如果您拥有一台Windows 10 PC 或设备(PC or device)并且喜欢阅读，但您没有像亚马逊(Amazon)Kindle这样的电子书阅读器(eBook reader)，那么好消息是：亚马逊(Amazon)还提供了一个桌面应用程序，让您可以从(desktop app)Kindle(Kindle Store)访问超过一百万本书商店包括新版本和畅销书。除了使用它阅读您喜爱的电子书外，您还可以放置书签、突出显示文本、添加笔记和抽认卡。在本文中，我们将向您展示如何使用此 Windows 8.1 应用程序为您带来愉快的阅读体验。让我们开始吧：
(Download)在Windows 10中(Windows 10)下载、安装和启动Kindle 应用程序(Kindle app)
首先，您需要从Amazon的网站下载应用程序的安装程序。单击(Click)或点击此处(here)访问它。要下载应用程序的PC 版本(PC version)，请确保按下下载 PC 和 Mac(Download for PC & Mac )按钮。等待(Wait)安装程序下载并打开它。然后，再次等待Kindle 应用程序(Kindle app)自动安装并完成。
安装后，您可以在应用程序列表(Apps list. )中找到该应用程序。向下滚动，直到找到Amazon文件夹并打开它。在这里，您会找到您的Kindle应用程序。
此外，您可以在Cortana 的搜索框中键入“ (Cortana's )kindle ”，然后单击或点击Kindle搜索结果。
第一次打开该应用程序时，系统会要求您使用您的亚马逊帐户(Amazon account)登录来注册您的Kindle。确保您已连接到互联网。输入您的电子邮件地址和密码(email address and password)，完成后按登录(Sign in )。
如果您没有亚马逊账户(Amazon account)，请点击下方的创建您的亚马逊账户按钮。(Create your Amazon account )
开始(Start filling)在文本字段中填写所需信息，完成后按“创建您的亚马逊帐户”(Create your Amazon account" )按钮。
如何使用Kindle 应用程序(Kindle app)查看电子书
如果您在另一台设备上安装了Kindle应用程序并使用相同的(Kindle)Amazon 帐户(Amazon account)注册，您的电子书可以轻松下载到您的 PC。如果要查看与您的设备关联的所有电子书，请单击或点击左侧窗格中的全部(All )部分。
在这里，您的所有电子书可以通过选择“最近(Recent )”选项或按字母顺序、标题(Title )或作者使用位于左侧(Author )面板菜单(panel menu)上方的下拉菜单进行排序。如果您有很多书籍并且不想滚动整个列表来查找其中一本书，这可能会很有用。
当然，您也可以通过在窗口顶部的搜索栏中输入电子书的名称来轻松找到您的电子书。(search bar)
Kindle 应用程序(Kindle app)默认使用封面将您的电子书显示为图块。如果您不喜欢此视图，也可以将它们显示为列表项。您可以随时使用搜索栏(search bar)左侧的选项在这两种模式之间切换。
如果您想在离线时继续阅读您的电子书，您可以将电子书下载到您的 Windows 10 PC。为此，请右键单击或按住“全部”(All )部分中的任何书籍，然后从显示的菜单中选择“下载”。(Download )此外，您可以双击或双击电子书将其下载到您的 PC。
您选择的电子书将开始在您的 PC 上下载。进度将显示在缩略图的底部。不仅会下载电子书，还会下载书签、笔记、在其他设备上执行的进度。
下载到您 PC 的电子书将出现在已下载(Downloaded )部分中，就在全部(All )部分下方。
如何使用适用于 Windows 10 的Kindle应用(Windows 10)购买电子书(Kindle app)
您可以使用Kindle应用程序从(Kindle)Kindle 商店(Kindle Store)下载超过一百万本电子书。程序很简单，而且可以很快完成。如果您想从Kindle Store购买和下载内容，您的PC 或设备需要(PC or device needs)连接到互联网，并且您需要使用有效的付款方式(payment method)。
首先，点击位于窗口右上角的(right corner)Kindle Store按钮。
亚马逊网站将在您的默认浏览器中加载。(Amazon)浏览(Browse)您最喜欢的标题，一旦找到您想要购买的东西，点击“一键立即购买”(Buy Now with 1-Click")按钮。这本书将自动发送到您的所有设备。
提示：(TIP: )如果您是第一次下载电子书，请免费获得一本，看看效果如何。
如何在Windows 10中使用(Windows 10)Kindle 应用程序创建收藏夹(Kindle app)
如果您想保持图书馆整洁有序，或者您想按流派对电子书进行分组，您可以通过创建收藏来做到这一点。首先(First)，在左侧主面板中按“收藏(Collections )”旁边的“+”按钮。
现在，将打开一个菜单，您需要在其中单击或点击“新收藏”。(New Collection.)
