From now on, we can send EPUB files to that address, and Amazon will automatically convert them to Kindle format and we’ll have them delivered to the device for reading.Īlong with this change, Amazon has announced the end of support for old formats such as MOBI and AZW, although it has clarified that the files that we already have on the device have not been affected it’s just that we will no longer be able to send files in those formats to our Kindle. We can see this address if we go to the Settings and enter “My account”, in the “Send to Kindle E-Mail” section. When we configure our Kindle, we can configure an email address, to which we can send documents that we want to read on the device. That doesn’t mean the Kindle can now read EPUB files Instead, we’ll have to use Amazon’s Send Documents to Kindle system. Users have had no choice but to use alternative programs, such as Calibre, to convert the format to the one used by Kindles.īy surprise, Amazon has now announced EPUB support on its platform, although it has done so a bit behind the scenes, since it has not notified the press only the customer help document has changed. As Amazon’s platform is the most popular, until now the company has had little motivation to support a “competitor” format.

Kindles, including the Kindle, are practically the only e-book readers that don’t support the EPUB format, one of the most popular most manufacturers support it, allowing you to read the same book you bought or obtained on all of your devices except the Kindle. Amazon has confirmed that its Kindle devices will gain EPUB support, though it won’t be complete and users won’t have the freedom to put EPUB books on the device.

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