there are more ...
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Can I publish my book (paperback) using createSpace if I already initiated paperback and published Kindle edition in Amazon?
I have published my ebook in all Amazon websites (US UK DE FR ES IT NL JP BR CA MX AU IN). I also initiated paperback through Amazon.
Unfortunately for Amazon India paperback option was not ...
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How are Kindle standard pages calculated?
How does Amazon Kindle count a standard page?
Or, if I may ask more specifically:
What is a believable range of character lengths for a standard page as calculated for Amazon Kindle?
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Kindle paperwhite ver.5.7.2.1 - how to bring back one-click book open?
I've recently upgraded (automatically) my PW2 to the specified software version and I just hate some of the new "features" of it. For example(the worst thing I found and could not fix yet), the book ...
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Red ants entered Amazon Kindle 7 generation [closed]
My amazon kindle is of 7th generation. I have found that red ants have entered my kindle through the data transfer slot. How should I get rid of them before they damage my kindle?
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Can I use Kindle to read research papers?
I want to be able to read research papers and if you have ever seen one they have two columns of text per page, does the Kindle format this is a user friendly way?
Can it display any article from the ...
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My Amazon book does not have links from ToC to chapters, why?
I recently wrote a book. The book is published. When I looked over the result, I found out that the Table of Contents does not have links going to the individual chapters (and sections within ...
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How to discover/work around a limited number of devices for Kindle ebooks?
After reading Nathan's answer to this question, I was surprised that there was a limit on the number of devices you can download book to. I'm assuming this is controlled by Amazon but I would like to ...
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Is there a way to share my Amazon eBook collection with other family members?
I have a decent sized collection of Amazon eBooks with a few titles that my family (siblings, parents) are interested in reading. Unfortunately, we all have our own Amazon accounts. Is there any way ...
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Where does Kindle Cloud Reader keeps downloaded books, under Linux?
I'm a Linux Mint user and I use the Kindle Cloud Reader app for Google Chrome to read ebooks linked to my Amazon account.
I'd like to know where does this app, on my computer, stores the ebooks that ...
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What is Premium SSL download service that required to download some ebooks [closed]
I was asked to get an ebook online from a specific company other than amazon with zero cost expect you need to make a payment, its a simple payment for something called "Premium SSL download service"....
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Is it necessary/possible to specifically target foreign-language "editions" of amazon?
In addition to the original English, there are language-specific Amazon sites, such as, for Spanish, https://www.amazon.es/
I have created some bilingual books of works in the public domain, such as ...
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Kindle Paperwhite Repair Code 2
One of my Kindle Paperwhite's recently came up with "Your Kindle needs repair" with a Repair Code 2.
Amazon instantly sent out a new device, no questions asked (bit odd). Which is great, but they ...
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Pricing a kids book on Amazon KDP
I am trying to price an illustrated children's book on Amazon KDP. The MINIMUM price Amazon accepts seems to be $1.99--although I want to make it 0.99. Are there restrictions to doing so for a kids' ...
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kindle paperwhite 2 check email over 3g
I am still unable to get an answer to this question: Can I check email and do other web-browsing activities with the kindle paperwhite 2 (of course with poor quality viewing experience) over 3g? I ...
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Do I need an Amazon account to use a Kindle?
I am looking to buy a Kindle Paperwhite (7th gen). Do I need an Amazon account for it to work? I just want to put books on it from my PC. I cannot create an Amazon Account because I have no credit ...
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When shopping for ebooks on Amazon how do I tell if they have DRM?
Some books sold on Amazon have DRM and some do not. But "DRM" is not listed anyplace on the book descriptions that I have been able to find. How can I know before I buy an ebook from Amazon if it ...
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How to get book list from amazon clouddrive?
I am sure that this is an obvious question. And that was already asked. But I can not find it. So first I apologize in advance for possible duplicate.
I have on amazon.com/clouddrive a lot of books....
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Can Amazon know about the books I upload to my Kindle device?
One user can upload her/his own ebook files onto a Kindle device .
I'd want to know if Amazon is able to know what you are uploading on the device or not.
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What device is Amazon basing their error location on?
I've always wondered where the error location in the Amazon reworks list is using when the emulator is not very good for testing and all their devices are different sizes causing pagination to become ...
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How to login to windows 8 kindle app
I have an account on amazon.ca and I can login properly and it works to buy and read books from the kindle store. But when I go onto the kindle app for windows 8.1, it says that there is no account ...
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Is it possible to sell PDF as Kindle books on Amazon?
I have a book that has a fixed layout, so it's not really easy to transfer it to ePub format (no one can manage to do that). I'm thinking of selling it as a PDF.
