While Kindle wireless reading device lets you carry literally hundreds of e-books, newspapers and magazines everywhere you go, your Kindle is actually pretty picky about what types of documents, it will let you read. Free e-books, articles, white papers and other documents that you may wish to read on your Kindle is everywhere on the Internet. The problem is that they are not in a format that is "Free-friendly."
The Kindle "natural" supports following document formats -
Kindle documents (. Azw)
Text Documents (. Txt)
Mobi Reader documents (. Mobilier or. Prc)
But if you have a document you want to read on your Kindle that are in a different format - for example = a free e-book that is an Adobe Reader (. Pdf file) or a Microsoft Word (. Doc file) you have to convert it into the correct format for use on your Kindle. Fortunately, it is not something that is hard to do.
Amazon has a service which they charge a nominal amount allows you to convert documents such as. Pdf (Adobe Acrobat Reader) files to Kindle files. To do this you must have an active Free e-mail address. To ensure you are set-up with a Kindle e-mail address by visiting the "Manage Your Kindle" in the Amazon Web site. Typically your Kindle email address be "yourusername@kindle.com".
1. Make sure the document you want to convert, is one of the following formats
Microsoft Word (. Doc)
HTML (. Html)
Adobe Acrobat Reader (. Pdf)
2. Check that the file is not "protected". This can happen with e-books you have purchased with DRM (digital rights management) restrictions. You also may have documents that contain passwords or other means to restrict access. You will not be able to convert these files.
3. Create an email to your Kindle email address and attach the file you want to read on your Kindle.
4. Send e-mail - Amazon will convert the document and send it to your Kindle via the wireless connection.
5. The cost for this service is $ 10 (ten cents) per document.
If you want to convert your document without charge, or is in an area where you can not get access to the Kindle's wireless service, you can do it with a small change in the above steps.
Instead of sending e-mails with attached documents to your Kindle email address send it to "yourusername@free.kindle.com". Amazon will convert the document and send it back to the originating email address. When you get an email back from Amazon you can download the document to your Kindle using the USB cable connected to your computer.
It is as simple as that!
A couple of important things to remember. First, as noted above, if the files you wish to convert have any DRM (digital rights management) restrictions then the file will not be converted. Also - this is an "experimental" service for Amazon. Documents with complex formatting, or certain. Pdf files may not convert as expected. Although this may not prevent you from reading the document, it will make it slightly more difficult to navigate through and around your eBook.
Congratulations! Now you know how you can quickly convert e-books in Microsoft Word, HTML, and Adobe Acrobat Reader format for the "Free-friendly" e-books. This process can help you add a lot of good content on your Kindle wireless reading device.
