How do I transfer a book from my PC to my Kindle

Jan Sym · 12-24-2011, 06:46 PM

This is driving me mental, and on Christmas Day!! What a present....
Can anyone help please?

Higgy · 12-24-2011, 07:04 PM

Download Calibre and all we be well.

Merry Xmas & A Happy New Year.

SteveEisenberg · 12-24-2011, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jan Sym

This is driving me mental, and on Christmas Day!! What a present....
Can anyone help please?

There is a learning curve when you get what amounts to a capable little new computer, so help may be more a point in the right direction than an answer.

If the Kindle is not registered with an Amazon.com account, I would do that first. (If purchased from anyplace other than Amazon.com, it is not registered.)

If the book on your PC is in a Kindle-friendly format, with an extension such as .txt, .azw, .prc, or .mobi, you can wire up an-already turned on Kindle to the PC, with the cable that came with the Kindle. Then the Kindle will be a letter drive on the PC. Using Windows Explorer, copy the PC file into the Kindle documents folder.

If the book is in another format, and is not encrypted, I would, as suggested by the last poster, start by going to http://calibre-ebook.com/, and download that software.

Feel free to tell us more about this book.

Valmore Daniels · 12-24-2011, 09:33 PM

Happy Holidays, Jan

osnova · 12-24-2011, 10:40 PM

What Steve said. Basically you need to place .prc, .mobi, .azw files in the Documents folder on your Kindle. If you have Kindle Fire, the book you placed on your Kindle will most likely show up in the Docs tab (not Books).

ImogenRose · 12-24-2011, 11:50 PM

Welcome to MR!

Happy Holidays

Imogen

Jan Sym · 12-25-2011, 12:02 AM

I have a Kindle Wi-fi and have been able to download a book successfully to my Kindle library but I haven't been able to set up my Kindle as it's saying I need Wi-fi to set it up. I can't get my serial number to register cause I can't set it up. I've downloaded Calibre as suggested but think I need to do the setting up first.

Dr. Drib · 12-25-2011, 07:25 AM

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SteveEisenberg · 12-25-2011, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jan Sym

I can't get my serial number to register . . .

I gather that you have a PC in your house, and it has an internet connection. How do you get internet service in your house?

Regardless of the answer to the above, you can register your Kindle like this:

-- Go to www.amazon.com

-- Log into the amazon account you must already have set up in order to purchase (or obtain for free) that book before you had downloaded it to your PC.

-- In the amazon.com Search pull down menu, select "Kindle Store." Click on Go.

-- Towards the top right of the screen, in small print, there should now be a link for "Manage My Kindle." Click on that.

-- On the left panel, about half way down, click on "Register a Kindle". Enter the serial number. Click Register.

Hopefully this gets you a few steps closer to where you need to be.

P.S. Christmas morning apologies to Moderator Don AKA Dr. Drib if I was supposed to wait for Jan Sym to post the question elsewhere

PamelaMary · 12-25-2011, 12:49 PM

Welcome.. If you have a mobi file here's how to download from PC to Kindle.

Click on the novel in your PC. You have the option to open or save it.

Click Save. A window will open and ask you where you want to save it. (I save it to my desktop so it's easy to find if it's not already there.)

Attach the Kindle to your computer by the USB cord.

Open the icon that says Computer on your desktop. There will be a new drive that says Kindle.

Click on the Kindle drive. There will be a file inside that says Documents. Drag the book from your desktop into the the file that says Documents and drop it there.

The book is immediately available on your Kindle.

(don't forget to hit the icon that says 'remove hardware safely' on the lower part of your screen before you detach the USB cord from your computer. I've forgotten and everything was fine with my computer, but you're supposed to do it.)

Hope this helps. Pam

Jan Sym · 12-30-2011, 02:08 AM

Thanks everyone but as I don't have WiFi and was told I could download from a PC when I purchased my Kimble, I took it back and was then told - oh sorry it can't be done, you have to have WiFi connection. So we bought a Sony instead. Much, much easier and better, and cheaper.... end of story

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Higgy Higgy Posts: 9 Karma: 636 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: A Village Near Rothbury Device: Kindle 4 WiFi with Screensavers.	Download Calibre and all we be well. Merry Xmas & A Happy New Year.

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Valmore Daniels Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,592 Karma: 2822668 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kindle	Happy Holidays, Jan

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osnova Kindler of the Flame Posts: 582 Karma: 646016 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: US of A Device: K DX,3,KT,KP,KF, KFHD; Nook C, PRS600, iPad, Xoom, N900, N810, Zaurus	What Steve said. Basically you need to place .prc, .mobi, .azw files in the Documents folder on your Kindle. If you have Kindle Fire, the book you placed on your Kindle will most likely show up in the Docs tab (not Books).

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12-25-2011, 12:02 AM	#7
Jan Sym Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: kindle	I have a Kindle Wi-fi and have been able to download a book successfully to my Kindle library but I haven't been able to set up my Kindle as it's saying I need Wi-fi to set it up. I can't get my serial number to register cause I can't set it up. I've downloaded Calibre as suggested but think I need to do the setting up first.

12-25-2011, 07:25 AM	#8
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,736 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	This is the Introduce Yourself Forum where members take the time and courtesy to....well....introduce themselves. You may wish to look around our site and become familiar with where things are, and then come back and.....well.......introduce yourself. Have fun! Don (Moderator)

12-25-2011, 12:49 PM	#10
PamelaMary Guru Posts: 686 Karma: 1352286 Join Date: Oct 2010 Device: Kindle	Welcome.. If you have a mobi file here's how to download from PC to Kindle. Click on the novel in your PC. You have the option to open or save it. Click Save. A window will open and ask you where you want to save it. (I save it to my desktop so it's easy to find if it's not already there.) Attach the Kindle to your computer by the USB cord. Open the icon that says Computer on your desktop. There will be a new drive that says Kindle. Click on the Kindle drive. There will be a file inside that says Documents. Drag the book from your desktop into the the file that says Documents and drop it there. The book is immediately available on your Kindle. (don't forget to hit the icon that says 'remove hardware safely' on the lower part of your screen before you detach the USB cord from your computer. I've forgotten and everything was fine with my computer, but you're supposed to do it.) Hope this helps. Pam

12-30-2011, 02:08 AM	#11
Jan Sym Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: kindle	Thanks everyone but as I don't have WiFi and was told I could download from a PC when I purchased my Kimble, I took it back and was then told - oh sorry it can't be done, you have to have WiFi connection. So we bought a Sony instead. Much, much easier and better, and cheaper.... end of story