

If you can’t turn on your Kindle, but your device is registered on Amazon, you can also find the serial number online by going to the Manage Devices page on your Amazon account (Go to “Account” on the Amazon menu, then “Manage content and devices”). To find the serial number, go to your Kindle’s home page and tap the menu icon, then go to “Settings,” then “Device Options,” then “Device Info.” You’re looking for the first four (if the serial number starts with a B) or six (if the serial number starts with a G) characters. You can find what version Kindle you have by looking up the serial number. The top two have very limited options for buying a kindle locally but have locations all over, while the last two allow you to try different Kindles and get expert support, but the locations are very limited.

There are several stores where you can buy your Kindle locally. So if you want to sideload an ebook onto your Kindle, you will still need the MOBI file. This is still the case, even though authors and publishers now upload EPUB files to Amazon when publishing their e-book-that EPUB file gets converted to a MOBI file by Amazon’s software. Kindles read Amazon’s proprietary MOBI file format.
