The Kindle application for Mac is a great little app that will let you read and organize all of your Kindle books. This is a great idea as some people prefer reading in a larger screen instead of on smaller phone or tablet screens. This application has done a great job of bringing the gorgeous interface that is on popular mobile devices to the Mac screen. Unfortunately, there are some aspects of this application that can be rather limiting.
The Kindle application for Mac will allow you to use all of your purchased books from Amazon. The user interface is truly elegant and makes reading books surprisingly enjoyable. When you launch a book, you are presented with the first page, in addition to some other options like the cover ans table of contents. When you want to turn the page, you can do so three separate ways. You can either click on the on-screen arrows, use the keyboard arrows, or use your scroll wheel on your mouse. This is great because it makes reading a book as convenient as possible. You also get a terrific search feature to search anywhere in the book. In addition, the Kindle app supports full-screen view so you can easily submerse yourself in your content.
The Kindle app will directly connect with Amazon’s bookstore, giving you access to over 1,000,000 books. There are quite a lot of free books available so you can get started reading right away. In addition, you can get free book samples before you decide to buy a book so you can be certain you will enjoy it. The app offers great customization features so you can change the background and font while you’re reading. What’s great about the app is that it has a built-in dictionary so you can easily understand any confusing words you may come across. Becasue it’s linked to your Amazon account, you will get all of the great syncing features when you switch to a phone or tablet.
From any Mac application that can print, select the print menu and choose Send to Kindle. From Finder, simply control-click on one or more documents and choose Send to Kindle. Choose from over a million Kindle books from the Kindle Store, including New York Times® best sellers and new releases. Amazon Whispersync technology automatically syncs your eBooks across apps, so you can start reading a book on your Windows Phone 8, and pick up where you left off on another device with the Kindle app installed. Operating System: Mac OS X (All) Customer reviews. 4.3 out of 5 stars. 94 global ratings. 5 star 74% 4 star 10% 3 star 2%. I purchased the Kindle edition of a book and when I tried to access it in the Kindle app the app kept failing. I re downloaded it twice and still no joy.
A big issue with the app is that it currently doesn not support Apple’s new retina display. This is unacceptable because this is the exact type of application that would truly benefit from such a feature. In addition, this application doesn’t let you import your own books. It would be truly great if you could upload your own PDF files and still enjoy all of the great syncing features that makes this app so popular.
Overall, this application is a real winner. It provides simple and easy to use services that act exactly like they should. While it does have some annoying limitations, it still remains a terrific application. It is without a doubt the best way to read books on your Mac. However, if you are looking for an application that will accept your own books that you did not buy from Amazon, then your best bet would be to look elsewhere.
Price: Free
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Version reviewed: 1.10.3
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Supported OS: OS 10.6 or later
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Kindle Editor's Review
Read your favorite eBooks on your Mac or on your PC with some of the best software available on the internet.
I've been an eBook advocate since 2002 when I began reading books with Microsoft Reader. It was one of the best main streamed options at the time, AND it worked well with PocketPC's, which, in my opinion were the best kind of PDA on the market at the time. (Truth be told, I was never fond of PalmOS or Blackberries, the other two major mobile choices at the time).
Amazon is the king of eBooks, and has been since the modern smartphone came into being after the introduction of the original iPhone back in 2007. Their Kindle hardware was revolutionary Their Kindle software available for any number of smartphones as well as your Windows PC or Mac allows you to read your eBooks where and when you want; and the software, is a total must have.
Kindle is a free application that lets you read Kindle eBooks on your Windows PC or on you Mac. Kindle offers most of the features you would find on a Kindle, Kindle DX, or other Kindle applications for computers and mobile devices. The best thing about it is that it allows you to automatically save and sync your last read page and all of your annotations across all your Kindle devices and hardware. You can also browse Amazon's huge eBook library and purchase as well as download and read thousands of books from the Kindle Store.
The software interface is customizable. You can change font sizes and adjust the number of words that appear on each line. You can also change the number of columns that appear on a single page. If you're reading a book for school or some other academic project, you'll be pleased to know that you can add and view notes and highlights in your books. You'll also be able to sync your annotations to all your Kindle apps and devices. You can even view Kindle Print Replica books, which are exact replicas of physical textbooks.
App Pro’s: Free, WhisperSync last page read and annotations across all Kindle devices
App Con’s: Hard to get non-Kindle Store books in the app, Won't run on OS X Yosemite Beta 7 or earlier
Conclusion: Amazon's Kindle app is, in my opinion, the best eBook reading app available today. It is powered by the Kindle Store, which has the biggest library of eBooks on the internet. The software is device agnostic, meaning you can put the software on just about any computing device you have – PC, Mac, iDevice, Android, Windows Phone, etc. – and it will sync your progress across all devices. The only issue I have with the app is that its not easy to put non-Kindle eBooks in the app. It will work with ePub, but you might have to convert older eBooks to ePub (or other compatible format), and that isn't always the easiest thing to do.