Kindle guides

Step-by-step answers to the most common questions about getting things onto your Kindle, and back out of it.

• Send to Kindle Chrome extension not working? 8 fixes that actually helpAmazon's Send to Kindle for Chrome keeps asking you to sign in or does nothing? Why it breaks, 8 fixes, and a working alternative.
• How to send web articles to your Kindle: 5 ways comparedThe best ways to send web articles, Substack posts and news stories to your Kindle, from a one-click extension to email and PDF.
• How to send a PDF to your Kindle (every method)Send PDFs to a Kindle Paperwhite, Scribe or the Kindle app from your browser, email, phone or USB, keeping the layout or adjustable text.
• How to find your Kindle email address and approve sendersWhere to find your @kindle.com email address, how to approve senders, and what to check when emailing documents to Kindle fails.
• Send to Kindle error E999: what it means and how to fix itE999 means Amazon couldn't convert the file you sent, usually an EPUB with missing metadata or a broken structure. Here are the fixes that work, in order.
• Send to Kindle documents not showing up? Here's where they areSent something to your Kindle but can't find it? Where personal documents appear, why Kindle for Web hides them, and how to fix sync.
• How to export Kindle highlights to Obsidian, Notion, Markdown or ExcelExport your Kindle highlights and notes to Markdown, CSV or JSON for Obsidian, Notion and Excel, from the notebook or My Clippings.
• Pocket is gone: the best read-later setup for Kindle readersPocket shut down in 2025. Here are the alternatives, and how to turn your Kindle into a read-later device with a daily digest of the articles you save.