您需要使用“收藏”部分中的文本字段为新收藏命名，现在(Collections )您的收藏已创建。
您刚刚创建的收藏是空的，因此下一步是向其中添加电子书。
转到图书馆的任何地方，(Library, )右键单击或(click or press)按住任何电子书，然后选择“Add/Remove from Collections" 选项，然后选择要添加图书的收藏。如果该电子书已在该集合中，则相同的步骤将从该集合中删除它。
如何在Windows 10中使用(Windows 10)Kindle 应用(Kindle app)打开和阅读电子书
现在您已经完成了所有设置并学会了如何购买电子书，您可以在几秒钟内开始阅读。只需(Just)双击或双击图书馆(Library, )中的任何电子书，它就会立即打开。
点击图书馆中的任何电子书并开始阅读。您可以快速翻页：滑动或点击屏幕右侧进入下一页，点击左侧进入上一页。您还可以单击或点击页面旁边的应用程序提供的按钮，或使用键盘上的箭头键。
如何在Windows 10中使用(Windows 10)Kindle 应用自定义电子书的外观(Kindle app)
Kindle应用程序可让您自定义阅读体验，使其尽可能舒适。为此，请单击或点击窗口顶部菜单中的Aa按钮。
现在，将打开一个自定义菜单。(customization menu)在这里您可以设置字体、字体大小(font size)、页列(page columns)、页宽(page width)、亮度和颜色模式(color mode)。当您选择它们时，所有设置都会自动应用。
如何使用Kindle 应用查看和放置书签(Kindle app)
您可以使用Kindle( Kindle)应用程序做的另一件事是设置书签，这样您就可以更快地找到页面。要放置书签，请点击窗口右上角的(right corner)为此页面添加书签(Bookmark this page )按钮。此外，您可以点击页面的右上角(right corner)来执行相同的操作。这样页面的一角就会变成蓝色。要删除书签，您可以再次按页面右上角(right corner)或“为此页面添加书签”(Bookmark this page" )按钮。
要查看您创建的所有书签，请单击或点击左侧菜单中的笔记本(Notebook )按钮。
在这里，您不仅可以看到书签，还可以看到亮点和注释。
如果您想过滤所有标记，您可以从下拉菜单中选择书签，这样只有您的书签会显示在(Bookmarks )笔记本中，(Notebook, )而不是您在此处拥有的所有项目。按任何书签将带您到与书签关联的页面。
阅读本教程的下一页，了解如何使用适用于Windows 10的(Windows 10)Kindle 应用程序(Kindle app)跳转到特定页面、搜索单词定义、突出显示单词以及向您阅读的电子书添加笔记和抽认卡。
The complete guide to using the Kindle app to read eBooks in Windows 10
If you own a Windows 10 PC or device and you еnjoy reading, but уou do not own an eBook reader like Amazon's Kindle, there'ѕ grеat news: Amazon also provides a desktop app which offers you accesѕ to oνer a million books from the Kindle Store including new releаses and bestsellers. Besides reading your favorite eBooks with it, you can place bookmarks, highlight text, add notes and flashcards. In this article, we will show you how to use thіs Windows 8.1 app to make reading an enjoyable experience for you. Let's get started:
Download, install and launch the Kindle app in Windows 10
First, you need to download the app's installer from the Amazon's website. Click or tap here to access it. To download the PC version for the app, make sure you press the Download for PC & Mac button. Wait for the installer to get downloaded and open it. Then, wait again while the Kindle app is automatically installed and you're done.
Once installed, you can find the app in the Apps list. Scroll down until you find the Amazon folder and open it. Here you'll find your Kindle app.
Also, you can type the "kindle" in Cortana's search box and click or tap on the Kindle search result.
The first time you open the app, you'll be asked to register your Kindle, by logging in with your Amazon account. Make sure you are connected to the internet. Type your email address and password and press Sign in when you are done.
