Virtually all other e-readers use the much more common epub format (but more on that at the end). The important thing is that you seek out ebooks in the mobi format, which is what the Kindle uses. Project Gutenberg, Unbound and the Humble Book Bundle are also excellent places to get Kindle books outside of Amazon, but these are not your only options. This guide focuses on books downloaded from Smashwords, but the information is equally relevant no matter where you’re getting them. However, it’s not the only way, despite what Amazon would have you think.

If you own a Kindle and fancy stocking it with some of my flash fiction, that’s likely the easiest way to do it. No scrolling is necessary on your end.Recently I announced that OCR is Not the Only Font had become available for free in Amazon’s Kindle store. When you access the app on a different device the app checks Whispersync, gets the page number of the book in progress, and shows the last page you read. Whispersync remembers the page of the book and links to your account. Once the app is set up on your devices, you can start a Kindle book on your PC and then continue reading it on the subway or wherever on your phone and so on. But, if you don’t have space on your computer or don’t want to install the app, you can read your book on a web browser too. All you need to do is open the Kindle application and click on the book you want to read. The app makes it really easy to read your book on your computer.

Click the box icon to the left to increase the size of the page, making it easier to read.

Then, select the book you’d like to read.

Download the Kindle eBook reader for PC, Mac, Android, and iOS from here.

Here is how to read a Kindle eBook using the Kindle app.

My kindle books online