Windows Computer:
You know that cable that came with your Kindle... a USB connector on one end and a special connection for the Kindle on the other end.
When you connect your Kindle to your Windows computer, all sorts of interesting things happen. The first thing your Windows machine does is try to quickly figure out what in the world you just connected to it. It may even make a noise indicating you just hooked up something to a USB connector. Once it thinks it knows what is going on, a special little dialog window will pop up. At first glance, you might think your computer is confusing the Kindle for a media disk of some sort, could be it will offer to Play using Windows Media Player, or suggest it wants to do something with photos or other images. Basically what your computer is doing is checking out the files it has found on your Kindle. It is kind of confused at this point and just wants to give you options it thinks will make you happy. It is up to you to tell it what you want to do with the contraption you just hooked up to it. Scroll down (if you need to) until you see the option Open folder to view files using Windows Explorer. Click it once so it is selected, then click the OK button to make it happen.
A new window will appear, exposing the heart and soul of your Kindle. This is NOT a place to play or delete stuff just because it doesn't look familiar to you. The only three folders you should familiarize yourself with are the audible (for audible audio book files), music (for mp3 music files), and the Documents folder (for your actual book files). The other folders, and any other files you may see in that window should be considered Kindle System files and left alone.
The Documents folder is where you should put any book files you have downloaded from various other places. If you ever expect to actually see them appear on your Kindle home screen, you need to make sure you develop good basic file management skills. You need to be able to recognize file extensions so you know exactly what kind of file you have. The Kindle can only use certain file types. These are .txt (text files), .mobi, .prc, .pdf and .azw files. These are the only file types you can drag to the Documents folder of your Kindle. Anything else needs to be converted to one of these files.
Mac Computer:
You know that cable that came with your Kindle... a USB connector on one end and a special connection for the Kindle on the other end. Connect your Kindle to your Mac.
You will see a new, special little icon named Kindle, indicating your Kindle is connected to your Mac. Double click this to open a Finder window so you can see the folders on your Kindle. This is NOT a place to play or delete stuff just because it doesn't look familiar to you. The only three folders you should familiarize yourself with are the audible (for audible audio book files), music (for mp3 music files) and the Documents folder (for your actual book files). The other folders, and any other files you may see in that window should be considered Kindle System files and left alone.
The Documents folder is where you should put any book files you have downloaded from various other places. If you ever expect to actually see them appear on your Kindle home screen, make sure you develop good basic file management skills. Learn to recognize file extensions so you know exactly what kind of file you have. The Kindle can only use certain file types. These are .txt (text files), .mobi, .prc. .pdf and .azw files. These are the only file types you can drag to the Documents folder of your Kindle. Anything else needs to be converted to one of these files.
Ask Mrs. Wizard:
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Ask Mrs. Wizard:
Please send me a personal email (mrswizard@mrswizard.com) if you have any questions. I answer all my emails and am more than happy to help any time I can. Your questions mean a lot to me, and may even inspire an article that will help others and make this a more valuable resource to anyone who reads it.
