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After downloading a .mobi file, there are three ways to add it to your Kindle library. We recommend first trying to use Amazon's Send to Kindle desktop app. If that doesn't work, you can send files to your Kindle using your email or transfer the file with a USB cord. If you are having trouble using the Prolific Works App to download to your Kindle app, click here.
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Send to Kindle App from a Computer
If you are on a computer (Windows or Mac), there is a program you can download called Send to Kindle. It is an official Amazon program that will quickly get mobi and pdf ebook files from your computer to your Amazon Kindle account.
- Download the appropriate Send to Kindle for your device. (If you have a pc, download Send to Kindle for PC, if you have a mac, download Send to Kindle for Mac, etc).
- When you’ve downloaded the program, find it on your computer (usually you should be able to find it in your “Downloads” folder). This will open an “Installer”. This Installer will guide you through the installation of the Send to Kindle program onto your device. Follow the instructions it gives you.
- Once you download and install this program, it will ask you to log in to your Amazon account.
- Find the attachment at the top or bottom of the email called “Here is your claimed book!”, and click on the attachment to download the file.
- Find the ebook file (.mobi or .pdf only) on your computer where you saved it (when you download a file, it is automatically sent to your “Downloads” folder unless you have picked a different default location for downloads or saved it elsewhere), and drag the file into the Send to Kindle app where it says “Drop files here”.
- Put a checkmark next to the device you want to send your file to and click “Send”.
- You should see a dialogue box that reads “Upload complete'. Give us a few minutes to format and deliver your document. Please ensure your Kindle is connected to the network to receive your document. Select the “OK” button
- The book should appear in your Kindle library. If it doesn’t, select “Sync & Check for Items” and check if your book has arrived. This may take a few minutes. If you have a Kindle Fire, the book might be found in the “Docs” section, and the cover may not appear until you have opened the book.
Send From Your Email
If Send to Kindle doesn’t work for you, send files directly to your Kindle email. You'll first need to find your Kindle email address through Amazon.com, and then you'll be able to forward your book file to your Kindle.
Adding an Approved Kindle Email Address
- Login to your Amazon account through the Amazon website.
- If you live in the United Kingdom, use Amazon's international site.
- If you live in Canada, use Amazon's international site.
- If you live in Australia, use Amazon's international site.
- You will be brought to the 'Your Content and Devices' page. Select the “Preferences” tab.
- Scroll down to 'Personal Document Settings' and click on the header to expand the section. You will see a list of your Kindle email addresses (i.e.____@kindle.com). There will be one email address listed for each Kindle device you own.
- Make sure the personal email you use to claim your books is on the 'Approved Personal Document E-mail List,' which is also in the “Personal Document Settings” section (just below “Send-to-Kindle E-Mail Settings”). If it is not, click on 'Add a new approved e-mail address' and add the personal email address that you claim books from Prolific Works with here.
Send Your Files to Your Kindle Email
- Use your personal email address when claiming a Prolific Works book.
- Forward your Prolific Works email, along with the book file you received from us, to your Kindle email address. Your Kindle email address is the email address that you use to access Amazon.com, but with '@kindle.com' as its domain. For example, if your Amazon account login email is prolificworks@gmail.com, then your Kindle email address is prolificworks@kindle.com. When sending the email, make sure to change the Subject line to 'Convert'.
- Now go to the Kindle App for the device. Click the Sync button, and wait a few minutes for it to sync, although it should happen right away.
- If you have a Kindle Fire, the book should appear in the “Docs” section on your Kindle. The cover may not show until you open the book for the first time.
3. Choose options and send the article
After you tap the Send to Kindle button, a simple panel appears with a few things to customize:
- you can change the title and source of the article,
- you can choose where you want the article to be sent – a Kindle library or a single device.
By default, Save in Kindle Library is checked on (see the screenshot above, on the left). If you don’t turn the option off, the article will be sent to your Kindle cloud library, and it will be available shortly under Cloud tab in the Kindle for iOS app.
If you turn Save in Kindle Library off, you’ll need to choose the destination device. If you have more than one device connected to your Amazon Kindle account, make sure to pick up the iPad or iPhone you’re using right now. The article will be sent only to this single device and won’t be synced via your Kindle library.
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I only use the second option as it makes it easy to delete the read articles (and I’m saving a lot of them to the Kindle app).
