I can't seem to get the integrated store in the Kindle app to go beyond the first level (i.e., Books, Newspapers, Magazines, etc.) Once I click on that I get an error and link to the webpage. I have linked free eBooks to the Amazon account on the webpage, and they seem to sync fine with the Kindle app via whispernet, I wonder why I can't do the same via the integrated bookstore though.
Same exact problem here..
Kindle Store
Ditto. Nootered Nook Color w/ 1.0.1 exibits same behavior. Anyone find a fix yet? Scott
It seems to be tied to the user agent issue (reporting as desktop) in the stock WebKit engine.
Any solution to this?
I have a brand new Nook... freshly rooted and this was the killer feature/app for me. It kind of kills my excitement that it doesn't work.
So, this was annoying me too. I read the info about the user agent issue. So I played a bit and here is a quick hack to get it mostly working. Note, that the "integrated" kindle store is really just a Webview that is displaying the mobile pages from amazon.
Outside of Kindle, open the default browser. Click on the icon in the top right hand corner looks like some lines with a triangle pointing downwards.
Then select Mode Options.
Select Settings
Then select the first item marked: Browser Mode/User Agent.
Click on Mobile Browser Mode.
Now, open the Kindle app and click on the kindle store.
Now, clicking on anything here will take you to that error page, but if you now click on the Home link now and if you have more then one browser installed, select the system browser and it will take you to the mobile Amazon page.
Select books then Kindle books and now you are at the Kindle store and the links work. As long as you are selecting the system default browser each time it seems to work for me.
Note: When it draws the page, the back button gets slid up and is not visible. Simply drag the page down and the back button will be visible, or use Softkeys.
-frank
kaediil said:
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Select books then Kindle books and now you are at the Kindle store and the links work....
-frank
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Followed your directions and was able to access the mobile site. I don't see where I would select "Books" then "Kindle Books".
On my mobile view I have the following:
Recommendations For You
Category Bestsellers and Deals (Which lists Today's deals: Books, DVD, Music, More categories)
Cart
Wish List
Your Account
1-Click Setting
Help
Amazon.com Full Site
Sorry, for me after getting the error page, if I click on the link to go Amazon's home page, I have a link to books as the first item. Maybe it has to do with the fact that I have logged into Amazon before on the device outside of the kindle app?
-frank
I have the same problem in the kindle app, solution I used was to just use dolphin browser on the amazon site and send them via whispernet from there.
The instructions provided here work to a tee. My device was on version 1.0.0, so I didn't have that mobile user agent option in the browser. I guess it became available in the 1.0.1 update. Anyway, I updated to 1.0.1 and 1.1.0. I have the mobile user agent in the browser and it works!!! Thank you so much for this. I could have just browsed the Amazon site on another browser in desktop mode, but this is an enjoyable experience just for Kindle content and you can buy or sample content!
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Ijust saw a video today on youtube, this person opened up google books apk on his Kindle fire which launched the market. He clicked on Shop in the upper right hand corner, it launched the Android market on the device without root. I tried this with the google books apk I have but upon clicking shop,it prompts me to pick a browser. It did not automatically open the shop.
Can this be done? I don't believe I can post a link, so the title of his video is, "How to use the android market on the kindle fire" and was uploaded yesterday. Again, he says it is unrooted.
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These are the steps I used to set up my Nook Tablet and get it set up the way I wanted it. I have tweaked it even more but this is how I got to where I am now. I hope this collection of links to information may help others be as happy with their Nooks as I am with mine.
I am happy to have access to the Amazon ecosystem including buying apps from their app store and watching Amazon's instant streaming video as well as the Google Market and B&N Store. All this with the ability to access Netflix's HD content, an MicroSD slot, beautiful screen, sufficient processor & RAM leads me to feel that this is the best tablet for the money on the market today.
I would like to also thank Indirect, anlog, Loglud, gojimi, romified, t-r-i-c-k, robertely, Brad Linder and all of the other developers and XDA members that have worked on Nook tweaks and/or shared information for the benefit of others.
Just to be clear, I am nobody, I haven't created or worked on anything. I just mined all of this information for my own benefit and I thought I would post a copy of what I have found in a single post for those that follow. All of the credit should go to the people who created the posts that I am linking to.
