PocketBook InkPad 4 · Guides
Get books onto the PocketBook InkPad 4
Copy books to the InkPad 4 by USB in almost any format, send them by email with Send-to-PocketBook, or sync from a cloud folder. No conversion needed.
The InkPad 4’s format range means “getting books on” is usually just copying a file, and its screen makes big files worth carrying. Use USB for large PDFs and comic archives, Send-to-PocketBook for ordinary ebooks from your phone, and cloud sync to mirror a folder. Conversion rarely comes up here.
-
Understand what makes the InkPad 4 different
Unlike a Kobo or Kindle, the InkPad 4 opens most formats directly — EPUB, PDF, FB2, DjVu, DOCX, RTF, TXT, HTML, CBZ, CBR, MOBI and others. You almost never need to convert a file first. That makes copying books on the simplest method, and large PDFs and comic archives are exactly what this screen is for.
-
Method A — copy by USB cable
Connect the InkPad 4 to a computer with the USB-C cable and choose the connection prompt. It appears as a drive. Drag your book files into any folder, or into the "Books" folder to keep things tidy. Large PDF and CBZ files copy faster over USB than any wireless method.
-
Method B — Send-to-PocketBook by email
With a PocketBook account, the device has its own address such as "yourname@pbsync.com" (find it under Settings, then Accounts and Synchronization, then Send-to-PocketBook). Email your book files as attachments to that address. On the InkPad 4, open the "Send-to-PocketBook" folder and sync; the files download over Wi-Fi.
-
Method C — sync a cloud folder
Under Settings, then Accounts and Synchronization, you can link Dropbox or Google Drive, or use the PocketBook Cloud. Put books in the linked folder from any computer, then sync on the device to pull them down.
-
Open a book and check the layout
For EPUB and similar reflowable formats, the reading menu (tap the top centre) has font, spacing and margin controls. For PDFs, the 7.8-inch screen shows a full page comfortably, but the dedicated PDF guide covers zoom, crop and reflow for anything that is still too small.