Kindle: How to Transfer Files

by Mitch

in Hardware

How to transfer music or books to your Kindle device.

1. Connect your Kindle to your computer. It will be available as a drive under My Computer for Windows users or in the Finder for Mac.

2. There are 3 folders on the device:

  • Documents – Digital reading materials. Newspapers, books, etc.
  • Audible – Audiobooks.
  • Music – MP3 files.

Copy your files to their respective folders to transfer them to the device. The Kindle supports these file formats:

  • Kindle (.AZW)
  • Text (.TXT)
  • Unprotected Mobipocket (.MOBI, .PRC)
  • Audible (.AA)
  • MP3 (.MP3)
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Last modified May 25, 2011

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{ 3 comments… read them below or add one }

Mitch November 28, 2011 at 12:35 am

Are you unlocking the screen after you connect it?

Aruna November 27, 2011 at 11:13 pm

even when I connect my Kindle to the computer, it does not show as a drive?

What do I do? and how do I transfer or copy my files to Kindle?

Pl. help

Dave L May 30, 2011 at 12:21 pm

Hi, When I connect my kindle to my laptop I can see the device but when I look in the device there are no folders available yet I definetly have books on the Kindle. Can you help ?

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