In recent years, electronic book readers have evolved making their way into the market as an interesting alternative to works on paper. The device whose rights belong to the company Amazon, is considered one of the best in the industry.
In its digital store you can buy books from everywhere of the world, in different languages and kind of editions. In case you can’t find a book in the store or you have files on your computer that you want to have in the e-reader, you can transfer them in many ways.
The most common is through a USB connection, but if you don’t have it, Here we will show you a faster and easier way to do it.
How many books can I fit on my Amazon Kindle device?
Kindle Supported Book Formats in General they are lightweight files. Most of the e-books they usually weigh between 300 and 500 KB if they don’t have embedded images, which would make the file a bit bigger. The number of books you can put on your Kindle device will depend on its internal memory, as well as the option of inserting an external SD type.
Currently the versions of Kindle that circulate in the market have memory of 4 GB or higher. with this ability It can store approximately 3,000 booksbut if we have a Kindle with 8 GB, we could do it with more than 6,000 even have extra applications on the device. On the other hand, if we include multimedia files, allowed in some versions Kindle premium, book storage space would be reduced.
There are several alternatives to transfer books to your Kindle. The fastest and easiest is done online and without the need to connect the device to the computer.
First of all, we must configure the e-book. Take note of these steps:
- go to “Setting” inside the main menu.
- Later “All settings”.
- Y “My account”.
- A screen will open where you can assign a name to the device, identify it by adding personal information, link your social networks, register the device with Amazon and manage offers.
- The last option on this list says “E-mail send to Kindle.”
- to activate thisyou will need to register the device with Amazoncreating an account and logging in from the e-book.
- Once this is done, the company will designate an email (*user*@kindle.com) that will help you send the books you want from the device. This address can be modified on the Amazon website and entering your account settings.
- To this email you can send the books you want by email, paying attention that there can be no more than 25 files at a time nor should they be larger than 50 MB.
It is important that the files of the books that you want to read or send are suitable for you to read them correctly and enter without problems. The formats supported by most Kindles are:
- Kindle’s own (.MOBI, .AZW).
- Microsoft Word (.DOC, .DOCX).
- HTML (.HTML, .HTM).
- RTF (.RTF).
- Text (.TXT).
- JPEG (.JPEG, .JPG).
- GIF (.GIF).
- PNG (.PNG).
- BMP (.BMP)
- PDF (.PDF).
It may vary depending on the device model.
Taking into account these characteristics, you should go to your email to write an email. It has to be addressed to the assigned Kindle addressin subject you must write “Convert” And don’t forget to attach the books.
Once sent, the same will appear on your Kindle when connected to a network Wi-Fi wireless so it doesn’t need to be on when sending email.
Kindle vs. Tablet Where is it better to read my books and why?
Electronic readers have been evolving their technology to be able to adapt to market demands and to be able to position themselves as a reliable alternative to paper books. More and more people are choosing to read digitally. as a way of saving space, money and collaborating with the sustainability of the environment by not consuming paper or inks based on unnatural chemicals.
the first versions of these devices for reading, allowed the on-screen interface to emulate that of a traditional book. The background color, the size of the letters and the possibility of modifying it were exceptional qualities of this type of artifact.
In recent years, new Kindle models come with built-in light, so we should not depend on external lighting to see the content of the screen. This new feature positions e-readers in a very similar place to traditional tablets.
The reading experience of e-books continues to be more similar to reading a book on paper. Differentiating by this with electronic tablets. The difference lies in the type of light that the screens reflect, being those of the Kindle much more friendly and less damaging to the eyes. On the other hand, this difference in lighting quality means that Kindles do not have good definition for the reproduction of videos or images, giving tablets an advantage. In the case of wanting to read an interactive book, for example.
One advantage of e-readers is that some of the versions offer the ability to regulate the warmth of light of the screen, allowing us to adapt it to our liking. This is not possible on tablets, which can tire the eyes after prolonged use. Considering all that, e-readers are the best option to readespecially for avid readers who use it for long hours.
Can I share books from my Amazon Kindle with friends? Learn to do it
Share an eBook with friends or relatives does not consist of the same dynamic as lending a traditionalHe, since we can’t give him the Kindle if we want to keep reading. But Amazon does offer us the alternative of lending a digital book to another Amazon user.
First of all, we must clarify that the other person does not have to have a Kindlesince you can download the application to your mobile phone and read it from there, but you will need to have an account on the Amazon platform.
Second, it is also important to know that not all books have the option to be borrowedand this action can only be done with books purchased in the Kindle store, not with books that you download or send by email to your device.
As a first step to lending books, you need to grant it access to your Family Library to do this:
- Access your Amazon account.
- In “Manage content and devices”.
- go to “Preferences”.
- You have the options to add adults, children, or teens.
- then you must enter account details Who do you want to add?
- Once they are added, you must choose the book you want to share, and if you have the option available click on “Lend this book.”
You can only borrow a book for 14 days, one time only, so the other person will have two weeks to read it, and then you’ll be locked out. If the other person does not accept the loan in 7 days, it will return to your Library. Also, while you’re “borrowed”, you will not be able to use it until it is returned.
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