My Nook Tablet Setup
Rooted and installed Gapps:
Video - http://youtu.be/1zbT1Fj38nE
Thread - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1354487
Installed Go Launcher & Amazon App Store: http://liliputing.com/2011/11/how-to-sideload-apps-on-the-nook-tablet-amazon-appstore-go-launcher-ex.html
How to Check “Install from unknown sources” in settings: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19421107&postcount=18 & http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19423821&postcount=34
Remapped “n” button to Go Launcher or other with HomeCatcher2_1.apk: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=19551713#post19551713
Installed BN Home app to get back to stock launcher: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19651917&postcount=40
Installed Any Cut to create shortcuts to settings:http://liliputing.com/2011/11/rooted-nook-tablet-tweaks-adding-buttons-shortcuts.html & http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19633964&postcount=9
Installed Button Savior to always have access to Home & Back buttons: http://liliputing.com/2011/11/rooted-nook-tablet-tweaks-adding-buttons-shortcuts.html
Installed Amazon Video APK: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1352905
*********A video I made to demonstrate what these customizations look like applied to my Nook Tablet.*********
http://youtu.be/9qC7Kdqszgw
Some apps I think are must have apps:
Dolphin HD
Gmail
Amazon App store
Amazon Video
VooDoo OTA Rootkeeper
Kindle
Pulse
ES File Manager
Home Switcher
Button Savior
Root Explorer
Zedge
More to follow...
What a beautifully accurate description of how I am feeling about the nook tablet. Thanks for putting all of the time and effort into this post to direct everyone to the needed threads.
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How did you get Dolphin HD on it? I cant access it in the Market.
thanks for button savior
mebizzle said:
How did you get Dolphin HD on it? I cant access it in the Market.
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You can get it from slideme market for free and without changing the displays dpi.
150pilot, I'm rooted as well, and have many of the same apps that you are running. But for the life of me I cannot get the Amazon Video APK installed. Would you be able to detail out exactly how you got this to install and run?
tonyp22 said:
150pilot, I'm rooted as well, and have many of the same apps that you are running. But for the life of me I cannot get the Amazon Video APK installed. Would you be able to detail out exactly how you got this to install and run?
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On an unrooted tablet (not sure if it makes a difference), I just downloaded the APK and ran it like the others. Installed and ran without issue.
Thanks for taking the time to put all this info in one place. Great help for a Nook noob like myself.
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150pilot, I'm rooted as well, and have many of the same apps that you are running. But for the life of me I cannot get the Amazon Video APK installed. Would you be able to detail out exactly how you got this to install and run?
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This is what I did & it worked for me.
1. Download & install the Amazon .apk from the link.
2. Download & install OTA Rootkeeper from the Market.
3. Run OTA Rootkeeper to temporarily unroot.
4. Run Amazon Video.
5. Click on a video to rent & a request to login will pop up.
6. Log in with your Amazon account info.
7. That is it, now just use the service as you'd expect.
Good Luck.
150pilot said:
This is what I did & it worked for me.
1. Download & install the Amazon .apk from the link.
2. Download & install OTA Rootkeeper from the Market.
3. Run OTA Rootkeeper to temporarily unroot.
4. Run Amazon Video.
5. Click on a video to rent & a request to login will pop up.
6. Log in with your Amazon account info.
7. That is it, now just use the service as you'd expect.
Good Luck.
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I'm pretty sure that's what I did too, but I'll try it again.
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How did you get Dolphin HD on it? I cant access it in the Market.
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As yaggermr said, it is available in the SlideMe Market. Here is a link, install SAM v4.3 and then do a search for it.
http://slideme.org
Thanks a million for sharing your list.
A few others apps that I have working:
250+ Solitaire
2player
alarmKlock
Amazon Kindle
Android Assistant
Angry Birds
AnTuTu Benchmark and Tester
AnyCut
Amazon Appstore
Google Books
Busybox Installer
CF-Bench
ChromMarksLite
ClipBoardEverywhere
CPU Spy
DI Radio
Google Docs
Document to Go main and apps
Dolphin Browser HD
File Expert
GMail
Go Launcher
Goodreads
Google Reader
Google +
Hacker's Keyboard
Jorte
Google Latitude
Google Maps
Market
G+ Messenger
MX Video
NE GDocs and Note Everything
Office Suite Pro
PDF Viewer
Power Schedule
Pulse
QuickOffice Pro
ReadItLater
Root Explorer
SDCardTester
Softkeys
Speed Test
SuperUser
Titanium Backup
TuneInRadio
Viaway
Voodo OTA Root
Wifi Analyzer
WritePad
YouTube
New&Weather
Google Search
Flash Player Settings
I have been unable to install OS Monitor.
I still have a lot to install that I have on my Nook Color CM7 sd card.
I have been trying to get voice to text to work also.
Happy Nooking...
I've been saying this a lot, but swipepad turns this into a different device. I find it so much more useable now. Thanks for pulling this info together. Thanks button pressed.
