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fodagrafer
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:10 pm
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Hi, does anybody know if the free Kindle software from Amazon functions the same way as the Kindle Readers? I know how to put an ebook into Kindle format, but I don't know how to preview it (I don't have a kindle at this point.) |
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mauijon
Joined: 02 Mar 2005
Posts: 4286
Location: Maui, Hawaii
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 8:40 pm
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I downloaded the Kindle for PC and it works well, just like a Kindle. No color.
There is also a Kindle Previewer that you download during the editing process. This shows effects with different Kindle devices--Kindle (B&W), Kindle Fire (color), other Kindles--iPad, etc.
Your best bet is just download the free Kindle PC app. and read the book on your PC. |
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fodagrafer
Joined: 27 Mar 2008
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:10 pm
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Thanks! |
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ruxpriencdiam
Joined: 07 May 2009
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Location: Third Stone from the Sun
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Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 9:35 pm
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And the Government is going after Kindle and apple for price gouging E books. |
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jppistu
Joined: 20 May 2006
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Location: Puget Sound region
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 2:32 am
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| ruxpriencdiam wrote: | | And the Government is going after Kindle and apple for price gouging E books. |
Not the way I understand it; they're going after Apple and the major publishers for colluding to fix prices on e-books to compete with Amazon.
FWIW, lately I've been using the Cloud Reader (i.e., browser-based reader), which is how I'm reading Short Shrift, by mauijon. From what I recall of the Kindle PC software, when it was still working for me*, I think the Cloud Reader is pretty close to that. However, I don't know how one could add a book to the Cloud Reader without buying it through Amazon; with the PC software, you can easily add a book file from another source, such as when you're previewing a book you wrote.
* I had the Windows app working in Linux via Wine, but I toyed with Wine too much and now nothing's working. :-( |
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ruxpriencdiam
Joined: 07 May 2009
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Location: Third Stone from the Sun
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 5:15 am
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| jppistu wrote: | | ruxpriencdiam wrote: | | And the Government is going after Kindle and apple for price gouging E books. |
Not the way I understand it; they're going after Apple and the major publishers for colluding to fix prices on e-books to compete with Amazon. |
Yeah that's it but either way it is a ripoff. |
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pjmorley
Joined: 15 Apr 2005
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 6:42 am
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Meanwhile... back in the world where people respond to the OP question...
I downloaded Kindle for the Mac and it bears little resemblance to the Kindle in operation i.e. it is in colour on the Mac and easier to navigate.
However, it reads Kindle format (AZW) books as you would expect and once your book is open, it works similar to a kindle with left and right arrows to move through pages.
I don't know whether it reads other formats that the Kindle can also read such as PDF, mobi etc. I couldn't find an option to open different formats so if your format is not AZW then I'm not sure. |
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jppistu
Joined: 20 May 2006
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Location: Puget Sound region
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:17 am
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| pjmorley wrote: | | Meanwhile... back in the world where people respond to the OP question... |
Interesting comment.... |
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rixie
Joined: 29 Dec 2007
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Location: Hampshire, UK
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:34 am
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I don't know how a Kindle device works but I have the Kindle App on my iPad and it works perfectly well. Someone on here kindly recently posted about a free digital photography book which I downloaded to my iPad. I am reading it in full colour via the Kindle app. |
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mauijon
Joined: 02 Mar 2005
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Location: Maui, Hawaii
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Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 9:00 pm
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I seem to remember that Apple (iBook?) and Barnes & Noble (Nook?) have strict pricing rates for the author; either use their pricing or don't publish with them.
With Kindle, the author can price the ebook anywhere from $0.99 to $199.99 (at 35% royalty), and the Kindle Select prices range from $1.99 to $99.99 (at 70% royalty). This is not price fixing or gouging that I can see.
And I believe that Kindle (Amazon) has about 70-75% of the ebook market, mainly because they started first. |
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jppistu
Joined: 20 May 2006
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Location: Puget Sound region
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Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:22 am
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| mauijon wrote: | | I seem to remember that Apple (iBook?) and Barnes & Noble (Nook?) have strict pricing rates for the author; either use their pricing or don't publish with them. |
Just to clarify, that's just for Apple. Barnes & Noble uses the same "wholesale" model that Amazon does. In fact the numbers are very close -- price range from 99 cents up to $199.99 for 40% royalty, or 65% if between 2.99 and 9.99, and as a "list" price that determines what the author is paid and from which B&N can discount without affecting the author's royalties. For more details, the self-pub "portal" for B&N and the NOOK is at: http://www.pubit.com/ (I just wish sales levels were also similar to Amazon's, but that's definitely not the case.) |
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