How to Access Kindle Books on Computer

Beginner 10 min 17 steps 5200 views Rating: 3.7/5 Published: 2026-04-12

Go to https://read.amazon.com in a web browser.. Sign in to your Amazon account.. Click a book in your library.

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Steps

1

Go to https://read.amazon.com in a web browser.

Step 1

Go to https://read.amazon.com in a web browser.

2

Sign in to your Amazon account.

Step 2

Sign in to your Amazon account.

3

Click a book in your library.

Step 3

Click a book in your library.

4

Use the arrows to page through the book.

Step 4

Use the arrows to page through the book.

5

Click the Aa button to change the book's appearance.

Step 5

Click the Aa button to change the book's appearance.

6

Add notations and bookmarks.

Step 6

Add notations and bookmarks.

7

Click the synchronize button when you're finished reading.

Step 7

Click the synchronize button when you're finished reading.

8

Download the desktop app from https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/fd/kcp.

Step 8

Download the desktop app from https://www.amazon.com/kindle-dbs/fd/kcp.

9

Open the Kindle app.

Step 9

Open the Kindle app.

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Sign in to your Amazon account.

Step 10

Sign in to your Amazon account.

11

Right-click a book and select Download.

Step 11

Right-click a book and select Download.

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Double-click a downloaded book to open it.

Step 12

Double-click a downloaded book to open it.

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Use the arrows to page through the book.

Step 13

Use the arrows to page through the book.

14

Click the expand button to toggle-on full-screen mode.

Step 14

Click the expand button to toggle-on full-screen mode.

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Click the Aa icon to change the appearance of the book.

Step 15

Click the Aa icon to change the appearance of the book.

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Mark up the book.

Step 16

Mark up the book.

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Click the synchronize button when you're finished reading.

Step 17

Click the synchronize button when you're finished reading.

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