how to read non-Amazon AZW3 ebook on Kindle

[Chip]

If I have a non-Amazon ebook and convert it to azw3, HOW do I get the azw3 book to show up in Amazon???? The Send to Kindle app doesn't allow for azw3 files.

[Jen]

You can email it to your kindle address (eg.chip@kindle.com) with the word "convert" in the subject line. Or you can convert the book to .mobi using a converter like ebook online convert, and then use the send to kindle app. If you use Calibre you can also convert it to .mobi there, and then send to kindle.

[Chip]

I appreciate your reply, but I want to use the AZW3 format, as I heard it is the best format to read Kindle books.

[Eric]

Chip,

For what it's worth, I have several thousand ebooks, a mixture of mobi, AZW3 and prc. I've never seen a discernible difference in reading them on any device, whether my Voyage, on my desktop computer, or on a tablet.

And as a practical matter, if AMZ doesn't allow you to email AZW3 formats from other booksellers to your Kindle device, without converting to mobi...you may be stuck.

Sorry I can't offer any advice.

Eric

[Trio]

Chip - once in awhile I regret not purchasing from Amazon directly and have a formatting issue, but most of the time it works perfectly. Give Calibre a try for converting and sending to your Kindle, it works really well, is easy to use, and you'll have a permanent back-up of your purchases.

[Dee]

what format is the book in currently? (before you converted to AZW3)

[Dee]

what kind of computer are you using? consider just plugging your kindle in and drag/dropping the file to the drive

[Chip]

Dee wrote: "what kind of computer are you using? consider just plugging your kindle in and drag/dropping the file to the drive"

I've tried using the USB method, but the ebook names that show up in the Finder window have a long nonsensical numeric name, so I can never find what I am looking for.

[Trio]

Chip wrote: "Dee wrote: "what kind of computer are you using? consider just plugging your kindle in and drag/dropping the file to the drive"

I've tried using the USB method, but the ebook names that show up in..."

if you open the Kindle app on your computer and download the books - then save them in Calibre and you'll see the titles, author, and other info.

[stormhawk]

Calibre send the device works on my Kindle 1 and Kindle 3, but not on my Fire. I use the file explorer and just drag and drop like the fire is another hard drive. I put the files into the Kindle folder on the fire. I convert files to .mobi ... that's how you did it when the Kindle was new, and so I stuck with it.

[Dee]

Chip wrote: "Dee wrote: "what kind of computer are you using? consider just plugging your kindle in and drag/dropping the file to the drive"

I've tried using the USB method, but the ebook names that show up in..."

before you transfer the book to your kindle - change the name of the file to the title of the book