How to get Project Gutenberg books on Kindle?

The Gutenberg project can digitize books that are in the public domain.

[{"selector":"#anim-4be8a500-c1e9-4239-b0d6-626cc7faaa1d","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.330000000000000015543122344752191565930843353271484375,0.66000000000000003108624468950438313186168670654296875,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-b84c2190-71e5-4f26-ad0b-fa3528c20d89","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6c1720a3-07e9-41cc-ace3-798c1b92df98","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f968321c-398e-4988-9903-7821d321bb10 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-7.812499744007886%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Most Project Gutenberg books are delivered as plain text files (with no formatting).

[{"selector":"#anim-e6f033e9-707c-4a27-949a-2f4f6f8d22e7","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.330000000000000015543122344752191565930843353271484375,0.66000000000000003108624468950438313186168670654296875,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-cbfb29e4-f8f8-438e-831e-bd4a39e61a0c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-781eb20c-8b7d-4335-bbd4-9c29a3adc686","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2f42e052-fbbd-40db-9f2e-e39de247a3d7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(7.6999997433252405%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

When you download these files, they will be saved to your computer or e-reader.

[{"selector":"#anim-e9d9d35c-81da-4dd5-b87b-70149c7c79db","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.330000000000000015543122344752191565930843353271484375,0.66000000000000003108624468950438313186168670654296875,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-71ddb838-04c3-4310-b2e4-9189be182989","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1b248b79-93fc-42c3-b6b9-38edb35f9e9a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f0ccaccf-1f0e-4a1b-82e6-af3253f646b1 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-44.34523798146381%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}]

You then use a program called Calibre to convert them into a file format that can be read on your Kindle.

[{"selector":"#anim-5bdbb344-b4f6-4096-ba9d-8bc8cd6fdaaa","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.330000000000000015543122344752191565930843353271484375,0.66000000000000003108624468950438313186168670654296875,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-5e2ff5ec-efb7-45e6-93aa-46c9501df2f6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-86f0f914-7ee2-41db-8fbd-24d103a6d386","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-af4eb447-2844-44cb-84ea-6b37be159f24 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}]

Download Calibre here and install it on your computer.

[{"selector":"#anim-fabf4f65-af86-4c01-9b4f-5fda3ef26dcd","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.330000000000000015543122344752191565930843353271484375,0.66000000000000003108624468950438313186168670654296875,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-3698836a-284f-4d30-a32a-e681b4df9aec","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-372aa79d-24c6-47bb-96be-9157bfef06c6","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1311a243-994a-47df-949d-7a744ee55858 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-33.29371510032259%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Download one of plain text files and save it to your desktop.

[{"selector":"#anim-2f9e4683-9e98-4fb3-a13b-17bae1eb6ce9","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.330000000000000015543122344752191565930843353271484375,0.66000000000000003108624468950438313186168670654296875,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-e8d510e4-be55-482e-8fb1-da43344f2ef0","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6e7162b4-a739-443b-b4d3-efae81069e7a","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2912d2e6-dbc6-4bfe-9b35-04866d852436 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(31.248313735136364%, 0, 0)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}]

Make sure that you have unzipped/uncompressed it first if necessary.

[{"selector":"#anim-952dbd36-6fc4-402a-9333-83c1d2a95de4","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(1)","scale(1.5)","scale(0.95)","scale(1)"],"offset":[0,0.330000000000000015543122344752191565930843353271484375,0.66000000000000003108624468950438313186168670654296875,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1450,"easing":"ease-in-out","fill":"both","iterations":1}] [{"selector":"#anim-e35244d5-d4b5-4152-8e77-1dc26e64eddb","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a5050f5b-b2a6-452a-9877-5ad866a579f1","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-aa27861e-4ae0-4b40-a6ec-593b33324918 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Learn more