The truth behind Kindle’s EPUB update.
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- Is Amazon's update to support EPUB on Kindle really that great? That's what we talk about in today's video.
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1:00 What is EPUB?
2:03 The EPUB Update
5:27 The End of MOBI
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Love how Calibre allows you to put any ebook from any vendor onto a Kindle without paying Amazon a dime, and let's you put any owned (licensed) Amazon epub on any other e-reader. Completely defeats the purpose of them being d*cks about it.
I wish the calibre software was more polished…
I just use Dropbox and a kobo with koreader (easy). Sometimes the SSH server mode as a mounted NFS too (complex). Calibre is like an awkward middle ground 😂
Thanks for taking the time to clarify what the latest update ACTUALLY means. 😊👍
Of course! 🙌🏽🙏🏽
This video is straight fire! Incredibly straight forward and smart. Yes, it is not an EPUB, yes it annoys me that the cover does not show up, yes many EPUBs are not readable through send to kindle on a kindle device. Thanks for breaking it down! Subscribed.
I did get that notification. What you explained makes MUCH more sense than the blurb from the company. Thanks!
Glad it was helpful!
I would be so happy if they updated their zoom feature on PDFs. The one that we have today is horrible
Agreed so I've been converting my pdf to mobi
Thank you for making this video! I'm actually confuse about this upcoming update but this video simply answers my questions that i had in my mind.
So glad you found this helpful!
At this point Calibri is the best companion app for kindle.
Thank you for your summary!
For about a year now Amazon had stopped accepting MOBI (their format) and required EPUB instead for book submissions (with a few exceptions) to Kindle Direct Publishing (their bookstore). So this is not really a surprise. Also I could see no difference in the final book when I submitted in MOBI or EPUB format. As far as I know both formats are actually HTML format with wrappers so it should always be easy (but for any DRM) to convert from one to another.
The first reason I never even considered buying a Kindle is their boycott of ePub.
The second reason is Amazon's attempt to lock you into their ecosystem, and all the bs that comes with that.
The freedom Kobo gives me is of immense value. It can read anything I sideload, and Kobo never attempted to delete books on my e-reader for example.
Yeah, I'm looking at getting a Kindle 3rd Gen (Keyboard) for all the old and fun features, I just wish there was a way to prevent Amazon from reaching their God-hands down from the clouds and disabling my device, however unlikely that might be.
Other than the Big Brother-ness, the 3G is cool, and everything seems fine for usb transfer. The removal of Mobi support for send to kindle sucks, as does the lack of native epub or html support - my envisioned use case is traveling somewhere without useable internet access for the kindle, downloading files directly onto my phone and transferring to the kindle via USB. Presumably, I could use my phone as a hotspot, but what if there is limited data, or access is only brief, and it's a mess anyway. Importantly, I do not have nearly the same access to conversion software like calibre on my phone so I'm stuck with using txt files or something which is unfortunate.
Edit: Perhaps more likely, I'd like to be able to download Epub's or other files to the kindle directly through 3G or wifi, and that's just not an option
@@rolls_8798 Why bother with a Kindle at all? I don't get it. The eco system? I have never missed the Amazon eco system.
@@andreasplosky8516 the keyboard mostly lol. I prefer pretty much everything else about the Kobo's. In fact, I would have gotten one of those if there were any available second hand near me, but there weren't, so I went looking and I found out about the kindle keyboard and the cool custom firmwares and things people have made for it and I like the idea of having 3G access everywhere.
The removal of the kindle store doesn't matter much to me at all, I never really intended to buy stuff from there, and if I wanted some of the free books I could just do it from another device.
The biggest bummer is probably the native formats, or lack thereof
Edit: and the fact that Amazon is able to just wipe your device is pretty scary, but worst case, I just keep wireless off.
lol
same with PocketBook
Thank you for this informative video! I've seen random announcements about this but with no real explanations.
Good overview. I say since apple wall garden is a thing, everything else in comparison is more user friendly. I don't mind the switch & there's still a plethora of other way to go about adding books to kindle or other e-ink devices.
This is the next step Amazon is taking to close the siege with sideloaded books, insinuating customers to buy books only through Amazon Store. This update sounded good, but, in fact, that's just the opposite. MOBI books, when sent via e-mail, appear with cover, but now, when sending an epub file, there's no cover at all. And guess what?! Amazon will stop the MOBI support via e-mail service. This is just ridiculous.
