Amazon started offering support for DRM-free EPUB files that are e-mailed to Kindle e-readers since April last year. That was a surprise move that perhaps none had expected coming from Amazon given ...

The Amazon Kindle supports three main document types: Kindle (.AZW, .AZW1), Text (.TXT) and Unprotected Mobipocket (.MOBI, .PRC). Second-generation Kindles also have a built-in PDF reader and support ...

The open-source EPUB e-book format is great for sharing books between different readers and making life easier on readers generally--but Amazon's Kindle, the big player, doesn't support it.

You can get books on your Kindle reader by buying directly from Amazon's store, but if you have EPUB files (such as from Project Gutenberg) you have the ability to read them directly on your Kindle.