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   eawerner
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   Has anyone done this for Letters from Egypt or Boy of the Pyramids? I read that you can email your file to an amazon email address and they will send you back a kindle file for it. Anyone try that? Or has anyone used 'calibre' for any of that? I just heard about that this week and am wondering if it is easy to figure out.

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   Tukata
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   The easiest way for me to transfer files is to plug my Kindle to into the computer (USB cord) and go to the file I want to transfer.  Click on it (so it highlights, not so it opens) and on the left hand side click "copy to file".  Select "My computer", then "Kindle", then "documents" and put it in the documents folder.  I have emailed books to my kindle address as well, but it doesn't always work as well.  hth

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   HiddenJewel
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   I just email the PDF to my Kindle address and it shows up in Kindle books.

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   my3boys
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   I just email mine, also. I have been charged for doing that, have any of you???

   ETA: You should have a "kindle" email address..something like, name @ kindle dot com or something like that. I have mine in my contacts so I don't have to remember it..I guess that's why I can't remember it.

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   HiddenJewel
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   No charge so far. I wonder if there is a limited amount per month? Or a size limit?

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   my3boys
   Member

   I have received charges for .45/.95/.15..so I called customer service and it was for the pdf files to be converted or whatever. I've never been charged for kindle formatted texts (unless there was an actual purchase charge) but have been for the pdf files. Could be the size of them but I'm not sure about that. There was a lang. barrier going on when I spoke with the lady so I just got my answer regarding the charges and hung up.

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   zillymom
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   I use Calibre often, great program! (I'm a Nook user but have a lot of Kindle friends who use Calibre, too)

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   eawerner
   Member

   Thanks for the tip on the email address. I found mine so I will try that. How long does it usually take for a new file to show up that way?

   Also, I was specifically wondering about changing things to kindle format, as opposed to pdf. The pdfs I have usually come through fine but the print can be so small that it's hard on the eyes. I have e-ink style one, so no scrolling.

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   HiddenJewel
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   Files usually take about 5-10 minutes to show up in my Amazon Kindle account. I keep my wireless on the Kindle turned off so it doesn't go to it until I turn it on.

   We are having a hard time with the print on the PDFs being too small too. Then if you enlarge it the screen fit is a pain.

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    suzukimom
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    There are 2 email addresses for your Kindle.  One is free - but you have to be connected to a wireless network.  The other one there is a charge (I think depending on how big the file is) but you can receive the file over the cellular connection too.

    If you put CONVERT as the subject on the email, it will convert it ... but the Kindle can read pdf files directly, and ofen better, although you generally have to cursor around in it or put it in horizontal mode.

    Amazon put out a little program that is an extension to the windows explorer program, that allows you to right-click on a file, and say to send it to the Kindle.  I have enjoyed using that...  before that, I would either hook up the kindle with the USB cable, or I would email to the FREE email account.

    Hey - little tips....

    If you email (or use the program to send to Kindle) a WORD file, and you have a table of contents in the WORD file.... you get a table of contents in the Kindle file.  Some I have done had the little marks on the progress bar to show the chapters, some haven't.... not sure of the difference.

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    HiddenJewel
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    That's good to know on the CONVERT in the subject line. I haven't done that. I can't stand using my Kindle in horizontal mode as the buttons are all out of whack that way. 

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    eawerner
    Member

    Thanks everyone! We never managed to get the USB to hook up right but the email worked!

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