But I suspect it’s more likely just a bug. Some will see undoubtedly see this as some sort of conspiracy on the part of Apple to require that all Mac software be downloaded through the App Store (Apple is, after all, no longer going to carry most software boxes in its stores), especially after Apple just got finished kicking all in-app e-bookstores except its own off its iOS platforms. Downloading an update from Amazon will not help.įor now, if you uninstall the application, then install a new copy specifically from the Mac App Store, it will work just swimmingly and you can go on and enjoy your literary ambitions. However, when attempting to purchase new books for download or going to one’s archive of books, or even registering their account, they will find it fails.

If one should upgrade to Mac OS X 10.7 (otherwise known as Lion), having installed Kindle-for-Mac from the Amazon website, they will be able to continue using their Kindle-for-Mac application to read what they’ve downloaded.

You can use the search function to find Kindle files and folders.My friend Eric Burns of Websnark passes along a warning for users of the Kindle for Macintosh reader app who upgrade to Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion): If you want any other Kindle files, drag them to the Trash.~/Library/Containers > Delete the Kindle folder. ~/Library/Application Scripts > Delete the folder. ~/Library/Application Support > Delete the Kindle folder. You can do so by going to (in the Finder) Go > Go to Folder and enter ~/Library in the dialog box and click Go. Go to your user Library folder on your Mac.Open a Finder window and open the Applications folder by clicking Applications in the sidebar.This a two-step process: Uninstall and then reinstall. If the basic tips above do not resolve your problem, what you can do is to completely remove the app from your Mac and then reinstall it. Test your problem in Safe Mode and then exit Safe Mode and then try again.

Update to the latest version of Kindle, if you downloaded Kindle from the Mac App Store, open the App Store app on your Mac and click Updates.

Ensure that you are using the latest version of the Kindle app.

You can update your Mac by going to System Preferences > Software Update.

Ensure that your Mac has the latest version of macOS.

You can do so by going to the Apple menu > Restart. Make sure to check the Kindle app after each step to see if you have fixed this problem. In this article, we explain how you can fix the Kindle app so that you can start reading your ebooks and PDFs again. Sometimes, you may experience that some of your apps may stop responding and quits unexpectedly.

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