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The Kindle is an e-book reader from Amazon.

Amazon Kindle eReaders enable users to shop for, download, browse, and read e-books, newspapers, magazines, blogs, and other digital media via wireless networking

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Will Ubuntu Touch work on my tablet or phone?

I have a Kindle Fire HD and want to know if the tablet version works or not. Can it be used to take the place of the Candle operating system?
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Amazon Kindle (Paperwhite) not recognized

I have a newly bought Amazon Paperwhite, but when I connect it to my PC, Ubuntu does not recognize it. What can I do?
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How to install Kindle on Ubuntu 18.04?

The title says it all. Ubuntu 18.04.* wine 3.04 KindleForPC-installer-1.25.52064.exe (latest) I'm not knowledgeable about error messages. In a console, when I run ... $ wine KindleForPC-installer-1.25.52064.exe ... I get a whole lot of error…
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I am looking for a way to read kindle books

I am looking to see if there is an application for reading kindle books on this system.
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Ubuntu 18.04 doesn't recognize Kindle Paperwhite

I started using Ubuntu(18.04) recently and to this moment I am very satisfied. I am facing this problem with the Kindle Paperwhite not being recognized by the usb. I have tested other devices and worked normally, only the Kindle is not recognized.…
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Unable to mount Kindle on Ubuntu 14.04

Upon connecting my kindle, nautilus opens up for just a second and then flashes a message saying that kindle is unavailable. Then there are a host of messages on dmesg about device not accepting set address. Here is the excerpt from my…
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Kindle for PC via Wine

I really want to get the Kindle PC program running on my computer so I can download, read, and manage my e-books. I realize that Calibre can be used to manage e-books and I do have that downloaded. However, Amazon won't let me download ebooks unless…
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How can I get Kindle for PC working on Ubuntu 12.04?

How do I get Kindle for PC working on Ubuntu 12.04? Kindle Cloud can't copy paste so that's not a good solution. The e-books seem to be encoded so that Caliber cannot open them/convert them, so unless I've misunderstood something, that's not a good…
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How can I remove the DRM from a Kindle book?

I'd like to know how I can strip DRM from a Kindle book. I would like to buy a Kindle ebook from Amazon. I'd strip the DRM, and convert it to Epub (so I can listen to it on a headset connected to my iPhone) and to PDF format (so, while listening, I…
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Where are Amazon Kindle ebooks on my Linux PC after I download them for offline reading w/"Kindle Cloud Reader" Chrome app, & how to convert to PDF?

Where are Amazon Kindle ebooks located on my Linux PC after I download them for offline reading with the "Kindle Cloud Reader" Chrome app, & how do I convert them to PDF format? For Windows this seems to be the answer: Where does Chrome stores…
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Managing Kindle Fire with on 12.04 via Micro-USB

To begin, I have read both Is there a way to get a Kindle Fire to work with 12.04? and How can I transfer files to a Kindle Fire with a Micro-USB cable? My problem is that I am unable to mount my Kindle Fire in order to add books to it. I have…
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How can I transfer files to a Kindle Fire with a Micro-USB cable?

I'm running Ubuntu 11.10, and when I connect my Kindle Fire to my computer via micro usb, it is not recognized automatically. Other usb devices, such as my ipod and digital camera, are recognized just fine. It does not appear to be a usb power…
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How can I export books from Ubuntu to Amazon Kindle?

I have tried the Amazon Kindle HD 7", but could not integrate it at all with my Ubuntu 12.04 LTS OS. I have tried the USB cable but it didn't show up on the screen and I have tried to connect it via Bluetooth, but it also didn't work. I have Calibre…
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Calibre can not send book to Kindle

I don't know why but Calibre stopped sending working with my Kindle on Ubuntu 12.04 32 bits. Till a few time ago everything was working just fine, but now whenever I connect my Kindle and try to send some book on the main meory of the device I get…
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Unable to install Kindle using wine

I attempted to install Kindle for PC on my Ubuntu 18.04 laptop with this command: wine KindleForPc-installer-1.25.52064.exe But I got this error: I cannot make sense of it, being a casual user. Could anybody suggest a way to get out of this…
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