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Kindle eBook Reader

Kindle is the popular eBook reader sold by amazon

http://www.amazon.com/kindle

A SDK is in limited beta phase: http://www.amazon.com/kdk

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JQuery on('input') Retrieving data

I think I just have a fundamental misunderstanding of how this works. I'm am trying to create a snippet that validates an input field's entry in real time. The input is inside a Bootstrap popover, and thus no usual forms of date validation are…
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Getting hold of Amazon Fiona (Kindle) CSRF token

Amazon has an administration page for content sent to your Kindle. This page uses an undocumented HTTP API that sends requests like this: { "csrfToken":"gEABCzVR2QsRk3F2QVkLcdKuQzYCPcpGkFNte0SAAAAAJAAAAAFkUgW5yYXcAAAAA", …
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Is mobi format supports read aloud in fixed layout?

I have created an e-pub file with read aloud. It's working fine when I read it on the redium and also highlighting the text while the voice reading it. But when I convert the fixed layout e-pub file into mobi format, the read aloud part is not…
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Can I use kindle-highlights gem with RubyMotion

I'm trying to use kindle-highlights gem in RubyMotion. I found motion-bundler, that should help me bring these two together. According to FAQ from motion-bundler, not every gem will work. Can I use every random Ruby gem available? Unfortunately,…
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Sort list with Kindle tags alphabetically. What are those tags called?

I am trying to sort a list alphabetically. Can someone please help me figure out what the mbp:frameset and idx:entry tags are called? They don't seem to respond to getElementByTagName. Here's the code. I have tried several versions on to make it…
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Several Android versions on same device (Kindle HD) possible?

I have an old Kindle Fire HD device (running FireOS), which I do not use anymore. Now I would like to test it for my mobile app development in regards to Android. I read about being able to run Android, instead of FireOS (which for sure is…
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kindle as a server monitoring screen

I saw someone using a kindle to display server load/stats. It's all text such as page response time and # of current active users. How should I go about creating a such display on kindle?
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Extracting text from damaged HTML?

DRM is a plague even in the books industry. Last week I discovered many of my Kindle annotations were missing because a publisher sought fit to limit annotations to 10% of the book. I've discovered tools for converting the Mobi book file to HTML.…
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How to generate .mobi file for Kindle that supports Kindle Reading Speed feature

I am generating a multi-chapter eBook for Kindle Fire by first generating a well-formed xhtml-based EPUB 3.0 format file and then converting the .epub file to .mobi w/ Kindle Previewer and/or kindlegen. The generated .mobi file transfers properly…
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Deploy KindleEar through GAE ERROR appcfg.py:2449

Here is the code and tutorials: https://github.com/cdhigh/kindleear I tried a lot of times but it failed with following error message. No matter how you use cmd mode or GAE launcher, it was always the same issue. I have no idea what's going on.…
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Simulate Amazon Kindle in a virtual machine

I would like to simulate an Amazon kindle in a VM. Is there a way to simulate a Kindle on my computer, so I can see how my created books would look on a Kindle?
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MissingResourceException in Amazon Kindle due to Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE

I'm getting a java.util.MissingResourceException due to the below code in Amazon Kindle Fire, which otherwise works perfectly fine -> TelephonyManager tm = (TelephonyManager) cntx.getSystemService(Context.TELEPHONY_SERVICE); Any insights please if…
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how to detect kindle user agent

I have an asp code that check if it's a mobile device / ipad / tablet / any touch I'm afraid that it's not enough because I checked with Chrome emulator and it didn't recognize kindle there is the code: protected bool IsMobile() { …
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How to write a sharing extension for Kindle Paperwhite?

I want write a custom sharing plugin for my Kindle Paperwhite. Currently I can share text to twitter but I want to share to pump.io enabled websites. Which SDK, language should I use and how can I install it on my device?
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Readable pdf book on my Kindle 4

I am unable to read some PDF documents on my Kindle 4, they are not too complex (I usually read more complex ones as paper with a lot of colora and images). Someone could you tell me the reason?
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