Sending Personal Documents to Kindle

Kindle's Personal Document Service (via Whispernet) allows you to e-mail approved files to your Kindle's e-mail address. Then, Amazon can transfer the file(s) wirelessly in a Kindle-compatible format to the device(s) for a fee. To avoid a fee, or if you're not in wireless range, you can send an e-mail to "name"@free.kindle.com and download the files via USB in a Kindle compatible format to the device(s).

Your Kindle will only receive converted files from e-mail addresses you have authorized on the Manage Your Kindle page to help prevent spam.

To set up your Kindle's e-mail address:

  1. Visit the Manage Your Kindle page.
  2. Sign-in to your Amazon.com account.
  3. In the Your Kindle(s) section, select "Edit Info."
  4. In the Kindle E-mail Address text field, change the first part of the e-mail address to what you would like it to be. The @kindle.com will automatically be appended.
  5. Select "Update information" to save your changes and close the text entry box.

To set up approved "From" e-mail addresses:

  1. Visit the Manage Your Kindle page.
  2. Sign-in to your Amazon.com account.
  3. In the "Your Kindle approved e-mail list" section, enter the e-mail address and select "Add Address."

To send your personal documents:

  1. Attach your document to a new e-mail or forward an existing e-mail that has a document attached. A subject is not necessary.
  2. Address the e-mail to your Kindle e-mail address for wireless delivery directly to your Kindle; a small fee will be charged for the wireless delivery.
  3. Send the e-mail.
  4. Personal documents below 5 MB in officially supported file formats are typically delivered to the "name"@free.kindle.com e-mail address within 5 minutes (per document). Personal documents above 5 MB may take longer.
  5. Personal documents below 5 MB in officially supported file formats are typically ready for wireless auto-delivery to your Kindle within 5 minutes (per document), not including actual wireless download time, which will vary with file size. Personal documents above 5 MB may take longer.
  6. Personal documents in experimental file formats (such as PDF files) may take longer.
  7. Your e-mail provider may have additional limitations on file size.
Keep in mind:
  • The file size of each attached personal document should be 50MB or less (before compression in a ZIP file).
  • The submitted e-mail should contain less than 100 attached personal documents.
  • The submitted e-mail should target less than 15 distinct Kindles.
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