Amazon Kindle

Or on the website you'll see it under manage devices

https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/mycd/digital-console/alldevices

You'll also need to add the email address it's coming from under preferences at that link.

OK so I’ve ive added the email address. What site do I get the books from? The regular site I use requires member ship to send books to email

If you can download them you can just email them from your own email account.

Otherwise it depends what you're looking for. Various publishers have their own ebook stores with various levels of DRM (Baen for instance has no DRM) or places like Project Gutenberg have free, out of copyright titles.

Obviously there's also torrents, newsgroups, etc. Generally a bit more faff but sometimes the only option.

On Windows I plug my Kindle Paperwhite into the PC running Calibre and import the books from there. I use this plug-in to strip the DRM https://github.com/apprenticeharper/DeDRM_tools/releases and it works automatically when you import the title.

If all of your books aren't on your Kindle you can just select them all and deliver to the device on the Amazon Website https://www.amazon.co.uk/hz/mycd/myx#/home/content/booksAll/dateDsc/

I’ve tried emailing some books to my kindle email address but not sure how to access them.

I've just been through this for the first time. You may have to log in on the Amazon website and go on your device settings and add your email address to a list of permitted addresses. Once it's on there you should be able to receive them.
They will download automatically once you send the email after that

Check your email. You generally have to verify that you sent it. Something like this.

Otherwise it just shows up like any other book.

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I think I’ve figured it out. I sent it as a pdf, the only downside I could change the font size.

I’ll try and change to mobi. This is all way beyond my I.t capabilities

What bookshops are alternatives to Amazon for Kindle content?

This is for a gift, so don't want to just "buy" (nudge nudge wink wink etc.) the book.

Hi, I have a paperwhite 3(7th generation) Kindle and I'm looking for a new cover.
I bought one from Waterstones maybe ten years ago where the Kindle is "glued" to the back of the cover. I'm looking for something similar beacause I'm not a fan of plastic fittings that break sooner or later.

Any ideas?

I normally email books to my Kindle so that progress syncs between the different ones I have scattered around.

I've got a file that's too big to email though, is there any other way to get that to sync across kindles?

Going to pick up an A4(ish) e-reader that can also take notes. Looking at Kobo Elipsa, but curious if anyone has other expertise thoughts?

I've got a file that's too big to email though, is there any other way to get that to sync across kindles?

My solution here was to rename the .epub file to .zip and shrink all the images. Got it down from 100MB to 10MB.

Is there any way to get the light down lower? Mine is as low as it will go but still very bright at night

Different models seem to have different levels of light. My old, old one (2011 I think) goes dimmer than the 2015 or so one I have. The more recent model with a dark mode definitely seem dimmer, maybe that dark mode is reflecting less light.

My partner just bought this and is very happy with it, from what she read the only serious alternative was a Remarkable. The gist was go for the Kobo if it's primarily e-reader and note taking second and for the Remarkable if it's the other way round.

Thanks! The price difference is pretty substantial as well...

I think most "note taking" I do is highlighting and few words at most so perhaps the Kobo would work fine. But I do want note taking to be a feature, unlike my old Kindle 3g where, even with the keyboard, it ended up being useless.

I’ve got the latest paperwhite (6 months ago) I’ll see if I can find the dark mode you speak of

Swipe (not just press) down from the top when you're reading.

Somewhat reluctantly (bit of a luddite I guess) looking into getting a Kindle but have no great knowledge/understanding of the offering.

I'm basically looking for an easy way to read books especially in the evening and not keen on using the iPad app because of battery life and wanting to cut down on staring at screens before sleeping.

How well do the LEDs work for night reading and how "blue" are they? My side lamp is a bit annoying for my girlfriend so would love to be able to read off of the device alone quite dimly but I see only the Paperwhite has the "warm light" function. Also, how annoying are the ads in the non ad-free version? And finally, is the Kobo a good option or are there older gen models I should consider picking up for cheap second hand?

Phew - sorry for the few questions and thanks in advance!

Where do you plan to get books from? Kobo is good if you plan to use the library or other online sources but if buying mainly from Amazon then you might as well go Kindle

The paperwhite is absolutely fantastic. Can happily, comfortably read in the dark to avoid partner grief. Battery lasts weeks. One used to be able to buy the version with ads and then phone them up to say you didn't want them/didn't realise that was the version you'd bought and they'd take them off for free after a bit of a haggle. Whether that is worth the few quid saving is up to you.
A bit of tech that just works very, very well. Not completely au fait with the current versions, but definitely worth the investment IMO.

Not sure how blue the light actually is but I read mine in bed sometimes after the lights go out and it works well.
There are no ads. It is literally just a book cover on the lock screen instead of a screensaver.
No ads during operation whatsoever. Don't pay to get the one without ads

You used to be able to jailbreak kindles.
I did it to my old 3g, mainly for custom screensavers.
I haven't bothered with my G1 paperwhite as it has no ads.
Did the Kindle Fire with firebox and made it less bloated.

I am sure there are guides to crack the newer paperwhites (if you don't mind a little tinkering)
Edit: just re-read "luddite" so maybe not

I have the advert version - as @PhilDAS states they are completely nonintrusive