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):

1. First, go to the Upload & Preview page for the title you're publishing
2. Right click the “Download HTML” link and copy the link location
3. Paste the link into another browser window
4. Replace the “zip” with “azw” in the “file_type” part of the URL, then hit Enter
5. Firefox will tell you to save a .zip file – go ahead and save it
6. Rename this file so it has a .azw ending, then copy it to your Kindle
7. You should now see your title on your Kindle!