| You've finally got your Kindle, but it's not very useful | | | | 2. USB Transfer |
| if there aren't any books on it yet. So how do you | | | | If you have an eBook on your computer that you |
| go about putting books on it? There are actually | | | | would like to read on your Kindle, you can easily |
| several ways to do this, and this guide will discuss | | | | transfer it using the included USB cable. It is important |
| some of them. | | | | to realize that you need to make sure the eBook is |
| 1. The Kindle Store | | | | in one of the approved file formats. The Kindle can |
| This is the easiest method, and it is also the method | | | | handle txt, pdf, and mobi files pretty well. |
| most promoted by Amazon. Basically, when you buy | | | | 3. Email Service |
| a book from the Kindle Store, it gets automatically | | | | If you don't want to mess around with connecting |
| downloaded to your Kindle within 60 seconds. There | | | | the Kindle to your computer, you can email the |
| are actually two ways to buy from the Kindle Store. | | | | eBook to Amazon. Amazon will then send the file |
| The first is from the Kindle itself. Just browse to the | | | | directly to your Kindle. They will also automatically |
| Kindle Store from the main menu, and you will have | | | | convert pdf and doc files into the Kindle format, |
| access to hundreds of thousands of titles. The best | | | | although the converted file often has a few errors. |
| thing about the Kindle Store is that usually the first | | | | The downside to this method is that Amazon |
| chapter of every book is free. The other option is to | | | | charges a $.10 fee for every file you send to your |
| buy from the Kindle Store on your computer via | | | | Kindle in this manner. 10 cents may not seem like a |
| Amazon's website. When you buy a book on your | | | | lot, but it can add up if you do this often. |
| computer, it will also be instantly downloaded to your | | | | 4. |
| device. | | | | |