In October, I had the opportunity to post a how-to on MormonLifehacker.com. Since then, there have been several comments from new Kindle users looking to add non-Amazon content to their Kindles. It's probably time I list these instructions here.
1) The first way to add content to the Kindle is to buy a book from Amazon which either a) updates automatically or b) allows you to download an individual book through the "Manage Kindle Content" feature here.
2) The second way is to download a book from another site with any of several compatible file types: .mobi, .prc and .azw. In addition, other formats like .pdf and .doc may work on your Kindle.
3) The third way is to create your own Kindle content.
4) The fourth way is to convert from epub to Kindle as described in this post.
Once you have the file downloaded, you can follow the following steps:
1) Connect your Kindle to your computer with the USB cable.
2) Look for the Kindle drive in “My Computer” on a PC or in the “Devices” section on a Mac.
3) Drag the.mobi, .prc, or .azw file to the Kindle’s documents folder.
4) Eject/Undock and you are ready to go!
So get started and download some free Kindle content!
1 comment:
I just uploaded portions of Sept. 2011 Ensign and New Era messages for sharing. They are in *.rtf format and can easily be downloaded, then emailed to your @kindle.com account. See:
http://LDSmagazines.4shared.com/
It would be great if the church magazines were available through amazon for the kindle.
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