If you don't have an Amazon account, tap the Create your Amazon account button, placed just below.
Start filling in the required information in the text fields and press the "Create your Amazon account" button when you are done.
How to view your eBooks using the Kindle app
If you have the Kindle app installed on another device and you registered with the same Amazon account, your eBooks can easily be downloaded to your PC. If you want to view all the eBooks that are associated with your device, click or tap the All section from the left pane.
Here, all your eBooks can be sorted by selecting the Recent option or alphabetically, by Title or by Author using the drop down menu placed just above the left panel menu. This can be useful if you have a lot of books and you don't want to scroll through the entire list just to find one.
Of course, you can also find your eBooks easily by typing their name in the search bar placed at the top of the window.
The Kindle app displays your eBooks as tiles using their cover by default. If you don't like this view, you can also display them as list items. You can switch between these two modes at any time using the options placed at the left of the search bar.
If you want to continue reading your eBooks even when you're offline, you can download your eBooks to your Windows 10 PC. To do this, right-click or press and hold any book in the All section and select Download from the displayed menu. Also, you can double-click or double-tap the eBook to download it to your PC.
The eBook you selected will start downloading on your PC. The progress will be shown at the bottom of the thumbnail. Not only the eBook will be downloaded, but also the bookmarks, notes, progress performed on other devices.
The eBooks that are downloaded to your PC will appear in the Downloaded section, just below the All section.
How to buy eBooks using the Kindle app for Windows 10
You can download over a million eBooks from the Kindle Store using the Kindle app. The procedure is simple, and it can be done very quickly. If you want to buy and download content from the Kindle Store, your PC or device needs to be connected to the internet, and you need to use a valid payment method.
First, tap the Kindle Store button placed at the top right corner of the window.
The Amazon website will be loaded in your default browser. Browse for your favorite titles and once you find something that you want to buy, tap the "Buy Now with 1-Click" button. The book will automatically be delivered to all your devices.
TIP: If you're downloading an ebook for the first time, get a free one to see how it works out.
How to create a collection using the Kindle app in Windows 10
If you like to keep your library clean and organized or you want to group your eBook by genre, you can do this by creating a collection. First, press the "+" button next to Collections from the left main panel.
Now, a menu will open where you need to click or tap New Collection.
You need to name you new collection, using the text field from the Collections section, and your collection is now created.
The collection you've just created is empty, so the next step is to add eBooks to it.
Go anywhere in your Library, right click or press and hold any eBook and choose the "Add/Remove from Collections" option and select the collection to which you want to add the book. If the eBook is already in that collection, the same steps will remove it from it.
How to use the Kindle app to open and read eBook in Windows 10
Now that you've set everything up and learned how to purchase eBooks, you can start reading in seconds. Just double click or double tap any eBook in your Library, and it will open right away.
Tap on any eBook from your library and start reading. You can quickly turn pages: swipe or click the right side of the screen to go to the next page and the left side to go to the previous page. You can also click or tap the buttons provided by the app placed just beside the page or use the arrow keys on your keyboard.
How to customize the eBook's appearance using the Kindle app in Windows 10
The Kindle app allows you customize your reading experience to make it as comfortable as possible for you. To do that, click or tap the Aa button from the top menu of the window.
Now, a customization menu opens. Here you can set the font, the font size, page columns, page width, the brightness and the color mode. All the settings are applied automatically, as you select them.
How to view and place bookmarks using the Kindle app
Another thing that you can do with the Kindle app is to set bookmarks, so you will be able to find a page faster. To place a bookmark, tap the Bookmark this page button from the top right corner of the window. Also, you can tap the top right corner of the page to perform the same action. This way the corner of the page will become blue. To remove a bookmark, you can press the top right corner of the page again or the "Bookmark this page" button.
To view all the bookmarks you created, click or tap the Notebook button from the left menu.
Here you can see not only the bookmarks but also the highlights and notes.
If you want to filter all your markings, you can choose Bookmarks from the drop down menu, so only your bookmarks will be displayed in the Notebook, not all the items you have here. Pressing any of the bookmarks will take you to the page associated with the bookmark.
Read the next page of this tutorial to see how to jump to a particular page, search for word definitions, highlight words, and add notes and flashcards to the eBook that you read, using the Kindle app for Windows 10.
