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 Uploading an EPUB file onto a Kindle

Expectation:

Plug in Kindle
Copy the EPUB file to documents/

Reality:

Plug in Kindle
Copy the EPUB file to documents/
Doesn’t do anything
Search online
“You need the Send to Kindle™ app”
Download and install Send to Kindle™ on a PC running Microsoft® Windows®
Launch Send to Kindle™
Log in with Amazon® account
“Incorrect Phone Number”
Realizes Amazon® is r*cist and doesn’t accept Chinese Amazon® accounts
Create Murican Amazon® account
Signs out on Kindle
Sign in with the Murican Amazon® account on Kindle
Sign in with the Murican Amazon® account on Send to Kindle™
Right click on the EPUB file and select Send to Kindle®
Send
Doesn’t do anything
Wait 3 hours
EPUB magically appears on Kindle

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