The Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader is a web app that allows you to read Kindle Books in any compatible web browser. Follow the steps below to read Kindle Books from your library using Kindle Cloud Reader.
Note: Kindle Books are currently available for U.S. libraries only.
It runs in the Google Chrome and Safari web browsers, and it works on Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and the iPad. Amazon points to the iPad optimization on its Kindle Cloud Reader web page. Kindle Cloud Reader currently only supports Google Chrome, Safari for Mac and PC, and Safari for the iPad. Amazon says support for Firefox, IE, and other platforms is on the way in the coming. Kindle Cloud Reader lets you read ebooks instantly in your web browser - no Kindle device required.
- Borrow a book and send it to your Amazon account.
- Go to read.amazon.com to open Kindle Cloud Reader.
You may need to sign in with your Amazon account. - Your Kindle Library is displayed on the main page. Select a book to start reading.
For more details on using Kindle Cloud Reader, please see Amazon's Cloud Reader help pages.
Amazon's new Kindle Cloud Reader webapp allows you to read ebooks you've purchased via the Kindle store on any device without installing an app to do it, regardless of whether you have an active internet connection.
The new service gives you access to your entire Kindle library and all of the books you've purchased or borrowed, and an embedded Kindle Store so you can make purchases and add books to your library from within the Cloud Reader webapp. There's also an iPad-customized version of the webapp that's specifically designed for the iPad's large touchscreen.
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On first login, the service offers to set up offline reading, which installs a browser extension that caches books and makes them available without an internet connection. Kindle Cloud Reader currently only supports Google Chrome, Safari for Mac and PC, and Safari for the iPad. Amazon says support for Firefox, IE, and other platforms is on the way in the coming months.
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