Skipping this last step will mean less time processing and smaller files sizes to transfer. Currently we produce an EPUB version of the article to be sent and then convert it to Amazon’s MOBI format. It will likely result in slightly faster turnaround once we switch to sending EPUB files.
Most of the changes will be behind the scenes. The same is true if you send an EPUB, but we hope this shift to officially supporting EPUB is a sign that the latest features will soon be made available after the books are converted from EPUB (Amazon has said there will be additional changes related to EPUB support later this year and has marked its MOBI format as not supporting the latest Kindle features). enhanced typesetting) aren’t available when files are sent in the older MOBI format via the Kindle Personal Documents Service. Latest reading features?Ĭurrently the latest reading features the Kindle offers (e.g. That latter option shouldn’t be necessary now. If you’ve ever bought a DRM-free ebook, you will likely have been presented with an EPUB download for non-Kindle devices, as well as a MOBI download for Kindle devices. This doesn’t necessarily mean Kindle devices and apps will start natively supporting EPUB files, but it does mean you no longer have to convert these books to a compatible format before emailing them to your Kindle. So it’s no longer necessary to convert EPUB files to MOBI before emailing to your Kindle address. It’s this service that allows Push to Kindle to send converted web articles to your Kindles as ebooks.Īmazon has now made it possible to email EPUB files (.epub) to your Amazon Kindle email address or Previously this was not officially supported, but Amazon has now updated its documentation and lists EPUB as a supported file type in its Kindle Personal Documents Service. This post though is about recent changes Amazon has made to its Kindle Personal Documents Service. We’ll be posting about some upcoming Push to Kindle changes soon.
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