Questions tagged [kindle]
A brand of e-book readers and tablet devices produced by Amazon.
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Disable clicking links on Kindle books
I have a Kindle Paperwhite. Frequently when reading technical books (i.e. Docker for Rails Developers, I tap to go to the next page, but accidentally click a hyperlink in the content, which jumps me ...
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kindlegen dictionary creation
Hi I am trying to create a dictionary for my kindle.
It is quite a large one, and I've splitted into 16 files each of them are around 20mb. While I am trying to generate the dictionary, kindlegen ...
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How to display clock on lock screen?
On a Kindle 5.12.3, I can see no option to customize the lock screen.
can I set the lock screen to display the current time?
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Is it possible (and how do I do it) to set up my Kindle to talk to Calibre over Wifi, instead of talking to Amazon?
I have a Kindle Paperwhite. I also have Calibre, and a goodly number of DRM free ebooks that have nothing to do with Amazon. I'd like to be able to transfer these to the Kindle without the hassle of ...
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how to redeem Amazon gift cards on a Kindle?
I currently have some money in my Amazon account purchased through an Amazon gift card and can redeem an additional card through the web interface. I have redeemed cards directly on the kindle, but ...
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Syncing highlights made on kindle with kindle for Mac
I have a Kindle Paperwhite, on which I've transferred books from my Mac using calibre. While reading on my kindle, I've made some notes and highlights. How do I go about syncing these highlights and ...
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Kindle's sync doesn't recognize personal documents not sent via e-mail
I've added documents to my Kindle directly through my computer by connecting the Kindle to it using a USB cable.
Are these documents supposed to show up in synced documents (under Manage Your Content ...
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Fix Kindle paperwhite wifi version
I have a Kindle Paperwhite wifi version that I had bought way back in 2014 on amazon.in. The problem is it is no more opeinig and is literally a brick. A large battery with a '! ' mark over it is ...
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If you purchased this item from Amazon, delete the item and download it from the Cloud
I'll probably end up asking Amazon for a refund on:
XQuery: Search Across a Variety of XML Data
Product details
Paperback: 762 pages
Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 2 edition (Jan. 7 2016)
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How to generate Kindle AZK on the command line from mobi/epub?
I'm trying to generate an AZK file from the command line.
I need an AZK file because I need to test my Kindle books on iOS devices. These books are in Japanese, which currently is not supported for ...
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how to convert a wikibook to e-pub or mobi?
Not strictly a Kindle question, e-pub would work. PDF isn't suitable.
How can I get a wikibook, in full, on my Kindle?
Kindle support
I know it's been a bit of time, but maybe it's time to ...
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Two Kindles synced to same account - reading location being shared, but not Kindle content?
I have two Kindles (both 10th Generation Paperwhite) and one Amazon account.
Both Kindles are registered to the one Amazon account and I have enabled Whispersync in my Amazon settings.
However, if ...
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how to use send to Kindle with lengthy web pages?
What's the simplest solution to send a long web page to a Kindle device? Normally I use five filters, but it sometimes barfs. In this case I'm guessing it's simply the size of the page.
I'm looking ...
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Transferring “copied to kindle” mobi ebook files from one iPad to another
I just upgraded my iPad and have the kindle app on both. My problem is that I have a lot of ebooks stored on my old iPad that were sent to me as advance reader copies via bookfunnel etc. that were ...
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What are the consequences of changing my Kindle's region?
I used to live in the US, but now I live in Germany. I own a lot of books on the US Amazon site.
I'd like to switch my Kindle to Germany so I can purchase books in German...but if I do, what happens ...
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Is it possible to sync reading status to Goodreads from only one Kindle on an account?
There are two first generation Kindle Paperwhites linked to my Amazon account; one is mine and the other is my wife's. I use Goodreads to track my reading but my wife does not; my problem is that ...
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How do I filter out read items in a collection in Kindle?
I read a lot of short material on my Kindle Oasis, which I add to a collection to remember reading them later. I want a way to get rid of read items in this collection.
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log of e-books sent via e-mail from Calibre
Where can I find or generate Calibre logs for converted books and sent e-mails?
I see a pop-up for success/failure, which is good, but...sometimes the send fails. Almost always re-sending the mobi ...
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How to choose where/which to buy ebook/book online?
When searching for George Orwell's 1984, different results appear where one can buy the book. Like on kindle, or at play store here and here.
Can someone help me understand as to
why all the options ...
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Send bought books to kindle as books and not documents
I bought a book in another store "The Pragmatic Bookshelf" and I want to deliver the content to my Kindle as a Book. When I send to it, it is recognized as Document. Is there a way to do that?
I send ...
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Export annotations from (non Amazon) book on kindle
I imported a manuscript (not published by Amazon, or anyone else, at least yet) into my Kindle and used the annotation feature to note down corrections to be made.
I would now like to send the ...
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How can I download a TED transcript to a Kindle Paperwhite
How can I download a TED transcript to a Kindle Paperwhite so I am able to read the entire presentation, not just the introduction or synopsis (as I am seeing now)?
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Unlock Demo Mode Kindle Oasis 2
I would like to remove the demo firmware from a Kindle Oasis 2 and replace it with functional firmware. Is anyone aware of how I may go about doing this?
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Kindle Touch 4th Generation does not render published font correctly
I am using Calibre to create an ebook in Urdu language. The language is written from right to left. The whole book is in Unicode and uses UTF-8 encoding. If I open the book in TextEdit on Mac. Mac own ...
