: Re: Can you use a Kindle without an Amazon account? I'd like to know if it is possible to use a Kindle reader without having an Amazon account, but rather only uploading the reader's own files

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Yes, you can use a Kindle without an account, or without registering it. You can copy MOBI or PDF or a few other data file formats into the "Documents" directory using USB, and it'll display them just fine. There are four differences I've found that apply to all the Kindles I've tried this with.

You can't buy books from Amazon Store directly from the device, obviously.
You can't take an Amazon Kindle copy-protected-format file from one of your other Kindles, copy them onto your unregistered Kindle, and read them. (Not surprising.)
You can't email a file to the Kindle using Amazon Whispernet's my-kindle-name@kindle.com address (also obvious.)
The Collections feature doesn't work without registration (Not obvious, and annoying.) It's not a problem if you've only got a few dozen books on there at a time, but if you've downloaded half of Project Gutenberg onto your Kindle into one big flat directory mess, it's hard to keep track of stuff.

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