Kindle (11th generation)
Calibre
Managing your library and sending books with Calibre.
Calibre is the free desktop program most people use to keep an ebook library in order and copy books onto a reader. With the entry Kindle it works over USB out of the box, and can also send books to your Kindle email address.
What to know
- Send AZW3, not EPUB. The Kindle does not read EPUB files copied over by cable. Calibre converts to AZW3 (also called KF8) automatically when it sends to a Kindle and keeps your EPUB copy.
- KFX is Amazon’s newer format with slightly better typography. Calibre can produce it with the community “KFX Output” plugin. AZW3 is fine for most reading; add KFX only if you notice the difference.
- Books land in “Documents” and sync their furthest page read across your devices if “Whispersync for personal documents” is on.
- Watch the storage. 16 GB is plenty for text but fills faster with PDFs.
- Keep your originals as EPUB.