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Recently there are many people asked me can I read Kindle books on Mac and how to. It is really a little a waste of time to answer these questions one by one (of course it's also my honor to read them), so today I write this article in details for you about how to read Kindle books on Mac by 3 different ways. For reading Kindle books on PC, there are also three methods to read Kindle books on PC.
Method 1: Read Kindle Books with Kindle for Mac app
You don't need a Kindle device to read Kindle books. Here is a free app from amazon store that you can use on your Mac. Access to Amazon.com to get free Kindle for Mac app. Then download and install it on the Mac.
The Kindle books you bought from Amazon will appear in Kindle for Mac because of its sync function. Choose one and right click it. Then you can choose the option to read from the appeared menu.
This is the easiest way to read Kindle books on mac. But every coin has two sides. It also makes our eBook reading a little disappointed because we can only read Kindle on Kindle apps but not in iBooks. This is because these books are only bonded with Amazon Kindle store. It's forbidden to transfer downloaded books to Kindle for mac app with iTunes but only Send to Kindle. What's worse, the app can't read ePub books purchased from another eBooks stores.
So Method 2 or Method 3 may become your best choice.
Method 2: Read Kindle Books on Mac with iBooks
EPUB is one of the most common ebook formats (the other one is PDF) and Most e-readers support including Mac computer. Though there are many ePub readers we can use on the mac, but here I strongly recommend you use iBooks app to read ePub books as it is definitely the best reading app on the mac.
1Transfer Kindle Books to Your Mac
With Kindle for Mac, you can see all Kindle books you bought. Right click the book and choose the download option. Then the book will be downloaded to your local folder.
Tips: Click 'Kindle' and Choose 'Preferences'. From the general window, you can see 'Content Folder' and the letters below is the address of your Kindle books stored. Find the books you downloaded in 'My Kindle Content' folder of your mac.
Except for the above way you also can use USB cable to collect your Kindle device with mac and transfer your books.
2Download & Install Epubor Ultimate on Mac
Most Kindle eBooks are protected with Kindle DRM. Kindle books has their own formats such as AZW3, AZW, Mobi, PRC, but not the common ePub format. Epubor Ultimate is the best DRM Removal + eBook Converter. Epubor Ultimate can also help us edit eBook metadata if we want. Just with this one tool you can also read Kindle books on iPad Pro, and read Kindle books on android.
3Decrypt & Convert Kindle Books
Open Epubor Ultimate, you can drag and drop Kindle books in it. After your Kindle books added, it will automatically remove the DRM from your selected Kindle eBooks. Then just choose the output format as ePub and click 'Convert to ePub' button. Wait for a moment and you can get the fresh ePub books from the pop-up window.
The best point of Epubor Ultimate is it can automatically identify books of devices or apps if you have opened Kindle for Mac app or your Kindle device has collected with your mac. You will see your kindle eBooks are listed in the left area after you get the Epubor Ultimate started. Select the books you want to convert to, then drag them from the left to the right area. You can also click '+Add' to load them.
4Read Converted Books in iBoooks
You can find your converted epub books at the output folder. Then right click, select 'open with iBooks', you will see your eBooks clearly listed in the library.
It also has another way to add books. Open your iBooks app, drag and drop the books you want to add. In the library, you can see them and right click the book to choose read option.
Method 3: Read Kindle Books on Mac with Adobe Digital Editions
1Transfer Kindle Books to Your Mac
This is a necessary step for you to transfer Kindle books to your mac. But how to achieve it. So here is the method.
2Decrypt & Convert Kindle Books to ePub
If we want to read books with Adobe Digital Editions, we must convert their formats to ePub. Learn the details of how to decrypt & convert Kindle books to ePub. After you do that, you can continue the next steps.
3Download & Install Adobe Digital Editions for Mac
You can check official Adobe to download it.
4Add Kindle Books to Adobe Digital Editions
Open Adobe Digital Editions for mac app. Drag and drop the converted books to Adobe Digital Editions. Right click the book and select the read option.
I hope this article has resolved your problems, and wish you have a nice reading on your mac. Or if you have other methods it will be nice of you to leave a comment.
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.
'I used to read books on my Kindle in past years, but recently I purchased a new tablet PC iPad Air as my birthday gift. So I'm wondering is it possible to transfer books from my Kindle to iPad for better enjoyment?'
Speaking of reading eBooks with your tablet, some people may prefer Kindle to iPad. But it is no doubt that iPad is also a good eBook reading device on the market, especially when the iPad mini comes to the market. Thus, it is inevitable that more and more users wish to find a way to read Kindle books on iPad, iPhone devices.
So if you're also one of them, congratulations, you've been the right place. In this article, we'll show you different ways to transfer books from Kindle to iPad, you can compare them and decide which one is better according to your own needs.
Solution 1. Get Kindle Books on iPad by Downloading Kindle App on iPad
In recent years, lots of company have released their own apps in Apple's App Store, so does Amazon Kindle. Therefore, the distinctive way to read Kindle books on iPad is to install the iPad Kindle app and then log in with your Kindle account. After that, you can enjoy them on iPad without hassle. Below is the detailed steps for your reference.
Step 1. Find and download the Kindle for iPad app in the Apple App Store, such as Amazon Kindle.
Step 2. Then run it, here, you'll be required to fill out your Amazon login information in the related fields. After that, you can click 'Register' button to log in the app.
Step 3. In the Kindle for iPad's home screen, you can click 'Archived Items' in the bottom of the panel, and then the list of all your Kindle books will be loaded and shown in the main scren.
Finally select the books you wish to read, and download the book title to the home screen. After that, you can open the book for reading as you like.
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Solution 2. Convert Kindle Books to iPad ePub for Reading
As it is known to all that Amazon Kindle and Apple's iPad have their own supported eBook formats, so generally speaking, when you transfer books from Kindle to iPad, you'll face the problem of format compatibility. So if you can solve the problem of format, then you can easily and quickly load Kindle books to iPad with iTunes by yourself.
Supported Formats:
- Kindle: AZW, PDF, MOBI and PRC files
- iPad: Mobi or PDF
Here is how to convert Kindle books to iPad:
Step 1. Find an online or offline file conversion program to help you convert Kindle books to iPad supported ePub format. Here, you can use Zamzar online service to reach the goal.
Step 2. Connect iPad to computer, and authorize it with iTunes. Click 'File' > 'Add File to Library' or 'Add Folder to Library' to load the converted Kindle books to the iTunes library. After that, you can find your iPad under the option of 'DEVICE' in the left panel, and then tap 'Books' in the top menu, select 'Sync Books' to import Kindle books to iPad without hassle.
Conclusion
With the above methods, you can freely enjoy Kindle books on iPad as you like. And if you find there are so many books on your device and wish to backup them to your desktop computer, please don't hesitate to have a free trial on MobiKin Assistant for iOS (Free Version).
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