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Using your Kindle to read is much easier on the eyes than a standard phone or tablet, thanks to its e-ink display. Because of this reduced eye strain, you may have often found yourself reading a long article, study, or book on your tablet and wished you could send it to your Kindle.
The good news is that you can do just that, in a few different ways. You can send files to your Kindle via Amazon’s Send to Kindle feature, or manually add them via USB. Your Kindle also has a dedicated email address for forwarding files. In this article, I’ll cover how to send files to your Kindle without using a USB cable.
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How to send articles and files to your Kindle
What you need: A Kindle and access to your Amazon account.
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You can use Amazon’s Send to Kindle service to send files directly to your Kindle device. Here’s how it works:
- Go to amazon.com/SendToKindle.
- Drag and drop or upload files.
- Press ‘Send’ to add them to your library.
Note:This method only supports PDF, Doc, Docx, txt, RTF, HTM, HTML, PNG, GIF, JPG, JPEG, BMP, and EPUB files under 200MB.
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If you’re a Google Chrome and Kindle user, a Kindle browser extension may be just what you need. Here’s how to install and use the Send to Kindle browser extension for Chrome:
- Access and install the Send to Kindle for Google Chrome extension.
- Tap the Kindle icon next to your address bar, then log in to Amazon Kindle.
- When you’re on a page you want to send to your Kindle, click the Kindle icon, then choose Quick send, Preview and send, or Send selection.
Note: You can view the history of what you’ve sent over the past 30 days and choose which devices to send the content to.
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Each Kindle device has a dedicated email address to receive documents. To figure out what your Kindle’s email address is, follow these steps:
- Go to your Amazon account settings.
- Scroll to Digital content and devices and select Devices.
- Select Kindle and choose the device to which you want to send documents.
- In the device summary, you’ll see the Kindle’s name and an email address below it.
Note: Your Fire Tablets will also have an email address that you can use to send documents. This method supports PDF, Doc, Docx, txt, RTF, HTM, HTML, PNG, GIF, JPG, JPEG, BMP, and EPUB.
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When you have the Kindle app on your Android or iOS device, you can simply tap the share icon and send a file or article to the app — just like you send a photo or send someone a link.
This method works with files, photos, and websites, so you can share what you’re reading directly to Kindle, and it’ll show up in your Library on your e-reader and in the Kindle app.
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Can I send a PDF to my Kindle?
Yes, you can send a PDF to your Kindle. If you have a text you’d like to read on your Kindle, however, you don’t have to convert it to PDF to send it along. Aside from the PDF format, Kindle supports Doc, Docx, txt, RTF, HTM, HTML, PNG, GIF, JPG, JPEG, BMP, and EPUB.
PDFs are displayed as images on your Kindle, so if you’d like to adjust your file’s font size and format for better reading, you should send it as a Doc or Docx file.
Can I download Kindle books on my computer?
Amazon no longer allows users to download Kindle files to external devices, including computers. Books purchased in the Kindle Store can only be downloaded within the Kindle app to read, not to your phone, tablet, or computer.
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