Seriously WTF? Make it make sense.
@@shivamanand6112 sorry, I didn't get it.
I have a Kindle Paperwhite 11 with Firmware 5.15.1 and just yesterday I emailed two EPUBs and I can see the cover.
@@peter_shadow7559 Yes, I can confirm it too. I'm also receiving even though some books are coming completely illegible. But in these cases I just convert it again to epub, even though it's already an epub, and it gets fixed.
I guess you could call this… an EPUBDATE 😅
Lol 🤣
I see what you did there sir.
That's cute 😄
🤣🤣🤣
@@Yoslizzle I didn't get it mind explaining?
Your information saved me a lot of time. Thanks!
Oh my, thanks for the video. I didn’t know until I watched your video! I was thinking how do I organise my booklist until I watched your video. I tried and it works, automatically converted all my epubs books to kindle format. Thanks!
Thank you for explaining this update. It was helpful.
Thanks for watching, Will!
here's the trick ... it allows Amazon to decide whether or not Any File will reach your email .This year it could be "we got this, let us convert it for you " ..... the next year it could be " We're sorry but the attachments have been stripped off the email as they violate our corporate greed policy "
Whoa. Tbh even with such corrections I'm not disappointed with this feature. I always use "send to kindle" feature because in such a way books are saved in the cloud (not just locally)
@George Jørgen Jürgen Jorge the covers won't show anymore
@@12Amelia12 yes. I run into the same problem. Now I literally cannot send both mobi and epub files.
So I gave up and decided to try out kobo. So far so good
@George Jørgen Jürgen Jorge hey brother what’s your source for epubs? z-lib ? & how are you able to send w covers ? Thanks in Advance
I have a Kindle Paperwhite 11 with Firmware 5.15.1 and just yesterday I emailed two EPUBs and I can see the cover.
I am really hoping they allow the covers to show in the library before they remove the mobi support. As of now, I can email Mobi docs to my kindle and the covers show. I’m going to be really upset if they don’t update that feature into the epubs 😩. Or maybe they could actually allow us to send AZW3 files over email.
The book cover thing is super annoying! I hope they find a solution. Thanks for watching!
@@Maneetpaul Hopefully you will make another video about this problem
@@Maneetpaul The thing about covers on the Kindle is that they won't show on personal documents. Only copying the file into the documents folder will mark it as a book, though that won't sync. Even then the cover can disappear, but calibre (this open source e-book manager) has a workaround for this.
But mine does show the book cover after importing into Kindle.
Try kfx format that allows covers
4:32 The cover disappearance issue of EPUB books in the Kindle library is really annoying to me. Hope it is fixed soon.
You can fix this issue by using Calibre instead of Send to Kindle tool. I do this and rum away of this issue.
@@marceloduarte1573 What should be the prefered order of selected available formats in the option "Configure Amazon Kindle" in Calibre?
I always select "AZW3" format when I send files to kindle using usb method. At first, the ebook will show the cover, and then, it will disappear. So, after the cover disappear, plug the usb again, connecting the device again. After that just remove the device from PC. And the cover will be shown as expected. If it don't work, confirm if the metadata is OK, then try the process again.
I use this method and it works perfectly in my Brazilian Portuguese/American English ebooks. I hope this may helps you out.
@@marceloduarte1573 thanks. But will the recent update continue to support AZW3 format?
@@rafisics It's just a tip, but if you fell comfortable, just convert the file to another format. I always use azw3, just because it is one of the recents kindle format. I download it in kfx format (the latest format for kindle devices) and remove the drm and send it back again to my kindle (10° gen). I believe that the awz3 format being one of the latest will still being supported. I wouldn't be concerned about it.
Thanks! I was just asked by a client to set up selling her ebooks (pdf) on her site. I want to make them into epub assuming it’s a way to load it on a kindle or Apple Books. Your video is incredibly helpful and remarkably timely for me. Thank you!
Yes. Remember - PDF is a _page description_ language, not an eBook markup language (relatively recent extensions for page reader flow control notwithstanding).
@@bazoo513 yes - I wish we could somehow make sure everyone stops calling a PDF an eBook… it's not.