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Remove Kindle special offers as a gift
I found a deal on a Kindle with special offers that I want to send to someone for a gift. I don't have access to their Amazon account. Can I send them something like a voucher to remove (or just ...
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Kindle's sleep mode: keeping last page on screen
Since it is E-ink, is there a way to keep the last page read on screen instead of screensaver/ad?
(And if not, why not? it is a killer feature...)
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Can an ebook on essays sell good on amazon/kindle?
I am a newbie writer, and I am thinking of writing an ebook on collection of essays, and i need to know whether such genre sell good on amazon/kindle?
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How can I transfer data from kindle to computer without a cable?
I use kindle without using a USB cable most times. But when I want to export the myclippings.txt file, I have to use a cable to connect to computer.
I know there is a quick way to export notes, which ...
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what native fonts are there on a kindle? [duplicate]
I would like to publish an ebook which uses different fonts, but I don't want neither to embed them in the .mobi file nor have the user download them.
I am fairly sure that somewhere there should be ...
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How can I fix this kindle?
I tried to turn on my kindle DX and I found it in this state:
The screen was normal prior to that with no anomalies.The external screen is fine with no cracks or scratches.
What I remember one day ...
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Can you access Audible through Kindle for kids on the Paperwhite?
I am looking at getting a PaperWhite for my daughter, and it would be good to access Audible through it, which is a feature of the new Paperwhite.
However, it doesn't say if it is available anywhere ...
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How to get number of locations of a Kindle ebook programatically?
I've been googling around for some time but couldn't find absolutely any clue. I have an ebook file in mobi format and would like get the number of locations of this ebook. I want to do it ...
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Improve 'Look Inside' view of the Kindle mobi eBook in Amazon
I want to improve the "Look Inside" view of the Kindle ebook.
When I click on the eBook Cover in Amazon, the "Look Inside" window appears. Although I have split the book into separate files at each ...
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Kindle Create and full page images
I use the kindle plugin for MS Word and Kindle Create from Amazon. I have several images in my book, which I want to always take up a full page with maximum size (margins are okay), independent of the ...
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How to convert jarirreader format to PDF/Mobi
I do have a book extension is .jarirreader from https://jarirreader.com/
However I can't read / convert the book unless i open it with there app.
here is the book structure.
Images contains the ...
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Drop caps on kindle (paperwhite)
I'm working on an ebook and struggling to make a 3 line tall drop cap work on the actual kindle. It looks great in the kindle previewer. But when I try it on the kindle the drop cap is about 2x too ...
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I would like to view full cover of converted pdf ebook originally purchased on Kindle Store
I would like to view full cover of pdf ebook originally purchased on Kindle Store and then converted with Ultimate. I see the thumbnail on my adobe reader app on my ios device. I would like to know ...
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How to send web pages to a Kindle from Firefox?
I'm looking to send web pages to a Kindle from Firefox, so am looking at:
https://www.online-convert.com/
Unlike Calibre, there's no convenient share button. There is an upload button for "the ...
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Using Kindle for Windows 10 with NordVPN
I use the Kindle for PC app on Windows 10 to read ebooks. I'm reasonably happy with it (although it keeps losing the collections I create!)
Let me state that again: I'm talking about the Kindle PC ...
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Where to go for ebook suggestions?
I'm aware of Goodreads but would be interested in recommendations for where to go for book recommendations, across categories. Certainly there were many articles and lists of books from the end of ...
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How can I turn my hardcover book into a digital copy?
I have several books that I love reading but because of my asthma I would need them in digital format. The paper back is too old and would affect me. I tried to find one of them in digital format but ...
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Calibre can optionally use a server to send mail
I tried calibre share/send to, but it failed with:
Sending failed...
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/calibre/calibre/gui2/email.py", line 44, in run
self.func(*self.args)
I ...
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How to update the firmware for a K3 Kindle keyboard from Linux?
From Linux, how do I update a K3 Kindle from 3.4 to 3.4.2 version?
This is a slightly different question than previous because it's Linux specific.
My device is:
Kindle Keyboard 3G (Free 3G + Wi-...
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Your Kindle is unable to connect at this time
Dealing with a new used K3 keyboard Kindle, it connects wirelessly and will even connect to Google for search results.
However, whenever I try to login it gives an error that the wireless network isn'...
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bulk conversion of EPUB for Kindle (mobi)
While I've never had success with converting epub to azw or azw3, converting to mobi works fine for me. For a large number of epub files what's a good workflow or tool for converting to a Kindle ...
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collection shows as empty and refuses to populate — not syncing properly
I had a few collections on the Amazon Kindle web interface populated with books purchased through Amazon, readable through the web reader. However, I wasn't able get my Kindle to sync with the cloud ...
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Authoring Kindle ebook from MS Word document - how to prevent pictures from stretching?
I am in the process of authoring a Kindle book. I am using MS Word for the authoring. I am following these steps for converting the .DOCX to .MOBI.
MS Word --> Kindle Previewer --> Export to MOBI
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how to view the download queue for a Kindle
How can I purge, edit, or, at least, view, the download queue for a device?
Probably I just have too many pending downloads and a slow connection. But, perhaps the Kindle is stalled. I was seeing a ...
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How to create plain text flashcards for the Kindle?
Amazon for the Mac can create flashcards:
Amazon Device Support › Kindle for Mac › Read Books›
Read with Flashcards
Flashcards are note cards created for select content on Kindle for Mac, which ...
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What is the definition for “location” in a kindle eBook?
I was navigating about this text I'm currently reading and I grew curious what exactly is meant by Loc or Location in the context of a kindle book. Is this essentially a word or character count?
If ...
