How to Set up Kindle Cloud Reader
If you’re visiting from the mobile web on a smartphone or tablet, select the menu icon (indicated by three horizontal lines in the upper-left corner), then choose Account > Create Account and enter your details.
How to Access Kindle Cloud Reader
Your library displays each book’s cover, title, and author. The books that you opened most recently are listed first.
How to Add Kindle Books to Kindle Cloud Reader
If your Kindle Cloud Reader library is currently empty, it’s time to buy your first Kindle e-book.
How to Read Books With Kindle Cloud Reader
To read a Kindle book in your Kindle Cloud Reader library, select a title to open it. If you stop reading, the Kindle Cloud Reader automatically goes to the page where you left off the next time you open the book. While reading, the top and bottom menus disappear so that all you can see are the book’s contents. However, you can move the cursor or tap the device near the top or bottom of the screen to make those menus reappear. On the top menu, you have a variety of options to make your reading experience even better:
Go to the menu (open book icon): View the book’s cover or go to the table of contents, the beginning, a specific page, or a particular location.View settings (uppercase and lowercase letter A icon): Customize the font size, margins, color theme, number of reading columns, and reading location visibility.Toggle bookmark (bookmark icon): Place a bookmark on any page.Show notes and marks (notepad icon): View all bookmarked pages, highlighted text, and notes added. You can highlight text or add a note by using the cursor to select the text. A Highlight and Note option appear.Synchronize (circular arrows icon): Synchronize your reading activity across your account so that when you access it on another device, everything is up to date.
The bottom menu shows your book’s location and a percentage value of how much reading you completed based on where you are. You can also drag your point along the location-scale to quickly scroll back and forth through a book. To turn the pages, use the arrows that appear on each page or scroll as you would on any other browser. Use the trackpad on a laptop, the scrolling wheel on a mouse, or the touchpad on a mobile device.
How to Manage Your Kindle Cloud Reader Library
You can view and manage your library in a few ways. You may want to take advantage of the settings to make the overall experience easier and more convenient. Use the Grid View or List View buttons to see your books in two ways. On the Grid View, use the Cover Size scale on the right side to make each title smaller or larger. The Recent button allows you to sort books by Recent, Author, or Title. Select the notepad button to see your notes and highlights. Sync everything across your account by selecting the circular arrows button. Access your settings by selecting the gear button, and search for a book by selecting the magnifying glass button.
How to Delete Books from Kindle Cloud Reader
As you acquire more books and your library grows, you may wish to delete books you no longer want to keep your Kindle Cloud Reader library neat and tidy. You can’t delete books from the Kindle Cloud Reader.
The Benefits of Using Kindle Cloud Reader
Besides offering a quick and convenient way to read Kindle books, Kindle Cloud Reader provides other benefits. Here are a few perks you can expect to get out of it when you use Kindle Cloud Reader regularly as a reading tool:
What You Can’t Do With Kindle Cloud Reader
Kindle Cloud Reader is a simplified version of the official Kindle app. One of the key benefits available on the Kindle app but not on Kindle Cloud Reader is creating collections to categorize books, which keeps your library organized as it grows. Even though the Kindle Cloud Reader doesn’t support collections, the web app still lists all of your books. Those books are cataloged together in your library as one comprehensive list.
