2011-01-18

Send documents to your Kindle to read/review instead of printing or storing in email program

If you are one of the millions of people that recently got a Kindle, here are a few green (very useful) business features to send files to your kindle instead of printing out piles of paper to read/review. I am jazzed to have found a new, easy and high tech way to avoid desk and briefcase clutter.

Simple and free; here are the steps.
 
1. E-mail PDF files as attachments to [kindleusername]@free.kindle.com and put 'convert' in the subject line.
  • Your @free.kindle.com address will only deliver documents when you are connected to a Wi-Fi network. If you use [kindleusername]@kindle.com the document will be delivered over 3G for a small fee (if you have a 3G connected Kindle)
  • The convert subject line converts the PDF file to kindle format. Send the PDF without 'convert' and it will display on your kindle in original PDF format (might be difficult to read depending on original file)
  • You need to send from an email address on Your Kindle Approved E-Mail List which you manage on http://www.amazon.com/manageyourkindle
2. If you use Microsoft Office 2007 or 2010, use the Send E-mail as PDF Attachment function.

  • Use convert as the subject and send to [kindleusername]@free.kindle.com address.
  • Sending Word documents to Kindle with convert does not work as well as sending it as a PDF file
3. Send web pages to your kindle using Instapaper http://www.instapaper.com/

  • Setup an Instapaper account 
  • Go to the Instapaper Kindle page http://www.instapaper.com/user/kindle and review instructions to add another special email address to Your Kindle Approved E-mail List http://www.amazon.com/manageyourkindle
  • If you use Internet Explorer, add the Read Later bookmarklet to your favorites
  • Email links or long formatted newsletters to your [code]@instapaper.com address (you will see once you setup your account).
  • Once a day you will get files delivered to your Kindle. 
Add your [kindleusername]@free.kindle.com and [code]@instapaper.com addresses to your email address book to make this easier to utilize.

1 comments:

  1. Great blog! The Kindle is a very useful tool as are any tablet. It's exciting to see what will come in the near future!

    It's great to see a fellow CMIT Solutions blog! I will add you on Twitter. Does CMIT Chicago have a Facebook page? Check out scottsdaleairparkit.com for the CMIT Solutions in Scottsdale.

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