Top Two Ways to Transfer Documents to Kindle

Although Amazon will drop support for the older MOBI format later this year, now they add EPUB as one of their new compatible formats, including PDF, DOC, DOCX, TXT, etc. Therefore, you can email EPUB file as an email attachment to your Send-to-Kindle e-mail address or send EPUB to your Kindle library using the Send to Kindle application. Let’s check it out!

Method 1: Send EPUB to Kindle using the Send to Kindle application

Step 1, you can download and install send to Kindle app here.

Step 2, send EPUB to Kindle via Send to Kindle service.

When you download and install Send to Kindle for PC or Mac, Kindle will appear when you right-click on a file and select Send to. So you can send multiple documents to Kindle without opening them, simply select documents and choose Kindle from the right-click sub-menu. It has never been easier to send your personal files to Kindle.

Method 2: Email EPUB as an email attachment to your Send-to-Kindle email address

Step 1, visit the Manage your Devices page at Manage Your Kindle to find your Send-to-Kindle e-mail address.

Step 2, visit the Personal Document Settings page at Manage Your Kindle, add your email account to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List.

Step 3, to send an EPUB to your Kindle, simply attach EPUB to an e-mail addressed to your Send-to-Kindle email.

Bonus tips: Epubor Ultimate can help you convert your files to EPUB effortlessly. 

New Kobo Firmware V4.32 is Available Now!

Have you got the latest update to your Kobo eReader? Well, Kobo has just released the new firmware version 4.32 for all of their Kobo eReaders. It has been three months since the last update. And here's the release note: 

Kobo Store Improvements

1. eBooks in the store now include an estimate of how long they typically take to read. Tap on the Details tab to see word count, number of pages, and estimated reading time.
2. You can now scroll the eBooks storefront to see books related to what you’ve recently read, new releases, and other featured lists.
3. Your Wishlist is now more easily accessible from the Kobo Store homepage.

Notebook Improvements

1. New notebooks will use your most recent pen settings as default
2. Selected blocks in the Advanced Notebook will show a menu with Convert/Edit, Copy, Paste and Delete options.
3. The Basic Notebook now has an improved stylus response speed.

General Improvements

1. Toolbar icons now show a selected circle to make it clearer when they are pressed.
2. Better alignment for VIP price icons in the store.

Bug Fixes

1. Highlights no longer disappear when editing a note.
2. Enabled filtering of highlights and notes.
3. Resolved a font rendering issue with sideloaded EPUBs that caused crashes.

Like always, the release note will not tell the whole story. Besides the above improvements they have listed out, Kobo has also added new fonts options and also allows you to add a supplemental font. Not only have they improved Kobo's responsiveness, but also the transcription seems to be more accurate. Now the writing notes experience is amazing, like night and day. What's more, Kobo allows sideloaded Kepub files to accept annotations instead of just Epub files. 

Bonus tips: if you need to back up your kobo ebooks, you can follow this guide to remove Kobo DRM.