Today in this blog, you will learn how to Read Kindle Books on PC, their compatible web browser requirements, and how you can read Kindle books on your computer.
Reading is a great way to improve your mental health, and cognitive ability, reduce stress, etc. It helps to enhance reading, writing skills, and imagination and empower your knowledge. As a result of the origination of technology, reading habits have been changed from the old traditional way to the digital way.
These days e-books alluring readers, they allow them to read books from anywhere and at their own convenient time.
What is a Kindle Book?
It is designed by Amazon for their e-readers, so their users can download, buy, and read e-books, newspapers, and magazines. Readers can access Kindle books by using a wireless network. The word Kindle means “to light a fire”.
Kindle is linked with Amazon, so you can access free books from it and check out your book library. It is compatible with certain Windows and macOS. More than 6 million e-books are available in its stores in the US.
Requirements
There are some requirements that are essential to access Kindle. These are given below:-
Supported Browser for PC
1) Mozilla Firefox
2) Google Chrome
3) Microsoft Edge
4) Apple Safari.
Supported Browser for Mobile Device
1) Safari Mobile
2) Chrome Mobile
Supported Browser for iPhone
1) Apple macOS
2) Microsoft Windows
Steps to Install & Update Desktop Kindle App on Computer & For Mac
There are some steps that should be followed to get access to the Kindle App. Here are some steps:-
1) Download the Kindle app from this link https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/fd/kcp.
2) Now there will be an option “Download for PC and Mac”. You can choose to download it either for your desktop or for Mac.
3) When the download is completed, click on “Run” follow the instructions and complete its installation.
How to Read Kindle Books on PC
After installing and updating the Kindle App you can easily read books by accessing its library in two ways; Kindle Desktop App and Kindle Cloud Reader.
1) Kindle Desktop App
This application allows you to read Kindle books on your PC. You can download and read books by accessing its library. It can be done in the following Process:-
Step 1
On your Personal Computer, you can download its desktop app by clicking on this link
https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/fd/kcp
Click on this provided link and then click on the “Download for PC and Mac” option and follow the further instructions.
Step 2
After completing its download and installation, you can open this app.
Step 3
If you do not have an account on Amazon then you cannot access the Kindle book, firstly you have to sign in or you can create it by using your email address and password.
After signing in, its “Library” will show up.
Step 4
From the “Library” panel, select the option “Download”. Any books can be downloaded and you can access these books from the download section of this panel.
Step 5
A prompt of the tutorial will appear for the first-time reader, click on “Show Me”. If a book has not been read then its first page will be opened.
Whereas, if books have been read on other devices (Amazon synced) then its recent page will be opened.
Step 6
Use the “>” right arrow for the right page and the “<” left arrow for the left page. To move forward or backward you can use a slider from the bottom of the screen. If you want to move to a specific page then from the toolbar click on “Go to” and you can move to a particular page.
An icon of four arrows is used to get full screen and to exit you can press the “Esc” and “F11” keys.
Step 7
You can also adjust brightness, colors, font size, margins, etc., by clicking on the icon “Aa” which will help you to change the appearance of the book.
Step 8
- You can also bookmark, highlight, and add notes to your book. It can be done in the following way:-
- First, select the word then click on the colored circle and a menu will appear.
- Then click on “Add note”.
- You have to exit full-screen mode to add a bookmark. Click on the icon “Bookmark” with “+” at the right corner of the top.
- If you want to find information about the word then select the word and click “Dictionary” or “Search Wikipedia” or “Search the Web”.
Step 9
Whatever changes you have made while reading the book like notes, bookmarks can be synchronized by clicking on the “Synchronize” button.
2) Kindle Cloud Reader
By using this application you can read books by using any device with a compatible web browser. You can also do offline reading. Here are some steps that will help you to read books from the Kindle Cloud:-
Step 1
First, click on the https://read.amazon.com link and it is used to read Kindle books on your PC.
Step 2
Then sign in to your Amazon account by using your login details like email address and password.
Note: A prompt for offline reading will appear after signing for the first time. If you want to read books offline or without the internet, you can click “Get Started Now”.
Step 3
To download a book, from the library panel, click on the “Download” tab which is at the top-center of the screen. Right-click on its title and then select “Download and Pin Book” and it will save the book in the Download section.
Note: The most recent page will be opened if the book has been read from another Amazon-linked device. If the book has not been read then it will open from the first page.
Step 4
You can move from one page to another page by clicking on the arrows “>” (right page) and “<” (left page). By dragging a slider, you can reach a particular page.
Step 5
By clicking on the “Aa” button, you can change the book’s appearance by adjusting its color, position, font size, etc. There is also an option to make a notation, add a bookmark, and highlight. It can be done by following these steps:-
- There is a bookmark icon on the toolbar, click on it to bookmark your latest page.
- Click on “Highlight” to highlight the selected word or group of words.
- For notation, first highlight the word then option “Note” will appear. Now type your note and click on “Save”.
Conclusion
This informative blog is written to provide information about Kindle books and how you can read them at your own convenience. You can read by using the Kindle Desktop App and Kindle Cloud Reader. All details regarding its download and accessing are mentioned above. I hope you have enjoyed this blog.
