Converting PDF's to Kindle format

Bilan —

 

Assalamu'alaikum 🙂

Hope everyone's well inshaaAllah

I'm looking to buy a Kindle because there's a PDF version available for almost any Islamic book but some PDF's are easier to read on the Kindle (or any other reader I'm guessing) from what I've read so did some digging and I came across this  how to geek article on converting PDF's to ebook format: http://www.howtogeek.com/69481/how-to-convert-pdf-files-for-easy-ebook-reading/

Pretty neat I must say. Anyone here have a Kindle?

 

 

Hummus — Sun, 9 Jun 2013 - 11:31

Wa'alaikumus Salaam.

The. return. of. Bilan.

Nope, don't have a kindle. 

But i hear they are very addictive for book worms.

Ask Looking to See. I think she does.

 

Bilan — Sun, 9 Jun 2013 - 19:22

 

Excuse me, I am not a ghost! If ur gnna call me anything call me a veteran :p

@ Looking to See if you have a kindle, do reply will ya

Seraphim — Sun, 9 Jun 2013 - 22:24

Ive got a Kindle and read PDFs on them all the time.

When you connect your Kindle to the Amazon online store you get a special Kindle email. So all you have to do is email the PDF to the Kindle Email address and hey presto its downloaded onto your kindle.

I take my kindle everywhere. And its sooooo addictive. Coz you can just buy a book and BOOM its instantly downloaded and ready for you to read.

...

BOOM!

lol

Bilan — Sun, 9 Jun 2013 - 23:41

[quote=Seraphim]Ive got a Kindle and read PDFs on them all the time.

When you connect your Kindle to the Amazon online store you get a special Kindle email. So all you have to do is email the PDF to the Kindle Email address and hey presto its downloaded onto your kindle.

I take my kindle everywhere. And its sooooo addictive. Coz you can just buy a book and BOOM its instantly downloaded and ready for you to read.

...

BOOM!

lol[/quote]

 

Do you do this without formatting the PDF's? I've been saying I wanna buy one for a while now!

 

@ feefs: no one said I had to be around all the time! 😉

Seraphim — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 - 08:37

[quote=bilan][quote=Seraphim]Ive got a Kindle and read PDFs on them all the time.

When you connect your Kindle to the Amazon online store you get a special Kindle email. So all you have to do is email the PDF to the Kindle Email address and hey presto its downloaded onto your kindle.

I take my kindle everywhere. And its sooooo addictive. Coz you can just buy a book and BOOM its instantly downloaded and ready for you to read.

...

BOOM!

lol[/quote]

 

Do you do this without formatting the PDF's? I've been saying I wanna buy one for a while now!

[/quote]

No formatting required. Just email the pdf to your Kindle email and your golden. Of course its not as good as if you download the book from the Kindle Store. But still good.

You — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 - 10:21

If you already dont have the kindle, consider the alternatives too.

"Kobo" and "Nook". These should also directly accept pdf files, no conversion to the kindle format necessary.

AFAIK, the Nook is being heavily discounted in some places at the moment, but the simple e-reader may be mostly out of stock as it was temporarily discounted to £29.99.

The tablet versions of the above (Nook HD) will also have a kindle app and are useful as tablets too.

LookingToSee — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 - 15:29

i still havent clicked the link [dont shoot me] but i dnt even have to do the whole emailing thing, i just open my kindle on [let me check if my ereader is a kindle..im shocked that Bilan doesnt know...yes, yes not that crazy yet.. i do have a kindle! WHAT THE EHCK IS WRONG WITH YOU BILAN!]

 

nyway, opens the kindle folder like a usb, drag pdf in there. tada. done.

when you buy aproper ebook though you can do all sorts of things with the text, make it bigger, smaller, etc...

 

just because im a rubbish picture taker doesnt mean i dont have a kindle. urgh. i shall sulk now.

LookingToSee — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 - 21:25

[quote=Hummus]And how do you convert a PDF into a word doc? I think I've forgotten or maybe I didn't really know in the first place. Help?[/quote] id like to know that. and teh vice versa of it too.

Charles0795 (not verified) — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 - 04:28

Here is a free ebook tool for you.

You can easily convert your ebook from epub to pdf,epub to mobi, epub to kindle, etc.

Free Online Converter / EPUB Converter

pdf to kindle

It provides you with the best mobi to epub converting experience.

 

Bilan — Mon, 1 Jul 2013 - 21:03

 

@ Looking to See - I'm sorry I've been away for a while. I still haven't made up my mind :/. Still reading around to decide on the best ereader (primarily for PDF's) plus it doesn't help that I'm so indecisive!!! I think it would be great to have in time for Ramadan though. What books/e-formats do you tend to go for?