Kindle for Windows 8 app and Calibre

[shalym]

Originally Posted by eschwartz

Currently they ask you to enter your email address and they will email you a link. No idea how that works out, as I didn't care enough to try it.

I'm browsing from linux anyway.
And being on linux, I'd need to use WINE anyway, and thus would also use winetricks...

They wouldn't be the only ones who have fallen for the TIFKAM joke, either.

I think that if you are using Windows (or another OS that is supported) you will get a download button as well as a "Send Link" button...at least I got one when I went to the Free Reading App page on Amazon at https://smile.amazon.com/gp/digital/...f_=sv_kstore_4

Shari

[cybmole]

Yes, I used the email a link option in order to compare what was sent, to show that A are checking your pc before responding.
I have also tested that taking the w7 download to a w8 pc and installing it works ok.
I have no interest in the "proper " w8 metro app .
I have not gotten around to see ny w10 tests as yet.

[Glorfindel]

I still can download it just fine from the same page that shalym showed in her screenshot. Just click the download button.
Edit: User agent is Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/41.0.2272.118 Safari/537.36 OPR/28.0.1750.51
So set it to that if windows 8 is app only.

[AnotherCat]

Originally Posted by shalym

I think that if you are using Windows (or another OS that is supported) you will get a download button as well as a "Send Link" button...at least I got one when I went to the Free Reading App page on Amazon at https://smile.amazon.com/gp/digital/fiona/kcp-landing-page?ie=UTF8&ref_=sv_kstore_4

Shari

With Windows 8.1, IE11 desktop and going to the Free Reading App page not logged in, I just get a download button which if clicked serves me KindleForPC-installer.exe(38.9MB). Running that installs Kindle for PC no email request at any time.

If I go to your link I get the same result, no email request.

I take it from the URL string of your posted link that you were logged in and I suspect that perhaps that is the difference with the email request and sending of a link then being a security validation to ensure that the installation is for the account owner.

[cybmole]

A do seem to have overcomplicated serving up one little application!

if I specifically google kindle for windows 8, I get to an amazon page which tells me to get the app from windows store. Maybe only that store can install the app version ? or maybe it's cos I visited that page from my win 7 PC.
It is not something I've fully explored as I don't want it

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/cust...deId=201246050


Download and install the free Kindle reading app on your Windows 8 device.

The Kindle for Windows 8 app can be used on devices with Windows 8 installed.

From your Windows 8 device, visit the Windows Store.
Select the Install button to download, and then install the Kindle app.



I think I'm done with unproductive fiddling with this - I'll give up & go debug win 10 instead
Stupid eval version changed my Nvidia drivers again without asking yesterday, but at least I still have sound this time around

[shalym]

Originally Posted by cybmole

A do seem to have overcomplicated serving up one little application!

if I specifically google kindle for windows 8, I get to an amazon page which tells me to get the app from windows store. Maybe only that store can install the app version ? or maybe it's cos I visited that page from my win 7 PC.
It is not something I've fully explored as I don't want it

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/help/cust...deId=201246050


Download and install the free Kindle reading app on your Windows 8 device.

The Kindle for Windows 8 app can be used on devices with Windows 8 installed.

From your Windows 8 device, visit the Windows Store.
Select the Install button to download, and then install the Kindle app.

That's exactly what I would expect to find if you googled "Kindle for Windows 8", as that is the app version for the RT/modern interface, which is completely different from "Kindle for PC" which will install on any version of Windows EXCEPT WindowsRT.

Shari

[Glorfindel]

Why are you even googling it? Go to amazon.com/kindle and click on 'Kindle on other devices' or whatever the precise wording is. Then you can download the mac version from Windows RT if you want!