For someone who is new to the Kindle, finding the downloaded Kindle books is not an easy job. Even if you have purchased many kindle books already, I guess many of you have various difficulties in finding your downloaded kindle books on PC, Mac or Android devices. Where are Kindle books stored on PC, Mac, or Android? You will get a complete answer in this article.
Before reading the following part, you need to make sure your kindle books have been downloaded to your devices already.
The great thing about the Kindle is you don’t need the physical device to read eBooks. Amazon’s Kindle Reader software is available on Mac & PC, Android and iOS devices. With Amazon's Whispersync technology, you can automatically save and sync your furthest page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across all your devices. That means you can start reading a book on one device, and pick up where you left off on another device.
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Where are Kindle Books Stored on PC?
'Where are kindle for pc books stored?'-- If your kindle books downloaded via kindle for pc, this is the most frequently asked questions. Below is the kindle books location on Windows 10/7/8:
C:Usersyour computer user nameDocumentsMy Kindle Content
Q: Can I change the location of Kindle books on PC?
A: Sure, you can change the Kindle book location. Run Kindle for PC-->Tools-->Options-->Content. Here you will see your current content folder for Kindle books. Click on “Change folder” and select the folder you want to stored kindle books and then click on “Save” button. Your default kindle content path has been changed successfully.
Where are Kindle Books Stored on Mac?
If you are a mac user, you need to know where did you get your Kindle for Mac app? Two situations need to be considered.
Situation 1 If you get your Kindle for Mac from App store and have not changed the default path of your Kindle file location, you will find your Kindle books stored on Mac here:
/Users/Mac user name/Library/Containers/com.amazon.Kindle/Data/Library/Application Support/Kindle/My Kindle Content
Situation 2 For kindle for Mac installation you downloaded beyond the App stores, such as from Amazon website, or software download websites, you will find the path of 'My kindle content' folder will be totally different.
/Users/Mac user name/Library/Application Support/Kindle/My Kindle Content
Q: Where are my kindle books stored on Mac catalina?
Trials in tainted space amazon. A: The location for kindle books on Mac catalina is the same as the other Mac version.
Q: Can I change the location of Kindle books on Mac?
A: Sure, you can choose where to store your downloaded kindle books on Mac. Run Kindle for Mac, Click on “Kindle”-->Preference-->General. Then you will find “Content Folder” option, just click on “Change” to change the location of Kindle books on Mac.
Where are Kindle Books Stored on Android?
If you read a lot on your Android smart phone, here are steps to find Kindle books stored on Android device.
Step 1. Connect your Android device to your computer.
Step 2. Your downloaded Kindle titles will be stored at two different places depends on how did you get these Kindle books.
For books purchased from your own Kindle account, the default path is:
This PCAndroid deviceInternal storageAndroiddatacom.amazon.kindlefcfiles
For documents or files you send to your Kindle for Android, when these books has been downloaded, it should be stored here:
The Right Way to Backup Kindle Books
May I ask you one question: why do you want to find the file location of Kindle books? Here is my guess--most of you may want to back up your kindle books. If this is the real purpose for finding your downloaded kindle content, just copying Kindle books from the original folder to another place is not the right method for backing up Kindle ebooks. Why? Because all Kindle books have been protected by Kindle DRM, you cannot access these books without your account authorization.
Therefore, the correct way to back up your kindle books is removing Kindle DRM to get the DRM free books. If you have the DRM-free Kindle books, you do not have to worry about computer crash, Amazon account banned issues, books disappeared from Amazon account etc.
To remove DRM from books downloaded via Kindle for PC/MAC, Epubor Ultimate can be the most powerful tool I want to introduce today. With it, you can remove Kindle DRM and convert kindle books to any other formats.
Just drag the kindle books from left column to the right, the Kindle DRM will be removed. Then select the output format and click on 'Convert to ..', you can get any ebook format. Super easy, right?
Detailed Guide 3 Methods to Remove DRM from Kindle KFX eBooks in 2020
Here are all tips and tricks I want to share with you today. If you have any better tips, please share with us in the comments to benefit more users.
Iris Yan joined Epubor since 2017. She always wants to share everything related to ebook reading and improve your reading journey.
Kindle readers have long been able to read book purchases online, on tablets and on a PC or Mac for a while. But how does one go about reading Kindle books on a Chromebook?
Amazon positions Kindle as a platform-agnostic service, one that can be accessed from virtually any device. There are official first-party apps for iOS, Android, Windows 8 and, of course, its own Kindle Fire line of devices.
But that’s not all.
Th e-tailing giant also offers a browser-based app called Kindle Cloud Reader (hosted at read.amazon.com) that works incredibly well on a Chromebook — including offline.
Logging into the cloud app with your Kindle/Amazon account lets you to access, download and read purchased items in your library, view bookmarks, notes and more.
And thanks to Amazon’s Whispersync technology you can even pick up on your Chromebook where you left off on another device!
How to Read Kindle Books on Chromebook
1. Kindle Cloud Reader app
The “app” — a bookmark to the https://read.amazon.com website — is available to install from the Chrome Web Store for free: –
Once installed you can choose how it runs: in a new tab, as a pinned tab or in a standalone window. Since this app works well offline I like running it separate from Chrome. To do the same:
- Open the Chrome App Launcher
- Right-click on the Kindle Cloud Reader icon
- Select ‘Open as window’
Next step is to go ahead and launch the app.
You’ll be asked to log in with your Amazon credentials. Do so to get to the main home screen. By default this opens on the ‘cloud’ tab, showing you all of your purchased titles.
To read an Amazon Kindle book offline on a Chromebook you need to ‘pin’ it in the app:-
- Open Kindle Cloud Reader
- Click the ‘Cloud’ button
- Right-click on a book and select ‘Download & Pin Book’
The item will proceed to download. If it’s a particularly lengthy title this might take some time.
Once completed you can switch to the ‘Download’ section of the reader app and click on the cover to open it. Don’t expect to see the contents page if you’ve been reading it on another device; it opens on the page you were last on.
Moving through pages is as simple as hitting the up or down arrows on your keyboard (or clicking/tapping the pagination arrows on screen).
The reading experience, such as font size, background colour, columns and margins can be customised. In the reader view simply mouse over the screen to reveal the toolbar, click the ‘Aa‘ icon, and configure away.
Once you’ve finished reading (or to free up space) you can unpin the book to remove it from your device (but not your account).
Kindle Cloud reader may be an old-school web-app, but in supporting offline reading, Whispersync and the ability to run windowed, it brings a reading experience to Chrome OS that’s just as seamless as that on other devices.
2. Kindle Android app
If your Chromebook supports Android apps —most do— you can use the full-featured Amazon Kindle app for Android.
Mac Books Amazon
Now, do note that Kindle Android app is not optimised for Chromebooks (or laptop screens in general). The UI feels clunky, even with touch — but hey, it works okay and has more features than the web-based reader, including notes and annotations.
Better still, all Kindle books can be “downloaded” to read offline using this app — and it’s automatic! Just start reading a title to have a copy stored for offline access.
Read Kindle Books On Computer
Tip: if your Chromebook has a folding display you may prefer to “read” your books with the screen folded back and the device held in portrait mode.