- First, go to the Upload & Preview page for the title you're publishing
- Right click the “Download HTML” link and copy the link location
- Paste the link into another browser window
- Replace the “zip” with “azw” in the “file_type” part of the URL, then hit Enter
- Firefox will tell you to save a .zip file – go ahead and save it
- Rename this file so it has a .azw ending, then copy it to your Kindle
- You should now see your title on your Kindle!
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Amazon DTP preview on Kindle
If you've written an e-book and uploaded to Amazon's DTP site, you might have noticed that there's no way to download a file to preview on your Kindle before publishing. There is a preview button that shows a simulation, but this isn't good enough in most cases.
It is possible to download your converted e-book in AZW format using this trick (this works with Firefox, directions might be slightly different with IE or Safari):
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I can't believe it, but this totally works! You're a genius and you really saved me tons of time. Thank you!!! :D
These instructions only seem to work in Windows. On a Mac, even using Firefox, the OS sees the file as a Zip and not a Unix executable. I assume this is because the MacOS handles files differently. Luckily, I'm running VMWare Fusion and could perform these steps in Windows XP on my Mac. And it worked.
I can't get back to my dashboard to try to upload.
I sign in a get sent to the support and forums pages.
What I am doing wrong? I see no option to get to the correct page.
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