How to convert PDF to Amazon kindle eBook
How to convert PDF to Amazon kindle eBook
Amazon Kindle Ebook is a very wonderful device for the eBook readers. People can read novel, fiction, melody, drama all types of Ebooks on kindle eBook reader like Amazon paper white.
Amazon eBook readers are very light in weight and also have paper ink technology so that we can even read in full sunlight easily. On kindle reader you can read the eBooks in full compatibility mode those are downloaded from kindle store. If you copy paste the pdf/word files directly inside eBook’s internal storage it would not be in the proper format of eBook and will be difficult to read as texts may not align properly in paragraphs, pictures are may be blurred etc.
But Amazon itself has solution for this, you need not any third-party tool to convert your favourite books or documents those are in PDF, .doc, .docx format to Kindle book format.
Steps for converting PDF/DOC files to kindle eBook format
First you find out your kindle device or your kindle app’s special email address that is in the format of youremailid_******@kindle.com. To find this go to settings of kindle device/kindle app where you find out this email under tab “PERSONAL DOCUMENTS”, see the screen shot below:
Now email from your registered email to this email id your documents e.g. in word/pdf format etc. When you connect your device to internet these documents will be automatically downloaded to your device with kindle eBook format. These converted documents not as much compatible as your original eBooks but now in very much good in eBook shape. So that can be easily customised as per user needs like change of fonts, font size etc.
The following file formats are supported for this conversion using email:
Supported File Types:
• Microsoft Word (.DOC, .DOCX)
• HTML (.HTML, .HTM)
• RTF (.RTF)
• JPEG (.JPEG, .JPG)
• Kindle Format (.MOBI, .AZW)
• GIF (.GIF)
• PNG (.PNG)
• BMP (.BMP)
• PDF (.PDF)
PDF files can also be converted into kindle format (.azw) if in the email subject you type convert. When the file received on the Amazon Kindle paperwhite it will also have options to change font size, reading options as compact, spacing, margin.
If you are facing sync issue than you should check the 1-click payment method is enabled in your device settings in Amazon account.
You can also register 15 nos. of approved emails in the device settings to send documents and pdf to your kindle devices (in paperwhite, Android, Ipad apps).
In a single email 25 nos. of attachment can be sent, but the total size of attachments or file should be less than 50 MB.
If you want to send more than 50 MB file, you can use zip format also. When file send using .zip format it will automatically unzip and converted to kindle book format if convert used in subject.
Further using some PDF printers like DoPDF, Foxit PDF printer, Microsoft print to PDF or using PDF editor you can break the PDF file into two or more parts to send through email.
In case you have to send a file more than 50 MB you can also used PC to connect kindle device using USB cable and copy paste PDF file into device’s document folder. But this option will not convert the PDF into kindle book format, you will not found options to change font size and other options like spacing margins, alignment etc.
How to add emails to send pdf files on Kindle device
By default registered email id of Amazon account is added in to the device settings. If you wan to add more email addresses to send documents to kindle devices, follow these steps:
- Open your amazon account in desktop using browser (cross check the domain as amazon.in or amazon.com etc.)
- Now in account, navigate to “Manage your content and devices”
- Click on preferences
- Under preference navigate to personal document settings
- Here you can see the email id of various kindle devices
- In the “Approved Personal Document E-mail List” , add your new email and save
For the details see the following:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/sendtokindle/email