How To Load And Read A Pdf File On Kindle

The transformation in technology has benefited all irrespective of the interest you hold. Whether you are a businessman or a student, everyone is benefiting from it advancement irrespective of the interest an individual holds. One of the most significant devices that have changed the way of interacting with the books or indulging in the stories is the development of the device called Kindle.

Perhaps you are someone who has recently developed a liking towards reading or you are an avid reader or perhaps someone who loves traveling but hates carrying a huge load of the books with him, then Kindle is the best solution for all your problems. Kindle is an e-reader device developed in the United States by the amazingly giant retailer Amazon. 

It allows users to carry along thousands of books without taking any space. It provides more diverse options to the bookworms where they can indulge in their love for books because they can access any book at any time. With the advancement taking place, Kindle has been updated constantly which allows the user to read not only books but also texts, word documents, and PDF. Although there is one difficulty that is faced by the Kindle users and that is how to load PDF on Kindle. 

To resolve this issue, steps have been listed down, follow them and eradicate this problem to indulge in your documents, PDF etc. There are three ways through which you can load a PDF on your Kindle i.e. through email, through USB or by using Amazon’s own app.

Through A USB Cable

The Kindle can be connected with the USB cable to your computer system on which it appears as a removable device. Upon clicking on it, a set of files in a folder will be shown. The only thing you will have to do is drop, click or copy your PDF file to the Kindle folder. 

Unplug the USB from the system by clicking on the eject USB safely option and you are done. The PDF is now available on the Kindle. Just click on the screen rotate button and enjoy it as the format of a PDF file cannot be altered.

Through An Email

One thing that most of the Kindle users don’t know is that when we initially log into the Kindle app, we are automatically assigned with an exclusive email address through which we can send any file to the device. The exclusive email address can be simply found on the Amazon official website. Log into the Amazon account, to locate the email address you have to go to the option of “Manage your content and device”, this option shows all the activity that has been performed in the device and here we will also find the installation option. 

Our exclusive email is also available in the same section which follows a format of “xyz@kindle.com” along with the information of which Kindle device you own and its serial number. Enter the approved email from which you want to receive the PDF file from. It also allows us to add a new email address if we want to.

Through Amazon’s Own App

The third option to transfer the file to your Kindle device is to download the app “Send to Kindle App” which can be accessed through the desktop computer, various internet browsers and all android devices. The procedure is similar irrespective of the device we use but here particularly the focus is on the PC App. Download the app on to the computer and log into it through your Amazon approved email address to execute it. 

Once the app is downloaded find the PDF file that you want to send to the Kindle device. Right-click on the PDF file to transfer it, a dialogue box will appear, click on the “send to Kindle” option, to confirm the desired action a dialogue box will appear to click on it to transfer your file. We can also change the file or authors name too. Once we click on the confirm button the file is transferred from the desktop to the Kindle device via WiFi.

These are the various options through which we can transfer the PDF file we want on our kindle. Amazon also presents different applications for both Windows and Mac for transferring the PDF document to the Kindle device that we own within seconds. Are you thinking which option is the easiest? The Amazon’s own Kindle app is a more convenient option for transferring the document than manually transferring it because sometimes in manually transferring the PDF file, it is not readable on Kindle device. 

Therefore, it is a very useful feature introduced that is of great assistance when we want to transfer loads of PDF files in a single go. Following the steps listed to get going with the required setup that will allow us to send any document to the Kindle device with just a click. The next time we use our device, it will comprise a diverse range of interesting documents for us to read and enjoy.

Bonus Information

One thing that needs to be mentioned here which is also a rising concern among Kindle users is how to read the PDF on Kindle. For this, the user needs to approve or authorize the app which they are using for transferring the file because if not done so, the file cannot be assessed on the device. 

Therefore, it requires the user to log in to the Amazon official website with the Amazon authorized user ID. Go to the Kindle setting page and select the option of “Personal Document Setting”, scroll down to find the section named “Approved Personal Document Email List”. Enter your email that you have used for transferring the document. Upon doing so, the PDF document can now be assessed and read easily on the device.

Kindle has provided us great ease to catch up on the book or perhaps to review a particular document while we are waiting for an airport or bus or at a coffee shop which helps us to effectively utilize and maximize our time.

Anthony Anson is an technical writer who has been contributing to the field for last seven years. He also works as a freelance technology journalist who covers the latest advancement taking place in the online world. In his free time, he works for the cheap assignment writing service to guide the students about the technology writing.