Eric, thanks so much for your support! I'm really glad my video was helpful for you!
@@Maneetpaul Okay so I am now working on an ePub for a client… and upon further research… we can email to someone's kindle email only from their pre-approved email accounts. So… I can't create an online store that sells my client's ePub file, and have that ePub emailed to the purchasers kindle… because they would first have to enter my client's email address as an approved email to receive an ePub to their kindle. This is too much to ask of today's consumer. Interestingly it is super easy to add the ePub to Apple's Book app. Took seconds and looks great and opens on any Apple device. So… any other ways we can get an ePub onto a Kindle for the average non-tech consumer?
@@eric-rounds I'm surprised why Apple hasn't released an e-reader.
6:44 Honestly, I don’t care what Amazon wants to do T_T I want my covers! And mobi supports covers. Until “epub” starts showing my covers, I will still use mobi.
Thank you for letting me know I can still sideload my mobi files. I was losing my mind with the news.
I really hope they add cover support for EPUBs!
I have a Kindle Paperwhite 11 with Firmware 5.15.1 and just yesterday I emailed two EPUBs and I can see the cover.
why do i have the opposite experience? my epub files show covers but not mobi 😭
That's unfortunate. The title of your vid got me excited because I hadn't heard of this update. Oh well, thanks for the info!
Thanks for watching! Yeah, the feature is a bit over-hyped with all the headlines!
Hi Maneetpaul, thanks for your great videos which are very helpful for Kindle users. I had a question - if you convert a PDF to Amazon format by using the convert option in Send to Kindle, and then have "Archive to Library" on in the "Personal Document Settings" on the Manage my Devices page, shouldn't the PDF be available across all devices?
What should be the prefered order of selected available formats in the option "Configure Amazon Kindle" in Calibre?
aww i was living in hope. in Australia our libraries only have epub available for lend.
Hi Maneetpaul, I did the send to email and the book covers do show up across all my kindles. Not sure why it didn’t for you. I actually love this update. Most of my books are epub and this allows me to read more on my kindle which I actually prefer over Kobo. I like the cloud and sync feature of all my books in the Kindle ecosystem. Thanks for this post. Super helpful. Can’t wait for the desktop send feature to come out.
Probably some detail of EPUB formatting. There is a difference between cover mage (supported by Amazon) and cover page HTML containing cover image (not supported).
Thanks. Reason I always start with my books in Calibre.
I think its fine! I use the email feature most of the time.
Great video! Thanks. Love from Brazil ❤️🇧🇷
Thanks for watching Denia!
I could be mistaken but if one were to side-load a MOBI file to the kindle then that means that same book would not sync nor show up on the iOS Kindle app which eliminates a HUGE convenience factor from using Kindles. That's the biggest drawback I saw.
I though the only way to sync books from an iOS device and the Kindle was to use the email the book to kindle feature.
Has it been specified that the "Send to Kindle" feature has to only come from the Amazon website or will we be allowed to use tools like Calibre to send the epub files?
That's a great point. Side loading via USB is device specific, and will not show up in the Kindle apps, etc.
If you want the syncing across devices, you'd have to use the Send to Kindle feature. I haven't tried using Calibre yet, but I'll give it a go
Sir, thanks for this.I have a question for you, please suggest how to active the alignment in 10 Generation Kindle,the. option is not there
You can email your pdf's to your kindle with "convert" as the subject and it will convert so you can use fonts other features.
Exactly
I found out about this a couple weeks ago after a year of using the kindle. It's been a game changer
Thanks. This is really useful info.
Thank you for the info. Decided NOT to get the Kindle at all because of EPUB not showing as expected.
I have a Kindle Paperwhite 11 with Firmware 5.15.1 and just yesterday I emailed two EPUBs and I can see the cover.
I emailed an ePub to my Kindle Paperwhite yesterday and the cover actually came up beautifully. Think I had added it through Calibre first
Well explained! Subbed!
Maybe I'm just used to do "unorthodox" things, but to me it's really not a big deal the only MOBI files on the kindle.
1. The conversation from EPUB to MOBI is immediate and you can do it directly online. Yes, it is an additional step though.
