Amazon Technologies Kindle DX D00611 - Manual (Page 114)

Chapter 8 · 114 KINDLE DX USER’S GUIDE 2 nd EDITION
For details on fees, see the “Your individual charges” section of your Manage Your
Kindle page on Amazon.com.
Tip: If you would like to avoid the fee, address the e-mail so that the second
part of your Kindle e-mail address is @free.kindle.com. After sending to the
@free.kindle.com address, a link to the converted file will be e-mailed to your
Amazon.com e-mail address. You can then download the file to your Kindle’s
documents folder via USB using your computer.
The conversion service on Your Kindle is meant for the receipt of personal, non-
commercial documents only. You may not authorize the sending of documents from
automated distribution services.
8.4 Audiobooks and MP3s
You can purchase, transfer, and play audiobooks from Audible.com as well as transfer
MP3 files to Kindle to play as background audio while you read.
AUDIOBOOKS FROM AUDIBLE.COM
Kindle supports the thousands of audiobooks available through Audible.com. You can
purchase and download one or more of these books from Audible.com through your
Windows or Mac-based computer and then transfer these books over USB to your
Kindle’s “Audible” folder, and listen to them on your Kindle. Once on your Kindle, an
Audible file will be displayed on your Home screen with your other documents. The
file will have the word “audio” next to the title to indicate that it is an audiobook.
AUDIOBOOK FORMATS FOR KINDLE
Audible offers five versions of its audiobook format. Kindle is compatible with formats
4 and Audible Enhanced (AAX). Formats 1, 2, 3 and audiobooks provided from other
sources are not supported.