A treasure trove for Kindle readers

- my kindle -

For those who are using an older Kindle, the Project Gutenberg website is a boon.

You can download free ebooks to your device using your Send-to-Kindle E-mail.

You can find your personal Kindle email by using this path: Kindle Home page (default page when you turn it on)>Menu (button with a lot of little lines, second from right)>Settings>Scroll to second page (using forward button). Save that email in your contacts list to make things easier later on.

Go to the Gutenberg website and search for a book and click on it. Several options for downloading will be given. I use "EPUB (no images, for older E-Readers)". Click to download to your computer. If that file won't download, try a different one.

Find the download on your computer (I have a downloads shortcut file on my desktop). Rename the file to the book title. Don't change the file type (.epub). This is so when you send it to your Kindle, you can find the book easier. Otherwise, it shows up as "page2812" or somesuch. 

Open your email program, click on New mail, put your Send-to-Kindle E-mail address in the To box. The subject doesn't matter. Then: Insert>Attach File>Browse This Computer. Find the renamed book file and double click it to attach it to the email, then hit Send. You'll get an error email from Amazon if the file won't work for your device. Try another one!

Go to your Kindle device. The new book will show up on the top of the Home page. If it doesn't, look in Archives. Sometimes it is a little slower than when a book is ordered from Amazon, but it shouldn't take too much longer. Sync as needed. The last one I got from Gutenberg showed up faintly in Archives, then sent itself to the Home page.

Some experimentation may be necessary. The same download file might not work for you, or it may show up in a different place on your device. But you can figure it out! Once you do, you won't be at a loss for the next book to read.