2. I stubbled across the Thumbnails prooblem too, but I managed to solve it. If you plug your kindle on your pc, look for a path called "/system" (you have to type it manually). Among the rest, in this path you find a directory "thumbnail" with all the Thumbnails of your books. Whenever you load an EPUB usually it's image is set as the "No Image Found" default one, which is actually a thumbnail that you can FIND in "/system/thumbnail" path. You simply paste in that folder the image you want with the name pf the "No Image Found" thumbnail, and you have the image.😉
When I go to do your second method, I don't know what to name my file. The name of book appears on my paperwhite as shows in 4:36. When I go to system/thumbnails, there are a lot of pics of my previous books with random file names (eg "thumbnail_82347436669984392"). I don't know how the system decides the file name of a certain book cover. Even if I put a book cover in this folder, what should I name the file?
@@joabjohn9787 The thumbnail names are given directly by the kindle save system, you DON'T want to rename them.
Kindle links the thumbnail image with the file name that you see (all those random numbers). What you want to do is FIND the thumbnail name associated with the specific book and OVERWRITE the "No Image" default picture with the one you like (downloading on the internet).
I'll list you the steps in a real example:
1. Get the book from wherever and PUT IT on your kindle.
2. Open your newly inserted book. After a while you should see its book cover as "No Image Found".
3. Once you see that book cover, go into system/thumbnail and LOOK for the NEWER "No Image Found" image in that path: that should correspond to the BOOK COVER of the new book.
4. Finally, simply download the image that you want from internet, RENAME the image with the SAME NAME of the "No Image Found" thumbnail in system/thumbnail and just REPLACE IT.
At the end, you should have the wanted image inside system/thumbnail with the initial strange name.
If you go now to the book lists you should see the new book cover!
@@stefanobianchi8736 Damn man. So firstly, thanks for taking all the effort. But I see the problem now.
When I put an epub book in my kindle through my email, although it doesn't show the book cover in my library, if I open the book, it shows the book cover ON MY HOMESCREEN.
But not on my kindle library.
At the same time in my kindle android app, the book covers show up in the library as all covers do. It's weird, but I saw another thread on reddit of someone facing the same issue.
@@joabjohn9787 You're very welcome, sorry if I couldn't have helped you.
I understand, I've never inserted anything on the kindle through email, but one thing I've noticed is that Kindle ecosystem is not very good at managing books generalities!
Even because, at least in my opinion, book covers and generalities are particularly important for the overall experience of a book!
Hope you'll solve your problem
@@joabjohn9787 Hello, I have exactly the same issue! I tried the tip of @Stefano Bianchi but that couldn’t solve the problem for me as well. Did you find a solution to your issue?
(Covers show in the Kindle App and Homescreen, but not on the real Kindle in it’s library)
Can you post a video on updating book covers of epub filea with calibre or anything else? Please
Yesterday I sent epub file via my email to kindle...it appeared fine but I can't see cover of my book on display...😩
I knew something was off about the Good e-Reader article in particular!
(1:16) Yep! I prefer PDFs because I read a lot of comics and other illustrated stuff and want my e-books to look as close as possible to the print editions. However, EPUB and other reflowable text formats work better for stuff that's entirely, almost entirely, or mostly plain text, like prose novels and lightly formatted illustrated novels. Reflowable text formats also work for smaller screen sizes, depending on the print size of the book.
(4:09) Yep! Alongside my Calibre library, I keep a folder full of original files, since Calibre can modify file metadata for some formats.
Thanks for sharing, Kevin! Love your examples
@@Maneetpaul
Thanks! 😊
The main reason that I prefer print-replica (or 'fixed layout') e-books is that I have little to no space in the flat (apartment) I live in where I can shelf print books, and I prioritise reading illustrated stuff, so I'd rather have them look as close to the possible to the print editions (and I read on large tablets and monitors).
As my reading interests are very different from those of others, I like watching videos of other people's e-readers to see what kinds of books they read.
The thing is, this is entirely useless for manga/comic readers as the file sizes are prohibitive for use with Send to Kindle...
I think that file size limit for sending by e-mail is 50MB.
I have an ancient Kindle 3. If I manually load the epub it works, but I need to double check if the font and size options work.
Calibre solves all problems in conversion, metadata editing, etc.
Plus Caliber sideloads all my books right to my KOBO and then I can download all the metadata.
