Kindle for PC HELP!

toronado · 11-22-2010, 05:13 PM

I'm trying to download books for Kindle for PC, but I can't find the application on my computer. When I'm on Amazon, it shows me two options in the drop down menu, Kindle for PC and Kindle for PC 2, so it looks like I've mistakenly got two copies of the app on my hard drive, however I cannot find either.

desertgrandma · 11-22-2010, 05:42 PM

When I loaded mine, it left a button on the desktop.

You should have a folder in your "programs" file that says "Amazon".....click on it.

TheKindleWorm · 11-22-2010, 05:46 PM

Can you click on the Start button (normally bottom left) on your PC screen and type kindle in the search box - it should find your Kindle for PC program for you.

poohbear_nc · 11-22-2010, 05:47 PM

Look on your Manage Your Kindle page - you've got 2 K4PC programs registered to your account - if one is a duplicate - unregister it on Amazon - which will leave one option in the drop-down menu when you buy books.

The K4PC program usually resides with the rest of your programs:
C:\Program Files\Amazon\Kindle For PC

toronado · 11-22-2010, 10:43 PM

Thanks poohbear.

I deregistered the Kindle for PC 2 on the Manage Your Kindle page.

It turned out the software wasn't installed, but once I installed it and tried to register it kept calling itself "Kindle for PC 2". I'm not sure what all I did but finally got it straightened out.

toronado · 11-22-2010, 11:04 PM

Now I remember why I stopped using Kindle for PC before. It uses some ghastly sub-pixel smoothing scheme which creates a colored fringe around the fonts that I cannot stand to look at. And there is no way to turn off the smoothing.

wallcraft · 11-22-2010, 11:13 PM

There are several other Windows readers for DRM-free AZW (MOBI) files. The Windows MobiPocket Reader is still good even though now moribund. FBReader works well with MOBI's, as does uBook.

Most Kindle ebooks have DRM (and some are TOPAZ which is harder to deal with). It is easy to strip AZW DRM using a stand-alone tool or a Calibre plug-in. If you go the Calibre route, Nook Study and Sony Reader Library are good Windows apps for ePubs (which Calibre can create from DRM-free MOBI). In the US the law isn't entirely clear but it is probably ok to strip DRM for your own use from ebooks you bought (e.g. to use an app without frizzy fonts). See Apprentice Alf's Blog and tools_v2.2a for more info on DRM.

Tiersten · 11-23-2010, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toronado

It turned out the software wasn't installed, but once I installed it and tried to register it kept calling itself "Kindle for PC 2". I'm not sure what all I did but finally got it straightened out.

Are you talking about the icon to start it or the name of your computer inside the Kindle application?

Tiersten · 11-23-2010, 12:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wallcraft

Most Kindle ebooks have DRM (and some are TOPAZ which is harder to deal with)

If it is a Topaz format book then I don't think you can do much about the font. Its actually got individual pictures of the various letters/symbols in the book and then just displays those in the appropriate places on each page.

Tiersten · 11-23-2010, 12:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by toronado

Now I remember why I stopped using Kindle for PC before. It uses some ghastly sub-pixel smoothing scheme which creates a colored fringe around the fonts that I cannot stand to look at. And there is no way to turn off the smoothing.

I can't see the subpixel rendering on my screen. I assume that it is actually the Kindle application doing it and not your OS as you'd be annoyed everywhere else if so.

toronado · 11-23-2010, 05:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wallcraft

There are several other Windows readers for DRM-free AZW (MOBI) files. The Windows MobiPocket Reader is still good even though now moribund. FBReader works well with MOBI's, as does uBook.

Most Kindle ebooks have DRM (and some are TOPAZ which is harder to deal with). It is easy to strip AZW DRM using a stand-alone tool or a Calibre plug-in. If you go the Calibre route, Nook Study and Sony Reader Library are good Windows apps for ePubs (which Calibre can create from DRM-free MOBI). In the US the law isn't entirely clear but it is probably ok to strip DRM for your own use from ebooks you bought (e.g. to use an app without frizzy fonts). See Apprentice Alf's Blog and tools_v2.2a for more info on DRM.

Thank you, that is very helpful info.

I tried all the PC eReader programs you mentioned.

Both the Windows MobiPocket Reader and the Calibre E-book Viewer allow me to view text without any smoothing, which is great!

11-22-2010, 05:13 PM	#1
toronado Addict Posts: 223 Karma: 1196576 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Kindle for PC HELP! I'm trying to download books for Kindle for PC, but I can't find the application on my computer. When I'm on Amazon, it shows me two options in the drop down menu, Kindle for PC and Kindle for PC 2, so it looks like I've mistakenly got two copies of the app on my hard drive, however I cannot find either.

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TheKindleWorm Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 177868 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia UK Device: Kindle 3G, iPhone 3G, iPod 4G, PB 360, Sony 600 sold, Kindle 2i sold	Can you click on the Start button (normally bottom left) on your PC screen and type kindle in the search box - it should find your Kindle for PC program for you.

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poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 63,412 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Look on your Manage Your Kindle page - you've got 2 K4PC programs registered to your account - if one is a duplicate - unregister it on Amazon - which will leave one option in the drop-down menu when you buy books. The K4PC program usually resides with the rest of your programs: C:\Program Files\Amazon\Kindle For PC

11-22-2010, 10:43 PM	#5
toronado Addict Posts: 223 Karma: 1196576 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Thanks poohbear. I deregistered the Kindle for PC 2 on the Manage Your Kindle page. It turned out the software wasn't installed, but once I installed it and tried to register it kept calling itself "Kindle for PC 2". I'm not sure what all I did but finally got it straightened out.

11-22-2010, 11:04 PM	#6
toronado Addict Posts: 223 Karma: 1196576 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: USA Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Now I remember why I stopped using Kindle for PC before. It uses some ghastly sub-pixel smoothing scheme which creates a colored fringe around the fonts that I cannot stand to look at. And there is no way to turn off the smoothing.

11-22-2010, 11:13 PM	#7
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,977 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	There are several other Windows readers for DRM-free AZW (MOBI) files. The Windows MobiPocket Reader is still good even though now moribund. FBReader works well with MOBI's, as does uBook. Most Kindle ebooks have DRM (and some are TOPAZ which is harder to deal with). It is easy to strip AZW DRM using a stand-alone tool or a Calibre plug-in. If you go the Calibre route, Nook Study and Sony Reader Library are good Windows apps for ePubs (which Calibre can create from DRM-free MOBI). In the US the law isn't entirely clear but it is probably ok to strip DRM for your own use from ebooks you bought (e.g. to use an app without frizzy fonts). See Apprentice Alf's Blog and tools_v2.2a for more info on DRM.

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