Download free Kindle ebooks
Once you install the Kindle app on your iPhone or iPad, it will become the easiest way to download and read ebooks from different sources.
There are several sites on the web that offer free ebooks to download in a variety of formats compatible with almost any device.
What’s very important, all these sites offer publications completely legally, as the books come from the public domain, and it means they can be freely reused and shared.
Below, we’ll guide you through the process of adding free ebooks to your Kindle app.
How to add free ebooks to Kindle for iOS
You can find free ebooks in the Kindle Store, but there is no way to add them directly from within the Kindle for iOS app. Well, you can add them – but only partially, as free samples.
Instead, you can explore Amazon website in a dedicated Amazon shopping app or a web browser like Safari or Chrome.
And, since you are in a web browser, you can also check out other sites which offer free ebooks. Our favorite ones are Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, Europeana, and DPLA.
Let’s visit Project Gutenberg. This site is optimized for mobile devices, so you can easily browse it also on a smaller screen.
1. Find the book file in a browser
When you open the mobile version of Project Gutenberg on your iPhone or iPad, you can easily find the most popular titles. Pick up the one that you want to download and tap it (see the screenshot above, on the left).
2. Select the right format
When you are on a page with book details and download options, it’s important to pick up the file format which is supported by Kindle e-readers and apps.
On Project Gutenberg, it’s simply named “Kindle.” On other sites, make sure to find formats called “mobi” or “prc.” You can also download the pdf file, but it’s not as flexible as mobi. For instance, you won’t be able to increase the font size, adjust margins, or turn on the night mode.
Project Gutenberg gives the option to select the Kindle file with or without pictures (see the screenshot above, on the right).
3. Open the file with the Kindle app for iOS
When you tap the download link or button, the dialog window will appear asking you to decide what to do with the file. Tap “Open in Kindle” link (see the screenshot below, on the left).
The ebook will open in the Kindle app, and you can start reading it instantly. Enjoy!
Optimize the reading experience
One of the biggest benefits of ebooks is the possibility to adjust the settings of the book reading app, to make the text appear exactly how you want it.
The settings in the Kindle for iOS app are simple and easy to use. Some apps offer more options, that’s true. On the other hand, the Kindle app has everything you need to personalize the look of the text.
How to customize the look in Kindle for iOS
When you tap the screen, the view will change to reveal the full interface. To adjust the settings, on the top bar tap “Aa” icon (see the screenshot below, on the left).
In the settings panel, you can change:
- level of brightness,
- background color,
- size of the font,
- typeface,
- line height,
- justification.
Adjusting the font
Some people love reading books with a gentle serif typeface. Others prefer a bold font, especially after reading for long hours.
The size and type of the font can be changed instantly in the Kindle app for iOS. Therefore you can adjust the look of the text to what your needs are here and now.
My preferred typeface is Bookerly, the modern font designed from scratch exclusively to be used in Kindle e-readers and apps. It is easily readable when its size is small, and it’s not too heavy when you increase it.
If you need a heavier typeface, you can always pick up the original font from Kindle e-readers – Caecilia. Amazon has also added a bold face, addressed to readers with vision problems. The font is called Ember Bold, and it’s on top of the list of available typefaces.
Adjusting the background
Many book-reading apps offer a selection of backgrounds so that users can pick up the one that suits them most.
In the Kindle app for iPad and iPhone, you can select one of the three background+font color schemes. Besides White, you can set Sephia, a color scheme designed to ease the eye strain and resemble the look of the page from an old print book. This option is not good, however, if you want to read ebooks outside.
The Black color of the background is combined with white font. It’s the night mode – perfect when there is no external source of light. The screen doesn’t emit as much light as in White or Sephia mode, and you can read longer without causing eye strain.
Learn more about the book
Besides standard reference tools, such as a dictionary, Google, or Wikipedia, Kindle app for iPad and iPhone has a few extra features that will allow you to learn more about the book and its author, better follow the plot, and discover the most valuable passages.
The easiest way to access all features is via Menu (see the screenshot above, on the left). We’ll have a closer look at About This Book, Popular Highlights, and X-Ray.
About This Book
About This Book is a card with all essential info about the book and its author. You can not only access it from the Menu list. An even quicker way is to tap Info icon in the top right corner (see screenshot below, on the left).
