Questions tagged [kindle]
A brand of e-book readers and tablet devices produced by Amazon.
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Nested menus in Mobi
I've created an epub that works great. It has daily meditations, for a total of 366. In my epub, the TOC is nested, so if I want to go to October 15, I click on October, the dates expand out 1 - 31, ...
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Kindle phrases dictionary
I recently bought a Kindle Oasis. Since I'm not a native English speaker, I'm using the dictionary option within e-books. I noticed that the default dictionary doesn't recognize pair of words or ...
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Kindle for PC does not show page numbers
I use the SAME version of kindle for PC. in my office and home.
For the SAME book , in home I don't get page numbers, but in office I get them. Ideas?
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Setting Kindle date without WiFi
On my Kindle Paperwhite, the My Clippings.txt contains dates like this one:
- Your Bookmark on Location 187 | Added on Monday, February 29, 2016 1:56:50 PM
I can set the time (hour:minutes) in the ...
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how does kindle ownership work?
Imagine I buy a book in kindle.
question 1) is it possible to share it with someone else so that he doesn't pay at all for that book?
Question 2) if it's possible, then how is it a good idea that ...
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which kindle supports remote factory reset?
I have an old Paperwhite and I freak out every time I almost lose it. Kindles are very personal. Under my device options on Manage My Kindle I can only deregister it, which prevents people from ...
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Linking to the same reference many times (instead of writing it over and over), while inserting each time a page number to it: possible?
I am writing an ebook and I'm referring to several books many times. I could use the regular notes section and citing the book 20 times per chapter, but it's cumbersome.
What's the smartest way to ...
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Maintain font color when changing background color in ebook
The chapter headings and some specific lines in the book are red font, which shows up fine in normal (white background) reading mode. But when toggling the kindle/e-reader to black or sepia background,...
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How to avoid sporadic page breaks in epub when using page markers?
I'm inserting page markers to an epub file to then create a page list to reflect page numbers that mimic the print version of the book, i.e.:
<span epub:type="pagebreak" id="page4" title="4" />
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How do you create and add a .apnx file to a Kindle book to display real page numbers?
I have a decent amount of experience creating epub files and converting them to .mobi using Kindlegen or Amazon Kindle Previewer 3 for self publishing on KDP. I'm looking to add the "real page numbers"...
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Un tech savvy user needs help
My mother is 100 and has macular degeneration. Her eye doctor recommended the Kindle Paperwhite. She has never used a computer and I bought a Paperwhite and set it up for her. The backlighting and ...
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Safari Books Online on Kindle Paperwhite experimental Browser
This questions if for someone with a subscription in https://www.safaribooksonline.com and a Kindle Paperwhite, Does is it possible to read a book from safari books online on the browser of the Kindle ...
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Resetting to factory reset, 2 Kindles
Can you reset one kindle to factory reset, with out it bothering the newest kindle?
I would assume yes, because I can pick where to send my ebooks but I just want to be sure...
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Accessing Clippings Deleted from MyClippings.txt
Is it possible to export old clippings after the MyClippings.Txt file has been deleted? I delete it because keeping every note I've ever saved would be messy.
A few months ago docs on my computer ...
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Cannot view the collections I created on my kindle touch
I was recently given a kindle touch. I have created 3 collections, and have added several books to each. But when I go to the dropdown to sort the view, "Collections" is greyed out inactive. Did the ...
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Printing changes to my unpublished book
We're getting ready to submit a book for formatting to Calibre prior to publishing through Kindle & others...can I print a copy of this book, prior to publication, that includes the changes we ...
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What is this lock icon in the lower right corner of my iPhone kindle app?
I’m on a commute shuttle right now reading a book and this lock icon keeps popping up. What’s it communicating exactly?
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How to load large mobi files on a Kindle e-reader?
`How do I set this ebook:
thufir@dur:~$
thufir@dur:~$ ll /media/thufir/Kindle/mobi/microsoft/Microsoft_Press_ebook_Windows_10_Support_Secrets_MOBI.mobi
-rw-r--r-- 1 thufir thufir 30318271 Jul 7 22:...
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Update annotations/notes on Goodreads after integrating non-Amazon ebooks
So I followed the procedure here outlined here to integrate the side-loaded books with Goodreads. This works well with AZW3 format.
Next, I used the link here to preserve and update the annotations. ...
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calibre - how to upload my highlights online?
I'm using calibre to upload books to my kindle (via usb). So my amazon account is not aware of my books.
I want to be able to view my highlights and comments online somehow.
Since my books are not ...
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I have the Kindle app on two of my Mac computers.
I have the Kindle app on two computers and both computers show the same purchased books. I want to delete the app and its content on my oldest computer. Will the books still appear on the new ...
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Your Kindle Needs Repair: battery invalid: -22
I'm getting a battery error which might just mean low battery:
https://www.ifixit.com/Answers/View/349103/Your+Kindle+needs+repair.+Repair+Code+0.+Version+2588930001
https://www.reddit.com/r/kindle/...
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Cannot send document to cloud reader
I "sent" a website to Kindle with the Chrome plugin. The sent page shows in "Manage your Content" but I can't find it in the cloud reader. I even added to a collection and ensured it was sent to a ...
