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You can copy .pdf files directly to a Kindle MX via the usb connection to your computer.
Other files require conversion which you can do in several ways:
- Email to your kindle address at Amazon where it will be converted to a .azw format for the kindle.
- Send to "NAME"@kindle.com address for wireless delivery via Whispernet (Sprint 3G). There is a 15¢ per MB or 10¢ per document.
- or use "NAME"@free.kindle.com" to create a document you can download and transfer to the kindle via USB.
Amazon can convert:
, Microsoft Word (.DOC)
, Structured HTML (.HTML, .HTM)
, Plain Text (.TXT)
, Adobe Acrobat (.PDF)
, JPEG (.JPEG, .JPG)
, GIF (.GIF)
, PNG (.PNG)
, BMP (.BMP)
- Use Mobipocket on a Windows PC to create a .prc document which can also be read by the kindle.
- Convert the document to structured html like those found at Project Gutenberg and rename to file extension to ".txt".
Mobipocket can convert:
, Structured HTML (.HTML, .HTM)
, Plain text (.TXT)
, Adobe Acrobat (.PDF)
, Microsoft Word (.DOC, .RTF)
, Microsoft Excel (.XLS)
, Microsoft PowerPoint (.PPT)
, Microsoft Visio (.VS*)
, Microsoft Compiled HTML Help (.CHM)
, Open eBook (.EPUB)
Many e-books purchased from vendors other than Amazon.com may be encrypted with DRM (Digital Rights Management) which does not allow them to be read on other devices. These e-books cannot be read by the Kindle, nor converted to a format readable by the Kindle.
Most AZW files contain DRM protection that only allows them to be viewed on the Amazon Kindle; however, it may be possible to view unprotected Kindle eBooks on a PC with Mobipocket Reader by changing the file extension from ".azw" to ".prc."
Using Kindle (1st Generation)'s USB Connection
MobileRead Wiki - Kindle HowTo: File Conversion
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last updated 11 June 2007
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