Kindle Cloud Reader is familiar to those who often buy e-books at Amazon. Every time you select an e-book and choose a delivery method, you could see the 'Deliver to someone's Kindle Cloud Reader' option. Generally we choose 'Deliver to Kindle' so that we can directly read the book on our Kindle device. Some others may choose 'Deliver to Kindle for PC' if they have installed Kindle for PC. For most people, these two methods are enough so that it seems like few people will notice the 'Deliver to Kindle Cloud Reader' option. So what does the Kindle Cloud Reader do? Does it have some advantages? This article will tell you something about Kindle Cloud Reader and you'll get to know the charm of it.

What is Kindle Cloud Reader

Does the 'send to Kindle' extension not work for Firefox from Ubuntu? Thufir@dur:$ thufir@dur:$ firefox -version Mozilla Firefox 59.0.1 thufir@dur:$ From the Firefox site it's not exactly cl. Send to Kindle works great for web content. Users can send web content to a Kindle in one step or preview before pulling the trigger. Sending text from pages to Kindle is possible as well. Archived content can be downloaded from your Kindle library on your e-reader or smartphone. You need Firefox 6 or higher to get this to work. This is due to the fact that the Kindle Cloud Reader is based on HTML5, a new and strong web standard which some browsers don't support. At present Kindle Cloud Reader is available in Google Chrome, Apple Safari(both in Mac and iPad), Mozilla Firefox, IE.

Kindle Cloud Reader is a web app for online reading and library management. It's designed primarily for people who don't have Kindle device or don't want to install any extra software. Just choose 'deliver to Kindle Cloud Reader' and then click 'Read now in Kindle Cloud Reader' button, the splendid content will directly display in your browser.

You can get more details from this video.

2. How to access Kindle Cloud Reader

Every time you type in the URL: read.amazon.com, you'll get access to the Kindle Cloud Reader. Save this site as a bookmark so that you don't need to type the URL next time.

The Google Chrome also provides an extension. Search 'cloud reader' in Chrome Web store and click 'ADD TO CHROME'.

Then an icon will show at the top menu bar. You can click it to access Kindle Cloud Reader at any time.

3. Supported Browsers

Even though Kindle Cloud Reader is a web app, it isn't like a common webpage that you can open it with any browsers. This is due to the fact that the Kindle Cloud Reader is based on HTML5, a new and strong web standard which some browsers don't support. At present Kindle Cloud Reader is available in Google Chrome, Apple Safari(both in Mac and iPad), Mozilla Firefox, IE.

As for reading experience, the Kindle for PC is not as brilliant as Calibre. It just provides some general settings such as font size, background color, line width, brightness. Although with simple functions, it do has some design of humanization like you can add notes and highlights and lookup words with its built-in dictionary which is very helpful in learning foreign language.

4. Main features of Kindle Cloud Reader

1. Online reading

Kindle Cloud Reader provides an online reading mode in a browser. It can store content as much as 50MB. When the space is full, the older content will be deleted.

One thing must be pointed out is that the downloaded content is stored locally by browser, not bound with your account. That means if you change the browser or computer, the downloaded books will disappear. But all the books you bought and the bookmarks and notes will not lose as they are reserved at Amazon server.

Q: Where does Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader store those downloaded books?

Windows Chrome C:UsersUsernameAppDataLocalGoogleChromeUser DataDefaultdatabaseshttps_read.amazon.com_0

Mac Chrome~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/databases/https_read.amazon.com_0
Can't find this folder on Mac computer? Open terminal, and then input open '~/Library/Application Support/Google/
Chrome/Default/databases' , Enter.

Safari.../Users/Library/Safari/Databases/https_read.amazon.com_0

Windows FirefoxUsers...AppDataRoamingMozillaFirefoxProfiles9ka0dc2k.defaultstoragedefaulthttps+++read.amazon.comidb***.sqlite

Mac Firefox/Users/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles/***.default-release/storage/default/https+++read.amazon.com/idb/***.sqlite

2. Library management

We can easily manage books by Kindle Cloud Reader. Like native Kindle App and Kindle for PC, the Kindle Cloud Reader supports three sorting orders (title, author, recent) and two display modes (grid and list). You can also adjust the cover size (not supports iPad).

All your books are listed in the library. If your book is downloaded, there will be 'Remove Book' when you right-click it. If you concern about the space (only 50MB), just right click or long press the book cover and choose 'Remove Book' then the book will get deleted. This operation won't delete the book from your library actually, you can download it again.

3. E-book customization

Kindle Cloud Reader provides rich options for you to customize your reading. You can adjust font size, margins, color mode, or look up words, take notes and highlight text.

4. Sync with your Kindle (Notes & Highlights)

The sync feature makes us read seamlessly. Just click the sync icon and all your content such as new books, reading progress, bookmarks, will be refreshed. If you find that there is a delay when syncing, don't worry, just close the Kindle Cloud Reader and reload it.

I like this function most because I can copy the highlights without leaving the web browser. The highlight text is automatically added to my kindle account and I can reach in the web browser at https://read.amazon.com/notebook.

5. Optimized for iPad

Send To Kindle Firefox From Pc

Amazon claims that the Kindle Cloud Reader can get a better experience on iPad. Besides some menu layout difference, this mainly refers to the Kindle Store. In PC browser, the Kindle Store of Kindle Cloud Reader links to a normal Amazon site. But on the Safari of iPad, the Kindle Store looks like a native app- UI elements are laid out in big, touchable areas and navigation is designed for the touchscreen user.

How to backup Kindle Books?

Send To Kindle For Mozilla Firefox

Though we can read kindle books with Kindle Cloud Reader for online reading, we should always read our Kindle books by using a browser on computer. For a better reading on multiple devices, the best solution is to back up our Kindle books. The recommended tool is a new product from Epubor team, Epubor Ultimate, which provides you with a rather easy way to remove Kindle DRM and convert Kindle books to PDF/Epub/Mobi/Azw3.

Detailed Guide:

• How to Back up Your Kindle Books to Computer.

Jonny Greenwood joined Epubor since 2011, loves everything about eBooks and eReaders. He seeks the methods to read eBooks more freely and wants to share all he has got with you.