When you open About This Book card, you will see the following sections:
Book Essentials
It includes the title and author, accompanied by ratings and reviews. Below, there is a book blurb from a book detail page on Amazon.
Here, you will also find a share icon, which you can use to spread the word about the book you are currently reading.
Typical Time to Read
The information about the number of pages is available in the main view at the bottom, but in this section of the About This Book you’ll also find out what is the average time needed to finish the book.
About the Series
If a book is a part of a series, you’ll find the relevant info here: what is the name of the series, and which volume of the series the book is.
About the Author
You’ll read here information about the author pulled out from the author’s page on Amazon. Below, the covers of other popular books written by the author can be found.
The section includes also a Follow button that will connect you with the author on Amazon.
Popular Highlights
A short information with the number of the book’s passages that were highlighted by other users, and how many times it happened.
Popular Highlights
Popular highlights are not listed in the About This Book section. If you want to find out what passages have been highlighted by other readers, tap the Menu icon and then Popular Highlights section (see the screenshot below, on the left).
When you open the window with the most popular highlights from the book, you’ll see the favorited passages accompanied by the information about how many times they were highlighted.
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The feature that shares what others like in the book I’m currently reading is an inspiring way to compare your point of view with the others. It is also a great and convenient way to reread the most valuable parts of the book (besides the passages you’ve highlighted, of course).
X-Ray
X-Ray is a unique featured available for some books in the Kindle Store. In Amazon’s own words “X-Ray lets you explore the bones of a book.”
What is X-Ray? It’s an advanced reference tool that helps track what’s happening in the book and analyze the dynamics of the plot. It’s a reading companion which comes extremely handy when there are too many characters in the book, and you got lost who is who.
You can access X-Ray in two ways:
- from the Menu – just like other features described above (see the screenshot below, on the left),
- in the top bar via the dedicated X-Ray icon (the screenshot below, on the right). This icon will be seen only in the books that have the X-Ray enabled.
X-Ray is an all-in-one guide to characters, locations, and terms used in the book. When you open X-Ray while being on a specific page, it will show on top the descriptions of characters and terms that are found on this page (see the screenshot below, on the left).
In the X-Ray list, the character is represented by the profile icon. You can narrow down the results to characters by tapping “People” tab on top.
Everything else, for instance, locations or historic events mentioned in the book, comes under “Terms.” The icon looks like an opened book.
When you tap the entrance, you’ll see the detailed description. If it’s a character, the card opens with a one-sentence description of the character and a simple bar showing the presence of this character throughout the book.
Beneath, you will find all instances when the character was mentioned in a book. This feature is a fantastic tool if the book has many characters and you don’t want to get lost in who they are and how they are connected.
The card presenting the terms is similar to characters but it includes the extended description from Wikipedia and a link to the full article. A bar with the presence of the term in the plot can be found under the description.
X-Ray is a great way to analyze the plot, and see how it develops: how characters evolve, and where the action takes place.
Find new books to read
Although you can’t buy ebooks directly in the Kindle for iOS, you can find the app surprisingly helpful when it comes to discovering new books to read.
The most important thing to remember is that while you can’t buy the entire book, you can always download a free sample.
In no time you can get free samples from as many books as you want. And there is no better way to check out whether the book is worth buying than reading a couple of first pages.
How to discover new books with Kindle for iOS
There are e few ways Kindle app will suggest you free samples to download from the Kindle Store.
When you search the library
If you are in the Library view (see screenshot below, on the left) and use the Search feature to find the book in your Kindle library, the app will also suggest the books from the Kindle Store that answer the search term you entered.
For instance, when you type “Harry Potter,” on the list of results you will see all the Harry Potter books you’ve bought – and underneath, in Kindle Free Samples section, you can find the books from the Kindle Store that match your search (see screenshot below, on the right).
Each suggested book comes with ratings. When you tap the cover or title, the free sample will start downloading.
Free samples are not synced between devices, so it will stay only in your Kindle for iOS app until you delete it.
When you finish the book
Is there a better time to find the new book to read than after you finish the one you loved?
When you come to the end of the book in the Kindle for iOS app, a “Before You Go” card will pop up (see the screenshot below, on the left).
