How To Use the Kindle App for PC: Your Guide | Book Riot

Although the Microsoft app store has a version of the Kindle app, it is not free (and not developed by Amazon). In order for you to install the ... Articles Main AudiobooksChildren'sComicsMystery/ThrillerNonfictionRomanceSci-Fi/FantasyYoungAdultReadHarder Listen AllTheBooks BookRiot:ThePodcast ForReal GetBooked HeyYA ReadorDead SFFYeah! WhenInRomance NewslettersGalore BuySomeBookishGoods GetBookRecommendations EnteraGiveaway SaveonBooks WatchBookishContent AboutBookRiot Advertise JoinUs Contact Staff&Contributors CommunityGuidelines Menu Shop AudiobooksChildren'sComicsMystery/ThrillerNonfictionRomanceSci-Fi/FantasyYoungAdult Oneofthebestbenefitsofebooksistheirabilitytobepulledupanywhere.Forreadersonthego,thedevelopmentoftheKindleandtheKindleappshavemadereadingeasier,andinmanycases,moreaccessible.ThefreeAmazonKindleapphasbeenadaptedtomostcommercialsystemsincludingAndroidandiOS.Inthisarticle,wewillshowyouhowtodownloadandinstalltheKindleappforPC.WewillalsogiveabriefexplanationonhowtheKindleappforPCworksaswellascoverafewbriefprosandcons. HowToInstalltheKindleApponPC Hereisastep-by-stepguideonhowtodownloadandinstallyourKindleapp.AlthoughtheMicrosoftappstorehasaversionoftheKindleapp,itisnotfree(andnotdevelopedbyAmazon).InorderforyoutoinstalltheAmazonKindleapp,youroperatingsystemmustbeeitherWindows7,Windows8,orWindows10.YoumustalsohaveanAmazonaccounttopurchaseanddownloadthefreeapp.Forreference,thiswillbedemonstratedonWindows10,buttheprocessshouldremainthesameacrosstheothercompatibleWindowsoperatingsystems. Step1:HeadtoAmazon.comandsearchfor“KindleappforPCdownload.”Youcanalsoheadhere. Step2:Locatethe“KindleForPC[Download”]itemandclickittogettotheproductpage.Click“AddtoCart”.Whenthenextscreenpopsup,click,“proceedtocart.”Thenfinalizeyourpurchase.Youwillneedtohaveamethodofpurchaseonfiletobuy,eventhoughKindleforPCisfree. BookDealsNewsletter SignupforourBookDealsnewsletterandgetupto80%offbooksyouactuallywanttoread. Thankyouforsigningup!Keepaneyeonyourinbox. Bysigningupyouagreetoourtermsofuse Step3:Onceyou’vepurchased,you’llberedirectedtoaconfirmationpage.Clickon“YourDigitalItems”togettoyourpurchase.Clickthedownloadbuttontotherightoftheappicon.Ifyoumissthispop-up,checkyouremailforthereceiptandusethepromptsthere. Step4:You’llnoticethattheapphasbeguntodownloadwhenaloadingiconappearsatthebottomleftofyourbrowser.Whenithasfinishedloading,apop-upwillappeartoindicatethattheappisinitializing. Step5:Thefinishedapplicationshouldpopupwithanareatosignin.SigninwithyourAmazonaccountandyouarereadytogo! HowtoUseTheKindleApponPC Step1:Locatetheapplicationonyourcomputer.Youmayhaveacopyonyourdesktoporyoucanusethesearchbaronthebottomleftofyourscreen.ClickordoubleclickontheKindleicon. Step2:SigninwithyourAmazonaccount.Youcansaveyourusernameandpasswordinordertoavoidthisstepinthefuture. Step3:YouwillthenhaveaccesstoyourKindlelibrary.Andyoucanbrowse,search,orsorttolocatethebookyouwanttoread.ThislibraryiscomprisedofyourKindlecloudbooks.Theseareebooksthatyou’vepurchasedfromAmazon,orhavegottenthroughyourpubliclibraryapp.Youcanalsoopenandsavepdfsandotherebooksonthisappaswell. Step4:Thefirsttimeyoudoubleclickonatitleitwillsendyoutoapromptforaquicktutorial.Clickon“showme”tolearntheKindleApp’sbasicfeatures.Whenyoufinishtheprompt,click“startreading”tobedirectedtoyourbook. Step5:Youcanadjustyourviewingexperienceatthetoprightofthepage,includingchangingthelettersize,backgroundandtext.Youcanusethe“goto”tabtolocateapageorchapter.Clicktotheleftorrightofthepageonscreento“turn”thepage. ProsandConsofUsingtheKindleApp