Kindle Cloud Reader lets you read ebooks instantly in your web browser - no Kindle device required. Kindle for Mac reading app gives users the ability to read Kindle books on a beautiful, easy-to-use interface. You’ll have access to over 1,000,000. books in the Kindle Store, including best sellers and new releases.
Recently there are many people asked me can I read Kindle books on Mac and how to. It is really a little a waste of time to answer these questions one by one (of course it's also my honor to read them), so today I write this article in details for you about how to read Kindle books on Mac by 3 different ways. For reading Kindle books on PC, there are also three methods to read Kindle books on PC.
Method 1: Read Kindle Books with Kindle for Mac app
1Download & Install Kindle for Mac app
You don't need a Kindle device to read Kindle books. Here is a free app from amazon store that you can use on your Mac. Access to Amazon.com to get free Kindle for Mac app. Then download and install it on the Mac.
The Kindle books you bought from Amazon will appear in Kindle for Mac because of its sync function. Choose one and right click it. Then you can choose the option to read from the appeared menu.
This is the easiest way to read Kindle books on mac. But every coin has two sides. It also makes our eBook reading a little disappointed because we can only read Kindle on Kindle apps but not in iBooks. This is because these books are only bonded with Amazon Kindle store. It's forbidden to transfer downloaded books to Kindle for mac app with iTunes but only Send to Kindle. What's worse, the app can't read ePub books purchased from another eBooks stores.
So Method 2 or Method 3 may become your best choice.
Method 2: Read Kindle Books on Mac with iBooks
EPUB is one of the most common ebook formats (the other one is PDF) and Most e-readers support including Mac computer. Though there are many ePub readers we can use on the mac, but here I strongly recommend you use iBooks app to read ePub books as it is definitely the best reading app on the mac.
1Transfer Kindle Books to Your Mac
With Kindle for Mac, you can see all Kindle books you bought. Right click the book and choose the download option. Then the book will be downloaded to your local folder.
Tips: Click 'Kindle' and Choose 'Preferences'. From the general window, you can see 'Content Folder' and the letters below is the address of your Kindle books stored. Find the books you downloaded in 'My Kindle Content' folder of your mac. Except for the above way you also can use USB cable to collect your Kindle device with mac and transfer your books.
2Download & Install Epubor Ultimate on Mac
Most Kindle eBooks are protected with Kindle DRM. Kindle books has their own formats such as AZW3, AZW, Mobi, PRC, but not the common ePub format. Epubor Ultimate is the best DRM Removal + eBook Converter. Epubor Ultimate can also help us edit eBook metadata if we want. Just with this one tool you can also read Kindle books on iPad Pro, and read Kindle books on android.
3Decrypt & Convert Kindle Books
Open Epubor Ultimate, you can drag and drop Kindle books in it. After your Kindle books added, it will automatically remove the DRM from your selected Kindle eBooks. Then just choose the output format as ePub and click 'Convert to ePub' button. Wait for a moment and you can get the fresh ePub books from the pop-up window.
The best point of Epubor Ultimate is it can automatically identify books of devices or apps if you have opened Kindle for Mac app or your Kindle device has collected with your mac. You will see your kindle eBooks are listed in the left area after you get the Epubor Ultimate started. Select the books you want to convert to, then drag them from the left to the right area. You can also click '+Add' to load them.
4Read Converted Books in iBoooks
You can find your converted epub books at the output folder. Then right click, select 'open with iBooks', you will see your eBooks clearly listed in the library.
It also has another way to add books. Open your iBooks app, drag and drop the books you want to add. In the library, you can see them and right click the book to choose read option.
Method 3: Read Kindle Books on Mac with Adobe Digital Editions
1Transfer Kindle Books to Your Mac
This is a necessary step for you to transfer Kindle books to your mac. But how to achieve it. So here is the method.
2Decrypt & Convert Kindle Books to ePub
If we want to read books with Adobe Digital Editions, we must convert their formats to ePub. Learn the details of how to decrypt & convert Kindle books to ePub. After you do that, you can continue the next steps.
3Download & Install Adobe Digital Editions for Mac
You can check official Adobe to download it.
4Add Kindle Books to Adobe Digital Editions
Open Adobe Digital Editions for mac app. Drag and drop the converted books to Adobe Digital Editions. Right click the book and select the read option.
I hope this article has resolved your problems, and wish you have a nice reading on your mac. Or if you have other methods it will be nice of you to leave a comment.
Free Download Epubor Ultimate:
Jonny Greenwood joined Epubor since 2011, loves everything about eBooks and eReaders. He seeks the methods to read eBooks more freely and wants to share all he has got with you.
