Kindle Cloud Reader

Kindle Cloud Reader

Kindle Cloud Reader - Read Kindle books in your browser, and shop on Amazon.co.uk.

What is Kindle Cloud Reader?
Kindle Cloud Reader is a Chrome extension provided by Amazon, designed to enrich your reading experience. The tool lets users read Kindle books instantly in their browsers and offers a variety of features such as customisable reading settings, note creation, and bookmarks. It also allows users to sync their reading progress across multiple devices. Additional features include keyword search within books, word definitions (English language only), and a shopping feature for the Kindle Store. It automatically makes your current book available for offline use.
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Stats
Users: 100,000+
Rating: 3.65 (79)
Version: 1.7.0.22 (Last updated: 2014-05-29)
Creation date: 2014-05-28
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • unlimitedStorage
  • notifications
Size: 11.90K
URLs: Website
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Summary

Kindle Cloud Reader is a web app from Amazon that lets you read your Kindle books, instantly.

• Customise your reading experience by choosing font size, text colour, background colour, number of reading columns, and more • Create and edit notes, highlights, and bookmarks • Our Whispersync technology automatically syncs your furthest page read, notes, and marks across devices, so you can start reading in your browser and pick up where you left off on your Kindle or any device with the Kindle app installed • Search inside the book to find a topic, character, or section you want to revisit • Look up word definitions and listen to how they are pronounced (available for English-language only) • Shop the Kindle Store for millions* of Kindle books, including new releases and best sellers • Your current book is automatically made available for offline use, and you can choose to save a book for reading offline at any time • Receive automatic software updates without the need to download new software

(Features and functionality of Kindle Cloud Reader may vary by browser and the selection and price of books in the Kindle Store may vary by country)

User reviews
User reviews summary
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Pros
  • Works well on Linux Mint PC and Kindle Fire
  • Larger display size is good for books with diagrams and pictures
  • Enables reading across different devices
Cons
  • Buggy on Chromebooks with issues showing books in the library
  • No vertical scrolling on the Chromebook version
  • Offline reading function does not always work
  • No copy/paste functionality for technical books
  • Issues with app freezing and UI issues
Most mentioned
  • Chromebook compatibility problems
  • Issues with library display and book access
  • Lack of vertical scrolling feature
  • Read offline functionality not reliable
  • App and UI performance issues
Recent reviews
Buggy when used on Chromebook. Books uploaded to the library do not show up! There is no option to sync. Neither unregistering nor reinstalling the extension helps.
by Victor Holen Victor Holen, 2023-05-10

Absolutely rubbish! Unlike the android version, the chromebook version does not enable vertical scrolling, which makes it completely useless for me. SORT IT OUT AMAZON!
by ANOOP SPOLIA ANOOP SPOLIA, 2023-04-03

does not enable the user to open the books in the library on a chromebook, depite it allowing you to download the app and it specifically telling you, that you will be able to read/ open the books
by Leon Fraser Leon Fraser, 2021-01-12
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Safety
Risk impact

Kindle Cloud Reader is relatively safe to use as it requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Kindle Cloud Reader has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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