Questions tagged [kindle-for-android]
Kindle for Android is Amazon's Kindle application for Android devices. Not to be confused with the physical device of the same name.
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How to restrict content inappropriate for children on the Android Kindle app?
Google play books, and Amazon devices like the Kindle, have parental controls that allow parents to stop their children from downloading explicit sexual/violent books and comics.
But the Android ...
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Prevent play store from showing me updates on an application installed through another store
Recently Amazon disabled all in-app purchases from their apps distributed through the Play Store.
As I'm a frequent user of the kindle app, and not a fan on switching to my browser instead of in-app ...
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How can I make personal documents on my external SD card visible to the Kindle app?
I have a tablet running Android 9, with the latest version of the Kindle app. (The tablet is a Galaxy Tab A (8.0", 2019), but that shouldn't matter.) It's not rooted.
In the Amazon Kindle app, I've ...
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Android Phone - Can I set a 3rd Party Dictionary as the Default Dictionary?
New to the Android ecosystem.
My phone has a default dictionary: 'Collins English' which I downloaded and installed.
I also have installed a 3rd party dictionary which is superior in many ways (for ...
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Does the Amazon Kindle app run on Android 7.1.1?
I'm setting up a Nexus 9 tablet for a friend. I flashed the Android v7.1.1 March update image then installed the Amazon Kindle app from the App Store. The problem is that when I open the app and tap ...
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Amazon Kindle app and Personal Documents on Android emulator
How can I make the Kindle app in an emulator work just like on a physical device?
Background: I tend to buy ebooks directly from publishers and then send them to Amazon Cloud Drive to be converted ...
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How can I load a Project Gutenberg book on my phone's Kindle app?
The Gutenberg site's guide to Mobile devices doesn't address this question. It recommends the FBReader which I may install if else fails, but I'd prefer to use the Kindle app.
Assuming it is possible,...
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I have a Kindle book with a deviating font, can I change it to normal?
Most of the books on my Kindle for Android app display with the same font, which I find good enough for reading.
But I have just one book which uses different typography, and it is bad enough to ...
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Is there a way to turn an app into a floating one?
I want to search a specific installed dictionary app which is on my device while I'm reading a book in the Kindle app. Is there a way to turn an app into a floating app? Anything even close to this ...
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where are the free books the kindle app offers?
According to its description on Google Play, in the third sentence, it says that the books are free. I installed the Kindle app and went to the Kindle Store and all the books I looked at so far all ...
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How to change device name for Kindle in Nexus 7 2nd Generation (2013)
I just got a Nexus 7 2nd Generation (2013) with Android 4.3.
I installed Kindle, and the device shows up named [my-name]'s Android Tablet.
In earlier versions of Android, I can go to the About ...
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Can the Kindle app scroll mobi files vertically?
The Kindle Android app makes the mobi files scroll horizontally. This poses a problem if a certain portion of the text is in the previous page and I need to keep scrolling left and right. Instead can ...
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How do I get the Android Kindle/nook apps to recognize .MOBI/.EPUB files on my SD card?
I prefer to manage my ebook files manually, so I'm having trouble getting the Android Kindle and nook apps to locate the .MOBI and .EPUB files that I put on my SD card.
Is there any sort of Browse ...
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Filling in the blanks in a Kindle book
I'm considering buying a Kindle version of a workbook which requires a lot of blanks to be filled. I'm aware of "Note" feature in Kindle app for Android but texts that are entered this way do not show ...
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How do I re-use my account information on Kindle app?
I downloaded the Kindle app from the Play Store but I uninstalled it after trying it out because I went tested other ereaders as well. The problem is, when I decided to settle for the Kindle app. I ...
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Buying and Reading Books without Kindle or Nooks apps [closed]
I want buy an e-book (theleanstartup.com) and read on my tablet (Samsung Galaxy Tab) . Ebook is available for kindle and nook. Also there is an Amazon link (probably kindle version). There isn't ...
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Kindle on Galaxy tab 7.7 suddenly has no Kindle Store [duplicate]
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Why does the STORE button on Amazon Kindle go to the website instead of the in app store?
Usually when I click the Kindle Store button on my Kindle app I will be taken to a ...
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Why does the STORE button on Amazon Kindle go to the website instead of the in app store?
I have the Android Amazon Kindle app installed on both my Galaxy S phone and my Archos 10" tablet.
I keep the software updated so I'm sure the latest version is installed.
I am logged in with my ...
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How can I read epub or mobi files with Kindle?
I have purchased some ebooks which I have received in both EPUB and MOBI format.
Can I read these MOBI or EPUB files with the Kindle application ?
I copied the MOBI files into the kindle folder, but ...
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If I buy an ebook an Amazon, can my son, with another Android device, read my books?
When I buy a pocket book both my son and I can happily read it.
I bought some books on the Amazon Kindle store (which I read on my Samsung Galaxy S), and am now wondering: can my son read these books ...
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Why can I download Kindle books from amazon.com but not from amazon.co.uk?
I installed the Android Kindle application and purchased my first Kindle e-book yesterday.
Although I have an account on amazon.co.uk and have used this account for multiple purchases of dvd's and ...
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How to open downloaded Kindle files in Android?
I have downloaded the Kindle app from Google Play Store and installed it.
I have some Kindle files downloaded from the internet. How can I open them using my Kindle app?
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How to convert PDF to read on Android Kindle?
I can convert my PDFs to the nice AZW format through the Amazon Kindle free email converter.
However, I did not yet figure out how I can add the resulting .azw file to my Android Kindle app as well - ...
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What are some Android eBook options & eReader Apps (Kindle, Nook, Google Books, etc.)? [closed]
What are my options for reading ebooks on my Android device?
There have been a number of questions about ebooks but I thought I'd pull the basics together into a Community Wiki.
Quick note on cross ...
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Kindle Android - Refresh a book cover?
I use the Kindle app for Android. I had 'bought' one of the classic titles which they have - War and Peace, which, like many of the classics, had no cover image.
They have since updated the title ...
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