Kindle for PC

stargazir · 01-25-2011, 02:28 AM

I'm a new user and based on recommendations from here have installed Calibre. I'm now wondering if I need Kindle for PC. I had originally installed it however i'm now wondering if I should keep it. Does anyone that uses Calibre also use Kindle for PC?

TheKindleWorm · 01-25-2011, 02:43 AM

Yes I use both.

It depends what you want to do really.

Calibre is designed more as somewhere to store all your ebooks and it has lots of options including file conversion, rss feeds, emailing books to your kindle, saving and exporting your ebook library ...

Kindle for PC is something I use to read my Kindle books on my PC. Originally I wasn't sure if I'd use it but I find it very handy for the odd read while using the PC and also for looking things up in books like recipes etc

cybmole · 01-25-2011, 02:55 AM

calibre can be set to use its own viewer for .mobi or to use the kindle for PC viewer. via calibre preferences screens

TheKindleWorm · 01-25-2011, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by cybmole

calibre can be set to use its own viewer for .mobi or to use the kindle for PC viewer. via calibre preferences screens

Yes it has true but it's not nearly as nice as Kindle for PC for reading - especially since the latest K 4 PC updates which allow for 2 column reading which is so much nicer on a widescreen PC/laptop screen. And also being able to change the background to sepia and dim it down easily so it's nicer to read.

As the OP already has K 4 PC installed, I'd definitely recommend checking it out well first and trying all the different options because it's come a long way.

cybmole · 01-25-2011, 04:27 AM

how do you get 2 column display. I have "install updates without asking" ticked in my KIndle 4 PC, but I see no 2 column option , & program version 1.2 appears to date back to aug 2010 ?

EDIT so auto-update is broken - did manual fresh install & am now at 1.4 with 2 column option

Blossom · 01-25-2011, 04:56 AM

I had no idea there was an update available! Thanks so much!

The latest update fixed my missing covers that the last version broke.
The new 2 column mode is awesome!

cybmole · 01-25-2011, 05:42 AM

except that for the Kindle book I tested on, I got either 1 column or 3 columns !

I could not see how to insist on exactly 2.!

maybe it looks at text size & computes how many columns to show ... ah, yes - as I move the text size slider the number of columns change.s

now if they could also fix downloading free samples, which only seem to appear on my actual kindle, not in my registered kindle for PC app....

desertblues · 01-25-2011, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by cybmole

now if they could also fix downloading free samples, which only seem to appear on my actual kindle, not in my registered kindle for PC app....

Try 'archives' where you can download to 'home'.

cybmole · 01-25-2011, 09:22 AM

samples do not stay in archives

desertblues · 01-25-2011, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by cybmole

samples do not stay in archives

That is strange; where are they then?

cybmole · 01-25-2011, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by desertblues

That is strange; where are they then?

process seems to be : ask for a free sample - it is delivered over wifi to kindle - read it, delete it - it;s gone.

if you want it back, you ask for it one more time. you never "own " it so it is not added to the books you bought. whereas a book that you bough for £0.00 i.e. for free IS kept in your books list & in your archive.

DMSmillie · 01-25-2011, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by cybmole

now if they could also fix downloading free samples, which only seem to appear on my actual kindle, not in my registered kindle for PC app....

Just below the "Send Sample Now" button, there should be a "deliver to" drop down list - if you've got both a Kindle and Kindle for PC registered to that Amazon account, you should be able to select where you want the sample sent to (Kindle, PC to transfer to Kindle via USB, or Kindle for PC app).

desertblues · 01-25-2011, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by DMSmillie

Just below the "Send Sample Now" button, there should be a "deliver to" drop down list - if you've got both a Kindle and Kindle for PC registered to that Amazon account, you should be able to select where you want the sample sent to (Kindle, PC to transfer to Kindle via USB, or Kindle for PC app).

Thank you for that explanation; I never realized that it didn't go straight into 'archives'; I never asked for a sample.

cybmole · 01-25-2011, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DMSmillie

Just below the "Send Sample Now" button, there should be a "deliver to" drop down list - if you've got both a Kindle and Kindle for PC registered to that Amazon account, you should be able to select where you want the sample sent to (Kindle, PC to transfer to Kindle via USB, or Kindle for PC app).

thanks - never noticed that. it worked.

I now need to sort out my kindle PC app labels which are currently helpfully called PC, PC2, PC3 - i see that on the manage kindle age so that is do-able also.

hedwig · 01-25-2011, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by cybmole

calibre can be set to use its own viewer for .mobi or to use the kindle for PC viewer. via calibre preferences screens

I have Calibre for mac and can't seem to find the section in preferences where you change the default viewer. Anyone have an idea?

01-25-2011, 02:28 AM	#1
stargazir Enthusiast Posts: 45 Karma: 78 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Sydney, Australia Device: Kindle 3	Kindle for PC I'm a new user and based on recommendations from here have installed Calibre. I'm now wondering if I need Kindle for PC. I had originally installed it however i'm now wondering if I should keep it. Does anyone that uses Calibre also use Kindle for PC?

01-25-2011, 04:27 AM	#5
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	how do you get 2 column display. I have "install updates without asking" ticked in my KIndle 4 PC, but I see no 2 column option , & program version 1.2 appears to date back to aug 2010 ? EDIT so auto-update is broken - did manual fresh install & am now at 1.4 with 2 column option Last edited by cybmole; 01-25-2011 at 04:30 AM.

01-25-2011, 05:42 AM	#7
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	except that for the Kindle book I tested on, I got either 1 column or 3 columns ! I could not see how to insist on exactly 2.! maybe it looks at text size & computes how many columns to show ... ah, yes - as I move the text size slider the number of columns change.s now if they could also fix downloading free samples, which only seem to appear on my actual kindle, not in my registered kindle for PC app.... Last edited by cybmole; 01-25-2011 at 05:50 AM.

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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	Yes I use both. It depends what you want to do really. Calibre is designed more as somewhere to store all your ebooks and it has lots of options including file conversion, rss feeds, emailing books to your kindle, saving and exporting your ebook library ... Kindle for PC is something I use to read my Kindle books on my PC. Originally I wasn't sure if I'd use it but I find it very handy for the odd read while using the PC and also for looking things up in books like recipes etc

01-25-2011, 02:55 AM	#3
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	calibre can be set to use its own viewer for .mobi or to use the kindle for PC viewer. via calibre preferences screens

01-25-2011, 04:56 AM	#6
Blossom Treasure Seeker Posts: 18,708 Karma: 26026435 Join Date: Mar 2010 Device: Kobo HD Glo, Kindles, Kindle Fires, Andriod Devices	I had no idea there was an update available! Thanks so much! The latest update fixed my missing covers that the last version broke. The new 2 column mode is awesome!

01-25-2011, 09:22 AM	#9
cybmole Wizard Posts: 3,720 Karma: 1759970 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: none	samples do not stay in archives