Getting books onto the K3

Icarusbop · 09-08-2010, 06:45 AM

Hello:

I'm considering getting my wife a K3, I would like to know how books are put on the unit?
I know you can do it directly via the Wifi, but what if I want to download the book, then put it on manually, or put on other books I own - can I do this via the USB connection?

When (if) I but books from Amazon, can I read them on my Kindle and on Kindle for windows at the same time? If so How do I get the books onto the Kindle for PC app?

Thanks.

HarryT · 09-08-2010, 06:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Icarusbop

Hello:

I'm considering getting my wife a K3, I would like to know how books are put on the unit?
I know you can do it directly via the Wifi, but what if I want to download the book, then put it on manually, or put on other books I own - can I do this via the USB connection?

Yes, certainly. When you connect the Kindle via USB it mounts as a drive on your PC. Just copy the files to the "documents" folder on that drive.

Quote:

When (if) I but books from Amazon, can I read them on my Kindle and on Kindle for windows at the same time?

Yes.

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If so How do I get the books onto the Kindle for PC app?

It downloads the books itself from your Amazon account.

TheKindleWorm · 09-08-2010, 09:35 AM

Just to clarify, you can also read non-amazon ebooks on you Kindle for PC app so long as they are in a Kindle format such as mobi files. Kindle for PC will create a folder called My Kindle Content (or similar) in your My Documents folder and this is where the ebooks are stored. Can't quite remember whether the Kindle for PC app automatically detects ebooks in the folder or whether you double-click on them. It's been a long time since I've used it.

09-08-2010, 06:45 AM	#1
Icarusbop Groupie Posts: 156 Karma: 25846 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: UK Device: PRS505	Getting books onto the K3 Hello: I'm considering getting my wife a K3, I would like to know how books are put on the unit? I know you can do it directly via the Wifi, but what if I want to download the book, then put it on manually, or put on other books I own - can I do this via the USB connection? When (if) I but books from Amazon, can I read them on my Kindle and on Kindle for windows at the same time? If so How do I get the books onto the Kindle for PC app? Thanks.

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TheKindleWorm Guru Posts: 860 Karma: 177868 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: East Anglia UK Device: Kindle 3G, iPhone 3G, iPod 4G, PB 360, Sony 600 sold, Kindle 2i sold	Just to clarify, you can also read non-amazon ebooks on you Kindle for PC app so long as they are in a Kindle format such as mobi files. Kindle for PC will create a folder called My Kindle Content (or similar) in your My Documents folder and this is where the ebooks are stored. Can't quite remember whether the Kindle for PC app automatically detects ebooks in the folder or whether you double-click on them. It's been a long time since I've used it.