5 useful applications and services for Kindle owners
Technologies / / December 19, 2019
1. EpubPress
This is an extension for Chrome and Firefox lets you create from open browser tabs e-book that can be stored on the reader. This is useful if you need to explore a topic in great detail, but you do not want to read the text from a computer.
Here's how to use the extension:
- Open your links in separate tabs and arrange them in the order in which they should appear in the book.
- Click on EpubPress icon and select the tab you want to include in the book.
- Click Download and wait until the process is complete - ready file will be in the Downloads folder browser.
Books are stored in the EPUB format, so they have to be converted into MOBI - basic format chitalok Kindle. You can use one of many online converters - for example, Convertio.
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2. Push to Kindle
One of the oldest and best services for fast transfer of web articles Kindle. It can be used through a desktop browser or mobile device.
To send the article to the reader from the PC, just open it in the browser, click on the extension icon, enter your email address reading room and click Send.
On Android, the process is identical, but it is necessary to select an application Push to Kindle via the menu "Share".
On iOS, you can through the same menu to send an article to a special mailbox, from which it gets published to the device in the ready-to-read format. For this you need to enter the email reader, replacing @ kindle.com on @ pushtokindle.com.
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3. Snippet
This service is available as a web application and a browser extension allows you to view the selected text and notes from any of the books you've read on the Kindle. However, to access the notes, will have to use a paid version, which costs five dollars a month.
The Snippet, you can create tags and attach them for different notes. For example, it is convenient to look for motivational quotes - just add the tag "Motivation». Total There are five different colors to make it easier to distinguish between different types of notes.
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4. Kinstant
Kindle Browser - a thing is not the most comfortable, but Kinstant greatly simplifies its use. This optimized home page with large text and big buttons, by which it is difficult to miss.
When you enter the link into the address bar built-in browser, you must add a postscript http: // or www. Kinstant also eliminates the need for this: you can quickly come to the correct site by entering its address in one of eight special strings and clicking Go.
The upper part of the site is not too good for Russian-speaking users, because it consists of links to English-language news, sports and entertainment resources. But there is a button to switch to Gmail, Facebook and Twitter, which can also come in handy.
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5. Bookly
The application is a companion for all book lovers. Through it convenient to keep track of their reading habits.
First, add a piece that read and note the number of pages that have already passed. And when will take the book in hand, just run the application in a session. After that you can add a quote, make notes and even include sound like the sound of rain or rivers flow.
When you're done reading, finished the session in Bookly. The program will collect statistics and generate infographics with useful facts about your habits.
The application can set goals for a month and a year. Also, it can resemble a read at some point. For example, at nine in the morning when you get into the train.
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see also🧐
- How to read books on iPhone and iPad comfortably
- Like reading paper books and electronic influences our memory and productivity
- Readwise - daily emails with your best marks of the Kindle
- Send to Kindle: How to use the deferred reading on iOS