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FlightCrew errors for certain Amazon CSS links
I have an Amazon Ebook in which I display nature photos that I have collected. Now several years later I am updating the book with some new images.
I tried to run my update through KindlePreview and ...
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FlightCrew reporting errors in “amzn” CSS links
I have an Amazon Ebook in which I display nature photos that I have collected. Now several years later I am updating the book with some new images.
I ran Flight Crew 0.7.2 on my epub and was ...
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What are the differences between the FireOS Kindle App and the Android Kindle App?
I've recently been working on an ebook that I intend to self-publish. I was testing it using the Kindle Previewer application on my Mac, but when I tested the book on actual iOS devices (iPad and ...
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Pdf docs not viewable on amazon cloud
"My Send-to-Kindle Docs" folder available at https://www.amazon.com/clouddrive/folder/ does not contain docs I've converted to kindle via sending a pdf to kindle email account. I can view the docs via ...
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Where is Kindle.exe so I can change Windows Defender Controlled Flolder Access to allow updates
Now I have to turn Controlled folder access off to get updates.
It's annoying.
Please help.
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Kindle navigation goes haywire
Sometimes when reading a book the navigation goes haywire so that when it should go backwards it instead goes forward. Or, seems to jump around. Usually it's so annoying that I don't keep notes on ...
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Kindle Cloud Reader can't open this book
Opening a book on read.amazon.com gives this error:
we're sorry. Kindle Cloud Reader can't open this book, but you can
read it with our free Kindle app.
Is there a work-around? Perhaps to send ...
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Translation on Kindle
We work with teenagers and adults diagnosed with dyslexia who practise reading using a kindle.
When they come to a word they have difficulty reading they use the 'translation' function simply to ...
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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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“text” semantics (“beginning”) not respected on Kindle
In Sigil, I add text semantics to a specific xhtml file. (This is where a reader should open a newly added book, "go to -> beginning" on Kindle). The change is properly reflected in content.pdf. I ...
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What are the safe operations on My Clippings for a Kindle?
Can I edit the clippings file on the Kindle? Delete it? How does this sdr directory relate to the text file itself?
Can I "clear" the clippings?
The clippings file to get notes on offline docs ...
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personal document storage costs
What are the limits on personal docs sent to foo@kindle.com for kindle e-readers?
Is, or was there, a fee or limit to storing these documents? From amazon.com/myk they show as "docs" and not "books",...
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Amazon Read versus Google Play books
How does read.amazon.com compare to play.google.com for ebooks? While I have a Kindle this would lead me more towards Amazon, Google seems to give more full samples and the cloud reader is less laggy....
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Notes for sideloaded material?
I see
Indeed. I forgot to mention that it doesn’t work on sideloaded content, or even stuff that you’ve sent to your Kindle through Amazon. You can get Page Flip to work with sideloaded content, ...
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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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e-mail azw to Kindle Personal Documents Service?
To convert epub to the azw format I've tried an online conversion tool and then sending the generated file to myself as an attachment.
So far this doesn't seem work so well.
Yet sending mobi files ...
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how to enable landscape mode on a Kindle?
Running Firmware 5.8.9.0.1 on a seventh generation Kindle. I had landscape enabled before but can't find it now. The paperwhite directions don't work as there's no such option.
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Kindle text editor?
Take note has a nice interface:
But how do I install onto a seventh generation basic Kindle? (Not fire, not paperwhite, just "regular".)
Would love a simple text editor outside of adding notes to a ...
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Jump to Roman numeral numbered page
On a Kindle while reading a PDF I can select beginning or go to a numeric page. This particular PDF has a significant preface numbered with Roman numerals.
How do I jump to a Roman numeral within ...
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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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How to best read a PDF on Kindle?
Interested in reliable ways of converting, specifically, PDF files for reading on a Kindle. See also:
https://stackoverflow.com/q/5429242/262852
Not looking for a steep learning curve, something ...
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How to read a Kindle e-book on an un-registered Kindle
If I buy the kindle version of:
CCENT ICND1 Study Guide: Exam 100-105 3rd Edition, Kindle Edition
How is that "delivered"? To read on a Kindle device would I then need to register the device in ...
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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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kindle unlimited collection
What is the kindle unlimited collection? When searching Amazon with "kindle unlimited eligible" checked not all search results seem to be actually kindle unlimited.
How can this category be searched ...
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purchasing Kindle e-books and content through a VPN
While I see that it's possible to use a Kindle without an Amazon account, because some content cannot be purchased, depending on the country, can a VPN be used to purchase Kindle e-books from Amazon ...
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How to put downloaded Kindle e-books on to a Kindle device that cannot access the internet
I have a Kindle device, but it cannot connect to the internet because the only internet I can access requires signing in, and the Kindle just can't be controlled accurately enough for me to select the ...
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Kindle 5th Generation MOBI files not showing up in the Books app
I'm converting my EPUB files to MOBI files (in Calibre, "both" file format, stripped the [PDOC] tag, put in the [EBOK] tag). After transferring them via USB and dropping them in the Books folder and ...