Can you convert to kindle files or just mobi? I'm new to the e book thing and am confused
The book cover missing and books not syncing to goodreads are the two annoying things i’ve found. It will be nice to not have to manually convert files though. No more connecting via usb just to put one book on either.
I have an interesting question. I tried to send an epud or pdf document to my kindle. But strangely the first page is always small fonts and second page is always bigger fonts. The first page I could not even change the size of the font on my kindle but second yes. I sent the document from my Mac by copying and pasting it on pages document and then saving it epub format and sending it.
Thank you. Super informative. After the update, what will happen to existing mobi files in our kindle which was sent via Send To Kindle? Will they just then disappear?
Existing files will be fine!
I was researching for a long time whether i should buy a kinde or not...!
After this video, I decided not to buy it.
Thanks for making informative video in details.
Thank you for looking into this. I was hoping it would be native support, but that’s too optimistic.
Does the email conversion from ePub to azw3 only work when there’s no DRM in the book?
Also, would a converted ePub library book stay on the Kindle even after the original ePub version expired when the due date was passed? Essentially you’d have a permanent copy of the library book. I can’t see Amazon doing that as it would undermine their bookstore. Why pay for a book when you can get a permanent library book? But I don’t know. I know at least one DRM removal program also makes a non-expiring copy of a library book so maybe they missed that effect????
Wondering about this as well…will ePub library books even work with this new update? And what will happen to all the mobi library books?
If there’s DRM on a book you won’t be able to use this feature. I can’t speak for the library book use-case though. That’s an interesting thought!
@@Maneetpaul I would bet they would not work, either.
Awesome video. Looks like i will be using calibre for a while longer lol
Haha!
Calibre it a far superior way of adding books and changing their format than 'send to kindle'. The send feature just dumps the file, it doesn't allow you to put the book in a specific folder. You can do that if you side-load after changing the books format via calibre.
always use send to kindle by e-mail feature because that is the only way to sync my books between my Kindle app with my Kindle Paperwhite. It's annoying that artworks doesn't show up in thumbnails but does in sleep mode displaying the book cover. I hope that's only a bug they're going to fix when Amazon stops supporting Mobi! If not, that's a wicked move from Amazon!!
I'm really warried what will happen to Digital Downloads Collaboration libraries, I am used to borrowing books from it. Will be possible after August to send books to your Kindle?
Hello! I tried sideloading a MOBI file from my computer to my Kindle and yet the cover still doesn't show up in the library. Do you have any tips for this problem?
sending an email with the book file is way easier than converting it myself .. so still a useful update
I've tried sending some epub files to Kindle via e-mail and some don't upload at all, and others do. It is just me? When Mobi is no longer in use is there any other format you recommend?
Amazon says that any existing MOBI files that I want to read with their most up-to-date features for documents need to be re-sent in a compatible format, but what exactly are these up-to-date features? I love highlighting and taking notes on my personal documents (MOBI), so will their up-to-date features affect this?
So if side loading and using Calibre for conversion…is there a preferred format? I’ve been using MOBI.
AZW3 maybe
Hi. Do you where can books in pdf , epub can be bought please?
Help!!!
I do ARC (Advance Reader Copy) reading for indy writers prior to their going on sale on Amazon. This switch from Mobi to Epub has thrown a wrench in the works. I don't know how or what to do to get my Kindle updated so I can continue with my commitments. Can someone PLEASE help?
Does this affect how Instapaper works? It seems like every time I sync my instapaper, it triggers the email. thank you!
Would you (or anyone) know whether an ePUb that has a TOC and backlinks to the TOC and URLs that work fine in Calibre will work on a kindle? I need to know if my ePub book files recently created will work on Kindles but I no longer have one to test this on and cannot get the ePubs onto the Kindle app on my PC.
Hi, any issues on the converted epub on kindle? How is the quality?
The problem with sideloading via drag and drop is that your e-books will not be in the cloud and thus obviously cannot be synchronised across devices. I have two tablets, two Paperwhites and a phone that I use to read Kindle e-books. This method is thus pretty useless for me.
Oh man, didn't think of that. That's a really good point.
So, we could download books from the local and library???
How we send PDF file more than 25mb in kindle?
File size 50 mb
You should do book review videos on this channel as well.
