How to Add PDF Files to Your Kindle

Find your “Send-to-Kindle” email address. Here’s the email address you’ll use to send the PDF to your Kindle or the Kindle app:

• Open Amazon’s “My Devices” page and sign in if necessary.
• Scroll down and tap Personal Document Settings .
• Scroll down and see the email address listed under the “E-mail address” heading.
• Add a new email address if needed by clicking Add a new approved e-mail address , enter the email address when prompted, and click Add Address.

Open the inbox. To do so, go to any email service you have an account with.

• If you are not automatically signed in to the email service, to log in you will have to type in your email address and password.

Create a new email. Open the “New Email” window by:

• Gmail — Click COMPOSE , or ＋ Compose if you use the new Gmail mailbox, located on the left side of the page.
• Outlook — Click ＋ New message located in the upper left corner of the page.
• Yahoo — Click Compose in the upper-left corner of the page.
• iCloud Mail — Click the “Compose” icon
  

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Enter your “Send-to-Kindle” email address. In the “To” field, enter the email address you just found in the “E-mail address” section of the Kindle page of your Amazon account.

Click the “Attachment” icon

(Attach). This icon is usually located at the bottom or top of an email page. A File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac) window will open.

Select your PDF document. Go to the folder where the document is stored on your computer and click on the PDF file to select it.

Click Open . This button is located in the lower right corner. The PDF file will be attached to your email.

Send email. Press the Send button or the paper airplane icon to send the email. The PDF document will be sent to your Kindle or Kindle app. However, it may take a few minutes for this document to appear in the Kindle/Kindle app.

• Depending on your email service, you may be asked if you want to send an email leaving the “Subject” field or the body blank. If so, press Yes or Send to confirm.

Open PDF documents on your Kindle. Make sure your Kindle is unlocked and connected to Wi-Fi (or mobile data is on). Next, open the Kindle’s “Library” section to view the document. When the PDF file appears here, you can click to select it. ^[1]

• If you’re using the Kindle app, open and sign in to the app if necessary, then tap the LIBRARY tab to see a list of the files on your Kindle. Next, you can click on the icon of the PDF file when the file is transferred.