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150pilot said:
This is what I did & it worked for me.
1. Download & install the Amazon .apk from the link.
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Done. I hit "DONE" instead of "OPEN" when the package installation was complete.
150pilot said:
2. Download & install OTA Rootkeeper from the Market.
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Good here since it was already installed.
150pilot said:
3. Run OTA Rootkeeper to temporarily unroot.
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Done.
150pilot said:
4. Run Amazon Video.
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And here's the problem. I have no icon in my GoLauncer Apps area that I could even identify as the Amazon Video app!
tonyp22 said:
And here's the problem. I have no icon in my GoLauncer Apps area that I could even identify as the Amazon Video app!
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Reboot or use the search.
xdahgary said:
Reboot or use the search.
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Tried both. I'm assuming I have to look for something that has the word Amazon in it. So I just looked for every app with a word that starts with "a". No luck. Then I tried "v" thinking maybe the word Video was in there somewhere. No luck.
tonyp22 said:
Tried both. I'm assuming I have to look for something that has the word Amazon in it. So I just looked for every app with a word that starts with "a". No luck. Then I tried "v" thinking maybe the word Video was in there somewhere. No luck.
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You installing this apk?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19409230&postcount=10
xdahgary said:
You installing this apk?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19409230&postcount=10
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That's the one.
tonyp22 said:
And here's the problem. I have no icon in my GoLauncer Apps area that I could even identify as the Amazon Video app!
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I think I had to reboot but I have a green & white icon called Amazon Video in my app drawer which I've pulled out onto a homepage. Do you see Amazon Video in Settings under "Manage Applications"?
Link to apk?
oldsmobuick said:
I've been saying this a lot, but swipepad turns this into a different device. I find it so much more useable now. Thanks for pulling this info together. Thanks button pressed.
Sent from my PG86100 using xda premium
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Does anybody have a link to the SWIPEPAD apk file by any chance? Unfortunately I am only side-loading, hence my problem getting it via the traditional market.
I really have tried to get this a number of ways, and in a number of locations, but have kind of hit a roadblock! What's ironic is that it would have been quicker for me to ROOT my device and load it via google, rather than waste the time I put into trying to side-load it LOL!!!
Hi Everyone!
Just a quick question for those of you on Jelly Bean and living in Canada or anywhere where Google Magazines is not supported. Did you figure out a way to get the Magazine APK that works into your device and get it up and running? Were you able to download magazines afterwards?
Thanks!
Michael
greenglue said:
Hi Everyone!
Just a quick question for those of you on Jelly Bean and living in Canada or anywhere where Google Magazines is not supported. Did you figure out a way to get the Magazine APK that works into your device and get it up and running? Were you able to download magazines afterwards?
Thanks!
Michael
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I just got my Nexus 7 Monday, and I've been trying to do exactly that. Couple things i've tried is using OpenVPN client and route all traffic through my US based server, then re-open the Google Play app and all the content shows up. When I browse to the Play Magazines app, it says "INSTALLED", additionally there is no open or update buttons. And when I initiated the install from my PC browser it says it is already installed. I also found an apk and tried installing that, it installed fine (it also gave a prompt saying "system app"...already installed...do you want to replace it notification) but doesn't show up anywhere in the system (app drawer etc.); and when I browsed to Play Magazines app in the Play store it changed from "INSTALLED" to "UPDATE". So it's there somewhere...I just can't see or open it!!
Also just for kicks i tried purchasing a magazine (while the vpn tunnel was still connected) without the app, but it gave an error saying not available for purchase in your country.
I've attached the apk i found, in case you want to give it a try.
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I just got my Nexus 7 Monday, and I've been trying to do exactly that. Couple things i've tried is using OpenVPN client and route all traffic through my US based server, then re-open the Google Play app and all the content shows up. When I browse to the Play Magazines app, it says "INSTALLED", additionally there is no open or update buttons. And when I initiated the install from my PC browser it says it is already installed. I also found an apk and tried installing that, it installed fine (it also gave a prompt saying "system app"...already installed...do you want to replace it notification) but doesn't show up anywhere in the system (app drawer etc.); and when I browsed to Play Magazines app in the Play store it changed from "INSTALLED" to "UPDATE". So it's there somewhere...I just can't see or open it!!
Also just for kicks i tried purchasing a magazine (while the vpn tunnel was still connected) without the app, but it gave an error saying not available for purchase in your country.
I've attached the apk i found, in case you want to give it a try.
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Thanks for the quick reply.
It looks like Google really doesn't want us Canadians getting our hands on magazines.
Thanks anyways!