Canadian here... wondering if this update makes it possible to borrow ebooks from the library system? I'm trying to decide between a kobo and a kindle and this makes a big difference!
finally which one did you pay?
The problem with epub it that when you send mobi files to Amazon account you can send so called "old" mobi file format and these books have covers. But epub are converted to the "new" mobi file format (azw3) and that's why there are no covers (Amazon blocks intentionally book covers for books that are not from their bookstore). Doing a jailbreak can fix that issue but unfortunately not everyone wants to do things like that.
Ah, thanks for explaining this! It’s weird how the old format supports covers but the new one doesn’t! Feels backwards to me.
@@Maneetpaul Oh no, the new format supports covers as well (remember that all of the books in the Amazon store, or at least most of them are in the new format). But when you send a book to the Amazon Cloud their servers add PDOC tag to a book (Personal Document) and when Kindle “sees” that this is not a book but a personal document it blocks the cover. So it’s intentional behavior by Amazon not to show these covers.
Because we can do nothing about adding this tag to a book (it’s happening on Amazon servers), the only possible thing to do is do a jailbreak (hack the Kindle) and change this behavior. But to be honest I haven’t done this. Despite being a developer I’m pretty scared that I could break my Kindle.
@@sylwuskak7065 That's very interesting, thank you for clarifying. So basically, Amazon is intentionally trying to prevent people from having third party books loaded onto their Kindle. That's very frustrating! The solution to this would be to use an app like Calibre to convert EPUBs to the older MOBI format, which would still show the cover on the Kindle?
@@Maneetpaul Well... I know. And don't like it either. Especially because I'm from Poland and there is no Polish ebooks in Amazon so most of my ebooks are not from Amazon. That's the main reason why Polish people checked what to do to have covers on Kindle.
Yes, now you can convert books to old mobi format and send them to Kindle and the covers will be there. But because Amazon said that we won't be able to send mobi files in the future so then the only solution will be to transfer books in old mobi format via USB.
thanks for the info bro
Any time!
I’m pretty new to my Kindle but I’ve got some books that claim to be DRM free from the apple bookstore. Can i send those over and have them function on my kindle?
If they don’t have DRM it should work!
Maneetpaul, Kindle isn't supporting the book covers from sent documents. Is that a way to fix it?
No way to fix this, right now. I hope Amazon adds support for this. The only other way is to use MOBI files, which has working covers, rather than EPUB.
can we read punjabi format books on kindle??
A few points:
1) Great beard, man!
2) support of EPUB format or lack of it was never what kept Amazon customers (or those of other "ecosystems") in their respective "walled gardens". DRM systems were. Transforming eBooks from one format to another is almost trivial, as long as they are not DRM-encumbered (and you are not willing to undertake a technically simple, but in most jurisdictions illegal step of stripping DRM "protection"). That said, more and more publisher explicitly request that Amazon does not apply DRM on their titles, so that they could easily be utilized on devices other than Kindle. (After all, Amazon's source of profits is content, not hardware, so why would they care?)
3) PDF is not an eBook format, it is a page description format. A very different beast.
4) Mobi, azw and later Amazon formats are custom variations of EPUB (some features added, some not implemented, but differences are not dramatic, making conversion relatively easy.)
5) KDP supported uploading EPUBs for ages. Amazon's own KindleGen, KindleCreate and KindlePreview all suport EPUB. The only change is in SendToKindle (app and e-mail feature.)
6) Given how many EPUBs are malformed or lack features like a good TOC, I prefer to massage EPUB first in sigil or calibre before sending it to my Amazon cloud lib
That said, I am probably an atypical user, being both a book (and web clipping) hoarder and a computer geek (and professional).
I killed my Kindle device for not navigating away from two pages. So no longer have a physical Kindle. Is there a way I can open/import ./send a new epub to my Kindle 'app' on my laptop PC?
What features doesn't mobi support?
So…By august I can send epub files to my Kindle mail, but not mobis?? Did I understood it right?
Right. EPUB support over email is already available. MOBI support will be ending in August.
I've been sideloading some EPUB files to my Kindle Paperwhite (2021), and they don't show their covers, but they do with the mobi format. Does anyone else has this problem?
