{"id":123071,"date":"2021-09-08T01:37:48","date_gmt":"2021-09-08T01:37:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/?p=123071"},"modified":"2025-07-08T02:53:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T02:53:06","slug":"ways-to-upload-document-to-kindle-devices-1372","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/entips\/ways-to-upload-document-to-kindle-devices-1372.html","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Upload Document to Kindle Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>\"Can you add and upload documents to Kindle devices from your local drive? I want to add non-Amazon eBooks to Kindle Paperwhite but have found no solution to do this. Please show me how to upload a document to my Kindle device in detail. What kind of tool should I use for uploading document to Kindle device?\"<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Many people would like to know solutions on  how to upload a document to Kindle device, especially those people who have  switched from Kobo or Adobe Digital Editions since they may want to transfer  their eBooks purchased from Kobo and Adobe to Kindle device. Amazon has not  provided any official way for such cases. However, with 3rd-party  tools, you could easily transfer non-Amazon documents to Kindle devices. <\/p>\n<p>In this guide, we would like to introduce  you several effective solutions on how to upload local document to Kindle  device, eBooks from Kobo and Adobe Digital Edition included. But before you  start to upload a document to Kindle device, you need to know that Kindle  accepts documents in the below formats: Kindle Format (.MOBI, .AZW), Microsoft  Word (.DOC, .DOCX), HTML (.HTML, .HTM), RTF (.RTF), Text (.TXT), JPEG (.JPEG,  .JPG), GIF (.GIF), PNG (.PNG), BMP (.BMP), PDF (.PDF). <\/p>\n<div class=\"anchor-list-dark\">\n<ul class=\"pl40\">\n<li><a href=\"#part1\">Solution 1: Steps on How to Upload a File to Kindle Devices with USB<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#part2\">Solution 2: How to Upload Document to Kindle via Email<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#part3\">Solution 3: How to Upload Document to Kindle by Using \"Send to Kindle\" App<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"part1\" class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\"><strong>Solution 1: <\/strong> Steps on How to Upload a File to Kindle Devices with USB<\/h2>\n<p>If you have documents on your computer that  you need them to be on your Kindle Paperwhite, or you want to transfer  documents from one Kindle device to another, you can transfer these documents  to Kindle with ease via USB cable. Connecting your Kindle via USB cable and  transferring books to Kindle device via drag-and-drop is simple, and feasible  for both Macintosh and Windows users. You could easily download and transfer  Kindle content and personal documents to Kindle devices through USB connection. <\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><a onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/transfer-kindle-via-usb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/transfer-kindle-via-usb.jpg\" title=\"Brief Introduction to Kindle Devices\" alt=\"Brief Introduction to Kindle Devices\" width=\"350\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>To transfer documents to Kindle device via  USB cable, your computer must meet the following system requirements:<\/p>\n<p>1.\tPC: Windows 2000 or later\n<\/p>\n<p>2.\tMacintosh: Mac OS X 10.2 or later  <\/p>\n<p>3.\tUSB port: An available port or an attached USB hub with an available port to connect your Kindle Paperwhite to your computer: <\/p>\n<p>If you want to transfer Kindle books from  one Kindle device to another via USB cable connection, you need to firstly  download Kindle documents onto your computer. The below steps would show you  how to do this:<\/p>\n<p>1.\tConnect your Kindle device to computer via USB cable.\n<\/p>\n<p>2.\tOn Amazon website, log in with your own account. Click the \"Your Account\" drop-down menu and select the \"Manage Your Content and Devices\" option.\n<\/p>\n<p>3.\tCheck the documents you want to transfer to another Kindle device and then click the \"Actions\" button to select \"Download and Transfer via USB\".\n<\/p>\n<p>4.\tSelect the Kindle device you want to transfer Kindle documents to as target path. If your Kindle device couldn't be set as target drive, just download your Kindle files to local drive and then copy and paste the downloaded Kindle devices to target Kindle device. <\/p>\n<p>It would be also easy for you to upload  local document to Kindle device via USB cable. But keep in mind that your  documents should be saved in the formats Kindle accepts, as mentioned above.  Then, follow the below steps to learn how to upload document to Kindle device  via USB cable:<\/p>\n<p>1.\tConnect your Kindle device with computer via provided USB cable. Make sure your Kindle device has been successfully connected to computer.\n<\/p>\n<p>2.\tEnter Desktop mode and open \"File Explorer\" to find your Kindle under \"Devices and Drives\". Open your Kindle device folder and then open its \"Documents\" folder.\n<\/p>\n<p>3.\tNavigate to the folder that has saved your documents, then copy and paste documents to the \"Documents\" folder inside your Kindle device folder.\n<\/p>\n<p>4.