If you’re finding that the Kindle For Mac app won’t open anymore, the solution is usually a case of reinstalling it via the Mac App Store. Sometimes after an update to macOS, you may find that the Kindle app bounces in the Dock for a few seconds and then disappears without opening. Or you may get the following “Kindle quit unexpectedly” error message:
The solution is simply to fully delete the Kindle app from your Dock and then reinstall Kindle for Mac from the Mac App Store. Don’t worry – you won’t lose your library of books or documents as they will be re-synced as soon as you sign-in again with your Amazon account.
Kindle Cloud Reader is a Chrome and Safari friendly web app where you can read and (more importantly) buy Kindle ebooks. It doesn't work on the iPhone yet, but if you download Chrome or Safari you can try it on your PC.
Just follow these instructions to fix Kindle For Mac if it’s stopped opening or not working:
- After you download the crx file for Kindle Cloud Reader 1.7.0.1, open Chrome's extensions page (chrome://extensions/ or find by Chrome menu icon > More tools > Extensions), and then drag-and-drop the *.crx file to the extensions page to install it.
- Like, the Google Chrome extension the Online Kindle Cloud Reader as its loaded in the browser itself, can be used on any OS – Windows/Linux/Chrome OS/Windows Phone/Symbian etc The Most recently read book is automatically saved for offline use.
1. Drag the Kindle icon in your Dock to the Trash bin situated on the far right of the Dock. Hold down the Ctrl key, click on the Trash and select Empty Trash.
2. Then simply re-download Kindle For Mac from the Mac App Store.
If for any reason you can’t access the App Store, you can also download Kindle directly from Amazon. You just have to enter your email address on the Amazon Kindle Download Page and Amazon will send you link so you can directly download the latest version of Kindle on your Mac.
If the Kindle app still isn’t working on your Mac, remember that you can always use Amazon Kindle Cloud Reader instead. The Cloud Reader is the Kindle Web App and allows you to access your Amazon Kindle books from any device with a web browser including your Mac. All you need is you Amazon.com email address and password.
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If you’re still struggling with any other issues such as finding page numbers on Kindle for Mac or sending documents to your Kindle, let us know in the comments below.