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TomK · 11-24-2007, 12:34 PM

Kiari, the following paragraph comes from a Q&A page from the Amazon Kindle Development Team. While I'm also disappointed that you can't just open PDF's straight from the Kindle, it sounds like they know this is important and support should improve.

Q: When can we read PDFs, please?
A: PDF document conversion is experimental. The experimental category represents the features we are working on to enhance the Kindle experience even further. Due to PDF's fixed layout format, some complex PDF files might not format correctly on your Kindle. Each Kindle has a unique e-mail address, allowing you and your contacts to send PDF attachments for conversion into a Kindle compatible format. For more information on personal document conversion, visit our help pages: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...deId=200140600

That paragraph was near the top of this page:
http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-answers...fiona-hardware

I'd be curious if anyone has downloaded an .azw file to their PC (instead of directly to their Kindle), changed the extension to .mobi and was able to open it using Mobipocket. Or found another way to open an .azw on their PC.

11-24-2007, 12:34 PM	#7
TomK Enthusiast Posts: 13 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Pittsburgh Device: Irex DR800SG	Kiari, the following paragraph comes from a Q&A page from the Amazon Kindle Development Team. While I'm also disappointed that you can't just open PDF's straight from the Kindle, it sounds like they know this is important and support should improve. Q: When can we read PDFs, please? A: PDF document conversion is experimental. The experimental category represents the features we are working on to enhance the Kindle experience even further. Due to PDF's fixed layout format, some complex PDF files might not format correctly on your Kindle. Each Kindle has a unique e-mail address, allowing you and your contacts to send PDF attachments for conversion into a Kindle compatible format. For more information on personal document conversion, visit our help pages: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/custom...deId=200140600 That paragraph was near the top of this page: http://www.amazon.com/Kindle-answers...fiona-hardware I'd be curious if anyone has downloaded an .azw file to their PC (instead of directly to their Kindle), changed the extension to .mobi and was able to open it using Mobipocket. Or found another way to open an .azw on their PC.