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How To Transfer Mobi Books To Kindle Via Email?

Finding tutorials on emailing MOBI files confusing—just tried attaching one to an Amazon Kindle email but it's not appearing in my library.
2025-08-10 05:57:25
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8 Answers

Adam
Adam
To email a MOBI file to your Kindle, first note your Kindle’s email address in Device Info > Settings for your Kindle or in Amazon’s ‘Manage Your Content and Devices’ page. Make sure to add your sending email address to Amazon’s ‘Personal Document Settings’ for your Kindle, and typically I use the primary email address for this purpose to keep things simple.

To send a MOBI file to your Kindle, simply attach the file to an email and send it off to your Kindle’s email address. Most MOBI files convert within minutes, and can be viewed in your Kindle library. Occasionally formatting may be slightly different after conversion. For large files I would recommend using the Amazon developed app ‘Send to Kindle’ instead of email as there are size restrictions on email.

This approach also has the advantage of preserving annotations and highlights for DRM-free books that you’ve sideloaded to your Kindle. It also allows you to send documents from your computer to your Kindle from any device with an email account (including your smartphone).
2025-08-13
Oliver
Oliver
It’s very easy to send MOBI files to your Kindle by email. It’s very important to note that the sender email address must be approved by Amazon to send email to your Kindle (something I didn’t read before my first few failed attempts at sending eBook files to my Kindle). Once you have confirmed the sender email address, you can send an attachment of MOBI file(s) to the unique email address for your Kindle (located in the ‘Your Devices’ section of your Amazon account). I find this far easier than using a USB cable to sync the files to your Kindle as the files wirelessly sync to your Kindle as well as all of your other Kindle Apps.

However, occasionally these MOBI files take a while to synchronize to my Kindle – most often at very busy times. Sometimes, I will need to check on whether the email has been received and is being processed under the ‘Personal Documents’ section of my Amazon account. Occasionally, I send off a ‘batch’ of books to be added to my Kindle – a book at a time, rather than all at once. Once again, it’s all down to Amazon’s fantastic auto-conversion of ebook files. However, some formatted books – such as manga and textbooks – are occasionally better added to my Kindle by USB ‘siderload’ rather than by email.
2025-08-13
Ian
Ian
I’ve used Kindle for years and have always resorted to emailing in MOBI files. Ensure your Kindle email address has been added to your Amazon account under Preferences > Personal Document Settings. Then simply attach your MOBI file to an email and send it off to your Kindle email address. The subject line of the email does not matter, and the body can be left empty or very short. Amazon will convert the file and add it to your Kindle within a short space of time. Should the book not appear immediately, perform a manual sync of your Kindle. There’s nothing better than this method – it’s fast, cable free and software free, provided your file is not too large to be uploaded.
2025-08-15
Peyo Helena
Peyo Helena
Most people make this far more complicated than it needs to be. An email with an attachment is an email with an attachment. A pre-flight check-in with the sending email address is required to add it to the list of Amazon-approved email addresses. Go to amazon.com/myk and add your email address under ‘Personal Document Settings’ for your Kindle. From then on, whenever you have a mobi file to add to your Kindle, simply email it off to the Kindle email address for your device (found on the same page as above under ‘Devices’). You can leave the subject line blank or type in “convert” to have Amazon reformat the book for you, but for mobi files, an empty subject line works just fine. Hit send and wait a few minutes. Go to home screen on your Kindle and pull down from top to refresh, or go into Settings > Sync My Kindle. Your newly added book will show up in your library, which will by default be sorted by ‘All’ books (as opposed to store-purchased books).
2026-08-02
ShinraT92362583
ShinraT92362583
This method transfers files to your Kindle from your computer wirelessly (without using a cable). The steps below describe how to download a file (in .mobi format) from your computer to your Kindle. Step 1. Go to Amazon.com and manage your Kindle. Get the special email address for your Kindle. Step 2. In Kindle Management > Settings authorize your personal email address. Step 3. Compose a new email from that address to the Kindle email address. In the email attach your .mobi file. Send the email. Step 4. Make sure Wi-Fi is on for your Kindle and sync your Kindle library. Your book will appear. This method uses Amazon servers as a middleman, so you don’t have to connect your Kindle to your computer directly. It is the official wire-less method for personal documents.
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