Questions tagged [kindle]
A brand of e-book readers and tablet devices produced by Amazon.
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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
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Kindle DX 2nd generation - battery life
I’ve recently bought Kindle DX (2nd generation, D00801) and I see it charging off in 2-3 days of daily usage (full-format PDF books, 3–4 hours a day).
Is it typical for e-ink device? What should I ...
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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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ppt conversion for kindle
How is ppt converted to mobi?
Since many websites manage the conversion it would seem to be possible.
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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)
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editing the font for a Mobi file
How can I edit a mobi file from Calibre to change the font? Converting from epub to mobi allows specifying fonts, but it seems that mobi cannot be edited.
(As an aside, I'm not opposed, entirely, to ...
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automate the sending of Calibre recipes to Kindle?
How do I configure calibre to "sync", or at least automagically, send "books" to my kindle?
Not "books" per se, but, specifically, magazines and other items through the "news" button on calibre. ...
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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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e-book cloud interface with Kindle web based admin
With regards to creating an e-book cloud, follow-up question:
how does this play out with a registered Kindle e-reader device?
Ideally, I would want to serve up a number of Calibre recipe's as well ...
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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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Amazon Kindle Fire : Account Authentication Failure, The customer has reached max number of registered devices
Has anyone else encountered what appears to be a 50 devices/account maximum for Kindle registrations? This message shown during initial configuration of a Fire HD 10...
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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 PDF Landscape 1 page, file conver into EPUB & Kindle with complete fit
I have a PDF file in landscape with picture, total 17 pages (every page has an image, fitted as landscape, no gap left-right, top-bottom.
the question is
when i convert it ePUB or Kindle, the file not ...
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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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Is there a way to get Kindle for Mac or PC to expand images?
I'm designing an ebook version of a text book, so there are a lot of detailed images in it. Not a problem on Kindle devices/mobile apps, or epub-readers: you can just double-click or long-press on an ...
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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 ...
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On a Kindle e-reader with LTE/Cellular, can I turn off LTE but keep WiFi on?
With my phone, I frequently turn off cellular (with airplane mode) and then turn WiFi on. This is great for saving battery life but still letting my access the internet.
It seems like with a Kindle (...
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Kindle eBook turns into two page layout in landscape
I created a fixed layout ebook for Kindle which displays a single page in portrait and two pages in landscape.
I didn't use any special code for this behavior so, how can I avoid this?
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Kindle Direct Publishing: How to mention other Books
Somebody knows how I can create "View in Store" Links within my Kindle E-Books?
I noticed that some books I've bought on Amazon use these special type of links which have a little book symbol next to ...
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How Does Amazon Kindle Renting work on *buntu/Linux Systems?
I'm interested in renting this textbook (https://www.amazon.com/Legal-Ethical-Issues-Nursing-Guido/dp/013335587X) from Amazon, but I am running a Linux system (Kubuntu 18.04.01).
How does renting ...
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Is it possible to jailbreak Kindle Oasis 2?
Is it currently possible to jailbreak it? If not, have there been Kindle e-readers before without jailbreak possibility, and has Amazon released the jailbreak possibility later?
My motivation for ...
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How can I control wikipedia settings on kindle paperwhite (5th gen)?
My own first response is "you can't." Except possibly by factory reset which is a pain. I got no joy from chat with an Amazon "expert." The problem: In the last few days whenever I highlight a word on ...
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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 ...
