The device Kindle developed by Amazon, is the most popular when reading Electronic books or e-books. It has an electronic ink screen that mimics the appearance of the paper and that, thus, reduces the visual fatigue produced by mobile phones and tablets.
In addition to avoiding the emission of light, some models have adjustable lighting, to read in the dark, and all allow Store hundreds and even thousands of books without occupying physical space.
Others advantages: long -lasting battery and the possibility of downloading the books directly from the Amazon store or receiving them from other devices.
One of the issues that occupy Kindle users is file compatibilityin addition to AZW, Mobi and EPUB. Many wonder if they can also Send a PDF.
From the site of Adobethe creator of the PDF format, they ensure that reading such a file in a Kindle can be useful for their availability, due to the characteristics of the screen and the longest battery duration. Of course, he clarifies adobe, The PDF format It is not always ideal for electronic book readersespecially if they contain complex designs, graphics or interactive elements.
“In these cases, the reading experience in a Kindle may not be as pleasant as in a device specifically designed to handle PDF files, such as a tablet or a PC.”
That’s why, convert the PDF file to EPUBfor example, allow adjusting the source size and margins of the document or changing the design. This flexibility guarantees to be able to read the document comfortably.
In addition, the Kindle offer functions to highlight, underline and add notes, which allows to mark important sections or make notes while reading. Another outstanding function is to create collections or folders in your library for Facilitate search of specific documents.
That said, to send the PDF to the Kindle device by email you have to Follow the following steps:
A) Log in AmazonPulsá in Accounts and lists and then in Devices. Choose your Kindle and you can see its email address (each Kindle has its own email address where you can send files).
B) Send el PDF a tu Kindle. To do this, believe An email from your account With the matter Convert And attach the PDF you want to read in your Kindle. Send the mail to the Kindle email address. Keep in mind that for your Kindle to receive files, you must first Verify the address you will use To send the files.
To do this, click on the tab Preferences to administer content and devices On the Amazon page. Then move down and click on Personal Document Configuration. In the section Address list email to send personal documents you will find the link Add a new authorized email address.
Here you can enter your personal email address. You can store an email address for your Kindle on your Amazon account. You can send any PDF document to your Kindle to this address.
C) Tu PDF It will convert automatically When sent. Amazon will turn the PDF file to a format compatible with your Kindle device.
D) Ready. Now you can find your PDF file turned into your Kindle library and access it from there.
Another way is to pass the PDF to the Kindle by USB. To do this, follow the following steps:
1) Turn your PDF to a Kindle compatible format such as Azw or Mobi. To do so you can use a Free converter as Calibre.
2) Connect the PC to your Kindle with a USB cable. Now you can find your Kindle device in the File explorer.
3) Drag a file to the library. In the file explorer, click on your Kindle and then click on documents. So you can Drag your document From the storage space of your PC directly to the library of your Kindle.
4) Ready. Now you can read your document on your Kindle device.
Another option, Maybe the easiestconsists of transferring the PDF to Kindle with the tool Send to Kindle. This function was developed by Amazon and admits variety of filesin addition to PDF, such as Doc, Docx, Txt, RTF, HTM, HTML, PNG, GIF, JPG, JPEG, BMP and EPUB.