I have a Kindle Paperwhite 11 (2021) with Firmware 5.15.1 and just yesterday I emailed two EPUBs (to the kindle email) and I can see the cover in my library in my Kindle. However, In the cloud I can’t.
I just wonder that we're fix the cover thing. Mobi files support covers, so I hope epub supports too.
Right now I do epub -> convert to mobi with Calibre -> upload via send to kindle mac app. Howerver, that makes the "documents" in the kindle and not books. When it "supports" epubs, will they show up as "books" and not "docs"?
I believe they will still show up as documents :(
@@Maneetpaul That is my biggest annoyance. :(
@@rlhicks1 Exactly my complaint. In the Kindle library and in the cloud they are seen as documents. 😡🤯😠
I like the Send to Kindle option. But with sending the epub-format to my account I miss the cover-art in the main menu. Should I use another format via the Calibre convert option?
I haven't tried this yet, but Calibre is supposed to have an option to convert EPUBs to an older MOBI format. Once you have that, you can transfer the file over USB to your Kindle and the cover should appear.
@@Maneetpaul Yes, this works well for now. I currently send ebooks in the MOBI format to my Kindle. Is there an alternative format that shows book covers when the support ends on the MOBI format?
@@Maneetpaul what is the older MOBI format?
I sent my ePub but there is a lot of letter error in my books
They will quit the mobi format?
Bro tell me why my kindle, doesn't detect my voice file I tried every possible way to fix it , please help
Is it possible to reflash Kindle paperwhite 11 generation 2021?
What is that my friend?
Thanks!
Thanks so much for your support, Denny!
Will this epub support be available to all older kindles? I have voyage.
It should be! Haven't tried myself though. The Voyage is a great device!
I'm fine with that i always send my books via send to kindle
Bro Can we download books with x ray free from other websites????
wish they would continue supporting MOBI, crazy to take away backward compatibility!
Crazy does not even cover it.
Any update on this issue? I can see covers on my Kindle app on Android... So I'm hesitating before buying a Kindle...will I be able to see them on Kindle e-reader?
Yes you can
Please, let me do a question:
The newer update allows my kindle read epub files or can convert automatically epub files?
Thanks for the answer yet from now.
Francesco, the new update will convert your EPUB files when you use the Send to Kindle Feature. So by the time they're on your Kindle, it will no longer be an EPUB. Hope that helps.
@@Maneetpaul What format will epubs they be converted to once they are on the Kindle?
@@Maneetpaul can we send epub files via email?
If I want to send epub file to my Kindle via usb cable, can I read those transferred epub files in Kindle?
No, you have to use the Send to Kindle feature for EPUBs to work
@@Maneetpaul I've another query, please tell me...
If I transfer third party mobi or azw3 book via usb cable, will it work on Kindle? Or the formats are completely discontinued from Kindle? Please reply...
I'm planning to buy a Kindle and I have many books collected from various sources, I want to read them in Kindle.
If MOBI is no longer supported and EPUB is being converted. What is now the official supported format in Kindle What are they converting the epubs to?
I was able to get the covers to show on my kindle using the email method. At first I tried sending the epub file through my galaxy s22 and the covers didn't show. Then I tried sending through my galaxy tablet using the same exact file and the same email address and they all show up fine. Try sending through a different device. I also used a Gmail account to send them. Good luck!
I am emailing epub to my kindle address but getting windings in the text like - Talkin’ ’bout. What am I doing wrong? Please help.
Is Amazon going to stop selling ebooks in Kindle?
i’m able to drag and drop epub files to my kindle using calibre
Is it work now?
Is it still possible to send mobi file from pc to Kindle?
yes
So. I've just tried sending an epub via mail and it did not work. Amazon sent me an email with explanations that there is something wrong with the file. The file should be okay because it is easily opened by my reader app on the phone.
I don't even know how to react
That's really annoying. Where did you get the EPUB from? If it was from another bookstore, sometimes they have DRM which would prevent it from working on Kindle.
@@Maneetpaul hm... I bought it from a local internet bookstore.
The thing is this bookstore offers books in different formats and those I download in mobi format are sent to kindle with no issues. The same epub kindle rejected is opened with a free random third-party e-reader on the phone so I thought it should also be successfully processed by send-to-kindle.
I did not know about any DRM. Thanks for the hint! I hope with the help of Google I'll figure it out