Kindle for Mac is a very simple e-book reader which allows you to read and sync your library with your Kindle. You can purchase books online and have them directly delivered to Kindle for Mac and then sync it with your device.
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Kindle for Mac is a very simple e-book reader which allows you to read and sync your library with your Kindle. You can purchase books online and have them directly delivered to Kindle for Mac and then sync it with your device.
Kindle for Mac OS X 10.5+ now Available for Download. Amazon have announced that Kindle for Mac is now available for download. To get the software working you need to download at the link above and ensure you have a Mac running OS X 10.5 or above. Mac OS X users who have felt left out of the Kindle-syncing lovefest since Amazon rolled out Kindle for PC in November and Kindle for iPhone a little over a year ago have cause for rejoicing: as of last night, you can download Kindle for Mac for free, if you have OS X 10.5 or 10.6.
Kindle for Mac is extremely simple. When you install it for the first time, you're required to enter in your Amazon account details or sign-up for one. You can then either transfer books from your Kindle to Kindle for Mac by clicking the rather small synchronization symbol or go directly to the Amazon site by clicking Shop In Kindle Store. You can sort titles by name, author or most recently purchased but other than that there are absolutely no other preferences. It's a little annoying that long book names are truncated on your Kindle for Mac library page and there seems no way to change this.
- Sync to Furthest Page Read: Whispersync technology automatically syncs your books across apps, so you can start reading on one device with the Kindle app installed, and pick up where you left off on another device with the Kindle app installed. You don’t need to own a Kindle to use the app, but if you do, Whispersync also syncs your Kindle books between your apps (including the Kindle for PC app) and your Kindle devices.
- Look Up Words: Use the built-in dictionary in the Kindle for PC app to look up the definition of words without interrupting your reading.
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Well I’ve written and ranted before about free epub readers for Mac OS X. There are few such apps and those that are available seem to me to be limited as ebook readers. While I’d love to repeat and expound on my complaints, right now, I’d like to present you with a small list of epub readers I’ve found for Mac OS X.
Those looking for an epub reader for Mac OS X might want to try one of the free apps mentioned below.
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Read more after the jump.
I’ve written about installing Stanza and Calibre and couldn’t help but complain about what I see as their limitations as readers. Now I’d simply like to list down some of their basic features. And I’m also writing for the first time about an app from Adobe. This list are in my opinion the top three epub readers for Mac OS X. There are other good ebook readers, but I have included in this only those that are free and those that support epub files.
Here are the top three free that you might want to check out
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- Stanza Desktop
- Stanza Desktop allows for customization and can read books in various formats.
- It can be installed on PPC or intel Macs running OS X 10.4.8 or later.
The problem is that is is no longer in development and it appears it is no longer available for download online.Downloading is working perfectly again.
- Calibre
- Calibre reads epubs and other file types and touts its ability to convert files from one format to another. It can also be used as a library manager, similar to iBooks library for iOS. The Calibre user interface looks dated and rather un-Mac-like, though.
- The latest version runs on Intel Macs running OS X 10.5.2 or later. An older version for PPC Macs on OS X 10.4 and later is also available.
- Download Calibre for Intel Macs, OS X 10.5.2 or later.
- Donwload Calibre for PPC Macs, OS X 10.4 or later.
- Installation instructions for Calibre.
- Adobe Digital Editions
- Adobe Digital Editions boasts that it is designed specifically to be a fast and free ebook reader. It reads PDFs and epubs, and XHTML books and has “borrowing” suport. Like Calibre, Adobe Digital Editions has a “bookshelf” where you can see the digital books in your library collection. The bookshelf is a little is better looking than Calibre’s and so is the user interface. Actually It looks a little like the Kindle app for Mac OS X. It can read even DRM-protected books and is recommended by some book publishers.
- Adobe Digital Editions can be installed on PPC G4 and PPC G5 Mac running OS X 10.4 and 10.5 and Intel Macs running OS X 10.4.1, 10.5, and 10.6. I’ve been able to install it successfully on Mac OS X 10.7.2.
- Go to Adobe Digital Editions download page.
The Kindle app for Mac OS X is a better looking reader in my opinion. Unfortunately, the Kindle app is for reading books bought from the Amazon digital book store. It cannot read epubs.
So what are my recommendation? Reading on Stanza Desktop, in my opinion, is the closest thing to reading epubs on iOS. Unfortunately it is no longer available. So at this point, it’s a choice between Adobe Digital Editions and Calibre for now. The good news is that both are compatible with PPC and Intel Macs on OS X Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard, and Lion.
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Adobe Digital Editions is prettier. To its credit, the app is also smaller: Adobe Digital Editions only takes up 19.1 MB of disk space compared to Calibre’s 218.1 MB. So points for Adobe here.
On the PPC, Calibre is a bit of a memory hog and it tends to freeze once in a while. On Intel Sandy Bridge, performance is pretty much equal. Overall, I’d recommend Adobe Digital Editions for reading epubs. It’s still not as elegant an ebook reader as its iOS counterparts, but it’s the best of the free apps I’ve found.
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Screenshot: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on Adobe Digital Editions
Do you use or like any of the ebook readers mentioned in the article? Do you know of other free epub readers for Mac OS X?
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Are there paid apps that you use to read epubs?I would love to hear from people who have bought and used paid ebook readers for Mac OS X.