The Kindle app for Android will open the .mobi files. I used Dropbox to get to the file and thought I’d just be able to open it from Dropbox into the Kindle app like I can on the iPad. That didn’t work and it told me to download an app that could open the file type. I copied it from Dropbox to my downloads folder then used a file manager to try and open it without luck. Then I noticed a Kindle folder. I copied the .mobi file into the Kindle folder then opened the Kindle app and it worked!
Thanks for this tip. I have my e-books in Dropbox, and they work fine on my Kindle, but getting them onto my Android has been a pain. I was trying to sync with Calibre last night, but that’s not possible with a Galaxy Nexus, so I ended up opening them in a different e-reader app from Dropbox. I’d rather use the Amazon Kindle app so it syncs, though.
Thanks for this great solution. I was struggling to figure out what I thought would be easy, but it wasn’t. I wish I had just Googled it and found your site right away!
You’re just amazing. I wonder why Amazon has to complicate things by moving file to its native folder instead of letting the Kindle software search for folders automatically.
Hi
I copied the .mobi file to the kindle folder on my samsung galaxy SII. Folder is on Phone and not on SD Card. I cannot open the file from here. It says no application cna open this file.
i also have pdf version. when I open it, it gives me option to open it using kindle and i can do it.
How can i open the .mobi file??
Thanks dude. Really helpful and short info
Huge thanks.
I am unable to get to a file in Dropbox – it contains photographs of one of my grand children ….. I am not from your young generation — :-(( … So even when you explain so well – I can’t get it to work for me – obviously too stupid – It’s a Zip file and Dropbox just tells me there are no apps to open that file —- is it too much trouble for you to hep me?
Thanks :-))
Joan Huffman