Many people who love to read e-books often use Amazon Kindle devices with which they can access a huge library of different e-books, but you need to subscribe to Kindle Unlimited to access them. Sometimes, the book you are looking for is not available on Amazon or you would like to read a book that you have previously downloaded to your computer. In these cases, you can transfer the free eBooks you have downloaded from various sources to your Kindle device and read them for free. Your presence.
To set up your Kindle to receive eBooks:
You can email ebooks to your Kindle, but you must set up the device to receive the books. To do this, follow these steps:
- Go to amazon.com in your web browser and sign in to your Amazon account.
- Select Content and Devices, then click Devices in the options bar at the top.
- Find your Kindle and click on it.
- Copy the email address listed in the device summary section.
- Save the email address in an easy-to-reach place so you can send out e-books later.
Next, you need to confirm the email address to which you can send the e-book. To do this, follow these steps:
- Click Settings on the top bar.
- Scroll down and click Personal document settings.
- In the Approved Personal Documents Email List section, make sure that the email address listed is the email address you want to send the file from.
You can then start downloading free eBooks to your Kindle via email.
How to transfer eBooks to Amazon Kindle via email
Ebooks usually come in one of three file types: Mobi, PDF, or ePub. The steps for transferring your book vary depending on the file format. Here are the conversion steps for each:
To transfer Mobi eBooks to Kindle via email, follow these steps:
- Create an email to the Kindle email address you copied when setting up your device to receive eBooks.
- Attach mobi files to email messages.
- Send emails without typing addresses or typing text in the subject line.
- Make sure your Kindle is connected via Wi-Fi and the book will appear in your Kindle library within minutes.
To transfer PDF eBooks to Kindle via email, follow these steps:
There are two ways to transfer a PDF to a Kindle: the first option is to send it as a mobi file by following the same steps mentioned earlier, which preserves the original PDF formatting and graphics, however, the downside is that the text is likely to be smaller and you can't change it.
Therefore, the best choice to transfer PDF files to Kindle is to convert PDF files to Mobi files, and you can let Kindle do it automatically by following these steps:
- Compose an email to your Kindle email address and attach the PDF.
- Put “convert” in the subject line and send the email.
- It will take a few minutes for the book to appear on your Kindle, but it comes in mobi format.
To transfer ePub eBooks to your Kindle:
Kindle cannot read ePub files or convert them to Mobi files. So, you need to convert these files using a file converter app available for all devices, then create an email to your Kindle email address and attach the converted mobi file. Then send an email without a title in the subject line or a body in the email section.
To transfer e-books to your Kindle using a USB cable:
The email method works great if you're sending one or two books at once, but can be impractical if you want to send multiple books at once. In this case, use a USB cable to transfer books from your computer to your Kindle. To do this, convert the book to Mobi or PDF format, and then do the following:
- Connect your Kindle to your computer using a USB cable.
- Go to (This PC), then (Kindle), then (Documents), then (Downloads), then (Items 01).
- Drag the eBook file to (items01).
- After disconnecting your device from your computer, new ebooks will appear in your Kindle library.