If you send an EPUB file to to a Kindle it will be converted to MOBI with KindleGen. If you send a MOBI file to a Kindle it will be sent unprocessed. If you send an EPUB file and tick the Kepubify checkbox, it will be converted into a Kobo EPUB using Kepubify. If you send a MOBI file to a Kobo, it will not be converted.
One tool authors use to edit their work is to read it on a different platform than the one where they wrote it. Often authors will print their story, and/or read it out loud to help identify issues with grammar, sentence structure, or even the pacing. Another method available is to send it to your Kindle and see how it reads as an e-book.
Sometimes no content can be extracted at all. You'll then either get an error message when trying to send an article or you'll see a document in your Kindle library containing a message that reads "Web Extraction Failed".
If you use our browser extensions, we will need to use your Kindle email address to deliver the articles to your Kindle account. If you don't know your Kindle email address, we have a setup guide to help you. After that, sending is very fast.
Note: Even if you have added us as an approved sender, Amazon might send a confirmation email to you before it sends the document to your Kindle. So please check your email and approve any pending requests from Amazon.
Every Kindle device that you have is automatically assigned an email. So before you can send an EPUB to that email address, you need to find it and authorize your main email address (the one you use for day-to-day interactions) to send it books.
This system is overly complicated, can vary from one device to the next, and is overall a pain to do. That is why we recommend one of the above two methods instead. Even when using a mobile device, it is easier to use Method #1 and send the EPUB via your phone's email app.
Of course, those without a Kindle can read their e-books on the Kindle App for the iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry and Android devices. Gifters can choose a book in the Kindle Store, and send give the e-book as a gift by simply inserting the recipient's email address. Recipients can redeem the gift in the Kindle Store to read on any Kindle or free Kindle app.
5. Along with your Kindle email address, you'll see an "Approved Personal Document E-Mail List" section. This is for email addresses that you want to approve to send emails to your Kindle device. Click "Add a new approved e-mail address."
2. You'll receive an email from Amazon Kindle Support letting you know that your Kindle received a request to send a document. You'll have to click to verify the request within 48 hours.