Pro:AccesstoFreeandDiscountedBooks Ebooksaretypicallyalowercostalternative,andusingthisfreeappmeansaccesstomillionsoflower-costtexts,includingtypicallyexpensivetextbooks.Youalsohaveaccesstomillionsofotherpublicdomainandfreebooks.Yes,youcouldgetpublicdomainbooksonplaceslikeProjectGutenberg,buttheKindleApp’sinterfaceandfeaturesareanaddedbenefit. Con:LimitedItemsandFormats Ifyou’reanavidhidden-objectgamer,(likemyself),you’reoutofluck.ThisKindleAppissolelyforreading-onlymaterial.WhileitobviouslyworkswithAmazonKindlepurchases(.azwfiles),usingitwithexternalebooktypes(suchas.mobiandepub)canbealittledifficultandrequiretroubleshooting. Pro:GreatAppForStudents,Teachers,andLearners Theappincludestoolslikehighlightsandtheabilitytomakeflashcards,notes,andcollections,makingthisagreatappforlearnersandstudents.Infact,alotoftheinterfaceseemsmadespecificallyforstudentsoracademics,especiallywiththeabilitytoexportnotesandhighlights.ItalsoincludesaprogramtolookupwordsintheOxfordEnglishDictionarywithjustaclick.Italsohasaprettyexcellentsearchfunctionthatallowsreaderstolookupterms(soyoucanlocatethatoh-so-goodquoteyouneedforyourfinalpaper).Thefactthatyoucantypenotesrightonthescreenandexportthemmeansthatyoucanpulldirectlyfromsources. Con:MemoryUsage Ifyouhaveaparticularlyoldcomputer,orareacasualreader,itmaynotbeworthyourtimewhenyoucanstillaccessyourkindlebooksonabrowseratread.amazon.com.Theappitselfisnotthatlargeofamemoryhog,butit’snotthatefficientforwhatisultimatelyasouped-upebookreader. Pro:NoAds SincetheappismostlyaninterfacewithyourAmazonKindlelibrary,youaren’tinundatedwithotherrecommendationsoradvertisements.Adiminishingrarityonmostdownloadableapps. Con:CannotPurchaseOnThisApp Amazon’sKindledevicesmakeitalmosttooeasytobuynewbooks.It’sespeciallyhelpfulwhenyou’vefinishedagoodbookwithacliffhanger,sinceyoucanjustpurchasethenextoneasitpopsup.Thatisn’tthecasewiththisapp.Instead,you’llhavetologintoAmazonproperandpurchasethroughthere.Ontheplusside,yourwalletmightthankyouforthosefewminutesofhesitation. HowToRemovetheKindleApp Step1:Headtoyourcontrolpanel.Youcaneasilyfinditbytypingin“controlpanel”inyoursearchbaronthebottomleftofyourscreen. Step2:Locate“ProgramsandFeatures”andclickonit.Thiswilltakeyoutoalistofallyourprograms. Step3:LocatetheKindleApponthelist.Doubleclick. Step4:Apop-upwillappearpromptingyoutouninstalltheapp.Click“Uninstall.” Step5:Afteritloads,anotherpop-upwillappeartoconfirmuninstallation.Click“finish.” Step6:ItmaydirectyoutoanAmazonpage,buttheKindleapphasbeenremoved.Youmayhavetoremoveanykindleiconsleftelsewhereonyourdesktop.Evenifyoudeletetheapp,youshouldstillhaveaccesstoyourKindlelibraryaslongasyourAmazonaccountisactive. YouMightAlsoLike HereAreTheGreatMillennialNovels(SoFar) ScaresofEveryKind:20oftheBestGenre-BlendingHorrorNovels FantasyRomanceNovelsToFallinLoveWith 50BestMangaYouMustReadRightNow 15oftheBestEgyptianMythologyBooks TheRoryGilmoreReadingList:HowNovel