Kindle Plugin for InDesign/Ebook

Hi. I want to publish my ebooks on Amazon, by jusing the latest version of InDesign - CS5.5 on my iMac. BUT I'm having trouble installing Amazons kindle-plugin, which should make you able to export your InDesign file directly into kindle-format. Whenever I try to install it, in the end, a pop-up says "Installation failed"! What have I done wrong?
Please comment if you have any suggestions!
Kind Regards

I haven’t really read overwhelmingly great things about the kindle plugin.
Try exporting to EPUB and then converting to MOBI using Calibre.
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