Where Can I Find My Kindle Device Settings?

The Kindle email address is your Kindle's mailing address. It can be found under the device's Settings, then under Your Account. Note that this is an email address which can send attachments to be converted and delivered to your Kindle, but it cannot be used to send regular email. Complex PDFs containing multiple columns or lots of images may not reflow well in converted form, but can be sent to your Kindle using the ‘Send to Kindle’ app for PC and Mac to get a more faithful reproduction of the original document. But for 90% or more of documents, sending in this fashion is ideal.

For the term 'page turner' I think many people get confused between the animation type (in 'Settings' > 'Reading Options' on the Kindle, select 'Instant' or 'Page Turn’ for animation types), the reading gesture (in the Kindle app ‘Aa’ > ‘Page Turn’ > ‘Swipe or Tap’), and the hardware page turner (which is all Bluetooth-connected remotes on your smart devices). Unfortunately, there is no single menu in the Kindle to set up all of these – so to remember: device settings for the above-mentioned animations, app settings for the reading gestures, and your phone/tablet’s Bluetooth settings for the hardware remotes. Wish Amazon would unify these though. Write this down if you have to remember!

One area Amazon doesn’t fully serve yet is in offline access to manage between devices. While a book that one downloads to their Kindle will automatically appear on their iPad or Touch, for example, a book one downloads to their Kindle does not automatically appear on their phone. This would use too much storage space on mobile devices, but Amazon could add an option to download to other devices as well, and have it apply offline as well. For now, users can manually download the same book on each of their devices (with or without wi-fi) as needed. For most people who are systematic in their reading and load up the next few titles on one device before switching to another, this works fine. But for spontaneous readers who switch between devices frequently and often lack reliable data access, there’s a need here for some way to enable downloading of titles to read offline on additional devices with a bit of up-front thought or planning.

I can walk you through the process of accessing Kindle Unlimited books on your device. Kindle Unlimited is a fantastic service that offers a vast library of books, and getting started is straightforward. First, ensure you have an active Amazon account and a subscription to Kindle Unlimited. If you don't have one, you can sign up on the Amazon website. Once subscribed, you can browse the Kindle Unlimited catalog directly from your device or the Amazon website. The selection is diverse, ranging from bestsellers to indie gems, so there's something for everyone. To access the books on your device, make sure you have the Kindle app installed. It's available for smartphones, tablets, and computers. If you're using a Kindle e-reader, the books will sync automatically once you're logged in with your Amazon account. Open the app or device, and you'll see a 'Kindle Unlimited' section where you can explore and borrow titles. Borrowing is simple—just click on the book you want, and it will download instantly. You can have up to 10 titles borrowed at a time, and there's no due date, so you can take your time reading. If you finish a book early, you can return it and borrow another one. The process is seamless, and the library is constantly updated, so you'll always find something new to dive into. One thing I love about Kindle Unlimited is how it syncs across devices. If you start reading on your phone, you can pick up where you left off on your tablet or Kindle. It’s perfect for people who switch between devices frequently. Also, the service includes audiobooks for some titles, which is a great bonus. If you're ever unsure about a book, you can read sample chapters before committing. The interface is user-friendly, and the recommendations are spot-on, making it easy to discover your next favorite read. Kindle Unlimited has transformed my reading habits, giving me access to endless stories without the hassle of buying each book individually.

I wanted to be able to read on my phone, but I didn’t want to be tied to my Kindle hardware. The Kindle app for your iOS or Android phone or tablet works really well. You need to have an Amazon account to log in to the app and download books that you have previously purchased. For new books, you can download them to read on your phone as well. I have even added borrowed books (from friends and from the library) to my phone. I use Calibre to convert the book to a MOBI file and then I email it to my Kindle address. One minor obstacle I faced was with books that had DRM. To get around this I occasionally use the ‘Unlock Ebook’ functionality within Epubor Ultimate (I’m very aware this is usually classed as copyright infringement, and thus use it sparingly). Otherwise it’s very easy to organize your books with tags. The ‘Send to Kindle’ functionality from desktop applications works very well for me with my academic PDFs, just check the supported file types on Amazon first.

Older Kindle models (without front light) can be a challenge to read manga on. Their screens are small and have low resolution. While on landscape mode you can ‘pinch’ and ‘zoom’ a lot, the optimal reading size of a manga page (approximately 800×1200 pixels) in portrait mode does not fit onto the 167 ppi screens of these basic Kindle models. Your main focus should be to prepare the file as optimally as possible on your computer before transferring it to the device. I convert my ebook files using Calibre, and in the output profile I choose the correct Kindle for which I’m producing the ebook. This down-scales the images to the correct resolution for the device. In many cases, the resulting images are actually sharper than if the device were to rescale them software-wise.

Your archived items are also archived on your old device (even if you deleted them from your downloaded books list to make room). Now that you have a device with more storage, you might want to re-download some of these archived books. Make sure you’re viewing your library as ‘All’ or ‘Cloud’ and not just ‘Downloaded’. I discovered that I have a complete history of all my purchases over the last years, and can even re-download books I’ve purchased on sale years ago (I found three such books from 2017 that I had purchased but never read). Transferring to a new device became a fun library excavation.

Reading is supposed to be convenient. My Kindle books give me that. All the reading applications for my phone, tablet or computer for Kindle books are all synced so I always have the latest version of the book I’m reading. This is especially great for me because I tend to forget my Kindle at home but can continue to read during downtime. While I prefer to read Kindle books on Amazon Kindle devices, there are alternatives for reading Kindle books on non-Amazon devices. These include Calibre, which can convert Kindle books to just about any format once you have set up your computer to do so. There are also apps such as PocketBook that can read Kindle books once you have tweaked them to read on that device. Kindle books can be read on just about any device once you have downloaded the app or converted the book to an alternative format.

Indirect indeed. To access your online reading history go to Amazon.com, log in to your account and go to account settings (top right of the page). From there click on Manage Your Content and Devices. From there click on the ‘Content’ tab on the right hand side of the page and select Books from the drop-down list at the top of the page. Most books are listed in chronological order. You can search for specific books in the list but it can sometimes be helpful to scan through the list of books you’ve downloaded in case you remember reading part of a book but didn’t finish it. Occasionally it’s helpful to ‘tidy up’ your list and remove samples of books as well as those that you know you’ll never read.

I forgot to check whether the book I requested from the library was a PDF. Most PDFs don’t read very well on the Kindle – the text is typically too small and doesn’t reflow to fit the screen. You can “Send to Kindle” a PDF and choose whether to have it automatically converted by Amazon, or not. I’ve had the converted version be almost as bad as just reading the PDF on a tablet, but sometimes it works okay. The book is converted by Calibre to MOBI or AZW3 as well, but that is essentially random and depends on the quality of the PDF that was created. I would recommend just trying to read the PDF on your tablet. If you really want to read it on your Kindle, you could try sending it with “Convert” in the subject line of the email, and hopefully it will work out okay for you. A lot of library eBooks are PDFs of scanned book pages, so don’t read very well on any eReader.