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I have received an offer for some "free" E-Books (I paid for an online course several months ago).
The instructor's announcement included links to the Free books on Amazon (currently priced at zero).
The Amazon pages all say "Kindle" on them.
I don't know the first thing about Kindle. From Day One, I had these inexplicable feelings of aversion to the whole concept.
So anyway, these "free" books were enough to convince me to try it, once, and I looked online for a free Kindle E-Book reader for my PC.
The list below contains links to the ones I've found so far, and I welcome truthful feedback from anyone who has actually used any one of these (and thank you for your donated brain-trons).
As is probably evident, I hardly have the first idea about anything related to Kindle.
In fact, I can't even tell if I'm looking at different software packages, or just the same one on different sites.
At any rate, thanks for helping a clueless guy.
SOFTONIC
(I think this is an ad to generate revenue with a link back to Amazon software)
https://en.softonic.com/s/free-kindle/windows-7
CNET
(Is this the same Amazon package again ?)
http://download.cnet.com/Kindle-for-PC/3000-2125_4-75185974.html
AMAZON
(Looks like an annoyance morass; please correct me)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201245960
WINDOWS 7 DOWNLOAD
(Most appear to be pay-for-it, but there are a couple of interesting looking free packs)
https://www.windows7download.com/free-win7-kindle/
QP DOWNLOAD
(Is this yet another copy of the same Amazon Package again ?)
http://qpdownload.com/kindle-reader/
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I'm not a Kindler, but I suggest getting the Kindle app for Windows from the official site[^] (Amazon).
/ravi
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Why would you not download the official free Kindle for Windows.
More to the point how are you going to deal with DRM, Amazon can, and have in the past, confiscate your library via Kindle if they perceive you are abusing their trust/app/right to rip money out of your wallet.
For many years I used a number of eReaders and Calibre to manage my library. I buy from Amazon, download and strip the DRM. I also buy from other sources but every book gets the DRM stripped out or I don't buy the book.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity
RAH
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: every book gets the DRM stripped out
Mycroft Holmes wrote: if they perceive you are abusing their trust
 
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Mycroft Holmes wrote: Why would you not download the official free Kindle for Windows.
I cannot state a concrete X+Y=Z sort of logical reason for it.
When I see what's required to use it, I just infer that there's a lot more going on than what meets the eye.
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Avoid softonic like the plague. That site is pure and simple scam.
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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avoid cnet too... download a downloader ... why?
When you buy a new car do you use another car to tow it home from the showroom?
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lopati: roaming wrote: avoid cnet too... download a downloader ... why?
Huh ???
They've gotten into that ?
Thanks for the advanced alert.
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Get Calibre: [^] Read the FAQ: [^]
DRM issues ? I don't have a clue.
«... thank the gods that they have made you superior to those events which they have not placed within your own control, rendered you accountable for that only which is within you own control For what, then, have they made you responsible? For that which is alone in your own power—a right use of things as they appear.» Discourses of Epictetus Book I:12
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I too use Calibre and it is quite nice and it is free. 
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I'm ignorant on Kindle (I use Kobo because it does not want to own your books and your soul with DRM) but there is a software called "EPUB File reader" that does the job fairly good and it's lightwight.
"ICE book reader" is a trial version limited to 10 books in its library (but you can remove the ones you added and keep using it) and it's a bit better on some issues (like numbering pages, which EPUB file reader doesn't do).
GCS d-- s-/++ a- C++++ U+++ P- L+@ E-- W++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE- Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- ++>+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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Kindle's are brilliant, cheap to buy, long battery life, and more free books than you can shake a stick at. Also you can get their free e-readers for Windows, Mac, iPad/iPhone and Android. What's not to like?
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Also you can go to read.amazon.com[^] and all of your content that is purchased via Amazon can be read right in your browser. You'll have to sign into your account.
If you have a book that was not purchased via Amazon but is a kindle version you can upload using amazon's software :
Amazon.com: Send to Kindle[^]
I believe those books can be made to show up in your browser (read.amazon.com) also.
I'm not sure why Amazon doesn't push this / market this better / more.
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I just use the Amazon Fire tablet or my iPad kindle reader.
CQ de W5ALT
Walt Fair, Jr., P. E.
Comport Computing
Specializing in Technical Engineering Software
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Survive the nightmare project-manager, the bean-counters lusting to make you redundant, the dysfunctional organization revenant white-walkers, the new hires who are going to replace you after you've trained them up, etc. :
Brumation, dude: [^]
«... thank the gods that they have made you superior to those events which they have not placed within your own control, rendered you accountable for that only which is within you own control For what, then, have they made you responsible? For that which is alone in your own power—a right use of things as they appear.» Discourses of Epictetus Book I:12
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Didn't they do a similar thing with Walt Disney?
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I have a DigitalOcean droplet running Debian 8.10 (jessie) that costs me only $5 / month.
512MB memory, 1 vCPU, 20GB SSD, 1 TB transfer.
I followed the instructions at:
Prerequisites for .NET Core on Linux | Microsoft Docs[^] and successfully installed dotnet core.
It took about 1.4 GB to install dotnet and I have 4.5GB left.
Kind of amazed it was so easy. Now to try some stuff. 
##########
Edit
mkdir test
>cd test
>dotnet new console
>dotnet run
Hello World!
it worked!
Slow, but it worked.
modified 9-Jan-18 17:31pm.
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If a couple shoplift a calendar, do they get six months each?
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Yet they still get all the holidays.
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This time, the 'thought' was a bit week. Perhaps, after much hard work (smoking gin?) you're in a bit of a days?<br?
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but if it was expired that would be time already served
Signature ready for installation. Please Reboot now.
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Or six bunnies each, if it is one of those calendars.
... such stuff as dreams are made on
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Can one shop lift a shop calendar?
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Yes, and if they tear out a couple of pages and give them away, they get time off for good behavior.
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Only if one of them is called Greg or Ian.
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