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Anecdotally, I have sideloaded via USB EPUBs and it works on two of my three kindles. Again, I don't know where the OS line in the sand is for EPUB support, but
by WorldMaker 4y ago
Anecdotally, I have sideloaded via USB EPUBs and it works on two of my three kindles. Again, I don't know where the OS line in the sand is for EPUB support, but kindles seem to have quietly updated to directly support EPUBs. Amazon could do a much better job of communication here. I assume they aren't communicating this well because they don't want to encourage people to use non-Amazon bookstores.
- hollandheese 4y agoIf this is true you should report it to Mobileread, because this would be a giant story. I have never heard of that being possible, nor has anyone else there. Are you completely sure that you actually sideloaded the ePubs and not AZW3 or KFX files?
- WorldMaker 4y agoI feel somewhat certain I spotted people already doing it on a forum like Mobileread (or maybe it was Mobileread) and that is what encouraged me to try it as I was fiddling with something in Calibre conversion that wasn't working right and searched for "obvious solutions" one of which was a nonchalant "just try to copy the EPUB file over USB". I don't know what to tell you about why it isn't a bigger "story" other than "it seems to be intentionally quiet on Amazon's part" and I guess it is the sort of thing people just kind of do and don't think to talk about?