How to Convert PDF to Kindle

While Amazon’s Kindle ereaders and apps are widely known for their ability to download and display digital content purchased from the online Amazon store such as novels and comic books, many people still enjoy reading content via PDF files that they’ve created themselves or downloaded from another source. If you have PDF files you'd like to read on your Kindle, you can convert PDF to Kindle and read them using the app or the Kindle reader.

Fortunately, the answer is yes. All of Amazon’s Kindle apps and ereaders feature support for PDF files. PDF files can be read in their native PDF file format or converted to the native Kindle file format, though this isn’t needed in most cases.

Transferring a PDF file to a Kindle ereader or app is done via email and is completely free. There are several steps to initiate the transfer though. You'll need to locate your Kindle email address, approve your personal email address, send the PDF file to your Kindle by email, and then finally open the PDF file on your Kindle app or reader. Keep reading to learn the details of completing each step.

To read PDF on Kindle and initiate the file transfer process, you’ll need to know the unique email address associated with your Kindle ereader, tablet, or app.

This email address is officially referred to as your send-to-Kindle email address.

It’s completely understandable if you’ve forgotten your send-to-Kindle email address as most people wouldn’t have used it much if at all. Thankfully, it’s very easy to locate and can be found within the Settings section of the operating system on your Kindle itself or within the Settings page on your Kindle app.

Your send-to-Kindle email address can also be found on this page on the Amazon website by clicking the ellipsis next to your preferred Kindle app or device.

Each send-to-Kindle email address is completely different for each device so if you want to send a PDF to multiple devices, you’ll need to email the file to multiple send-to-Kindle email addresses.

By default, your email address that you use to log into the Amazon website and apps will already be approved for sending PDF files to your Kindle apps and ereaders. If, however, you want to use a different email address, you’ll need to register it as an approved email address.

To add an approved email address to your account:

Now that you have your send-to-Kindle email address and have added your personal email address as an approved email in your Amazon account, you’re ready to send your PDF to your Kindle.

Once you’ve sent a PDF file to your Kindle ereader’s associated email address, it should appear within your regular library of novels, comic books, and other publications you’ve purchased or downloaded in the past.

Reading PDF files on a Kindle works in exactly the same way as reading a Kindle ebook. All you need to do is tap on its thumbnail or title and it will automatically open.

The Kindle apps for Windows and macOS computers don’t have send-to-Kindle email addresses but they do support native importing for local PDF files.

Here’s how to read PDF files in the Kindle for PC and Mac apps.

When you’re finished, you can close the app as you usually do or click Library to return to the app’s main menu.