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csbower · 12-31-2009, 09:11 AM

Just bought my daughter a kindle and was interested in figuring out how to get books from other sources other than amazon for her to read. Any insights appreciated!

rlparker · 12-31-2009, 10:01 AM

Hi csbower, welcome to MR!

That's a great gift for your daughter! The Kindle can read books in mobi format (file extension is usually .mobi or .prc). If you click on the E-Books link on this site, you'll find lots of free books. There are also many other websites that have free or inexpensive (or expensive!) books. I have only gotten books from Amazon or here, so I'll let others fill you in the other bookstores you could choose from.

These instructions are assuming you use Windows. If you use a Mac, someone else will have to supply instructions:

1. Download the book file to your computer.
2. Attach your Kindle to the computer via USB.
3. Open a File Explorer window. The Kindle will show up as a drive.
4. Copy the file from your computer to the Documents folder on the Kindle drive.
5. Use the "Safely Remove Device" before you remove the USB cable.

I think that's about it--I'm sure others will be along to chime in if I missed anything!

Have fun!

desertgrandma · 12-31-2009, 11:37 AM

Welcome to MobileRead, csbower.

You'll definitely want to start here. Books that have been formatted by our own members..

Free books are also available from

www.feedbooks.com

www.manybooks.net

and others will chime in on different sites.

This thread from here is worth bookmarking..

https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63773

Free books are either public domain, or author will sometimes post freebies on Amazon.

Also, independent authors have free ones.

12-31-2009, 09:11 AM	#1
csbower Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2009 Device: kindle 2	hello Just bought my daughter a kindle and was interested in figuring out how to get books from other sources other than amazon for her to read. Any insights appreciated!

12-31-2009, 10:01 AM	#2
rlparker Ars longa Posts: 1,179 Karma: 17404 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: north carolina, usa Device: Kindle K1, K3 wifi	Hi csbower, welcome to MR! That's a great gift for your daughter! The Kindle can read books in mobi format (file extension is usually .mobi or .prc). If you click on the E-Books link on this site, you'll find lots of free books. There are also many other websites that have free or inexpensive (or expensive!) books. I have only gotten books from Amazon or here, so I'll let others fill you in the other bookstores you could choose from. These instructions are assuming you use Windows. If you use a Mac, someone else will have to supply instructions: 1. Download the book file to your computer. 2. Attach your Kindle to the computer via USB. 3. Open a File Explorer window. The Kindle will show up as a drive. 4. Copy the file from your computer to the Documents folder on the Kindle drive. 5. Use the "Safely Remove Device" before you remove the USB cable. I think that's about it--I'm sure others will be along to chime in if I missed anything! Have fun!

12-31-2009, 11:37 AM	#3
desertgrandma Enjoying the show.... Posts: 14,270 Karma: 10462841 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Arizona Device: A K1, Kindle Paperwhite, an Ipod, IPad2, Iphone, an Ipad Mini & macAir	Welcome to MobileRead, csbower. You'll definitely want to start here. Books that have been formatted by our own members.. Free books are also available from www.feedbooks.com www.manybooks.net and others will chime in on different sites. This thread from here is worth bookmarking.. https://www.mobileread.com/forums/showthread.php?t=63773 Free books are either public domain, or author will sometimes post freebies on Amazon. Also, independent authors have free ones.

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