How does send to kindle work

Bodie28 asked a question. Is anyone else having issues with the Send to Kindle feature not working? It was working fine for me then just stopped. I tried from both my PC and iPhone. Download the books from that site and send them to your Kindle. The process still works on some sites, so if a book site adapts to Amazon's settings, it does still work Humble Bundle works fine, Baen does not.

To send documents using your Send to Kindle email address:. To be delivered successfully, an email can contain up to 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.

It's quite easy to do so there's no need to be upset that your chosen service doesn't work with Amazon even though the Humble Bundles still work quite well. I'm a female and over 65 and I find it a breeze to use the email method. Supposedly the app still works quite well. Welcome to the forum! What error message are you getting when you're trying to send to Kindle?

The issue may be that the file type isn't compatible with S2K. The following file types are supported for Send to Kindle:. Been using this for years, suddenly all content is not openable and will not send to my device. I'm also having this problem. I have approved a friend's email address to put a document into my Kindle account, but it fails to deliver it.

There are NO error messages for either the sender or me. Also, there is nothing in the "Pending" queue showing my friends document. I sent a test document from my personals email account and it DID go into my Kindle account.

So the problem appears to be related to other email addresses that are "approved" - but fail to work. Every time I try to login my Send to Kindle app returns the error message "There was a problem. Enter a valid email or mobile number". Since my credentials are certainly valid, is ust Amazong discontinuing support to this useful - but commercially uncontrollable - app?

Thanks for letting me know. I had given up on send to kindle app awhile ago - when it worked it was great but it often did not work. Tried both PC and Mac. So, I gave that link above a chance and it did not work for me either. I suspect Amazon has done something with the API that is used by the app and that's why it no longer works.

On the newer version of the app, I can't login, just an endless loop of the same error, when I know the credentials are correct.

I resorted to just sending files to my kindle email address, which works as long as the document is not large. For larger files, you have to convert to PDF to send them via email. This earlier version v1. Can't get anything to send to my kindle after years. Something's gotta be broken. No error message. It appears to send, like always, but never shows up. I also tried sending it as an attachment with my Kindle Oasis email and it does come back saying it cannot be sent.

I tried sending a mobi file that I previously sent with no issue and it comes back as well. Same here, please help Amazon. Been sending files for years and suddenly those on the device are not openable. Did a factory reset registered, re installed Send to K. New Send to Kindle files are also not showing up in Docs under Mangage my content.

Have you looked in your Manage Your Content and Devices page to see if it's listed in the Content section? Select the "Docs" filter from the drop-down box at the top of the page. If it's there, send it to your devices from that page. Cool feature, I had not seen this before. Still not showing up on my kindle fire though. Seems like there have been random reports of this not working. I've seen them here and on Mobile Read. Last time I tried to send a book from Calibre using the Kindle email it didn't work for me either.

I do have the settings on Send to Kindle set so docs are saved to my library. My other ones are there but not the ones I have tried to send since this issue started. Well, hopefully it is an issue Amazon is working on, then. I sure hope so. I did try emailing the doc as well. It came back as there being a problem sending it. I'm having the same problems for the past few days.

I add docs to my kindle every day using this feature, so I know it's not me ;. Finally gave up and added them manually, but what a pain I may have to resort to that. I hope they get it fixed soon.

I just sent a mobi file I downloaded from gutenberg. I made sure the email address I sent it from was on my approved senders list. I checked that, too. Same problem that started at the same time as the OP. I've been manually adding files to my Kindle Paperwhite to get around it. I wish they would get this fixed. I just sent yet another mobi file from gutenberg. I did it with my Kindle Paperwhite and it worked just fine, however, I did not use the Convert option.

I'm also not having any problems sending files as e-mail attachments to my kindle. First time sending a. Sent it two different ways:. Also for gits and shiggles tested the same. You can still transfer them directly from your computer, instead of emailing them or using the "send to Kindle" option. We've spoken with Amazon, and they say their technical team is working on it and it "should be resolved in 24 hours. I also went to the Humble Bundle and sent a book to my Kindle, received the following message:.

Successfully sent eBooks to xxxxxxx free. Please be patient, it may be a few minutes before the eBooks will show up in your Kindle account. Hello from Amazon. You can download this document to your computer by logging into your Amazon. You can learn more about transferring personal documents to your Kindle in our help pages:. I then did the same at Baen where their send to email did not work, but i downloaded the book and emailed it to my "name" kindle.

Three out of 4 with no problems 2 from Gutenberg, one from Humble and 1 from Baen and it didn't take sideloading with the problem book. I'm having the same problem Bodie28 reported. Send to Kindle appears to work fine but the mobi docs never appear on my Kindle or in my content on the Amazon site. No error messages, etc. Open the email website or program you use for the approved email account. This address will send the document to your Kindle device for a small fee using your cellular wireless service if it's available.

Conversion lets you use Kindle features, such as text-to-speech, that aren't available with PDF documents. Turn on your Kindle device.

The document appears at the top of your list of books and documents. A published author and professional speaker, David Weedmark has advised businesses and governments on technology, media and marketing for more than 20 years.

However, on your physical Kindle device, you'll have to follow the steps below. Log into your Amazon account on your Mac or PC. Find "Preferences. Scroll down to "Personal Document Settings.

It's important to note that if you have multiple Kindle devices, each device will have a different email, even though they are all registered to the same account. This is for email addresses that you want to approve to send emails to your Kindle device. Click "Add a new approved e-mail address.

It's worth noting that the email you used to set up your Amazon account should already be listed — if this is the primary address you use to send emails, there's no need to add another.

On the Kindle mobile app, tap the "More" tab at the bottom, and then click "Settings" next to the gear icon. There you'll find your "Send-to-Kindle Email Address" listed towards the top. Personal Document Settings. To access your email address on your Kindle Paperwhite, you'll have to tap the menu button to open your Settings, followed by "Device Options.

Locate the address on your Kindle. Draft an email to your Kindle address using the email you added to your approved emails list, with your PDF attached. Kindle notes that it's not necessary to include a title or any other information. Draft an email.