Michael
greenglue said:
Thanks for the quick reply.
It looks like Google really doesn't want us Canadians getting our hands on magazines.
Thanks anyways!
Michael
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Found a solution!!
(Skip to step 2 and try that first, if that doesn't work then go back to step 1)
STEP 1: install a file explorer (i use ES File Explorer) and browse to system/apps/Magazine.apk. Click to install it.
STEP 2: browse through your app drawer and find "Play Magazines". If it's not there add the "Play - My Library" widget, it should prompt you with a few options of what to add...My Library, Movies & TV, Books and now hopefully Magazines. Once added it may ask to "touch to re-enable" the magazines.
Poof, thats it! Now Magazines should be visible/enabled. Enjoy!
This worked on my Nexus 7, I had to purchase magazines on my PC's browser. on the tablet with VPN enabled it synced the magazine and I can sucessfully download and read it. On my Galaxy Nexus (flashed to YAKJU), even with VPN it will not sync magazines or be able to browse Magazines in the Play store. I'm thinking this is because it detects "region" via the SIM...
Let me know if that works for you.
adtuent said:
Found a solution!!
(Skip to step 2 and try that first, if that doesn't work then go back to step 1)
STEP 1: install a file explorer (i use ES File Explorer) and browse to system/apps/Magazine.apk. Click to install it.
STEP 2: browse through your app drawer and find "Play Magazines". If it's not there add the "Play - My Library" widget, it should prompt you with a few options of what to add...My Library, Movies & TV, Books and now hopefully Magazines. Once added it may ask to "touch to re-enable" the magazines.
Poof, thats it! Now Magazines should be visible/enabled. Enjoy!
This worked on my Nexus 7, I had to purchase magazines on my PC's browser. on the tablet with VPN enabled it synced the magazine and I can sucessfully download and read it. On my Galaxy Nexus (flashed to YAKJU), even with VPN it will not sync magazines or be able to browse Magazines in the Play store. I'm thinking this is because it detects "region" via the SIM...
Let me know if that works for you.
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Hmm didn't work for me. What VPN are you using?
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Hmm didn't work for me. What VPN are you using?
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Which part didn't work? Were you able to open the app (either directly or via the widget)? You shouldn't need VPN until you want to use the app. It should install without it.
I'm using https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImRlLmJsaW5rdC5vcGVudnBuIl0. With a VPN tunnel to my company's US server.
adtuent said:
Which part didn't work? Were you able to open the app (either directly or via the widget)? You shouldn't need VPN until you want to use the app. It should install without it.
I'm using https://play.google.com/store/apps/...t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImRlLmJsaW5rdC5vcGVudnBuIl0. With a VPN tunnel to my company's US server.
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Hmm can't launch it although install works. It doesn't show in app drawer or widget...
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Hmm can't launch it although install works. It doesn't show in app drawer or widget...
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What phone/tablet are you using? What firmware, build version etc.?
adtuent said:
What phone/tablet are you using? What firmware, build version etc.?
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Nexus 7 (8GB), latest firmware (JRO03D).
adtuent said:
This worked on my Nexus 7, I had to purchase magazines on my PC's browser. on the tablet with VPN enabled it synced the magazine and I can sucessfully download and read it. On my Galaxy Nexus (flashed to YAKJU), even with VPN it will not sync magazines or be able to browse Magazines in the Play store. I'm thinking this is because it detects "region" via the SIM...
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Out of curiosity, I know you would need VPN to download the magazines, but once you downoaded and synced the magazine, could you disable VPN and still read it? (i.e. use VPN to download magazines and then disable VPN, reboot the device to it knows you're in Canada and keep reading the magazines you already downloaded?) Or can you only read magazines with VPN active?
Also, did you get access to any of the free magazines that come with the nexus 7 in the US? e.g. Popular Science (July 2012), etc.
Thanks!
@greenglue
Interesting, same as my Nexus 7 except the 16GB. Did you try with VPN?
@mck86
Yes, as far as I have tested you can continue to read once the VPN is disabled. (Although it may periodically disappear again, and you may have to click "re-enable" on the widget).
I wasn't aware of free magazines that came with it, I'll have to double check.
Hi!
Got it to work on my trip to Burlington VT. No VPN needed. It worked by itself. Just had to reinstall magazines app. I will test it again when I get back home tomorrow.
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I tried to install the apk but no icon shortcuts show up, I checked the Activities list and it's there??
Got it working. Here were my steps.
1. Download and install the play magazines apk.
2. Download ES file manager.
3. In ES file manager click the apps manager icon and then click play magazines icon. Magazine app should now sign in and work. Icon will now appear tablet wide.
