We have already seen how to create an eBook in Linux with Calibre. We’ll see how to use it to convert PDF to MOBI and AZW3 format.Ĭalibre is available in the official repositories of all Linux distributions. Ubuntu and other Ubuntu based Linux distributions such as Linux Mint, elementary OS etc can use the command below to install it: sudo apt-get install calibre #AZW3 SEND TO KINDLE HOW TO# Import the PDF file (In the menu, use Add Books option). Here, I imported a bunch of eBooks in Calibre: #AZW3 SEND TO KINDLE PDF# Once you do that, go to the place where you had defined Calibre library (default location is Home/Calibre Library). Step 2: Transfer converted eBook to Kindle There are several ways you can transfer the MOBI or AZW3 file to Kindle. Just connect your Kindle to your computer via USB. Once Kindle is mounted as an external storage device, just copy paste the converted book. If you didn’t know, Amazon gives you a Kindle email id. You can see it in your Amazon account, under manage your Kindle device option.Īlternatively, you can find your Kindle email on your Kindle by going to Settings->All Settings->My Account->Send-to-Kindle Email. Once you have your Kindle email, you can simply compose an email using your regular email account. Attach the converted eBook to the email and send it to your Kindle email. When your Kindle connects to internet connection next, you’ll see the new eBook there.ĭo note that the non-Kindle books transferred this way won’t be added to your Kindle cloud storage. So if you delete the book from Kindle, you’ll have to manually transfer it again. So, we just saw to read non-Kindle books on Kindle. How about reading Kindle books on non-Kindle devices, more precisely your Linux desktop. You can do this as well, all thanks to Amazon. Amazon provides a web interface Amazon Cloud Reader where you can find all your Kindle books saved in the cloud. Non-Kindle books won’t be available here. You can also use it on non-Chrome based web browsers. With this approach though, you’ll lose the Send to Kindle benefits such as syncing across devices.One added advantage of the Amazon Cloud Reader is that the state of books is synched with your Kindle device. Book covers should show in your library if you convert the file to a supported type like AZW3 or MOBI with Calibre and transfer it to your device by a USB cable. There is currently no workaround for this. It will give you some errors that the book may have, so you can use a program like Calibre to fix it.ĮPUB files sent through Send to Kindle will not have library covers on a Kindle e-readers, though they will if you use Kindle for Android or iOS. Some users also recommend this website to fix encoding on your file – You can doublecheck potential issues with the Kindle Previewer Tool, which is an app for the PC. This leads to strange and unexpected formatting on the output file.įixes for this include using the Modify EPUB plugin for Calibre to set the EPUB character encoding to UTF-8 before sending it to Send to Kindle. Most EPUB files use UTF-8 encoding, but unless this is explicitly defined in the EPUB file, the Send to Kindle service will assume it’s in another format. This is generally caused by the file’s character encoding. There’ve been many reports that EPUB files sent through Send to Kindle are poorly formatted. The Send to Kindle for EPUB will only support DRM-Free EPUB files, which means they have to have no encryption. This will ensure that your book will have proper typography and be able to access X-Ray, dictionaries, and Wordwise. This is the first time that Amazon has ever supported the EPUB format to deliver to your Kindle account, however when you use the Send to Kindle system, converts the EPUB to the AZW3 format before delivering them to your device. The service is now live and you can use the Send to Kindle aps for PC or MAC, the Chrome Extension, Kindle for Android and via email. Amazon announced a couple of months ago that Send to Kindle will support EPUB files.
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