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Originally Posted by pdurrant
In another thread, the recommendation for gaining easy access to non-Amazon ebooks from a Kindle was to email the ebooks to ones Amazon account, where they'd become available to all Kindles on that account.
I have a few questions
- Is there an account-level email address to send to, or does any address associated with any Kindle do?
Yes, you can choose an on/off switch that adds any book to your Kindle Library that you email to any of your kindles. Then it is available to all devices linked to your account. I use it often since all family members read science fiction.
- What format is best to send? MOBI, AZW3, Combined or ePub? Or something else?
No epub. I used to have some troubles with AZW3 and it's worked well for the last 3. Many of the publishers (Baen, Bundles) use mobi, so it's a nonissue.
- How much storage is available for ebooks sent in this way?
There doesn't appear to be a limit.
- Is it possible to update or delete/resend documents sent in this way?
Yes, you can delete and resend documents. In fact, you want to delete first if you are sending a replacement or you'll have 2 copies of the same book.
- Do the books appear in the same list as books purchased from Amazon on a Kindle? Or is there a separate list?
Books appear as though they were purchased from Amazon. In some rare cases, however, there will only be a generic cover with the name of the book.
Also note: If you have a 3G Kindle, Amazon will attempt to deliver over wifi. If unsuccessful, it will deliver via the 3G and there is a charge for that. Kindle Personal Documents Service fee via Whispernet is $.15 per megabyte domestic and $.99 international. You can set a maximum charge.
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Kindle Personal Documents Service supports the following file types:
Kindle Format (.MOBI, .AZW)
Microsoft Word (.DOC, .DOCX)
HTML (.HTML, .HTM)
RTF (.RTF)
Text (.TXT)
JPEG (.JPEG, .JPG)
GIF (.GIF)
PNG (.PNG)
BMP (.BMP)
PDF (.PDF)