How can I get Kindle for PC working on Ubuntu 12.04? [duplicate]

How do I get Kindle for PC working on Ubuntu 12.04?

Kindle Cloud can't copy paste so that's not a good solution.

The e-books seem to be encoded so that Caliber cannot open them/convert them, so unless I've misunderstood something, that's not a good solution.

Solution 1:

Kindle PC Under wine instructions:

Choice 1: http://www.redshirtlinux.com/?p=163 (Deadlink now)
Choice 2: http://stream-recorder.com/forum/installing-kindle-pc-ubuntu-11-04-linux-t9007.html?s=d4a87549f4ade753348218083ce7868c&

+1 For Calibre as well.

Summary of links above, paraphrased.

sudo apt-add-repository ppa:ubuntu-wine/ppa
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install wine1.3

Download Kindle for PC. The link should work 'till amazon changes the link.
```
wine KindleForPC-installer.exe
```

wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Program Files/Amazon/Kindle For PC/Kindle.exe

This will run the actual app, assuming no errors occured.

Solution 2:

Look at Calibre free software, does a lot with all ebook makes, including reading them.

Solution 3:

Updated solution for Ubuntu 12.04 on 2012/12/26:

I adopted the solution from http://www.milo.name/2012/05/20/kindle-4-pc-under-linux/ The trick is to use an old version of Kindle because while the new version installs, it crashes after you try to actually read a book.

== Steps to install Kindle (paste commands into a terminal) ==

Step 1: get rid of 1 wine file

mv ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/winsxs/manifests/x86_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.4148_none_deadbeef.manifest ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/winsxs/manifests/x86_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.4148_none_deadbeef.manifest_bak

Step 2: download old Kindle, as per the accepted answer above

wget http://d1xhj100piaj9u.cloudfront.net/25338/KindleForPC-installer.exe

Step 3: install Kindle

wine KindleForPC-installer.exe

Step 4: run Kindle

wine ~/.wine/drive_c/Program\ Files\ \(x86\)/Amazon/Kindle\ For\ PC/KindleForPC.exe

Solution 4:

This is a solution using Wine 1.4 on Ubuntu 12.04.

I tried the above approach: "Updated solution for Ubuntu 12.04 on 2012/12/26". It mostly works, except I was unable to take notes and make highlights on my Kindle For PC.

The following solution allows notes and highlights and uses the latest version of Kindle for PC (yes, it works!)

Steps to Install Kindle For PC with Annotations Enabled

(paste the commands that are in quotations below into a terminal)

Note: This has been tested to work with Wine 1.4 on Ubuntu 12.04

Step 1: get rid of 1 wine file: TYPE:

mv ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/winsxs/manifests/x86_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.4148_none_deadbeef.manifest ~/.wine/drive_c/windows/winsxs/manifests/x86_microsoft.vc90.crt_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.4148_none_deadbeef.manifest_bak

Step 2: download latest kindle version from http://www.amazon.com/gp/kindle/pc/download and save to a directory, e.g. Desktop

Step 3: install Kindle: cd to the directory where you saved the downloaded executable, and TYPE "wine KindleForPC-installer.exe"

Wine will Install the latest Kindle for PC and create a deskop icon for launching.

Enjoy!