Th e-tailing giant also offers a browser-based app called Kindle Cloud Reader (hosted at ) that works incredibly well on a Chromebook - including offline. There are official first-party apps for iOS, Android, Windows 8 and, of course, its own Kindle Fire line of devices. But how does one go about reading Kindle books on a Chromebook?Īmazon positions Kindle as a platform-agnostic service, one that can be accessed from virtually any device. Choose Highlight or Note and enter a note if desired.Kindle readers have long been able to read book purchases online, on tablets and on a PC or Mac for a while. To do that, select the desired text with the mouse and you'll see a popup menu appear. In addition to those menus, you can highlight text or add notes for later reference. You can drag the slider to quickly go to another location. Location: At the bottom of the page, you'll see a slider that indicates where you are within the book.Synchronize: Click this button to manually sync the current book so all changes are up to date on any other device you want to read it on.Show notes and marks: This button displays a list of all pages that have bookmarks, notes, and highlighted text.Toggle bookmark: Click this to bookmark (or remove the bookmark from) the current page.View settings: This menu lets you change formatting and readability options like the font size, margin size, page color and number of columns.Go to menu: This menu, which looks like three horizontal lines, lets you go directly to specific parts of the book, such as the cover, table of contents or a specific page.Kindle and Your Library: Click either the Kindle logo or the Your Library button to go back to your library page to select a different book.Move the mouse to the top or bottom of the page to see the menu options.

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