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

Ditchleyportrait · 06-20-2011, 10:01 PM

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.

ucfgrad93 · 06-20-2011, 11:59 PM

I just used it for the first time the other day. My wife wanted to take a large Word doc with us, I emailed it to my kindle.

AnemicOak · 06-21-2011, 12:01 AM

I've never used the conversion features of emailing a file, but have used it to email myself books from Calibre a few times and from Fictionwise as well.

lestatar · 06-21-2011, 12:35 AM

Well, I can only speak about the conversion stuff, even though I have K3 Wifi, as I have not had documents emailed directly to the device yet.

@OP: The FREE Amazon doc conversion feature via email is great. Send an email to <insert your account name here>@free.kindle.com, be sure to write "CONVERT" in the subject line and then attach stuff like PDF files, .docs, whatever. Few seconds later, Amazon will send you back a AZW version of the file suitable for your Kindle.

I do not choose to receive the docs via Wifi directly on my K3 because I like to edit the book metatags first. So, I have been transferring books to my K3 exclusively via USB.

not much, but hth all the same,
-les

abookreader · 06-21-2011, 07:42 AM

I use it sometimes when I'm too lazy to get up and go find the USB cord to transfer a book from Calibre to the device.

Solicitous · 06-21-2011, 07:48 AM

I always use it. My Kindle has never been plugged into my computer. I just email my ebooks from Calibre, and my weekly reports I like to read I just edit in Word and email to myself from work. Its there when I get home

wyndslash · 06-21-2011, 07:50 AM

i use it to email books to my kindle (that i did not get from amazon) because i'm lazy to do the usb thingy

volwrath · 06-21-2011, 08:54 AM

I use it via Calibre to send Instantpaper and books to myself, although here lately the kindle address has been choking on mobi files..quite upsetting

chas0039 · 06-21-2011, 09:11 AM

Amazon explains it here. Watch out for the fees for 3G transfers.

avantman42 · 06-21-2011, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by abookreader

I use it sometimes when I'm too lazy to get up and go find the USB cord to transfer a book from Calibre to the device.

That's probably my main use of the e-mail feature. I was talking to a friend who is thinking about getting a Kindle the other day. He liked the idea of being able to e-mail a Word document to his Kindle.

RDaneel54 · 06-21-2011, 10:17 AM

I use the Kindle e-mail to receive ebooks or edocuments from:

Calibre
Baen Books/Webscriptions
Personal documents
Delivereads

It is super easy to use. Just remember to go to Manage Your Kindle and put in the information from the from website or e-mail you want to get documents or books from.

I have the Wifi Kindle 3. With the 3G+Wifi, I would only send to the Youremail@free.kindle.com address.

Dean

scubayak · 06-21-2011, 11:17 AM

In addition to the uses other posters have already described, I use the fetch news feature in Calibre and have news automatically emailed to my Kindle every day. If you're interested, there is a small tutorial on this at my blog, which is linked in my signature.

RainingLemur · 06-21-2011, 01:03 PM

I've used it, like many others, through Calibre to send stuff to my Kindle when I don't have the usb handy.

DiapDealer · 06-21-2011, 01:37 PM

I feel the need to point out that the email feature is really only convenient (relatively speaking) for Kindle 3 owners. You can set it up to always send documents directly to your Kindle via your *@free.Kindle.com (so that they always go via wifi) free of charge... yada, yada.

To get documents delivered directly to your K2 or DX (no wifi) you are going to be charged a small fee. And if you send documents to your *@free.kindle.com, they go to your Amazon account's associated email address... and you still need to transfer them to your Kindle via USB cable.

So while there are still some times that I use my Kindle's email address... with K2's/DX's, there's no; "Woohoo!! This is really frickin' handy, free, and great!" feeling. But yeah, I can see K3 owners really digging it.

/END SOUR GRAPES.

emalvick · 06-21-2011, 01:42 PM

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.

06-20-2011, 10:01 PM	#1
Ditchleyportrait Fanatic Posts: 504 Karma: 780086 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: ny Device: Kindle DX Graphite	Can you guys expand or expound upon how you use the email to your device feature? 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.

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06-20-2011, 11:59 PM	#2
ucfgrad93 Wizard Posts: 2,361 Karma: 9026681 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Colorado Device: Kindle Paperwhite 2nd Gen	I just used it for the first time the other day. My wife wanted to take a large Word doc with us, I emailed it to my kindle.

06-21-2011, 12:01 AM	#3
AnemicOak Bookaholic Posts: 14,391 Karma: 54969924 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Minnesota Device: iPad Mini 4, AuraHD, iPhone XR +	I've never used the conversion features of emailing a file, but have used it to email myself books from Calibre a few times and from Fictionwise as well.

