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The Amazon shop is set up so that your purchases arrive immediately and automatically on your gear.

But what happens if you have ebooks in your library that aren’t showing up on your Kindle?

Kindle Paperwhite 2021 Signature Edition

A Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition (2021)

This model was released in 2010, so it’s a long way from being the latest model.

You are almost certainly using something a bit more up-to-date, though.

All the instructions provided should work on any Kindle model.

Screenshot showing how to send an ebook from Amazon Content and Devices - Select Manage your Content and Device

It does everything I want it to and no more.

In most cases, this will happen automatically.

Select ‘Books’

You’ll be taken to the Digital Content screen.Select ‘Books.’

Screenshot showing how to send an ebook from Amazon Content and Devices - Select Books

Select ‘Deliver or Remove from gear’

You will see a list of all your digital ebooks on Amazon.

Find the one that you want to send to your Kindle and select ‘Deliver or Remove from equipment.’

Confirmation screen

You’ll see a message confirming that your delivery request has been sent.

Screenshot showing how to send an ebook from Amazon Content and Devices - Select Deliver or Remove from Device

see to it that your devices are on and connected to WiFi to receive content.

You cango to pending requests to see the delivery status.

We’ll cover this in step 3.

Screenshot showing how to send an ebook from Amazon Content and Devices - Select device

Simplytype your Kindle email addressin the ‘To’ field andattach the file.

PDFs work slightly differently, so we’ll cover those in the next step.

Check your Kindle

Check your Kindle to ensure that it has been received.

Screenshot showing how to send an ebook from Amazon Content and Devices - Confirmation screen

This may take a few minutes, depending on your internet connection.

How to find your Kindle email address

1.

Select ‘Manage Your Content and Devices.’

Screenshot showing how to send an ebook from Amazon Content and Devices - Check book has been delivered

Select Kindle

All your Amazon devices will show here, including Fire TV, tablets, and e-readers.

It will also show you how many of each unit you have.Select Kindle.

At the top, you’ll see your gear email address.

Screenshot showing how to send an ebook via email - Locate file on your device

The format will be something like the first part of your account email address plus random letters and numbers.

Find email address on Kindle

Alternatively, you canfind your email address on your Kindle itself under ‘parameters’.

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Screenshot showing how to find Kindle email address - Select Devices

Screenshot showing how to find Kindle email address - Select Kindle

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