Questions tagged [kindle]
A brand of e-book readers and tablet devices produced by Amazon.
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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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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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How to sync my Kindle with my Kindle library without using WiFi?
This is a question that plagued me a while ago when my wireless router refused to work correctly with my Kindle Touch (3G edition).
I had a document that I wanted to transfer to my Kindle as well as ...
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Is it possible to send a book purchased from Amazon to all of my devices at once?
When I purchase a book from the Kindle Store, it asks me which device I want it delivered to. I know I can send it to multiple devices by managing my library. Is there a setting to have every purchase ...
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Can books be transferred from Nooks to Kindles and back?
I'm currently using a Nook, but considering switching to Kindle hardware. Is there a simple way to keep books synced across devices, or at least to move purchased ebooks from one to the other?
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Transferring books between Kindles
If I buy a newer and more complete Kindle reader than the one I'm using at present, how can I move my books from one reader to the other?
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Will the ads on the Kindle with Special Offers affect my battery life?
I am deciding whether or not to buy a Kindle with "special offers" to save money, or without. I am wondering if these decrease the battery life and how significant the decrease is.
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Will I be able to read PDFs in Cyrillic on Kindle (classic)?
I have many PDF's in Russian, with embedded fonts. Will I be able to read them on my Kindle (classic) device?
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Reading PDFs on Kindle device
I have many interesting books and documents in PDF format. Can I read PDFs on Kindle in comfortable way?
My concern is, that PDFs are adapted to the print page size and Kindle screen is much smaller....
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Extracting notes and highlighting from Kindle books
Is there a way to extract/export my notes and highlighted passages from books on a Kindle or in one of the Kindle reader apps? I primarily use the iOS apps and tend to mark up books heavily as I go, ...
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How do I convert a Word document into a page by page Kindle ebook?
I downloaded a very important document in .docx format (Microsoft Office Word format).
Is there a way to convert it to an ebook page by page to read on a Kindle?
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How does the Kindle's reading rate algorithm work?
One of the Kindle Touch updates included a "Time-to-Read" feature. It seems to be based loosely on how fast I turn the page. I usually turn back to the cover when I start reading a new book and flip ...