06-21-2011, 12:35 AM	#4
lestatar LB's lolz Mutt Minion Posts: 2,902 Karma: 5700001 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Hong Kong now but NYC forever Device: Kindle3, GalaxyTab, BB Bold9700, BB 8300, Sony Clie, Palm Vx, Palm III	Well, I can only speak about the conversion stuff, even though I have K3 Wifi, as I have not had documents emailed directly to the device yet. @OP: The FREE Amazon doc conversion feature via email is great. Send an email to <insert your account name here>@free.kindle.com, be sure to write "CONVERT" in the subject line and then attach stuff like PDF files, .docs, whatever. Few seconds later, Amazon will send you back a AZW version of the file suitable for your Kindle. I do not choose to receive the docs via Wifi directly on my K3 because I like to edit the book metatags first. So, I have been transferring books to my K3 exclusively via USB. not much, but hth all the same, -les

06-21-2011, 07:42 AM	#5
abookreader Wizard Posts: 1,516 Karma: 2567610 Join Date: Oct 2009 Device: Kindles - Keyboard, Fire, 2-US, iPhone, iPAD	I use it sometimes when I'm too lazy to get up and go find the USB cord to transfer a book from Calibre to the device.

06-21-2011, 07:48 AM	#6
Solicitous Wizard Posts: 1,434 Karma: 1525776 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: TAS, Australia Device: Astak Pocket Pro (Black), 2 x Kindle WiFi (Graphite), iPod Touch 4G	I always use it. My Kindle has never been plugged into my computer. I just email my ebooks from Calibre, and my weekly reports I like to read I just edit in Word and email to myself from work. Its there when I get home

06-21-2011, 07:50 AM	#7
wyndslash Wizard Posts: 2,951 Karma: 3000001 Join Date: Feb 2011 Device: Kindle 3 wifi, Kindle Fire	i use it to email books to my kindle (that i did not get from amazon) because i'm lazy to do the usb thingy

06-21-2011, 08:54 AM	#8
volwrath Guru Posts: 713 Karma: 1001739 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Nashville, TN Device: SGS3/PW2/Nexus72	I use it via Calibre to send Instantpaper and books to myself, although here lately the kindle address has been choking on mobi files..quite upsetting

06-21-2011, 09:11 AM	#9
chas0039 Sceptic Posts: 573 Karma: 73436 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: The Lake Device: rooted Nooks, retired. JetBook Lite, Kindle 3, 4, Kobo Nia, Libra H2O.	Amazon explains it here. Watch out for the fees for 3G transfers.

06-21-2011, 10:17 AM	#11
RDaneel54 Aging Positronic Brain Posts: 633 Karma: 2155452 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Aurora (when off-Earth) Device: Amazon Oasis; iPhone, iPad Mini	I use the Kindle e-mail to receive ebooks or edocuments from: Calibre Baen Books/Webscriptions Personal documents Delivereads It is super easy to use. Just remember to go to Manage Your Kindle and put in the information from the from website or e-mail you want to get documents or books from. I have the Wifi Kindle 3. With the 3G+Wifi, I would only send to the Youremail@free.kindle.com address. Dean

06-21-2011, 11:17 AM	#12
scubayak Member Posts: 12 Karma: 2100000 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Kobo, Kindle 3, Nook Color	In addition to the uses other posters have already described, I use the fetch news feature in Calibre and have news automatically emailed to my Kindle every day. If you're interested, there is a small tutorial on this at my blog, which is linked in my signature.

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06-21-2011, 01:03 PM	#13
RainingLemur Spork Connoisseur Posts: 2,355 Karma: 16780603 Join Date: Mar 2011 Device: Nook Color	I've used it, like many others, through Calibre to send stuff to my Kindle when I don't have the usb handy.

06-21-2011, 01:37 PM	#14
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 27,890 Karma: 198099188 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	I feel the need to point out that the email feature is really only convenient (relatively speaking) for Kindle 3 owners. You can set it up to always send documents directly to your Kindle via your @free.Kindle.com (so that they always go via wifi) free of charge... yada, yada. To get documents delivered directly to your K2 or DX (no wifi) you are going to be charged a small fee. And if you send documents to your @free.kindle.com, they go to your Amazon account's associated email address... and you still need to transfer them to your Kindle via USB cable. So while there are still some times that I use my Kindle's email address... with K2's/DX's, there's no; "Woohoo!! This is really frickin' handy, free, and great!" feeling. But yeah, I can see K3 owners really digging it. /END SOUR GRAPES.

06-21-2011, 01:42 PM	#15
emalvick Groupie Posts: 166 Karma: 5358 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Davis, CA Device: Kindle 3	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.