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how do i read it online? I have no kindle. It offers downloading a windows app, no good for linux. It won't let me download unless i have a registered kindle p

by polshaw 14y ago

how do i read it online? I have no kindle. It offers downloading a windows app, no good for linux. It won't let me download unless i have a registered kindle program. Why can't they just let me download the file first? Significantly more friction than just downloading a pdf.

gav 14y ago
You can use Amazon Cloud Reader: https://read.amazon.com/ https://read.amazon.com/ This will let you read it online. It looks like there's some offline support but I haven't tried it myself.
- polshaw 14y ago
  I have no (major) problem reading it online, but it just wont let me. If i go to your link, i am sent back to the kindle store. Then if i try to 'buy', i am required to have a kindle serial number, there is no other way to proceed. (I assume if gives you an ID or something if you download the app, but there is no 'read online without a kindle' choice).
  - gav 14y ago
    It worked for me with my existing Amazon account, but then I have a Kindle. I thought I'd test with a new account, so in an incognito window: * Went to https://read.amazon.com/ * Created a new account * Got redirected to Kindle store, found free book, hit "Buy now with 1-Click" * Filled in a billing address * Got a page thanking me for my order, hit "Read now in Kindle Cloud Reader" * Book loaded You're welcome to use this account--login: "M8R-2neeuu@mailinator.com", password "test123". Hope this helps.
    - polshaw 14y ago
      thanks! very helpful.
chimeracoder 14y ago
I agree that .azw/.mobi is an inferior format to .epub/.pdf, but Calibre is free software for Linux that converts most formats without an issue (and given that the Amazon version already has formatting issues, I doubt that's a problem). The best thing to do, though, is what Cory Doctrow does: http://craphound.com/down/?page_id=1625 http://craphound.com/down/?page_id=1625. He even has (had) an option for a Gamebody Advance reader!

by polshaw 14y ago

gav 14y ago

You can use Amazon Cloud Reader: https://read.amazon.com/ https://read.amazon.com/ This will let you read it online. It looks like there's some offline support but I haven't tried it myself.

polshaw 14y ago
I have no (major) problem reading it online, but it just wont let me. If i go to your link, i am sent back to the kindle store. Then if i try to 'buy', i am required to have a kindle serial number, there is no other way to proceed. (I assume if gives you an ID or something if you download the app, but there is no 'read online without a kindle' choice).
- gav 14y ago
  It worked for me with my existing Amazon account, but then I have a Kindle. I thought I'd test with a new account, so in an incognito window: * Went to https://read.amazon.com/ * Created a new account * Got redirected to Kindle store, found free book, hit "Buy now with 1-Click" * Filled in a billing address * Got a page thanking me for my order, hit "Read now in Kindle Cloud Reader" * Book loaded You're welcome to use this account--login: "M8R-2neeuu@mailinator.com", password "test123". Hope this helps.
  - polshaw 14y ago
    thanks! very helpful.

chimeracoder 14y ago

I agree that .azw/.mobi is an inferior format to .epub/.pdf, but Calibre is free software for Linux that converts most formats without an issue (and given that the Amazon version already has formatting issues, I doubt that's a problem). The best thing to do, though, is what Cory Doctrow does: http://craphound.com/down/?page_id=1625 http://craphound.com/down/?page_id=1625. He even has (had) an option for a Gamebody Advance reader!