- #Prevent kindle for mac update for mac#
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- #Prevent kindle for mac update install#
- #Prevent kindle for mac update update#
An important one is " real page numbers for thousands of books in the Kindle store."īoth added earlier a German language version of Kindle for PC for customers purchasing content from the Kindle Store, and that version includes instant dictionary word lookup using the Duden Deutsches Universalwörterbuch.
#Prevent kindle for mac update update#
The previous update for each of the apps included several new features which are also described on the current product-pages. Access character descriptions, important places, popular quotations, themes, and book-specific glossaries from Shelfari, the community-powered encyclopedia for book-lovers. Support for collections allows you to take control of your Kindle library and organize your books with ease.
#Prevent kindle for mac update for mac#
The Amazon Kindle for PC and for Mac product-pages have the same wording to describe the new features. The Kindle for PC update also had some problems at first, so I've gone back to automatic-update Off in my Kindle for PC app (Tools/Options). I now have my dictionary back, as well as the Collections I built on my Kindle, and the ability to create unique Collections on my other Macs (which will come in handy since one is very work-related). I simply deleted the old app, installed 1.6.2 from here (Amazon), and I'm as pleased as can be. I've downloaded it on both my MacBook Pro 17" and MacBook Air 11", and both are running just fine. Not only that, but I'm seeing current dates instead of the old December 1969 date. Today, seeing this announcement, I started the program again and it automatically updated and now it makes contact with Amazon. It would run but not make contact with Amazon. I deleted everything associated with Kindle for Mac and installed it again. My Kindle for Mac had updated automatically within the last week and was dead in the water. Here are a couple of customer replies to that thread, with more info from their perspective: ' ShirleyKat says:
#Prevent kindle for mac update install#
To download and install the application, visit this page:
* Easy Shelfari access: Quickly add to the community-powered encyclopedia for book lovers * Collections: Organize your content into collections, and import your existing collections. The latest version of Kindle for Mac includes:
#Prevent kindle for mac update mac os x#
Kindle for Mac is a free application that lets you read Kindle books on your computer with Mac OS 10.5 or higher, including Mac OS X Lion.
Mine WAS on automatic update but would not install on its own, so I went through the Download new update process at the "Kindle for." app page.įrom the Amazon Kindle Customer Service Q&A Forum, the following thread: ' Initial post: 10:24:46 AM PDT You can download the updates at the two product pages linked above. What is Shelfari? It began as Tastemakers Inc., the focus of which was to create a social networking service for avid readers.Īmazon acquired the company in Aug 2008 (the month I got my Kindle 1) and Shelfari "continues to function as an independent book social network within the family of sites." Shelfari features have also been added in both updates. If you've not made any Collections for your Kindle yet, see my basic guide to making Kindle Collections (which are like folders, but are done through 'tags' the way gmail 'folders' are). At that site, HarryT provides a link to HippoFiles' list of downloadable files for earlier versions for anyone having trouble with the latest v1.6.1 install. UPDATE - Nate at The Digital Reader has been having problems with the Kindle for PC update and points to others reporting the same at MobileRead Forum the first days of August. The update for the Mac was announced two days ago, the PC update earlier. "Updates for Kindle for PC (v1.6.1) and for Mac (v1.6.2) now available