Download pdf directly onto fire

My experience was that very quick, light taps worked the best for following links without invoking the control display. Assuming both of those are true, follow these steps:.

Open a second Finder window, and navigate to wherever you keep the ebooks you want to copy to the Kindle Fire. Drag the desired ebook to the desired spot in the Kindle file system.

Where it goes depends on the file type and how you plan to read it. Mobipocket and PDF files copied to the Documents directory appear in the Docs page and can be opened in the Kindle app from there. Either way, the file remains in the eBooks directory, so if you import it, you may want to delete it from the eBooks directory later.

When you find it, tap the Free button, and, once it morphs, the Get App button. Once File Expert has downloaded, tap the Open button or just open it from the Apps page like any other app. File Expert displays a list of top-level collections. A File Operations dialog appears. File Expert moves the file from the Download directory to the Documents directory. Instead, follow these steps after downloading the files:.

Though there is a fee for sending documents to E-Ink Kindles that rely on Whispernet, Wi-Fi-based transfers, which are all that are possible on the Kindle Fire, are free. There are other requirements too. Email attachments must be sent from an address you have added to an approved list, must be sent to your special kindle. And you can send no more than 25 attachments at once.

Files end up in the Documents directory and appear in the Docs page. As a result, the Mobipocket versions of ebooks may suffer from conversion artifacts and other issues. So in desperation I tried the Google Play store, and whaddayaknow, it worked! On one try at installing, I had to tap that Install link on the Aldiko site a few times - I think it was a small target or something perhaps try expanding the page.

So that doesn't entirely surprise me. But I'm very surprised you could get it on Google Play - whenever I tried to download it there, I got an error telling me that I hadn't accessed the Google Play app the white shopping bag icon, which I've never seen on the Kindle Fire, and when I found a support article about why this error might appear, it said that one of the reasons was that the device wasn't compatible with Google Play.

And then the Kindle Fire wasn't on the compatibility list that was provided. Two thoughts. If there is any formatting at all, there's no point in even trying. EPUB to Mobipocket does work that's what Amazon's kindlegen program does , but again, is likely to end up with conversion artifacts. Click on 'Devices', and in the next menu, select the option for the Kindle you want the document on. You'll be brought to a Device Summary page which tells you your Kindle email as well as the type of device it is, and a few other things.

What you'll need here is your Kindle email address - save this somewhere you'll be able to easily find it. We'd recommend saving it as a contact in your email app of choice, so you can email it at ease. Not just anyone can email your Kindle and have their PDFs accessible on the device - though you have your Kindle's email address, you now need to approve your personal one, so that when the Kindle receives your PDF, it knows to download this.

Make sure the email you approve is the one you're planning to send documents to your Kindle from otherwise it won't work. To approve your email address follow the steps as for finding your Kindle email address but instead of selecting 'Devices' in the top bar, click 'Preferences'. Scroll down this list until you find 'Personal Document Settings', and select this option so it expands into more options.

This list will show people who can email stuff to your Kindle, and obviously you want to be on this VIP list. Below the emails is an option to 'Add a new approved e-mail address', which you should, of course, select. Enter your email address and click 'Add address' to get yourself approved. If you have multiple email addresses that you could send PDFs to your Kindle from, you should add them all now. Now the hard work is out the way, simply head over to your email client of choice, attach the file to an email, and send the email to your Kindle email address.

You're able to send multiple documents at once, so if you have loads of files you want on your Kindle, you don't need to send separate emails. It's worth pointing out, that if you're sending over a PDF file, you can actually ask Amazon to automatically convert the file into a Kindle one, which lets you annotate the sections and change font size.

Simply put the word 'convert' as the subject line and the rest will be handled for you. Once you've sent the file to your Kindle, you should be able to access the file straight away.

If it doesn't appear immediately firstly make sure the email has definitely sent, and that your Kindle is connected to the internet. If both of those are the case, you can Sync your Kindle which will likely help.

Do this by going to the Kindle home page, pressing 'settings' and then 'Sync Your Kindle'. Tom's role in the TechRadar team is as a staff writer specializing in phones and tablets, but he also takes on other tech like electric scooters, smartwatches, fitness trackers and more. North America. Reading PDF files on Kindle devices is one of the best things you can do with your Amazon ereader - but the process is quite fiddly, which is why we've drawn up a guide on how to do it. Tom Bedford.