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rinderle · 12-31-2020, 05:24 PM

I have and would like to read some magazine articles on my Kindle. I have PDFs of the articles produced by "Printing to PDF" from a browser. I tried to email them to my Kindle (w/ "Convert" in the subject line). The file arrives on the Kindle but seems to contain only random characters. I used to do this regularly 2 years ago. Not sure what might have happened in two years.

I also tried using one of the free online conversion tools to produce AZW3 from the PDF which I then moved from my PC to Kindle over a USB connection. Again, I can move the file to the Kindle but it is garbage.

A sample PDF is attached. Is the PDF likely to be the problem? If so, how can I generate a suitable PDF?

Any other approaches or fixes?

Thanks,

12-31-2020, 05:24 PM	#1
rinderle Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: United States Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Problems moving PDF to Kindle I have and would like to read some magazine articles on my Kindle. I have PDFs of the articles produced by "Printing to PDF" from a browser. I tried to email them to my Kindle (w/ "Convert" in the subject line). The file arrives on the Kindle but seems to contain only random characters. I used to do this regularly 2 years ago. Not sure what might have happened in two years. I also tried using one of the free online conversion tools to produce AZW3 from the PDF which I then moved from my PC to Kindle over a USB connection. Again, I can move the file to the Kindle but it is garbage. A sample PDF is attached. Is the PDF likely to be the problem? If so, how can I generate a suitable PDF? Any other approaches or fixes? Thanks, Last edited by issybird; 01-01-2021 at 07:19 AM. Reason: Link to copyright material deleted.