Use another device to download the mobi (Kindle) book from Smashwords.Simply search for the book on (or follow one of the links above if you’re reading this on your Kindle right now) and you shouldn’t have too much trouble finding the mobi file to download direct to your device. My decade-old Kindle Keyboard includes an “experimental” web browser which I’ve used to download books this way in the past. This should be very easy if you’re using a Kindle Fire (which is really more of a tablet computer than a dedicated e-reader), but may still be possible even if you’re using one of the more book-focused devices. Use your Kindle’s web browser to download the mobi (Kindle) book from Smashwords.These are the Kindle versions of those particular books, so feel free to test the process out with them (and if you enjoy my stories, please consider leaving a review!). Any mobi file can be transferred to your Kindle using one of the following methods:įor simplicity’s sake, here’s a direct link to the mobi files for Red Herring and Bionic Punchline, flash fiction anthologies that I’ve made available free on Smashwords. Virtually all other e-readers use the much more common epub format (but more on that at the end).

The important thing is that you seek out ebooks in the mobi format, which is what the Kindle uses. Project Gutenberg, Unbound and the Humble Book Bundle are also excellent places to get Kindle books outside of Amazon, but these are not your only options.

This guide focuses on books downloaded from Smashwords, but the information is equally relevant no matter where you’re getting them.

However, it’s not the only way, despite what Amazon would have you think. If you own a Kindle and fancy stocking it with some of my flash fiction, that’s likely the easiest way to do it. Recently I announced that OCR is Not the Only Font had become available for free in Amazon’s Kindle store.

Kindle book store online