当大多数人听到“Kindle”这个名字时，他们很可能会想到亚马逊通常出色的电子墨水阅读设备系列( E-ink reading devices)。然而，事实是Kindle实际上是一个服务和设备的生态系统。随着智能手机和平板电脑的普及，很多人不太可能购买专用的电子阅读器，除非他们需要电子纸提供的特定优势。
当然，您可以只使用平板电脑或智能手机(tablet or smartphone)上的Kindle 应用程序(Kindle app)来访问您的收藏，但多亏了Kindle Cloud Reader，您可以从任何具有兼容浏览器的设备上访问所有Kindle图书。(Kindle)
亚马逊 Kindle 云阅读器到底是什么？(What Is Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader Exactly?)
Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader 应用程序(Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader app)是一个复杂的网络应用程序(web app)，可以在任何兼容的浏览器中运行。亚马逊(Amazon)向没有Kindle 设备(Kindle device)或设备上没有Kindle 应用程序(Kindle app)的任何人推荐它。这将淘汰Android和 iOS 用户，因为Kindle 应用程序(Kindle app)可以在这些操作系统上本地使用。
在大多数情况下，Kindle Cloud Reader应用程序可让您完成您在Kindle 设备(Kindle device)或应用程序中所做的几乎所有事情。您可以查看整个图书馆，阅读您的任何书籍，并查看特定书籍中的任何注释或标记。您还可以微调字体大小(font size)、边距、颜色以及您期望从一个体面的电子书阅读应用程序中获得的大部分内容。
浏览器兼容性
如果您运行的是最新版本的Chrome、Firefox、Edge或Safari，那么Amazon Cloud Reader应该可以正常工作。它在我们的 iPad 版本的Safari上也能完美运行，但Android 版本(Android version)的Chrome只是将我们重定向到亚马逊 Kindle(Amazon Kindle site)网站。
唯一可能真正成为问题的地方是，如果您使用的设备不再接收浏览器更新。在这种情况下，您首先不应该使用它访问互联网！
最佳亚马逊 Kindle 云阅读器应用用例(The Best Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader App Use Cases)
由于现在几乎每个人都有智能手机，Kindle Cloud Reader 应用程序(Kindle Cloud Reader app)的意义何在？它实际上仍然是一项非常相关的服务，并且有许多设备没有移动应用程序，但仍然可以制作相当不错的阅读设备。
第一个也是最明显的候选者是笔记本电脑。如今，超便携笔记本电脑和平板电脑(ultraportable laptops and tablets is shrinking fast)之间的界限正在迅速缩小。还有一些平板电脑运行的是Windows 10，而不是Android 或 iOS(Android or iOS)。Cloud Reader可以在这些设备上阅读您的Kindle 收藏。(Kindle collection)
还有很多充分的理由想要基于浏览器的阅读的多功能性。使用Windows macOS 或 Linux 计算机(Windows macOS or Linux computer)可以让您获得各种重要的能力。首先(First)，您可以使用大幅面或专用显示设备。如果您使用家庭娱乐 PC(home entertainment PC)或连接到平板屏幕的其他计算机，您甚至可以在大电视上阅读书籍。
当涉及到可访问性应用程序时，这一点尤其重要。例如，有些人的设置只能在Windows中运行。Kindle Cloud Reader开启了各种可能性，因为它使Kindle 服务(Kindle service)可以在种类繁多的计算机上访问。
如何使用亚马逊云阅读器应用程序(Amazon Cloud Reader App)
使用Amazon Cloud Reader非常简单。如果你可以打开一个网络浏览器并输入(web browser and type)一个地址，那么你就差不多了。首先(First)，导航到https://read.amazon.com/。
如果您尚未登录您的亚马逊帐户(Amazon account)，系统会要求您先登录。然后，您应该在图书馆屏幕上。
在这里，您可以看到您在Amazon Kindle 商店(Amazon Kindle store)购买的书籍收藏。图书馆屏幕上有很多选项可供使用。您可以更改书籍的显示样式(display style)。按作者、标题或您最近阅读它们的时间排列它们。它只是一组简化的基本功能，让您尽可能轻松地阅读。
一旦你选择了你想读的书，在这种情况下，我们自己的马克奥尼尔的叛徒间谍，更多的选择打开了。(The Renegade Spy )
您会注意到工具栏在阅读时会自行隐藏，但您只需移动鼠标指针(mouse pointer)即可将它们带回来。
您可以随时单击这两个箭头来翻页。
退出工具栏后，您可以使用屏幕底部的进度条(progress bar)跳到任何页面。
顶部工具栏也有很多有用的东西。在最左侧，您会看到“图书馆”按钮。如您所料，这会将您带回图书馆！
在“图书馆”按钮(Library button)的右侧，您会看到一个看起来像一本打开的书的图标。如果单击该按钮，您将可以访问书籍菜单(book menu)，该菜单可让您跳转到书籍的封面、目录、开头或特定位置。
接下来是“视图设置”，您可以在其中更改颜色和文本大小。可以像您喜欢的文本列样式一样调整边距。
其余控件非常简单。书签按钮(bookmark button)可打开或关闭当前页面的书签。
在此旁边，您会找到一个用于打开或关闭笔记的按钮。说到这一点，您可以通过简单地突出显示一些文本来为您的书添加注释。
最后一个按钮将您的Amazon Cloud Reader 应用程序(Amazon Cloud Reader app)同步到本书中所有设备上阅读的最远页面。(page read)
这就是使用Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader(Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader)所需了解的所有内容。还有一个更重要的功能需要介绍——离线阅读。
离线阅读(Offline Reading)
无法在任何地方阅读的电子书有什么用？如果您使用Kindle 设备(Kindle device)或其中一个移动应用程序，您可以将电子书下载到本地存储并阅读它们，无论您是否有互联网连接。
好消息是亚马逊(Amazon)已经想到了这一点。Kindle 云阅读器应用程序(Kindle Cloud Reader app)库中有两个主要按钮：“云”和“已下载”。
第一次单击“已下载”时，系统会提示您启用下载。
一旦你为你的浏览器启用了它，你就可以在任何地方访问你的书，无论有没有互联网！
头在云端阅读(Reading With Your Head In The Clouds)
既然您知道如何使用Kindle Cloud Reader 应用程序(Kindle Cloud Reader app)，那么现在无论您拥有哪些设备，都没有理由落后于您的阅读。无论您是想蜷缩在酒店床上的笔记本电脑上，还是想通过投影仪在课堂上大声朗读，Cloud Reader都可能让这一切成为可能。
What Is The Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader And How To Use It
When most people hear the name “Kindle” they most likely think of Amazon’s generally excellent range of E-ink reading devices. However, the truth is that Kindle is actually an ecosystem of services and devices. With the popularity of smartphones and tablets, it’s unlikely that many people are going to buy dedicated e-readers unless they need the specific advantages that electronic paper offers.
