Read Amazon eBooks without Kindle - is that possible?
Amazon offers eBooks in special Kindle format for its in-house e-book reader. You can read the books with a little trick, however, without a Kindle reader. We'll show you how to save around 100 euros for the Kindle device here.
Amazon eBooks: How to read on iPhone, iPad and PC
- Log in to your customer account at amazon.de and then click on "My Account"> My Kindle ".
- Follow the "Kindle Accessories" tab and finally "Kindle Reading Apps"> "All Reading Apps" on the left.
- On the following page you can choose the system on which you want to read Kindle books. Most of the time, you will already receive information on how to obtain an app for the desired system. For Windows and Mac, you can use "Download" to download the required app to your system immediately.
- For example, if you want to install an app on a Windows computer, load the "KindleForPC-installer.exe" file into any directory on your system, open the EXE file and follow the instructions of the setup wizard.
- Finally, connect the app to your Amazon customer account using login data.
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