Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

I used the same process on both books, both of which came directly from Amazon to my Mac. So not sure why just one book worked. I looked at plugins but was not sure which one I needed. Will have to get back to this later on. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Without H2O there is no life!

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Hello E.T. I orientate myself to the keyboard, so could you send details of the process of converting books, as you suggest? There’s a DRM plugin for calibre so that would simplify the whole process for everyone. Regards, Gena > On 13 Oct 2016, at 19:15, E.T.

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Sad to say, no. Calibre worked fine on one title. I tried it on the other one and it says its a DRM protected file. Will dig into this some more. By the way the version of Calibre I ran does not need Terminal. I do need to go tweak the settings to format the txt file though. From

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Hello E.t. Out of interest have you tried running ebook-convert on the file? Some may not have DRM applied. Regards, Gena > On 12 Oct 2016, at 23:48, E.T. wrote: > > Gena, > I may need to delete the one title that refuses to work and then try it > again. > >

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Gena, I may need to delete the one title that refuses to work and then try it again. I installed the older version of the removal tool which matches your steps. Same result though. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Without H2O there is no life! ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 10/12/2016 1:50

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Hello, I don’t remember running into the kindle wizard myself. What are the steps you take to run the kindle wizard? Then don’t do those steps again. I did give an example of a kindle extension. So anything looking like .azw is the file you need to point to. I have seen .mobi and .html files

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Another update on this process... The removal tool is a bit illogical and has unlabeled buttons but once those 3 are labeled, its not too bad. Adding file is a typical process. Once I learned that the .azw file is the file to work with, it was simple enough to select that and

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Gena, I sent feedback and will do so each time I open the app. Now I am running the removal tool. What file type is the actual book file? There are 4 different file types for each book. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Without H2O there is no life! ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 10/11/2016 1:52

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Hello, Well let’s hope they are working to make it accessible then we won’t have to faff to gain access. Gena > On 11 Oct 2016, at 02:32, E.T. wrote: > > I see the problem now. The version on the app store is a year old. No > wonder. The app on the Amazon site

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

I see the problem now. The version on the app store is a year old. No wonder. The app on the Amazon site was just updated last month. From E.T.'s Keyboard... Are We Alone in the Universe? ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 10/10/2016 2:08 PM, Georgina Joyce wrote: Hello, Interact with your

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

I missed that one but just now installed the app downloaded from Amazon. Its slightly better but the registration process was no easier. I think I will use the Send Feedback option on the help menu on a daily basis, Might work? Its interesting that the app from the app store does not

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Hello, Handling Kindle Books On The Mac This guide is not designed to assist the braking of copyright law. Users must take responsibility for their own actions and conscience. It is not for the faint hearterd either. Difficulty = medium to hard. Download the following: Kindle for Mac (This

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Hi there, The booklist in Kindle for mac is totally unusable as far as I know. If there is an accessible version, please let me know. I have the one from the Appstore. Warm regards, Brandt Steenkamp Sent from my Macbook Pro Contact: Phone: Private: +27 (0)60 525 9181 For technical support

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Hello, Interact with your book list and you should be able to VO through your books. VO + space on one. Then look at the status on the file menu. If you’ve opened your book VO will tell you that it is greyed. If not select it from the menu. If you look at the menu again you will see below the

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Gena, I'm sorry I decided to tackle this one. (smiles) After a struggle I got the registration done. But I cannot be sure I actually have my book on the Mac. The only part of the Kindle app that speaks is the toolbar and title bar. I think you stated where the Kindle content is in the

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

I didn’t ask my kids, once I logged in, I figured I didn’t need there eyes any more. I got it from the app store, do I need the one from amazon? > On Oct 8, 2016, at 3:17 PM, Georgina Joyce wrote: > > Hello Clifton, > > So can your kids open them? Did you install from the

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Hello Cliphton, If you pull down the menus you can see if you have a book open. If on the file menu the open book option is dimmed and below that is the option close book then logic has it that a book is open. If a book is not open the option below it is close window. In this case, if the open

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Hello Clifton, When you pull the books down to your HD they should be in ~/Library/Application Support/Kindle/My Kindle Content/ They have to be opened to pull them down. As stated several times. You cannot read them with VoiceOver from the kindle app. To get VoiceOver to focus on a book you

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Hello Clifton, So can your kids open them? Did you install from the app store or download from Amazon? Regards, Gena > On 8 Oct 2016, at 20:09, Kliphton Miller wrote: > > Also, to follow up to confirm that my device is registered, my kids tell me > that they see a

