Hi, Scott, Did you use your Kindle address? [email protected]? Also, on the website, under Manage Your Kindle, make sure the address you're sending from is in the approved senders list.
Teresa On May 14, 2013, at 6:41 AM, Scott Davert <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmm. I emailed an attachment that was a mS-Word file yesterday, and it > still has not shown up in my "docs" library. I used the email address > I have on file with them, put convert in the subject line, and > attached the file. Is there an issue on Kindle's end, or am I missing > part of the process? > > Thanks! > Scott > > On 5/11/13, Alan Paganelli <[email protected]> wrote: >> I found a nice little utility they have on the Kindle page for the US that >> once you install it, then in the context menu will be an item to send to >> Kindle. Very handy and thanks for your help! >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Esther >> To: VIPhone >> Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2013 3:25 PM >> Subject: Re: Kindle Personal Document Services >> >> >> Hi Alan, >> >> I think the point of confusion may be that you don't use the Amazon >> Kindle App to make changes in your Kindle account settings. All of >> the actions for managing actions and adding other email addresses that >> you allow to send contents to your personal documents, managing your >> Kindle, and getting help, have to be taken at the Amazon web site. The >> email address listed under the Settings screen of your Kindle app is >> only used to tell you which unique email address has been assigned to >> your Kindle app for that device. I have no way of knowing what that >> would be for any other user. If you have the Kindle App installed on >> another iOS device, that is also associated with your Amazon account, >> you'll have a slightly different email address to be used for sending >> documents to that device, that you can also find out under the >> "Settings" screen. But probably, both the URL for the Amazon web >> pages to manage your account to add email addresses, and the personal >> email address that shows up under the Settings scree for your Kindle, >> will show the domain for your country. Also, since my account works >> only in the U.S., I can't check on the links and procedures for the >> Amazon web pages in other countries. However, doing a web search for >> documentation pages indicates you should just be able to substitute >> your Amazon store's web address as a prefix for the ones I used for >> the U.S. Amazon Store. >> >> For example, I went to a "Manage Your Kindle" web page for the U.S. >> Amazon Store at: >> http://www.amazon.com/manageyourkindle >> A UK user would go to the corresponding web page at the UK Amazon >> Kindle Store, which would involve changing the "www.amazon.com" prefix >> in these addresses to "www.amazon.co.uk". So the link to a U.K. user's >> "Manage Your Kindle Page" would be: >> http://www.amazon.co.uk/manageyourkindle >> A Canadian user would have to substitute "www.amazon.ca" as a prefix >> and use: >> http://www.amzon.ca/manageyourkindle >> In other words, you use the URL of the Amazon Store for your country, >> which might be France, Germany, Italy, etc. and append a slash >> character followed by the words for "manage my kindle", typed as all >> lower case letters with no spaces between the words, and without the >> quote marks. >> >> I know that the URL links that I list above to access the "Manage Your >> Kindle" page in those other stores are valid -- but only from doing a >> web search. I can't actually test the actions for any store other than >> the U.S. Amazon Store, because I would need to have active Amazon >> accounts in all these other countries to get past the login screen. >> However, I can tell you how to navigate the U.S. web page on the >> "Manage Your Kindle" page after you log in. >> 1. Set your rotor to headings, and navigate to "Your Kindle Account". >> 2. Then navigate (e.g., flick right) to the link for "Personal >> Document Settings" and activate the link. (You can also use item >> chooser menu, or the links chooser menu to navigate directly to this >> link, which is what I would do in place of steps 1 and 2 on a Mac, or >> if using an paired keyboard.) >> 3. Navigate by headings to "Approved Personal Document E-mail List" >> 4. Navigate (e.g., flick right) past the list of current addresses to >> the "Add a new approved e-mail address" link and activate it (e.g., >> double tap, or VO-space). >> 5. In the dialog window you'll be prompted to enter an approved e-mail >> address. There's also a tip that you can add a partial address, such >> as @yourcompany.com (that's the AT character followed by a domain name >> for people reading these posts on the web site), to authorize multiple >> senders. (if you have a personal domain set up for your family, this >> could be a quick way to add them all at once, if you use that for >> email.) Navigate (e.g, flick right) to the place for entering >> addresses, which is announced as "multiline text field" on my iPad >> Mini, and double tap or VO-space. >> 6.Type in the email address you wish to add, and press return. (Note: >> I noticed that the button in the dialog box used to "enter" the >> address is only announced as "link image". I usually press the "Go" or >> "Return" key on my keyboard to submit my results, so I didn't notice >> this the first time I added an address. You can just navigate to >> "link image" and activate it (double tap or VO-space) to add your >> email address.) >> >> Your new email address should be added to the approved list, and you >> should be able to check this on the page. >> >> If you added someone else's email address to the approved email list, >> you will still have to tell them the personal email address that was >> assigned to your Kindle app on your iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad. >> Remember that it will be different for each device. If you daughter >> emails a text document to you using the address for your iPad, and not >> for your iPhone, it will show up under the documents that have to be >> downloaded from the cloud, and will not appear directly in the docs >> that are on your device for your iPhone. >> >> Some countries don't support sending documents over a 3G connection >> (called Whispersync). If yours doesn't, then you don't have to worry >> about using 3G service to get your personal documents sent to your iOS >> devices, and being charged for this. For example, I think that Canada >> does not use the 3G service, but I'd have to check. If your country >> does support syncing and sending your personal documents sent by email >> over 3G, and this includes the U.S., then it seems that the only easy >> way to ensure that your personal document are only sent over wi-fi >> without charges, is to add "free" followed by a period separator to >> the beginning of the Amazon domain of the email address. You can >> probably find out if this applies to you by reading the Kindle help >> documentation pages for your country's store. Note that you don't need >> to change anything about the email address that shows up on your >> device under the Settings screen of the Kindle app. Treat that as >> information. You can create an entry in your Contacts associated with >> that address >> >> I found the description of when you might get charged for Whispersync >> 3G transfers to be fairly tortuous reading. The only sure ways to >> avoid being charged seem to be by setting an upper limit of $0.00 for >> the authorized per transfer charge on one of the Amazon pages for your >> account, or using the "free" variant if the email address for your >> device. Since I checked that sending attached documents to <your- >> address> AT free.amazon.com worked as well as <your-address> AT >> amazon.com (where <your-address> AT kindle.com is the email address >> assigned to your Kindle app and device shown in the Kindle App's >> "Settings" screen, this is what I am using. >> >> HTH. Cheers, >> >> Esther >> >> On May 10, 7:14 am, "Alan Paganelli" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> I spent several hours trying to get that set up using the Kindle for >> iPhone app. Every time I clicked on the link I'd wind up going around and >> around and finally just gave up. Hopefully, Amazon will get it fixed. I was >> trying to add my daughter's Kindle email address to the approved senders >> list and never got it to work so if anybody manages to do it, I'd appreciate >> it if you would share how you managed it. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: Esther >>> To: VIPhone >>> Sent: Thursday, May 09, 2013 8:04 PM >>> Subject: Kindle Personal Document Services >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Another feature of the Kindle app that I haven't seen discussed here >>> is the Kindle Personal Document Services. You get up to 5GB of free >>> personal document storage space in the cloud associated with your >>> account, and bookmarks and annotations can be synced across your >>> Kindle App on various devices. The Kindle Personal Document Service >>> can deliver (and optionally convert to Kindle format) the following >>> types of documents, which you can email to yourself as attachments >>> using the unique "Send-to-Kindle Email Address" that was created for >>> your account, and that is listed under you Settings: >>> Microsoft Word (.doc, .docx) >>> Rich Text Format (.rtf) >>> HTML (.htm, .html) >>> Text (.txt) documents >>> Archived documents (zip , x-zip) and compressed archived