Is it possible to sell it as a ...
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Does Amazon provide subscription service for magazines?
I would like to know if Amazon provides any subscription service for Magazines to be able to read on my Kindle devices!
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Does Amazon accept fixed layout ePubs?
Since Amazon offers conversion on their site from an .epub file to .mobi file do they support fixed layout ePubs or is it only for KF8 files?
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Is there a way to read kindle books on Windows which do not support Windows?
I read on multiple devices: Windows, Mac, iPad, Android Phone, even an old Kindle DX all from Amazon.
One problem I have is some books seem to be designed to work only on some devices. I suspect the ...
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Which distributor do authors prefer I purchase from?
I own a Kindle Paperwhite, and until now I've unthinkingly bought all my ebooks from Amazon.
It recently occurred to me that since ebook distributors take on no risk when making a book available, it ...
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How much does Amazon make on Royalties earned but not paid?
A recent answer here indicates Amazon has a pretty restrictive payment policy. So minor authors selling books in multiple countries could have hundreds of dollars due them that have not yet hit the '...
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Royalties on self-published ebooks on Amazon
Do you get your royalties as a one-off payment, or you are paid per sale of each publication on an ongoing basis?
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What triggers the "adult" designation on Amazon Kindle books (romance genre)?
I do software development for an ebook publisher specializing in Romance novels. One thing we encounter from time to time is that a book gets classified by Amazon as "adult". That effectively removes ...
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Amazon eBook Self-Publishing vs Major Publishing Houses
Quick question for anyone who has some insight... Do the major publishing houses have a different process for publishing ebooks through Amazon than "independent" publishers? I get the feeling that, ...
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Green key associated with mobi file in Kindle File Folder
I downloaded a mobi file from a public forum but when I copied the file to my Kindle, I don't see in the list of books available for reading. So when I looked back in the PC, the files, I see a key ...
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Deliver Emailed or Converted Books to Amazon Cloud Reader and PC Reader
I use the Amazon Cloud Reader and PC Reader, but I can only view books purchased through Amazon in them. In fact, it won't let me deliver other books - those I emailed to Amazon for conversion or ...
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How do I delete a book off of my Kindle account?
I've noticed that once you buy a book on a kindle account, it's there forever! You can't shake it. How do I get rid of a book on a kindle account?
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How do I publish a book permanently free on Amazon
I have tried to publish a book permanently free on Amazon but I couldn't. I have seen many books on Kindle that seems to be permanently free. How do I publish a book on Kindle and keep it free forever?...
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Taxes on money made publishing on Amazon by a non-US/UK resident
I'm working on self-publishing a book on Amazon. I'm in South Africa, and don't have a bank account in the UK or US. I know Amazon will send a check. I'm curious if anyone knows anything about how ...
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Formatting Table of Contents in epub using HTML TOC or Logical TOC and how to include TOCs in <spine>
I am trying to create an epub file (in epub 3), and will be using KindleGen to convert it into kindle's mobi format. At the moment I was working on the table of contents files, and there were a few ...
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Is it possible to get rid of the search button (magnifying glass) from the bottom bar?
The Kindle Fire has a feature through which you can search your collections or the web at the touch of a button. This component can be accessed from the bottom bar, where the home, back, and favorite ...
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How can I get access to my personal documents on Amazon for my Kindle?
I used to sync my personal documents to my Kindle via Amazon website "Manage my Kindle". Unfortunately there has been an update to Amazon’s website and there, under Manage my Kindle, I simply cannot ...
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What is "text to speech"?
I see some kindle books advertised on Amazon that say "text-to-speech: Enabled" what is this? How is it different from an audio book?
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AWZ3 conversion not working
I'm attempting to convert a 26 meg AZW3 file to XML or HTML or TXT.
I've tried a few online conversion sites, unfortunately they always fail with a very generic error message.
I've installed Calibre ...
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How do I shop for only DRM free books on Amazon?
I know how to tell if a book on Amazon is DRM free. There are lots of ways to sort, and filter books to just ones I am interested in on Amazon. I want to also be able to limit to books that I would ...
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Would extracting the Kindle highlights from the 'my clippings' file break some usage policy?
I read all sort of things on my kindle, not only ebooks bought on Amazon, so often I want to get hold of the highlights and use them as notes or memories of what I've read (think there are online apps ...
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This title is not currently available for purchase?
I have been primarily reading eBooks using Play Books on my Android tablet, however today I tried out the Amazon Kindle app and tried to download some of their free eBooks to test it out and compare ...
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