Some newspapers have reported that the million+ free Google files are not usable on the Kindle. We just need to convert them to MOBI files. This will also allow the Kindle features of highlighting, note-adding, font-size adjustments, and will be included in search results when the full Kindle is searched for key words.

These ePub files are easier to work with than the PDF ones because they involve text-reflow instead of keeping a page exactly as originally laid out and therefore with words too tiny on small screens.Īlso, Google has done, in that ePub file, the text-reflow for us, which should bring more reliable to-MOBI conversions for books with complex layouts.

(Many don't know that the Kindle 2, 3, and DX Kindles can read PDFs direct - but this isn't ideal on the 6' screens.) 27, 2009 - Yesterday Google offered over a million free e-books in EPUB format as well as in PDF format. Original Posting on How to Convert free Google ePub books to Kindle formatĪug. The below blog article below is now outdated and has too many off-topic sections due to chronological updates about Google Books, not particularly germane to the topic.

SEE THE UPDATED VERSION OF THIS OLDER POST, WITH AN ADDED SOLUTION AND CLEARER PRESENTATION AT THIS LINK: (bit.ly/epub-to-kindle ) This explains how to get and use Calibre to easily convert any free ePub Google file to Kindle format OR use a conversion site to have it done for you if the book is in the public domain.

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