Amazon D00701 manual Converting and Transferring Your Documents, Supported Formats for Conversion

8.3 Converting and Transferring Your Documents

In addition to reading commercially available materials, you can have Amazon convert your personal documents into a Kindle-compatible format for reading on your Kindle. You can have the converted files sent wirelessly to your Kindle via Whispernet for a fee or to the e-mail address associated with our Amazon account for free.

SUPPORTED FORMATS FOR CONVERSION

In addition to the file formats listed above, you can also convert other personal documents to read on your Kindle. The supported file formats are listed below:

•Microsoft Word (.DOC, .DOCX)

•RTF (.RTF)

•Structured HTML (.HTML, .HTM)

•JPEG (.JPEG, .JPG)

•GIF (.GIF)

•PNG (.PNG)

•BMP (.BMP)

•Compressed ZIP (.ZIP)

Note: DOCX conversion is currently an experimental feature on Kindle. Some DOCX files might not format correctly on your Kindle.

Tip: ZIP files are automatically opened up by the conversion service if you choose to compress your documents. Any enclosed files listed above inside the ZIP file will be converted and sent to your Kindle or computer as specified.

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