The card includes the following sections:
- an invitation to review and rate the book,
- more books by the same author,
- more books from the same category,
- recommendations based on which books were bought by customers who bought this book.
When you tap the book cover in Before You Go section, a short description will appear, and a button to try the free sample (see the screenshot above, on the right).
The Before You Go card is also available right in the Menu list in the top left corner.
In About This Book section
If you read a book from an author you didn’t know, you can always check out the About This Book section and find more books by the same author.
Enjoy enhanced ebooks
iPad is a fantastic multimedia companion. The book lover who owns the iPad sooner or later will try reading an enhanced ebook.
The first destination to check out interactive and enhanced books is the App Store. The Books category lists many ebooks that are sold as standalone applications.
Did you know you can also use the Kindle app to read ebooks enriched with multimedia, animations, and interactive elements?
Kindle Store offers two kinds of enhanced ebooks:
- Kindle Edition with Audio/Video – the format is available for users since 2010. Users were able to play videos and audio tracks embedded in the text of the book,
- Kindle in Motion Edition – a new format, introduced in 2016. It’s more flexible and versatile than Kindle Edition with Audio/Video.
One of the best examples of how far you can amplify the reading experience on the iPad or iPhone is the Kindle in Motion edition of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone.
What to expect from Kindle in Motion ebooks? Take a look at the list of features:
- animated illustrations – just like animated gifs, they play in an endless loop,
- animated book cover – the cover of a book is displayed as an animation not only when you open the book in the Kindle app, but also on a book detail page on Amazon,
- videos – they are embedded in the content of a book,
- custom page backgrounds – they can be still images or gif-like animations.
The best part of the Kindle in Motion ebook is that it can also be opened on devices that can’t play animations or sound. Yes, you can read such books on the Kindle e-reader, the media elements just won’t be displayed.
What’s more, when you read the Kindle in Motion ebook on your iPad or iPhone, the enhanced content is optional. You can instantly switch it on and off with a tap of a button.
Listen to Audible audiobooks
Unlike the Android version, the Kindle for iPad or iPhone doesn’t provide a text-to-speech feature.
There is, however, a way to listen to the Kindle book you have bought. It’s possible thanks to an advanced feature called Whispersync for Voice.
What is Whispersync for Voice? It’s service that lets seamlessly switch between reading a Kindle book and listening to its audiobook version.
As you’ve noticed, you’ll need also to buy an audiobook companion to the Kindle edition you have, to enable the Whispersync for Voice. Be prepared for an additional cost between $0.99 for the classic title to even $15 for the current bestseller.
There are over 60,000 Kindle books that come with audiobook narration. How to find them? Amazon provides a clever feature that will let you find out which of the Kindle books you own have the Audible narration. You can find your match beginning at the Audible narration home page.
How to enable Audible narration on Kindle for iOS
Once you add the Audible narration to the Kindle book, follow the steps below to enable Whispersync for Voice.
1. Open the Kindle book that has the audiobook companion
When you open this book in the Kindle app on the iPhone and iPad, the message about the availability of the audiobook will appear at the bottom of the screen (see the screenshot below, on the left). Tap the text saying “Tap to Download” and wait until the download is complete.
Make sure to be connected to the Wi-Fi network as the audiobook file can have more than 100 MB.
2. Switch between reading and listening
Done! From now on, when you open a Kindle book with Audible narration, the icon of the headphones will appear in the bottom right corner of the screen (see the screenshot above, on the right).
Tap the headphones icon to reveal the audiobook bar and play the audiobook. While you hear the voice, the matching parts of the text are being highlighted.
The magic of Whispersync for Voice is the ease of change between the reading and listening, and the beauty of delving into the story in different ways.
Kindle for iOS – useful links
If you want to learn more about using the Kindle app on the iPhone and iPad, make sure to check out the links below:
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- Amazon: support pages for Kindle app for iOS – you’ll find here more info on how to download, register, and use the application
- Amazon: read newspapers and magazines – a quick guide how to use the Kindle app for iPhone and iPad to read current issues of the magazines you are subscribing,
- Kindle Help Community – do you have a question or want to fix the problem with your Kindle for iOS? Ask the members of the Kindle forum,
- Overview of the free Kindle reading apps – a download hub and the overview of the major features of Kindle apps for iOS, Android, Mac, and PC.
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