You can copy .pdf files directly to a Kindle MX via the usb connection to your computer.
Other files require conversion which you can do in several ways:

• Email to your kindle address at Amazon where it will be converted to a .azw format for the kindle.
  - Send to "NAME"@kindle.com address for wireless delivery via Whispernet (Sprint 3G). There is a 15¢ per MB or 10¢ per document.
  - or use "NAME"@free.kindle.com" to create a document you can download and transfer to the kindle via USB.

  Amazon can convert: , Microsoft Word (.DOC) , Structured HTML (.HTML, .HTM) , Plain Text (.TXT) , Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) , JPEG (.JPEG, .JPG) , GIF (.GIF) , PNG (.PNG) , BMP (.BMP)

• Use Mobipocket on a Windows PC to create a .prc document which can also be read by the kindle.
• Convert the document to structured html like those found at Project Gutenberg and rename to file extension to ".txt".
  Mobipocket can convert: , Structured HTML (.HTML, .HTM) , Plain text (.TXT) , Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) , Microsoft Word (.DOC, .RTF) , Microsoft Excel (.XLS) , Microsoft PowerPoint (.PPT) , Microsoft Visio (.VS*) , Microsoft Compiled HTML Help (.CHM) , Open eBook (.EPUB)

Many e-books purchased from vendors other than Amazon.com may be encrypted with DRM (Digital Rights Management) which does not allow them to be read on other devices. These e-books cannot be read by the Kindle, nor converted to a format readable by the Kindle.

Most AZW files contain DRM protection that only allows them to be viewed on the Amazon Kindle; however, it may be possible to view unprotected Kindle eBooks on a PC with Mobipocket Reader by changing the file extension from ".azw" to ".prc."

Using Kindle (1st Generation)'s USB Connection
MobileRead Wiki - Kindle HowTo: File Conversion

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last updated 11 June 2007