How to Get Music on the Kindle

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You can use your Kindle e-book reader or tablet to listen to your favorite songs
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Your Kindle is much more than just an e-reader. It can also play your music files, which can be great for listening while you read. You can also load your audiobooks and listen instead of read. If you have a Kindle Fire tablet, you can use the Amazon Music Library service to stream your music from anywhere that you have an internet connection.

Sync Your Music Library to Your Kindle

If you want to put music on your Kindle (including the Fire, Touch, and Paperwhite models), you can easily transfer music files by plugging it in and moving them over via the File Explorer on your computer. You can also use Amazon Music on your Kindle Fire. With Amazon Music, you can upload up to 250 songs for free.

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Kindle Readers

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  1. In order to transfer music files to your Kindle, you'll need to connect it to your computer. Your Kindle uses a Micro-USB cable, which is the same cable that many Android phones use for charging.
    • This section covers Kindle e-readers, including the original Kindle line, Kindle Touch, and Kindle Paperwhite. If you are using a Kindle Fire or Fire HD tablet, see the next section.
  2. Once you've connected the Kindle, you can open it like a USB drive on your computer:
    • Windows - Open the "Computer"/"My Computer" window and double-click the Kindle in the list of removable drives.
    • Mac - Double-click the Kindle drive that appears on your desktop when you connect it.
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  3. Any MP3 files added to this folder can be played on your Kindle.
  4. You can start dragging and dropping MP3 files into the "music" folder. You cannot use subfolders to organize the files, and the order that they play on your Kindle is the order that they are added to the folder. Only MP3-format files can be played.
    • Be aware that early Kindle models have very limited storage space, and you may only be able to fit an album or two of music.
  5. After you are finished copying music files, you can disconnect your Kindle from your computer.
  6. The MP3 player is located in the Experimental section of your Kindle apps. You can access this by going to the Kindle home screen, pressing the Menu button, and selecting "Experimental" from the list.
  7. Select "MP3 Player" or "Play music" to start listening to the tracks that you copied onto your Kindle. Make sure that your headphones are connected, as many Kindles do not have speakers.
    • You can pause and resume by pressing Alt+Space, and skip to the next track by pressing Alt+F.
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Kindle Fire Tablets

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  1. The easiest way to transfer music is by copying the files from your computer directly to the Kindle Fire. You can use any Micro-USB cable to connect it to your computer, which is the same cable most Android smartphones use.
    • Windows XP users will need to have Windows Media Player 11 installed in order to detect the connected Kindle.
    • You can use the Amazon Cloud to access your music files from the cloud instead of filling up your tablet's storage. See the next section for details.
  2. The Kindle tablet will appear on your computer as a removable drive, much like a USB thumbdrive. Open it to see the files on the tablet.
    • Windows - You'll be able to find the Kindle Fire in your "Computer"/"My Computer" in the "Devices and drives" section.
    • Mac - The Kindle Fire will appear on your desktop when connected. Double-click the icon to open it like a drive.
  3. Any music already on the device will be here.
  4. Unlike the Kindle e-readers, you can add your folders for better organization. The Fire tablets typically have much more storage than a Kindle e-reader as well.
    • You can drag and drop files from your iTunes library window directly into the Music folder on the Kindle.
    • The Fire tablet supports MP3, AAC, AC3, WAV, and OGG.
  5. Once you have finished copying your music files, tap "Disconnect" in the Kindle Fire's Notification panel. You can then disconnect the USB cable.
  6. You can open this by tapping "Music" on the Fire's Home screen.
  7. This will switch the display to all of the songs that you have stored on the device. [1]
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Kindle Fire Tablets (Amazon Music)

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  1. You can upload 250 songs for free to your Amazon Music account, or you can pay $24.99/year to upload up to 250,000 songs. This is separate from your Prime or Cloud Drive membership.
  2. You can quickly access this by logging into Amazon, and then selecting "Your Music Library" from the "Your Account" menu.
  3. You can find this at the bottom of the menu on the left side of the screen. This will launch the Music Uploader.
    • If you are using Google Chrome, you'll need to take a few extra steps. Open the Settings menu for Chrome and click "Content settings" in the Privacy section. Find "Un-sandboxed plug-in access" and then click "Manage exceptions". Find the Amazon plugin and select "Allow". [2]
  4. You can have the Music Uploader scan your computer for music files, or you can specify specific folders to look for files in.
  5. After music files have been located, you can either import all of them or select the files you want to add. After starting the import, you may have to wait a while for all of the songs to be added. You can monitor the progress in the Music Uploader app.
  6. Open the Music app on your Kindle Fire tablet and select the "Cloud" tab. All of the songs uploaded to your Amazon Music Library, as well as any you've purchased from Amazon, will be available to listen to here. Just tap a song to start playing it.
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    Click on the three little dots next to the song title and one of the options will read, "Delete from device". Click on this option.
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    Get a Bluetooth adapter for the stereo, plug it into the aux input, and connect the Fire via Bluetooth. Then you can play the music through your stereo's speakers.
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      1. ↑ https://www.groovypost.com/howto/add-music-files-pc-kindle-fire-hd/
      2. ↑ https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/customerdocumentation/Kindle_Fire_1st_Gen_Help/Kindle_Fire_1st_Generation_Music_PDF.pdf

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      1. Connect the Kindle to a computer via USB.
      2. Open File Explorer or Finder.
      3. Navigate to the Kindle on the computer.
      4. Open the Music folder.
      5. Drag MP3 files to the Music folder.
      6. Disconnect the Kindle.
      7. Press the menu button on the Kindle and select Experimental .
      8. Select MP3 Player or Play Music to start listening.

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