Some swear by the iPad, others are convinced an e-ink reader such as the Amazon Kindle is the only answer. Amazon lets you download books and newspapers directly from the Amazon website’s “Manage My Kindle” section and then drag them onto your Kindle via USB.We've spent a lot of time discussing the ideal electronic device for reading books. During a trip a while back, my Kindle couldn’t get wireless service but my MacBook was on an wired hotel network.

The added files show up automatically.(This is also a great way to add things to your Kindle when the Kindle itself can’t get a data connection. The book should automatically appear in the list of books on your Kindle. To copy a book to your Kindle, just drag the file into the Documents folder, eject the Kindle from your Mac, and unplug the USB cable. Some independent ebook sellers, such asįictionwise, also sell books in Kindle-compatible format. The good news is, Project Gutenberg and many other ebook resources offer downloads in a Kindle compatible format, usually Mobi. (You can also drag in PDFs, but I generally don’t recommend it. Kindle only reads books in the Mobi, PRC, and plain-text formats. But you can also drag book files right from your Mac into that folder, assuming that they’re compatible with the Kindle. So let me clarify matters a little.Ĭopy the file to your Kindle’s documents folder to add it.If you’ve bought stuff from Amazon and downloaded it onto your Kindle, you’ll see that stuff in the folder. The Kindle’s been around so long, I didn’t really consider how a lot of people have never seen one and plenty more have never attempted to attach it to a Mac. Is it possible to buy and use a Kindle without getting ones self tied into the Amazon spider’s web?

Is it possible, with a Kindle via the internet, to take onboard for reading, books from Gutenberg? As the Kindle has a USB port, is it possible to connect it to the G5 and have it appear on the desktop, so that PDF and MP3 files can be dragged and dropped into it for reading and listening to? Over the years I have made great use of the free books available on the Gutenberg website. Since this is Macworld, after all, I thought it was worth a refresher about how the Kindle and the Mac interact. Wingrove, who is intrigued by the Kindle but unclear how it works with his Mac. New generation of Kindles on Thursday, I got a letter from Macworld reader Gerald A.

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