Sure, you can just use the Kindle app on a tablet or smartphone to access your collection, but thanks to the Kindle Cloud Reader, you can access all your Kindle books from any device that has a compatible browser.
What Is Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader Exactly?
The Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader app is a sophisticated web app that will run inside any compatible browser. Amazon recommends it for anyone who doesn’t have a Kindle device or the Kindle app on their device. That’s going to cut out Android and iOS users, since the Kindle app is available natively on those operating systems.
For the most part, the Kindle Cloud Reader app lets you do pretty much everything you’d do on your Kindle device or in the app. You can see your entire library, read any of your books and see any notes or marks that have been in a particular book. You can also finely adjust the font size, margins, colors and most of the things you’d expect from a decent ebook reading application.
Browser Compatibility
If you’re running a recent version of Chrome, Firefox, Edge or Safari, then the Amazon Cloud Reader should work just fine.It also worked perfectly on the iPad version of Safari for us, but the Android version of Chrome just redirected us to the Amazon Kindle site.
The only place this might really be an issue is if you’re using a device that no longer receives browser updates. In which case you shouldn’t be accessing the internet with it in the first place!
The Best Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader App Use Cases
Since just about everyone has a smartphone these days, what’s the point of the Kindle Cloud Reader app? It’s actually still a pretty relevant service and there are many devices that don’t have the mobile apps, but still make pretty decent reading devices.
The first and most obvious candidates are laptops. These days the dividing line between ultraportable laptops and tablets is shrinking fast. There are also tablets that run Windows 10, rather than Android or iOS. Cloud Reader makes it possible to read your Kindle collection on those devices.
There are also plenty of good reasons to want the versatility of browser-based reading. Using a Windows macOS or Linux computer gives you access to all sorts of important abilities. First of all, you can use large format or specialized display devices. You can even read books on a large TV, if you’re using a home entertainment PC or other computer hooked up to your flatscreen.
This can be particularly important when it comes to accessibility applications. Some people have setups that, for example, will only work in Windows. Kindle Cloud Reader opens up all sorts of possibilities because it makes the Kindle service accessible on such a large variety of computers.
How To Use The Amazon Cloud Reader App
Using the Amazon Cloud Reader is incredibly simple. If you can open up a web browser and type in an address, you’re pretty much there. First, navigate to https://read.amazon.com/.
If you aren’t already logged into your Amazon account, you’ll be asked to do that first. Then, you should be at the library screen.
Here you can see your collection of books, bought in the Amazon Kindle store. There are plenty of options to play with on the library screen. You can change the display style of the books. Arrange them by author, title or how recently you’ve read them. It’s just a streamlined set of basic functions to get you reading as easily as possible.
Once you’ve picked the book you want to read, in this case The Renegade Spy by our very own Mark O’Neill, more options open up.
You’ll notice that the toolbars hide themselves when you’re reading, but you can simply move your mouse pointer to bring them back.
At any time, you can click these two arrows to turn the page.
With the toolbars out, you can skip to any page by using the progress bar at the bottom of the screen.
The top toolbar has lots of useful stuff too. On the leftmost side, you’ll see the “Library” button. As you might expect, this takes you back to the library!
To the right of the Library button, you’ll see an icon that looks like an open book. If you click on that you’ll get access to the book menu which will let you jump to the cover, table of contents, beginning or specific location in the book.
Next up are the “view settings”, where you can change the colors and text size. Margins can be tweaked as can the style of text column you prefer.
The remaining controls are pretty straightforward. The bookmark button toggles the bookmark on or off for the current page.
Next to that, you’ll find a button that toggles notes on or off. Speaking of which, you can add a note to your book by simply highlighting some text.
The last button syncs your Amazon Cloud Reader app to the furthest page read in this book across all devices.
That’s pretty much all you need to know in order to use the Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader. There’s just one more important function to cover – offline reading.
Offline Reading
What use is an eBook you can’t read anywhere? If you use a Kindle device or one of the mobile apps, you can download your ebooks to local storage and read them whether you have an internet connection or not.
The good news is that Amazon has thought of this. The Kindle Cloud Reader app has two main buttons in the library: “Cloud” and “Downloaded”.
The first time you click on “Downloaded”, you’ll be prompted to enable downloading.
Once you’ve enabled it for your browser, you’ll have access to your books anywhere, with or without the internet!
Reading With Your Head In The Clouds
Now that you know how to use the Kindle Cloud Reader app, there’s no reason to get behind on your reading now matter which devices you have with you. Whether you want to curl up with a laptop in your hotel bed or want to read aloud with your class from a projector, Cloud Reader will most likely make it possible.
