Can you guys expand or expound upon how you use the email to your device feature?

[scubayak]

Originally Posted by kdgarris
Actually, I have been looking for something like this (send to Kindle extension) for Firefox with no luck. If anyone knows of one, I would love to hear about it!

You might try SendtoReader, a bookmarklet that I use a lot.

[emalvick]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Setting the Maximum Fee still only works with the K3. To get documents delivered directly to your K2 via WhisperNet, you will be charged. No way around it. The only guaranteed free delivery method for the K2/DX is USB cable.

Right, but the OP has a K3, thus my response.

[Loosheesh]

Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Aww, here's a thumbs-up anyway... so you don't feel too badly.

Thanks - consolation prizes are always appreciated

[Loosheesh]

Originally Posted by emalvick

Right, but the OP has a K3, thus my response.

From what I can see, the OP's device is set as "Kindle DX Graphite"

[emalvick]

Originally Posted by Loosheesh

From what I can see, the OP's device is set as "Kindle DX Graphite"

Well, I see looking back that is the case, but when I gave my earlier response someone was asking with a K3 as their device (and I thought I was answering the OP). I guess that's the danger when these threads get hijacked or digress.

Sorry.

[Ditchleyportrait]

it's great that other ppl could field questions here. the topic was general enough.

[lunixer]

Originally Posted by Ditchleyportrait

I've never used it. I want to know what I'm missing. What kind of files do you "email" to your kindle and why. I might want to use this functionality more if I know more about why it's useful. Thanks a lot.

I only read DRM-free books that I store in my installation of Calibre. I never buy from Amazon, so I can't use Whispersync. Whenever I want to get a new book I email it directly from Calibre to my device.

[lunixer]

Originally Posted by emalvick

As for the fees and the @free.kindle.com vs. just @kindle.com, I've actually set the maximum "fee" I'm willing to pay to 0.00. This means that even my @kindle.com address becomes a free.kindle.com address. I'm too frugal to want to pay fees for emailing documents to my Kindle.

Me too. I'm not going to pay to email something to my device over WiFi, especially not when I can just hook it up to the computer.

[Ditchleyportrait]

Originally Posted by lunixer

I only read DRM-free books that I store in my installation of Calibre. I never buy from Amazon, so I can't use Whispersync. Whenever I want to get a new book I email it directly from Calibre to my device.

a novel, nifty approach if i do say so!

[avantman42]

Originally Posted by lunixer

I only read DRM-free books that I store in my installation of Calibre. I never buy from Amazon, so I can't use Whispersync.

Any book that Calibre converts to .mobi (including a mobi->mobi conversion) will synchronise furthest page read across devices. Calibre seamlessly adds the necessary metadata during the conversion.

[ApK]

I realize this thread is about the "email" feature particularly, but I'll point out to all the 3G-only owners that there is, as far as I can tell, no charge for downloading documents via the Kindle web browser, even over 3G.
So you can get your books via Calibre's content server, or any web host, or if you have web-based email, you can email yourself documents, and download them to the Kindle by accessing your mail via the browser.

For services like GMail, this is actually easier on the K2 browser than on the K3.

For me, by the way, I use wifi email delivery of books almost exclusively now. I haven't plugged my Kindle in to a computer in recent memory.

As I have no interest in paying for a smartphone data plan right now, I also use the Kindle to get my regular email and other minor Internet tasks done while on the road.

The Internet feature was one of the main selling points of the Kindle for me.

ApK

[Gwen Morse]

I use the email to my Kindle feature to be completely lazy. I'm living in a very large 2 story house. The kindle travels all over the building. My PC is in the corner of my bedroom. I email files to my kindle rather than carrying it "all the way" back to the corner bedroom for a USB connection.

I also email blogs to my Kindle using Calibre.

[GoSharks]

Originally Posted by ApK

I realize this thread is about the "email" feature particularly, but I'll point out to all the 3G-only owners that there is, as far as I can tell, no charge for downloading documents via the Kindle web browser, even over 3G.
So you can get your books via Calibre's content server, or any web host, or if you have web-based email, you can email yourself documents, and download them to the Kindle by accessing your mail via the browser.

For services like GMail, this is actually easier on the K2 browser than on the K3.

For me, by the way, I use wifi email delivery of books almost exclusively now. I haven't plugged my Kindle in to a computer in recent memory.

As I have no interest in paying for a smartphone data plan right now, I also use the Kindle to get my regular email and other minor Internet tasks done while on the road.

The Internet feature was one of the main selling points of the Kindle for me.

ApK

This is interesting! To clarify, you mean I can e-mail a book (or other document) from Calibre to my Gmail, open it in my K2i browser and download it to my Kindle?
I've used my Kindle browser with Gmail quite a bit (since Yahoo Mail doesn't work), but I didn't realize I could actually download an attachment to my Kindle....really?

[ApK]

Originally Posted by GoSharks

This is interesting! To clarify, you mean I can e-mail a book (or other document) from Calibre to my Gmail, open it in my K2i browser and download it to my Kindle?
I've used my Kindle browser with Gmail quite a bit (since Yahoo Mail doesn't work), but I didn't realize I could actually download an attachment to my Kindle....really?

Really. It has to have certain allowed file extensions to be downloadable, like .mobi or .azw. The browser will actually tell you what file types are allowed if you try to download a prohibited one.

The same way you can directly download docs right from the library here on MR or Project Guttenberg, etc.

On the K2 browser, gmail presents simple direct links to the attachments, so it works smoothly. On the K3, Gmail tries to be fancy and open attachment in another window, which the Kindle won't do, so I have to access my Gmail through a proxy like skweezer.com, or presumably you use one of the hacks that work around the multiple window issue.

ApK


p.s. Note, as more people do this, and Amazon sees higher 3G costs, there is always the risk that they will block this "experimental" feature. Just saying.

[chas0039]

Originally Posted by ApK

Really. It has to have certain allowed file extensions to be downloadable, like .mobi or .azw. The browser will actually tell you what file types are allowed if you try to download a prohibited one.

The same way you can directly download docs right from the library here on MR or Project Guttenberg, etc.

On the K2 browser, gmail presents simple direct links to the attachments, so it works smoothly. On the K3, Gmail tries to be fancy and open attachment in another window, which the Kindle won't do, so I have to access my Gmail through a proxy like skweezer.com, or presumably you use one of the hacks that work around the multiple window issue.

ApK


p.s. Note, as more people do this, and Amazon sees higher 3G costs, there is always the risk that they will block this "experimental" feature. Just saying.

I was going to point out the multiple windows problem, but I am not aware of how skweezer.com functions. How do they get around the window problem?

Thanks

I wouldn't worry about too many people doing this. Amazon has sold upwards of 12 million Kindles and the entire membership of the forum here, including all ereaders, is just over 122,000. If we all did this it would be about 1% of the web traffic. I really don't see them getting upset other than on a case by case basis.