Hope this helps.
lando786 said:
Got it working. Here were my steps.
1. Download and install the play magazines apk.
2. Download ES file manager.
3. In ES file manager click the apps manager icon and then click play magazines icon. Magazine app should now sign in and work. Icon will now appear tablet wide.
Hope this helps.
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Worked brilliantly for me in the UK. Thanks very much!
ES File Manager doesn't show me Play Magazines.
I am in Germany right now, but I guess it doesn't make a difference where you are in Europe, right?
adtuent said:
This worked on my Nexus 7, I had to purchase magazines on my PC's browser. on the tablet with VPN enabled it synced the magazine and I can sucessfully download and read it. On my Galaxy Nexus (flashed to YAKJU), even with VPN it will not sync magazines or be able to browse Magazines in the Play store. I'm thinking this is because it detects "region" via the SIM...
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How did you purchase the magazines through your browser? I feel like I'm going to feel really silly once I get the answer but I can't figure it out.
Posted from my CM10'd Galaxy Note or Galaxy Tab 2 10.1
Hi, I'm not sure where to go next. I installed the Magazine APK. In ES I now have the Play Magazine icon showing up when I first open then app (along with all the other folders, Android, Downloads, Movies, Music, etc.). When I select it it lets me install it, which is great, but then it's not showing up in the app drawer or in the App Manager option within ES.
Any ideas how to get it to open? I'm lost.
Thanks!
Worked. Thank you so much. No root required.
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Hi,
I installed the apex-launcher as alternate launcher for my kindle HDX7 (rooted). everything is working so far except starting the kindle book reader (not documents, that one is working).
clicking on the icon "Amazon Kindle" simply does nothing. No force close, no new window, nothing.
Any hint, how to read Books on Kindle Fire HDX with an alternate Launcher?
thanks.
macfly.
Go to the app drawer, find app name "Docs", that is the one you need to open instead of "AMazon kindle", any document appears in either "Docs" or "Amazon Kindle".
Another fast shortcut is swiping up from the bottom, you could see the docs.
uhraman said:
Go to the app drawer, find app name "Docs", that is the one you need to open instead of "AMazon kindle", any document appears in either "Docs" or "Amazon Kindle".
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This is not true. under Docs are only the documents available, that i uploaded (via email) to amazon. Under "Amazon Kindle" are the books available, that i bought at amazon. The Behaviour that you describe happens at the "normal" kindle-app that you can install on a normal android device. The kindle app on the fire hdx do behave different.
Another fast shortcut is swiping up from the bottom, you could see the docs.
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yepp, that one helps, if you ever openend a book before.
So there is still no option to open the amazon bought books from an alternate launcher ...
In my case, I have no problem with reading ebooks on Kindle Fire HDX. I download books .prc and uploaded into the kindle Fire hdx's storage so I do not know about the bought books from Amazon. You haven't mentioned exactly your case in the #1 so I misunderstood.
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Any hint, how to read Books on Kindle Fire HDX with an alternate Launcher?
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Two-step process. First, launch "Home" (with the kindle icon), aka the Carousel launcher.
THEN pick the books from the regular menus.
No, I haven't found a way to bypass that. Seems the special Kindle-tablet-app only accepts calls from the Carousel launcher and won't load otherwise.
BN now has the Nook Reader App 4.0 on the Play Store. It even runs Kids books just like the stock reader. But Play Store shows it as incompatible with the Nook HD/HD+. It does run fine, just Play Store will not allow it to be installed so that it cannot be installed on the stock software and interfere with the stock version. The solution is to manually install the apk file to CM yourself. I have uploaded the apk file to my Dev-Host server account here:
http://d-h.st/BIPH
Thank you for sharing.
Edit: will not actually load any of my side loaded content. Sees it. Let me add to library, but won't let me open any of it. Alidko opened them fine.
This app was eating my processor time and battery, slowing down my device. I finally traced it to the nook service trying to keep me informed of things. I was able to fix it by going to settings, apps, and selecting the nook reader app. There I unchecked the show notifications box and all was well.
Edit: well spoke too soon. All was well because I force stopped the app also. As soon as I opened the app again that service started to eat me again. May need to go back to prior version which I had archived.
Edit2: I think I found the problem. First, I uninstalled and reinstalled the 4.0 app. That fixed my inability to see my sideloaded books. Second, I went to settings and in downloads unchecked both newspapers and magazines for automatic downloads. I subscribe to a magazine and the service was automatically downloading a new issue. That is what was eating my processor. All ok now. I love how the new version displays the magazines.
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