documents >>> Mobi book >>> >>> Adobe PDF (.pdf) can be converted to Kindle format and delivered on an >>> experimental basis. While we have other apps that can read and manage >>> many of these formats on iOS devices, this is another feature that can >>> be explored. Given the favorable experience many users have reported >>> of reading Braille in the Kindle app, this might be a desirable >>> option. >>> >>> If you double tap the "Settings" button at the borrom right corner of >>> your main Kindle app screen, you'll find a "Send-to-Kindle Email >>> Address" that will be some user name, usually with a number appended, >>> at kindle.com Emailed attachments that are sent that address will >>> show up in your "Docs" Library, which is one of the libraries, along >>> with "Books" and "Newsstand" that you can select for your device. >>> However, since Amazon charges for additions to your Kindle or Kindle >>> app that are sent over their 3G network ($.15 per megabyte in the >>> U.S.), in order to make sure your documents are only synced over when >>> Wi-Fi is available, to avoid these charges, change the email address >>> listed in your Settings page to go to "free.amazon.com" instead of >>> "amazon.com". For example, if the name associated with your iPhone >>> Kindle app is "joey_555 at amazon.com" (where I'm spelling out the >>> "at" in the email address, so this information is not blocked for >>> people reading the list from the web site), email the attached >>> document you want to appear in your "Docs" library as part of your >>> Personal Document Services to "joey_555 at free.amazon.com". The >>> first part of the email address is uniquely associated with your >>> account and device. If you have an iPad with the Amazon Kindle app >>> installed, it might have a slightly different "Send-to-Kindle Email >>> Address" listed under the Settings, like "joey_1756 at amazon.com". >>> >>> Also, in order to prevent spam, only attachments that are emailed from >>> addresses that you authorize will show up in your "Docs" library. >>> This generally means that personal documents will only be accepted >>> from the email you used to register your Kindle account. However, you >>> can add other valid email accounts by logging into the "Manage Your >>> Kindle" web page at: >>> http://www.amazon.com/manageyourkindle >>> and then activating the link for "Personal Document Settings" >>> (Note, if you are using a Kindle Store in another country, change the >>> URL prefix from "www.amazon.com" to the appropriate address, such as >>> "www.amazon.co.uk" for the UK, "www.amazon.ca" for Canada, etc.) >>> >>> On the web page for "Personal Document Settings", navigate to the >>> heading for "Approved Personal Document E-mail List" to read the list >>> of approved email addresses. You can use the "Add a new approved e- >>> mail address" link to add a different email. >>> >>> Helpful tips for personal document attachments: >>> The file size of each attached personal document should be less than >>> 50MB (before compression in a ZIP file) >>> The email submitted should not contain more than 25 attached personal >>> documents >>> >>> You do not need to include a subject line unless you wish to do so for >>> your own records. The exception is if you want to "convert" your >>> document to Kindle format. In this case you can type >>> "convert" (without the quotes) as the subject for your email. The >>> main reason for converting to Kindle format is to take advantage of >>> the ability to highlight text and add notes. If you send a Word >>> document as an attachment, it will show up in your Docs library, and >>> your reading location and bookmarks can be synced across the Kindle >>> app on various devices, assuming that you download the document from >>> the "Cloud" onto your "device" in the other Kindle apps. However, you >>> won't be able to highlight, make annotations, or use the dictionary >>> for these other formats. >>> >>> The document appears fairly fast after your email -- within 2 minutes >>> of my email when I was on a connected Wi-Fi network, even when I used >>> the "convert" option. From the description on the Amazon support >>> pages, personal documents usually show up in less than 5 minutes. >>> However, I don't think that table of contents organization or >>> navigation is supported unless you attached an eBook format, such as >>> Mobi (Kindle-like format). >>> >>> There are other options (such as using 3G Whispersync at special >>> rates), and downloading separate "Send to KIndle" applications for >>> your computer, or using browser add-ons, but this is the simplest >>> explanation I've found of using Personal Document Services in a way >>> that is guaranteed to be free. >>> >>> HTH. 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