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Amazon's simplified reading software for a wide variety of magazines, newspapers, journals, and novels

Amazon's simplified reading software for a wide variety of magazines, newspapers, journals, and novels

Vote: (43 votes)

Program license: Free

Developer: Amazon

Version: 1.39.0

Works under: Mac

Vote:

Program license

(43 votes)

Free

Developer

Version

Amazon

1.39.0

Works under:

Mac

Pros

  • A free program to use
  • Works off of Amazon's end, so doesn't chew up your resources
  • Syncs up well with Kindle
  • Easy to navigate reading

Cons

  • Cannot zoom in on the text
  • Cannot set personal preferences

You don't have to get a special tablet to read Kindle books online, if you get this particular program for your Mac OS

An Overview Of Kindle for Mac

For many years, Amazon was ensuring that people who wanted to read Kindle books would pay a few hundred dollars for their unitasker tablets, and they made a small fortune. However, now you can get a Kindle program for your Mac that will transform your computer into a Kindle reader.

This program for Mac was actually created and released by Amazon for Mac. The best part here, of course, is that it's a free program. Amazon isn't trying to rake in the dollars here. Instead, they have a partnership with Mac now, and Mac users benefit.

What Kindle for Mac Is and What It Does

The Kindle for Mac program is simply a program that turns your computer into a Kindle reader. While some people still prefer the convenience of that standalone tablet, your computer will have every bit of that functionality with this Kindle program, which is ideal for the Macbook.

One of the best things about this program is that it's basically an Amazon program. You're going to sign in with your existing Amazon account, or just create one if you don't have one, and that way you get to access everything Kindle readers get to access on their tablets.

Features of Kindle for Mac

The best feature is that this accesses Amazon's network through your Amazon account, so it's not a large program that's going to eat up your bandwidth and RAM. You will read your Kindles via Amazon's network here, and also get to shop around, sync up with the Kindle Store, and much more.

This also makes it a lot easier for you to find Kindle books worth reading. Most people who don't have a Kindle reader also don't have Kindle books, so you can search for them here. Other than that, everything's so smooth here, and you simply click a book to open and drag the pages up and down with your mouse.

Pros and Cons of Kindle for Mac

Pros

  • A free program to use
  • Works off of Amazon's end, so doesn't chew up your resources
  • Syncs up well with Kindle
  • Easy to navigate reading

Cons

  • Cannot zoom in on the text
  • Cannot set personal preferences