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Also, to follow up to confirm that my device is registered, my kids tell me that they see a bunch of book covers. > On Oct 8, 2016, at 2:15 PM, Georgina Joyce wrote: > > Hello Clifton, > > You won’t be able to access your books until you have registered your device. > The

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

My device is registered. It says “Kliphton’s kindle for mac” When I open the kindle app and just to the left of the tool bar. > On Oct 8, 2016, at 2:15 PM, Georgina Joyce wrote: > > Hello Clifton, > > You won’t be able to access your books until you have registered your

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Hello Clifton, You won’t be able to access your books until you have registered your device. The opening dialogs tell you this. If you have a huge library as you claim you will understand this. Read the install instructions for Kindle for Mac as supplied by Amazon. Gena > On 8 Oct 2016,

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Handling Kindle Books On The Mac This guide is not designed to assist the braking of copyright law. Users must take responsibility for their own actions and conscience. It is not for the faint hearterd either. Difficulty = medium to hard. Download the following: Kindle for Mac (This is for

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Okay, I downloaded the kindle app, and I think I downloaded my entire collection. 1. I can’t find the kindle book library nowhere on my mac. 2. I can not navigate books in the kindle app, let alone open them with command O. I have tried with quick nav on and off, and either method does not

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

do you have those instructions in a previous email you could send to me? I came late to the thread. Just send it to kliph...@icloud.com note the spelling of my name is not traditional. > On Oct 7, 2016, at 4:06 PM, Georgina Joyce wrote: > > Hello Clifton, > > Yes I do it

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Hi, For me even with the help provided it does not work on the mac. However I can get the book spulled down using the ‘accessible’ version of kindle for windows. I am now trying to use codex to convert them, still in the proces though so not sure yet if it will work. Greetings, Anouk, > On 7

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Hello Clifton, Yes I do it myself and I’ve outlined the steps previously. I don’t have the time to keep repeating myself. Do not hesitate to ask about something specific you are struggling with. Gena > On 7 Oct 2016, at 19:27, Kliphton Miller wrote: > > Has anyone did

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Has anyone did this with success? I have an old amazon account where I have almost 2500 books, and I would love to put them in my own collection, and not be tied to that account any more. If someone could provide the links to the programs we need, and if sited help is needed, that would be

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Hello, Yes that’s the tool I use. It removes the DRM and puts the stripped file in a subdirectory of your documents folder. ~/Documents/Ebook Converter/ As for opening your kindle book. Kindle for Mac does allow navigation of the library using VoiceOver. The hardest part is to register your

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Hi Sandi, if the books are in kindle i am sure I can locate the folder and copy them. The question was and is how to get them to the mac in the first place bacause the kindle app seems totally inaccessible with voiceover (perhaps it works with magnification but I am totally blind). Greetings,

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

well, I'm sure thee is ways to do that. i have a few ones from another book store. if you are good with the terminal in mac, you could just grep or make a search for them On 10/7/16, Anouk Radix wrote: > Hi Sandi, I think i found the right tool www.ebook-converter.com >

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Hi Sandi, I think i found the right tool www.ebook-converter.com it can strip drm AND convert the kindle ebook to word or html. For me still the problem remains how to get the books out of kindle htough? Because the app seems wholly inaccessible with voiceover.

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Hi everyone, I have a HUGE kindle library and would love to read it on the mac with my braille display. I read the messages below BUT for me I never am able to load books into kindle for mac because this seems to be totally vo inaccessible. Hoe do you guys do this? I woo would like the link for

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

that is how i would do it as well, did not know about the remover program, however, do you have a url for that ? On 10/6/16, Georgina Joyce wrote: > Hello David etc. > > It’s a very clunky experience and I’m probably making it harder for myself > than necessary. > > 1. Buy a

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

Hello David etc. It’s a very clunky experience and I’m probably making it harder for myself than necessary. 1. Buy a book from Amazon 2. Open Kindle for Mac and press enter on my new purchase so it is pulled down on to the Mac’s HD. 3. Open Kindle DRM removal and select the new book and remove

Re: Reading kindle books on Mac OS or converting to other formats

The last time I tried I could get no Voiceover output book reading using the Kindle app and there appeared no MacOS Accessibility TTS plug in as available on Windows. I believe some people use Calibre via command line interface to make the Kindle books accessible. I would welcome step by sep