How to Read ePub And Other Incompatible Formatted eBooks On Your Amazon Kindle!
With this method, you will no longer need to pay Amazon that conversion fee. You can actually do it yourself Free of charge.
Just follow these simple steps:
1. Download the Calibre conversion Software for FREE (consider leaving a small donation if you find it in your heart to do so).
2. Double-click on it to open the newly downloaded software.
3. In the set-up wizard, Choose the Amazon Device as your destination for book conversion. This will work for Kindle 1, Kindle 2 or the Kindle DX.
There are 10 option for destination devices:
- Amazon (Kindle 1, Kindle 2 or Kindle DX)
- Apple iPod Touch + Stanza
- Astak (EZ reader, EZ reader Pro)
- Barnes & Nobles (Nook)
- Bookeen (Cybook Gen 3, Cybook Opus)
- Ectaco (Jetbook)
- Endless Ideas (Bebook, BeBook Mini)
- Google/HTC ( Android phone + Wordplayer)
- Jinke (Hanlin V3, Hanlin V5)
- Sony (PRS 500, Sony Reader 6″ and Touch Edition, Sony Reader Daily Edition, Sony Reader Pocket Edition)
4. Type in the Kindle email address (go to menu on your Kindle and click on settings to find it (optional).
5. Open up the Calibre interface and click on “Add books.”
6. Select the book on your computer (you should have already downloaded it to your computer) and uploaded it to Calibre (You can upload as many books as you wish).
7. Once uploaded, highlight the book then click the arrow beside “Edit Metadata Information” and select, “download metadata and covers” to update the info for the book.
8. Use the USB cable to Connect Your Kindle to your computer, wait for it to be connected…when it is, a picture of the device will appear in Calibre interface.
9. Highlight the book you want to send to the Kindle (if you have more than one), click “send to device” then “yes” at the the prompt to Autoconvert.
10.Wait for the wheel at the right hand bottom corner of the Calibre interface to stop spinning. when this happen upload is completed.
11.Disconnect the Kindle device from the computer, go to your Kindle home page, find the book, click to open and enjoy.
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great post thanks for the nice read I just bought an amazon kindle yesterday!
Can this be done with the kindle 3?
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