We can read Amazon Kindle books on all Kindle eReaders, Kindle Fire tablets and kindle reading apps without any effort. However, it would be difficult for us to send and read non-Amazon books we got from other places. Don't worry. This article shows you 3 ways to send all kinds of books from Mac to Kindle devices.
Fixed-format books are a non-issue. I just opened one on my Kindle Fire HD and couldn’t change the setting to let it scroll. Actually, it was obvious as soon as I tried it because fixed-format books don’t have the settings icon for changing font, line spacing, etc., and that’s where the scroll setting would have been.
Make Sure the Books are Kindle Format
The ebook formats that Kindle support are MOBI, AZW, AZW3 and PDF. It's a pity the open-source EPUB, the most widely used ebook format, is not supported by Kindle devices.
When you try to download free books from eBook torrent sites or purchase books from popular eBook stores like Kobo, Google Play, you may often come across .epub files. If you want to send these books to Kindle from Mac, you should first convert EPUB to Kindle format.
Here Epubor Ultimate--the best eBook Converter and eBook DRM Removal is highly recommended to you. What you need to do is to just drag and drop the files onto it, set the output format as Kindle format like mobi and start the conversion.
- Make sure your Kindle Fire is rootable. Kindle Fires running FireOS 5.3.1 and older can be rooted. To check your Kindle Fire's operating system, swipe down from the top of the screen, tap Settings, tap Device Options, tap System Updates, and review the operating system number to the right of the 'Your device is running Fire OS' heading.
- Download the app Android File Transfer onto your Mac. Connect your Kindle Fire to the Mac with a micro-USB cable. There should be a notification on your Fire about it being 'Connected as a Media Device.' You can tap that and go to a screen to verify that you are connected. Open the Android File Transfer app on your Mac.
Key Features of Epubor Ultimate:
1. Convert eBooks to mobi/pdf/epub/azw3 for reading anywhere
2. Remove DRM from eBooks purchased from Amazon Kindle, Kobo, Google Play and more
3. Automatically detect device and load books
4. Edit metadata, including title, author, publisher, introduction and the book cover.
Detailed Guide:How to Convert eBook to Kindle Format.
Method 1. Send Books from Mac to Kindle via USB
When talking about transfering files to Kindle from Mac, the first method that comes to our mind would be using USB connection. Right. Just connect your Kindle device to the Mac computer with the USB cable and it will be listed under the 'Devices' tab on the 'Finder'. Then just copy and paste the books to 'documents' folder.
Note: Some Kindle Fire tablets cannot be recognized as USB drive by the Mac computer, so you'll fail to send books from Mac to Kindle via this method. In this occasion, please continue to read to learn another two methods to send the files to Kindle Fire wirelessly.
Method 2. Send Books from Mac to Kindle via Send-to-Kindle Service
If you're unable to transfer books to Kindle via USB, you can still send documents from Mac to your Kindle eReader, Kindle Fire, or Kindle reading app by e-mailing them to your Send-to-Kindle email address. Your Send-to-Kindle e-mail address is a unique e-mail address assigned to each of your Kindle devices or free Kindle reading apps upon registration.
Step 1 Find the Send-to-Kindle email address
Visit the page Manage Your Content and Devices -->click 'Devices'-->then you will see an email address 'xxx@Kindle.com' for each of your Kindle device or Kindle reading app.
Step 2 Add your personal email address to the approved email list.
Documents can only be sent to your Kindle devices or apps from email accounts that you've added to the Approved Personal Document Email List.
Go to Manage Your Content and Devices--> Click 'Preferences'--> Scroll down to 'Personal Document Settings'--> Under 'Approved Personal Document E-mail List', check if your personal email address is listed--> If your email address is not listed, select 'Add a new approved e-mail address'.
Step 3 Compose an email and attach the books.
Set the recipient as your send-to-kindle email address 'xxx@kindle.com'.It is not necessary to include a subject in the email. Then just add the books as attachments and send the email.
Note:
To be delivered successfully, an email should contain no more than 25 attachments. It can be sent to up to 15 distinct Send-to-Kindle email addresses. The total size of your documents should be 50 MB or less.
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Method 3. Send Books to Kindle from Mac via App
Send to Kindle for Mac enables you to send documents to your registered Kindle e-readers, Fire tablets, supported Kindle reading apps, and archive to your Kindle library.
Step 1 Download and install Send to Kindle App for Mac.
Step 2 Open the Send to Kindle App and log in with your Amazon account.
Step 3 Select one or multiple documents, control-click and select 'Send to Kindle' or just drag and drop the documents onto the app.
Step 4 Enter a Title and Author, choose the device or reading app you'd like to send the books to, and then click Send.
To use the send to Kindle app for Mac, files must be 50 MB or less. You cannot send more than 25 files at a time.
Tips: If Archive document in your Kindle Library is selected, the files will be stored in your Kindle Library: Manage Your Content and Devices--> Content-->Show: Docs.
These are the three methods to send books to Kindle from Mac. You will definitely find a solution that can work for you. Now you are able to read any kind of ebooks on Kindle devices freely. Don't forget to download Epubor Ultimate to help you convert the ebooks to Kindle format.
Michelle loves reading very much. She seeks the methods to enjoy eBooks and audiobooks more freely and wants to share everything new she has got with you.
0 commentsAmazon updated their desktop reading app Kindle for PC and Kindle for Mac to version 1.19, it is a big step as the last major version 1.17 was released several months ago.
The Kindle for PC/Mac 1.19 has three major improvements:
- Added support for the enhanced typesetting books. The enhanced typesettings engine improves the way Kindle books are formatted.
- Improved the search functions.
- Added text-to-speech functions, it only work on books which support TTS functions.
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Among all these important new features, the first one is the most important feature, and it’s also the worst new feature in my point of view. Let me explain why.
The enhanced typesettings engine requires the books be downloaded as .kfx extension name. This format of Kindle book is impossible to convert or decrypt (remove DRM).
Update: On 18th, October 2017. The software called Epubor Ultimate makes it possible to remove DRM from KFX books.
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The KFX books are initially going live on Kindle Paperwhite 2 and later generations. In old days, if a book is downloaded as .kfx format in our Kindle eReaders, we can download them to computer with Kindle for PC/Mac reading app as .azw format, then easily remove DRM from them.
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From now on, if our Kindle is Paperwhite 2 and later generations, we will not be able to remove DRM anymore, then we won’t be able to convert to print them anymore.
In this situation, if we still need to remove DRM, we have two solutions:
- Find a Kindle which is no later than Paperwhite 1. The books downloaded to Kindle Paperwhite 1 and previous generations are .azw3, we can easily decrypt them with Kindle Serial Number.
- Download old version of Kindle for PC/Mac, I would recommend version 1.17.
Download Kindle for PC 1.17
Download Kindle for Mac 1.17
Why 1.17? Amazon finally would stop support for old version of Kindle desktop reading apps. Now Amazon has already abandoned version 1.14. As the most recent old version, 1.17 can last more days.
There is a hot discussion thread on MobileRead forum about the new version of Kindle desktop reading app and the coming DRM removing jeopardy. Most of eBook fans are holding negative views about the future of DRM removing, while some people think there definitely will be a way to crack the .kfx book in the future.
However, you can also check that thread and also share your thoughts about this issue.