Hello all

I am thinking of getting a Kindle and I have a large number of PDFs file that I read, reports with some pictures etc.

I just wondered how do you convert the PDF to .azw/.mobi format and how does a converter PDF with some figures appear on the Kindle?

Thanks for the advice and the offers everyone.

I did some research yesterday and I also found the Calibre software. I've converted some of the documents I have into .mobi.

I've just received my Kindle today and I'll test it out tonight and share it back here how the PDFs are like after converted.

Herojam9

In addition to what kiawin said, you can also select the books you want on Amazon, and select where you want the books to be delivered to (if you have more than one device or app running Kindle).

If your Kindle is connected when you make the purchase, the books will be delivered to you immediately. Else, you just need to turn your device on and synchronise it and the books will be downloaded.

Which means, you can actually start your book collection even before you Kindle arrives!

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By the way, I tested the Kindle with PDF, for high quality PDFs (nicely presented etc) the coverter works like a charm. But for poor quality PDFs or those with lots of figures, the conversion don't work that well.

However, I must say the Kindle is well worth it if you're a heavy fictional/classic books reader as you can get these cheaply or free. If you like reading factual books, then Kindle is not the best.