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Originally Posted by redallover
I download books regularly from Gutenberg as EPUB to read on Kindle.
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You cannot read an EPUB on a Kindle...it does not support the format. You need to convert to a format the Kindle supports:
- KF8 (AZW3 file extension...works on most Kindles)
- KFX (works on newer Kindles and adds some features like better typography support)
- MOBI (only use for older Kindles that do not support newer formats)
Calibre can do the conversion and load the converted file onto your Kindle via USB. You can also use "Send to Kindle", via either the Amazon website, the Send to Kindle app, or via e-mail. Either of these methods will get a file of the correct format onto the Kindle in a way that you can read it.
OTOH, if you are already using one of these methods and the files still don't show up to read on the Kindle, then you would need to edit the source EPUB to add the correct metadata. Again, Calibre allows you to do this, as do other EPUB editors (Sigil, etc.).