Send to Kindle: from chat to e-reader

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About this App

Someone sends you a book on Telegram, and you want to read it on your Kindle, not squint at your phone. The usual routine is slow: download the file, open email, dig up your Kindle address, attach, send.

Send to Kindle cuts that to one step. Forward the file to the bot, and a minute later it is on your device. 📚

The bot is built by Brazilian developer Gabriel RF, and its code is public under the GPL-3.0 license. About 22,000 people use it every month.

The trick behind it

Every Kindle has a personal email address. Amazon accepts documents sent there and converts them for the device, but only from addresses you have approved.

The bot acts as the mail carrier. It takes your file, or a link to one, and emails it to your Kindle from its own server. Nothing fancy, just the manual routine automated.

One-time setup

Open the bot and send /start. It asks for two addresses: your Amazon account email and your Kindle email.
Find the Kindle address on Amazon under Manage Your Content and Devices, then Preferences, then Personal Document Settings.
In the same section, add the sender address the bot shows you to the approved list. Skip this and Amazon silently drops every message.
Forward any book file to the bot and give it a couple of minutes.

If nothing arrives, the approved sender step is almost always the culprit. Check that list first. 🔧

Formats your Kindle will take

EPUB. Best for novels, since text reflows to your font size.
PDF. Fine for papers and manuals, though small print on a 6 inch screen gets tiring.
DOCX, TXT, RTF and HTML. Converted into a readable book automatically.
JPG, PNG and GIF. They arrive, though they are rarely useful.

Amazon stopped accepting MOBI by email in 2022. If your library is in MOBI, convert it to EPUB with any ebook manager first. Attachments are capped at 50 MB.

Links work too

You do not need the file in Telegram first. Send a direct download link and the bot fetches the file itself. Handy for articles, lecture notes and documents stored in the cloud.

Before you hand over a file

The bot is free and never needs your Amazon password, only the two email addresses. If anything ever asks for your password, it is not this bot.

Files pass through the developer's server. That is fine for everyday reading, but confidential work documents are better sent from your own mailbox. Read the service terms with /tos. 📖

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does Send to Kindle cost money?▼

No, the bot is free. Amazon does not charge for delivering personal documents over Wi-Fi either, so there is nothing to pay on either side.

Why didn't my book show up?▼

Most often the bot's sender address is missing from your approved list in Amazon's Personal Document Settings. Also check that the Kindle is on Wi-Fi, the file is under 50 MB and it is not MOBI.

Do I have to give the bot my Amazon password?▼

No. It only asks for two email addresses, your Amazon account and your Kindle. A password is never needed at any step.

Does it work with the Kindle phone app?▼

Yes, the Kindle app has its own document address, listed with your devices on Amazon. Give that address to the bot and books will land in the app.