PDFs are light, portable and can support a variety of document styles. Generally speaking, there are two major use cases for PDF files. The first for business or work, where you can create forms in PDF format and have people fill them out. The second is for reading e-books. The PDF is an easily accessible file which works well for reading. So we have compiled a list of best 5 PDF Reader for Kindle Fire. Usually, the best PDF reader apps do more then just open files, providing a variety of navigation, annotation, and cloud storage functions to provide a full spectrum of document features.
1. How to Transfer PDF to Kindle Fire 2. Best 5 PDF Reader for Kindle Fire
1. How to Transfer PDF to Kindle Fire
If you have a PDF file( DRM free) that you wish to read on your Amazon Kindle Fire, there are two ways you can transfer them over.
Transfer PDF to Kindle Fire via USB
1. Connect Kindle Fire to your computer using a USB cable.
2. Unlock the screen and the Kindle Fire should mount to the computer.
3. A drive called 'Kindle' or 'Fire' should now be available on your computer. Windows users can check under 'Computer'. Mac users can check on the 'Finder'. Open the 'Kindle' or 'Fire' drive and drag your PDF files to the 'Documents' folder.
Transfer PDF to Kindle Fire using email
1. Access the email account you used to register your Kindle Fire. Send an email to your kindle address with the PDF file as an attachment.
2. Wait for several minutes for the device to sync. Then tap 'Docs' on the home screen. The PDF file you sent should appear in the list.
You've successfully learned the 2 ways to transfer a PDF file to your Kindle Fire. Happy reading!
Updated(2019.07) There are other 2 ways to transfer PDF to Kindle Fire. Click here to Learn more.
But if you want to transfer DRM protected PDF files to your Kindle Fire, we also have a solution for you.
Transfer DRM Protected PDF to Kindle Fire
1. Install Epubor Ultimate to your computer.
Download Epubor Ultimate for Free
Tips: Epubor Ultimate can help you remove DRM from PDF files purchased from mainstream online book stores, like Amazon/Kobo/Nook/Google Play Book, etc...
2. Download PDF files with the book store's desktop application. Then run Epubor Ultimate to remove DRM. For more details, please read this guide about how to decrypt ebooks.
3. Transfer the DRM free PDF files to Kindle Fire using email or using USB.
2. Best 5 PDF Reader for Kindle Fire
You may find that the default PDF viewer on your Kindle Fire limits your viewing capabilities or makes it difficult to interact with the features of your PDF file. Then you may consider trying another PDF reader from the Amazon App Store or the Google Play Store. And you'll find many free PDF reader apps available for download there that likely offer the features you desire.
1. Adobe Acrobat Reader
Adobe Acrobat Reader is a common choice for many users when it comes to PDF reading and editing. The app can scan for all the PDFs on your device and make them available under the “Local” tab. Adobe Reader includes text reflow, contextual search, bookmarks and hyperlink support, as well as annotation and electronic signature support. Users who sign up to a free Adobe Document Cloud account can share and sync documents online, etc.
2. Foxit Reader
Foxit Reader is a popular PDF app with more than a million installs recorded on Google Play. Compared to other PDF viewers, the app is lightweight and has a fast interface. It features an organization system to keep your PDF files in line. Foxit handles normal and password protected PDFs, with support for document and user bookmarks. Annotation options let you highlight, underline or strike through text. Foxit also has offers an app specifically for business use, which costs $15.99.
3. PDF Reader
PDF Reader is a less known PDF app. However, it contains most of the necessary PDF viewing features and works quite well. It is an excellent PDF reader that provides solid rendering and reading as well as a neat document scanning feature. It also supports bookmarks, outlines and thumbnails and open password-protected files. Text search and a page slider allow you to navigate to where you need, while a text reflow option provides a comfortable reading experience on a small screen. Annotation tools let you easily mark up documents.
4. WPS Office
WPS Office, a multipurpose mobile office suite that handles documents, spreadsheets, and PDFs, is one of the best office apps for Android which comes integrated with good PDF reading features. You can open any PDF files from your storage, crop it, add bookmarks, print, or save it to Cloud storage. WPS's PDF viewer is serviceable, allowing users to add and view bookmarks, jump to page numbers, text search, view annotations to a PDF file, and access PDFs from cloud storage.
5. Moon+ Reader
Moon+ Reader is one of the most popular e-book readers. It has a boatload of features like theming support, tons of visual options, auto-scroll, intelligent paragraphs, dual page mode (for landscape), and more. The app also supports a bunch of formats like EPUB, EPUB3, and, of course, PDF. It has the occasional rough edge, but it's among the best options for those who read books in PDF format.
Conclusion
As long as you read this article, you will have no problem reading any PDF files on Kindle Fire any more, whether they are DRM protected or not. Do you also find this post helpful? If so, why not share it with your friends?
Hillary Zhang Hillary Zhang works for Epubor and writes articles about eBooks and eReaders. She seeks the methods to read eBooks more freely and wants to share all she has got with you.