\tRight-click the \"Safely Remove Devices and Hardware\" icon in the notification area of your computer. Select the \"Eject\" option to plug out of Kindle device from computer.\n<\/p>\n<p>With USB cable connection, you could easily  upload document to Kindle devices, though the process differs according to  Kindle editions. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"part2\" class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\"><strong>Solution 2:  <\/strong>How to Upload Document to Kindle via Email <\/h2>\n<p>Besides using USB cable connection to  transfer and upload documents to Kindle devices, you could also upload document  to Kindle device via email. You could set your contacts as approved Kindle  contacts, and then you and the approved contacts could send documents to your  registered Kindle devices, free Kindle reading apps, and your Kindle Library in  the Amazon Cloud via your Send-to-Kindle email address (name@kindle.com). This  Send-to-Kindle email address is a unique address. <\/p>\n<p>How to send a document to your Kindle via  email? Check the below steps:<\/p>\n<p>1.\tLog into Amazon website with your account to find out your Send-to-Kindle email address by clicking \"Manage Your Kindle > Manage Your Devices\" options successively.\n<\/p>\n<p>2.\tOpen \"Manage Your Kindle > Personal Document Settings\" page then to add email account that will be allowed to send documents to you via email. You could add more accounts to this list.\n<\/p>\n<p>3.\tTo send a document to your Kindle device or app, simply attach it to an e-mail addressed to your Send-to-Kindle e-mail. <\/p>\n<p>It is extremely easy to transfer documents  to Kindle devices via email, though the email account setting would be a little  bit time consuming. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"part3\" class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\"><strong>Solution 3: <\/strong>How to Upload Document to Kindle by Using \"Send to Kindle\" App<\/h2>\n<p>To send documents to Kindle devices like  Paperwhite, Fire, etc., you could also make use of the Send to Kindle app,  which is currently available in PC, Internet browser and Android devices. Send  to Kindle app is much more recommended since its wide availability and  on-the-fly converting feature, which will convert some file formats like Word  to let them readable on Kindle devices.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tc\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p><a onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/send-to-Kindle.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/send-to-Kindle.jpg\" title=\"Brief Introduction to Kindle Devices\" alt=\"Brief Introduction to Kindle Devices\" width=\"350\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>All editions of Send to Kindle app share  the same operation procedure. The below steps would take the PC version of Send  to Kindle app as an example to show you how to send document to Kindle devices:<\/p>\n<p>1.\tDownload and install Send to Kindle app on your PC, and then log in with your Kindle account.\n<\/p>\n<p>2.\tFind the document you want to send or upload to Kindle device.\n<\/p>\n<p>3.\tRight click it and then choose \"Send to Kindle\" option.\n<\/p>\n<p>4.\tOn the popup window, you could edit the title and author information. Check the target Kindle device in the \"Deliver to\" box. Then click the \"Send\" button.\n<\/p>\n<p>Once you click send, the document will be  sent to your Kindle via Wi-Fi. This app is extremely easy to use. <\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n<h2 id=\"part4\" class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\"><strong>Extension:  <\/strong>How to Use Prof. DRM to Convert a File( DRM-locked) to Kindle Compatible Format<\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n<p>The above 3 methods all help you transfer  Kindle documents between different Kindle devices, and upload local documents  to Kindle devices effectively. However, they don\u2019t work with eBooks from other  eBook readers like Kobo and Adobe Digital Edition. What should you do if you  want to transfer eBooks from Kobo or Adobe Digital Edition to Kindle devices? <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>We all know that eBooks from Kobo and Adobe  have been DRM protected. Therefore, to transfer eBook documents from Kobo and  Adobe Digital Edition to Kindle, you need to firstly remove the DRM protection  and then convert these documents to be Kindle accepted file formats. In such  case, you will need <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tunescopy\/\">Leawo Prof. DRM<\/a>,  a professional DRM removal and converter tool for Kindle, Kobo, and Adobe  Digital Edition eBook documents. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Leawo Prof. DRM includes Kindle eBook  converter, Kobo eBook converter and Adobe Digital Edition eBook converter. It  could remove DRM protection from these eBooks and then convert these eBooks to  DRM-free Mobi, TXT, ePub or AZW3 eBook files for diverse eBook readers. The  below content would take converting Kobo eBooks for example to show you how to  send Kobo eBooks to Kindle devices. For sending Adobe Digital Edition eBooks to  Kindle, please click <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tunescopy\/remove-drm-encrypted-ebook-from-adobe-digital-editions.html\">how  to convert Adobe Digital Edition eBooks<\/a>. