How to Send Word Documents to Kindle
Whether it's a work report, a research paper, or your own manuscript draft — you can send any Word document straight to your Kindle. No need to convert to PDF first. Upload the .docx file and DropKind delivers it wirelessly.
Create your DropKind account
Sign up with your email. No password needed — we use a magic code.
Connect your Kindle
A short guided setup: add DropKind as an approved sender in your Amazon account and enter your Kindle email. Takes about a minute.
Upload your Word document
Upload a .docx file directly. Amazon converts it server-side into a Kindle-friendly format with reflowable text, adjustable fonts, and proper chapter navigation.
Read on your Kindle
Your document appears in your Kindle library in under a minute, formatted for comfortable reading.
What carries over from Word
Headings, bold, italic, underline, bullet lists, numbered lists, images, and basic tables all come through. Amazon's conversion respects your document structure — Word headings become Kindle chapters you can navigate in the table of contents. Complex formatting like multi-column layouts, headers and footers, page numbers, text boxes, and tracked changes get stripped. The result is clean, readable text — which is usually what you want on a Kindle.
The Kindle proofreading trick
Writers have known this for years: reading your own work on a Kindle catches errors you miss on a monitor. The change in device, font, and context — from your writing environment to a calm e-ink screen — makes typos, awkward phrasing, and pacing issues jump out. Send your draft to Kindle, curl up somewhere comfortable, and read it like a reader would. It's one of the best editing tools that costs nothing.
DOCX vs PDF — which should you send?
For most Word documents, send the .docx directly — you get reflowable text, adjustable fonts, and proper chapter navigation. Converting to PDF first actually makes things worse: you lose text reflow and get a fixed layout that's hard to read on smaller Kindle screens. The exception is if your document has precise visual formatting (diagrams, complex tables, exact positioning) that you need preserved pixel-for-pixel. In that case, send it as a PDF.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need to convert DOCX to PDF first?
No — and you shouldn't. Kindle handles DOCX natively and produces a better reading experience than PDF. You get reflowable text, adjustable font sizes, and proper chapter navigation. PDF locks you into a fixed layout.
Will tracked changes and comments show up?
No. Only the final text is sent. If you want to review tracked changes, accept or reject them in Word first. The Kindle version will show the document as it currently reads.
Can I send .doc files (old Word format)?
DropKind supports .docx (the modern format). If you have an older .doc file, open it in Word or Google Docs and save as .docx first — it takes a few seconds.
What about Google Docs?
Download your Google Doc as .docx (File → Download → Microsoft Word), then upload it to DropKind.
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