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   Idunnobutiwastold
   Gaming Acolyte

   Download link for reader:
   http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kpc_gwad?docId=1000426311

   Blog post with advice on finding free Kindle e-books:
   http://www.notebooks.com/2009/11/12/kindle-for-pc-free-digital-books-available-at-amazon/

   Posted 14 years ago #
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   Dragonlair
   Member

   Note - I don't know if Amazon has the same limits on this as other downloads (US only) but there are OVER 500 Free books in Kindle format.

   I downloaded and installed it yesterday and there are a few notes - It puts it in your USER area, rather than "Program Files". For Vista, it's in User\<username>\Appdata\Local\Amazon\Kindle for PC\. You get NO choices during installation but you can MOVE the folder elsewhere. It will re-create it for the "supporting" stuff later even if you do so I don't know if it's worthwhile.

   Note - for most users, Appdata is a hidden folder. I removed that tag since I'm in that folder so often while beta testing!

   Also. You must have an "account" with Amazon and your email address and password are required during the installation (initialization) of the program.

   The files are placed in your user Documents folder under the folder "My Kindle Content". The files seem very compact and very strange to view outside of Kindle.

   I have downloaded 3 free books to check it out. One of the free books is actually a $14.99 book that currently is free "A Christmas Lamp". It looked interesting.

   It looks like Amazon is trying to spread their influence. If they can get more of their proprietary formatted files out theres, the more solid is the Kindle itself.

   Posted 14 years ago #
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   Idunnobutiwastold
   Gaming Acolyte

   Hi Dragonlair,
   Thanks for the rundown on the installation procedure. You're correct in pointing out that it's an US-only download. The Amazon log-in dialog suggests that US citizens can access the download from any region in the world. On the bright sight, since book sales are international and PCs have become ubiquitous, it won't surprise me if the restrictions were (eventually) removed.
   Get this: I got the tip about the Kindle PC software from a local morning show airing on the radio.

   Posted 14 years ago #

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