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Firstly,  download and install Leawo Prof. DRM on your computer. Of course, you also need  to install Kobo app on your computer and make sure all the eBooks you want to  send to Kindle have been downloaded with Kobo eReader app<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-part pl20 mt10\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/tunescopy.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/icon\/Trial_win1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/downloads\/tunescopy-mac.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/images\/icon\/Trial_mac1.png\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p>Step 1: Add Kobo eBooks<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p><a onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/add-kobo-ebooks1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/add-kobo-ebooks1.jpg\" title=\"Add Kobo eBooks\" alt=\"Add Kobo eBooks\" width=\"550\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Launch Leawo Prof. DRM, and then click the  &ldquo;Add Files&rdquo; button. On the following popup &ldquo;Add Files&rdquo; window, open &ldquo;Library  &gt; Kobo&rdquo; tab consecutively. Choose the eBooks you want to send to Kindle  device and then click the &ldquo;Add&rdquo; button.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Step 2: Set output format<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tc\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n  \n\n<p><a onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/set-output-format2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/set-output-format2.jpg\" title=\"Choose  output directory\" alt=\"Choose  output directory\" width=\"550\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>As mentioned above, Leawo Prof. DRM could  help you convert Kobo eBooks to DRM-free ePub, TXT, Mobi and AZW3 files. After  loading source Kobo eBooks, click the pencil &ldquo;Edit&rdquo; icon to choose Mobi as  output format from these 4 formats since Kindle devices accept Mobi eBooks.  Then choose to &ldquo;Apply to current file only&rdquo; or &ldquo;Apply to All eBook Files&rdquo; as  you like. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Step 3: Set output directory<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Then, after setting output format, move  mouse to the bottom and then open the &ldquo;Output&rdquo; box to set output directory to  save the final converted Kobo eBook files. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tc\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n  \n\n<p><a onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/set-output-directory2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/set-output-directory2.jpg\" title=\"Set output directory\" alt=\"Set output directory \" width=\"550\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Step 4: Convert Kobo eBooks for Kindle  devices<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, click the bottom right &ldquo;Convert&rdquo;  button to start removing DRM protection from Kobo eBooks and converting Kobo  eBooks for sending to Kindle devices. The DRM removal happens in the  background. You could view the whole converting process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tc\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n  \n\n<p><a onClick=\"return hs.expand(this)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/converting2.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tutorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/converting2.jpg\" title=\"Start to convert Kobo eBooks \" alt=\"Start to convert Kobo eBooks  \" width=\"550\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>After converting, you could then navigate  to the converted Kobo eBooks folder, and then you could upload the converted  eBooks to Kindle devices in the ways mentioned above. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Leawo Prof. DRM is far more than an eBook  DRM removal and converter. It\u2019s also an iTunes DRM removal converter that could <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tunescopy\/remove-drm-from-itunes-m4v-and-convert-m4v-to-mp4.html\">convert  iTunes DRM video to DRM-free MP4 files<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tunescopy\/remove-m4p-drm-and-convert-m4p-to-mp3.html\">convert  iTunes DRM music to DRM-free MP3 files<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tunescopy\/remove-m4b-drm-and-convert-m4b-to-mp3.html\">convert  iTunes\/Audible DRM audiobooks to DRM-free MP3 files<\/a>, <\/strong>and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.leawo.org\/tunescopy\/remove-drm-from-spotify-music.html\">download  and convert Spotify songs<\/a>. <\/strong>It\u2019s a comprehensive DRM removal and  converter suite, which is not easy to get in the market. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p>All the above solutions help you easily  transfer Kindle documents between Kindle devices, upload local documents to  Kindle devices, and even transfer eBooks from Kobo and Adobe Digital Edition to  Kindle devices. You get the most comprehensive solutions here.<\/p>\n\n--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\"Can you add and upload documents to Kindle devices from your local drive? I want to add non-Amazon eBooks to Kindle Paperwhite but have found no solution to do this. 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