Kindle: File transfer over WiFi?
To upload files to Kindle you can use following approach. In short, you should start Web server on your Computer and after that download files on Kindle using built-in Experimental browser.
On Windows:
- Download MiniWeb web server
- Extract MiniWeb server. Let's say to
path_to_miniweb - Create new folder for books (i.e.
path_to_created_book_folder) on your computer and copy your books there - For convenience create Shortcut on desktop:
"path_to_miniweb\miniweb.exe" -p 8001 -r "path_to_created_book_folder" - Click on Shortcut. Console window should appear:
MiniWeb (built on May 12 2018) (C)2005-2013 Written by Stanley Huang Host: 0.0.0.0:8001 Web root: C:\Users\super_user\Desktop\Books Max clients (per IP): 32 (0) URL handlers: 1 Dir listing enabled - Determine your Computer's IP address. Let's suppose it is:
192.168.0.4 - To test if everything is done correctly on this step, open Internet Explorer (or any other browser you have) and navigate to
192.168.0.4:8001. You should see list of books. Please note, if your Wi-Fi connection is set as Public network, Web server may not be visible for your home devices.
On Kindle:
- Open Experimental Browser and navigate to
192.168.0.4:8001. As a result you will see content of thepath_to_created_book_folder. - Click on Book and accept file download.
- After download complete, go to the Home screen. Your book will be there.
Later, every time when you need to upload book:
- start MiniWeb server using shortcut on desktop.
- Copy book to
path_to_created_book_folder - Use Experimental Browser on your Kindle to download book
NOTE: that Kindle supports limited set of book formats (i.e. *.mobi, *.txt)
There is an FTP server application available. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0055SCX66/ref=mas_ty
The single biggest problem with it is that currently the keyboard does not appear so you cannot change the default passwords or add new users. That makes this app VERY insecure on the Fire so you have to be careful to turn it off when you're done.