How to Export Your MS Word Document to Kindle: One of the simplest methods for novelists and creative writers to preview their unpublished work is to send it to Kindle and view it on the Kindle app or Kindle device. If you want to read a Word document on Kindle, use the information in the following guide to export or migrate your MS Word file to Kindle.
Export a document from Microsoft Word to Kindle
Depending on your device and personal inclination, you can send your Word document to Kindle using the below methods.
Method 1: Using the Export function in Microsoft Word
Earlier this year, Microsoft Word received a native Send to Kindle feature, enabling you to send Word documents from within the MS Word app. The following is the procedure:
Click the File button in the top-left corner of your Microsoft Word document to open it.
Choose Export.
Choose Send documents to Kindle from the menu on the left.
Then, on the right, select Send to Kindle.
If this feature is being used for the first time, you will be required to opt in with your Amazon/Kindle account.
As soon as you log in, you’ll be asked “How do you want to read your file?” Select Like a Kindle book if you have a manuscript that you wish to read in book format.
This will allow you to customise the fonts and page layouts of your Word document for Kindle consumption.
Alternatively, if you want to preserve the formatting and layout of your document so that it appears as a printed document, choose this option.
This is the best option if your document has complex formatting and additional elements such as tables. Click Send once selected.
Your document is being transferred to your Kindle library. You may have to wait a few moments for its arrival.
Once it has been added to your Kindle library, you may download it to any Kindle device or app and begin perusing it as you would any other book or Kindle document. On the Kindle app or a Kindle device, you can access your Kindle library.
Ensure that you sync your Kindle library so that it reflects.
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Method 2: Transfer your Word file to the Kindle app on your smartphone.
As long as the Kindle app is also installed on your smartphone, the Microsoft Word app can also submit documents to Kindle. Install the Kindle app on your mobile device and sign into your Kindle account if you haven’t already.
Then, launch Microsoft Word and access your Word document. Tap the Share icon located at the bottom of your Word document.
Then, touch the three-dot symbol.
Then choose the Kindle app.
You may alter the Title and Author as you see fit.
Ensure that the “Add to your library” switch is turned on.
Then, click Send.
You will receive a notification once the file has been transmitted.
In a few moments, search your Kindle library for the Word file.
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Method 3- Utilising Amazon’s ‘Send to Kindle’ on a PC
Amazon’s Send to Kindle function on PC operates similarly to its Kindle app in that it transfers the document to your Kindle library. Here are three methods to utilise it on your PC.
3.1 – Transfer Word files to Kindle using the ‘Send to Kindle’ website
Click the link and navigate to the Amazon Send to Kindle website.
Deliver to Kindle | Link to Website
Ensure you are signed in to your Amazon account. Click Select files from device then to upload your Word document.
Click Open after locating and selecting your Word file.
Tap the Send button.
Once uploaded, you can view the status of the file at the bottom.
As soon as its status changes to ‘In library,’ you will be able to access it from your Kindle library.
3.2 – Use the ‘Send to Kindle’ app to transfer Word files to a Kindle.
If you wish to have the ‘Send to Kindle’ option available in the context menu, you must first acquire the Windows application.
Send link to Kindle | Windows app
To begin, click on the link provided above. Then, click Send to Kindle for Windows.
Run the configuration file once downloaded.
Click on Install.
Once installed, select Finish.
You must sign in to your Amazon account for the first time.
Now, navigate to your Word document on your PC, right-click it, and select Show additional options.
Then, select Kindle from the Send to menu.
This action will launch the Send to Kindle window. Choose which of your registered devices to send the Word document to here.
Click Send to finish.
Attend while it uploads.
Once uploaded, click OK and wait a few moments for the Word document to appear on the Kindle device of your choice.
The uploaded Word document will be accessible in the Kindle library.
3.3 – Send the Word file via email to Kindle
Each enrolled Kindle device has a unique email address to which you can send Word documents.
There are two methods to discover the email address associated with your Kindle: via the Amazon website and within the settings of your Kindle. Click on the link below for the former:
Link to Amazon MYK
Ensure you are logged in before continuing. Click the Devices tab next.
Pick Kindle.
Pick your Kindle.
On the subsequent page, you will see information about your device, including its custom email address. Keep this in mind.
To locate the email address on a Kindle device, touch the handle at the top.
Select Every option.
Click on Your Account.
Your Send-to-Kindle Email will appear at the bottom.
Once you have the email address for your Kindle, open your email provider in a web browser and compose a message.Send your file to the previously specified email address.
Your document will appear in the Kindle library within a few minutes.
Method 4: Use a USB cable to transfer your Word file to your Kindle.
If you have a USB cable on board and are not online, you can transfer Word documents to your Kindle device. For the Kindle to recognise DOCX files, you must convert them to AZW3 format using the Calibre programme. Download the Calibre app by clicking on the link provided below.
Calibre for PC application | Download link
Click Download calibre 64 bit.
Run the configuration file you downloaded.
Click Install.
Click Finish and then launch Calibre.
As Calibre opens, select the Add books button in the upper left corner.
Then, navigate to your Word file, select it, and click Open.
The document should be added to the library of Calibre. Select Convert volumes from the menu bar.
Now, select “Output format” in the upper-right corner of the window.
Select AZW3.
Then, select OK.
Within a few seconds, your file will be converted. When finished, right-click the converted document in the list, hover over Save to disc, and click Save to disc again.
Choose a destination folder for the converted file.
Then, duplicate this directory.
Now, use a USB cable to connect your Kindle to your computer. Then, copy the folder and paste it into the ‘documents’ folder on the Kindle’s drive.
Alternatively, if your Kindle is already connected, you can simply transmit the converted file to it directly. To do so, right-click on it, hover over Send to device, then select Send to primary memory.
Lastly, remove your Kindle from your computer. Your converted Word file will be available in your Kindle library.
REPAIR: “The Request is denied” Kindle cannot access Word documents.
When accessing a Word document on Kindle, you may occasionally see the’request is blocked’ message.
This occurs when you attempt to share a Word file that is stored in your OneDrive and not on your device. Download and save the Word document to your device before correcting the error. To do so, open the document and touch the three-dot icon in the document’s upper-right corner.
Save the file.
Then, launch the File Manager application on your mobile device and locate the file you downloaded. Tap the corresponding three-dot icon.
Click Share.
Choose the Kindle app next.
Similar to before, input the title and author’s name, toggle ‘Add to library’, and tap Send.
Once it has been uploaded to your Kindle library, you will no longer receive the’request is blocked’ message.
FAQ
Let’s take a look at a few frequently inquired questions regarding sending your MS Word document to Kindle.
Does the Kindle support Word files?
Yes, Kindle devices can read Word documents so long as they are transmitted using Amazon’s ‘Send to Kindle’ function.
Why can’t I locate the ‘Send documents to Kindle’ option in MS Word?
The ‘Send documents to Kindle’ option in Microsoft Word is a recent addition. If you cannot find it in your version of Microsoft Word, make sure to update MS Word or Microsoft 365, and then search under File > Export.
The ability to read your Word documents on a Kindle device or the Kindle app is a game-changer for anyone, not just writers and editors, who wish to preview their Word files or read them on Kindle devices. We trust you found this guide helpful in achieving the same. The last occasion!
