I really love my Kindle, so I was wondering if I could do this. The answer is YES.
If you have a kindle, go to ‘content and devices’ on you amazon account. Then choose the settings tab, and at the bottom there will be an email address for your kindle device. You also need to authorize an email address the kindle can receive emails from.
Now go to AO3, and click the download button on the fic you want. From there select the .mobi format
Download the file, and send it to you kindle email.
Then it will show up on your kindle as a document, but it reads just like any other book! YAY.
I assume that if you are reading an unfinished fic, you might have to delete from the device and then send again when updated.
But honestly, one of my big barriers to reading long fics whether done or stull in progress is just getting the time to get started, and being able to put it on a reading device will sure help.
To expand upon the topic of “how to read your favorite fan fiction on your ereader and/or tablet” post…
There is a free program - regularly updated and absolutely wonderful - for ebook management called Calibre (https://calibre-ebook.com/ ) which allows you to add books, tag them however you want to, and organize them so you can keep downloaded copies of your favorite fan fictions or ebooks organized and at the ready. Calibre comes with a variety of plugins for creating covers, downloading books, adding books… there’s even a plugin for downloading fan fiction from sites other than AO3. The best bit is that via Calibre you can load any book file from it onto just about any ereader or tablet you can think of. Have a Kobo - sideload with Calibre! Have a Kindle - sideload with Calibre!
And if you search the internet for Calibre plugins you can even find ones to help you with organizing other ebooks you have from whatever source you can think of. Calibre is an excellent book management program.
