See that little button at the top of this post with the “k” on it? If you click it, you will be given the opportunity to send the post in its entirety to your Kindle reading device. It’s called “Send to Kindle,” and it is something Kindle readers have wanted for a long time.
First, you’ll have to log in to an account with a Kindle reading device associated with it. Next, pick the device in that account you want to send to, and then press the send button when the image of the post comes up. It’s that simple. (You can find instructions from Amazon right here.)
Next question, where will my article or post appear on the Kindle when I use “Send to Kindle”? On my original Kindle Fire, I kept looking for the article but didn’t see it. Why? First, the article appeared on my carousel almost instantaneously, represented by the one image that I had included in the post. There was nothing else to indicate that this was my new content, and, sad to say, the image itself didn’t tip me off. I also looked under my Library with no luck, and then in my Docs shelf, again with no luck. What was the problem?
Well, I hadn’t checked the box on the initial Amazon screen to “Archive in Your Kindle Library,” which meant it would not show up in the library. Then, when I looked at my Docs, I was looking at the “Cloud” view rather than the “Device” view. When I looked on “Device,” there it was. Send to Kindle works!
So, if you have been using work-arounds for years, as I have, to get web content onto the Kindle in an easily readable format, then the arrival of the “Send to Kindle” button will make you happy. Time Magazine, Boing Boing, and the Washington Post have adopted the button. In the picture, you can see the little button with the “k” on it in the sidebar with all of the other sharing options.