Problems moving PDF to Kindle

rinderle · 12-31-2020, 05:24 PM

I have and would like to read some magazine articles on my Kindle. I have PDFs of the articles produced by "Printing to PDF" from a browser. I tried to email them to my Kindle (w/ "Convert" in the subject line). The file arrives on the Kindle but seems to contain only random characters. I used to do this regularly 2 years ago. Not sure what might have happened in two years.

I also tried using one of the free online conversion tools to produce AZW3 from the PDF which I then moved from my PC to Kindle over a USB connection. Again, I can move the file to the Kindle but it is garbage.

A sample PDF is attached. Is the PDF likely to be the problem? If so, how can I generate a suitable PDF?

Any other approaches or fixes?

Thanks,

issybird · 01-01-2021, 07:20 AM

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gunnm · 01-03-2021, 06:56 AM

If you can move from pc to kindle through usb, did you try just copy the file into the documents folder? That seems to work for me. Maybe is also because I have my kindle still on 5.10 and didn't update.

12-31-2020, 05:24 PM	#1
rinderle Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2020 Location: United States Device: Kindle Paperwhite	Problems moving PDF to Kindle I have and would like to read some magazine articles on my Kindle. I have PDFs of the articles produced by "Printing to PDF" from a browser. I tried to email them to my Kindle (w/ "Convert" in the subject line). The file arrives on the Kindle but seems to contain only random characters. I used to do this regularly 2 years ago. Not sure what might have happened in two years. I also tried using one of the free online conversion tools to produce AZW3 from the PDF which I then moved from my PC to Kindle over a USB connection. Again, I can move the file to the Kindle but it is garbage. A sample PDF is attached. Is the PDF likely to be the problem? If so, how can I generate a suitable PDF? Any other approaches or fixes? Thanks, Last edited by issybird; 01-01-2021 at 07:19 AM. Reason: Link to copyright material deleted.

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01-01-2021, 07:20 AM	#2
issybird o saeclum infacetum Posts: 21,289 Karma: 234636059 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: New England Device: Mini, H2O, Glo HD, Aura One, PW4, PW5	Moderator Notice A download link to a copyright article has been deleted. Do not provide such links again.

01-03-2021, 06:56 AM	#3
gunnm Connoisseur Posts: 64 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: between Germany and Netherlands Device: Kindle PW(2018), Boyue T103D.	If you can move from pc to kindle through usb, did you try just copy the file into the documents folder? That seems to work for me. Maybe is also because I have my kindle still on 5.10 and didn't update.

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