Amazon D00701 manual

KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION[...]

Contents · 2 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION T able of Contents WELCOME 8 CHAPTER 1: Getting Started with Y our Kindle 18 1 . 1 V i e w s o f K i n d l e ....................................................... 1 8 F r o n t V i e w ........................................................... 1 8 T o p V i e w ....................................[...]

Contents · 3 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION CHAPTER 3: Reading on Kindle 43 3 . 1 T y p e s o f C o n t e n t ...................................................... 4 3 B o o k s ............................................................... 4 3 N e w s p a p e r s .......................................................... 4 3 M a g a z i n e[...]

Contents · 4 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION CHAPTER 4: Searching on Kindle 74 4 . 1 I n t r o d u c t i o n t o S e a r c h .................................................. 7 4 T y p e s o f S e a r c h e s ..................................................... 7 4 P e r f o r m i n g a S e a r c h ............................................[...]

Contents · 5 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION CHAPTER 6: Accessing the W eb 93 6 . 1 U s i n g B a s i c W e b ...................................................... 9 3 E n t e r i n g a U R L ........................................................ 9 4 Using Bookmarks and Adding Y our Own . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .[...]

Contents · 6 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION CHAPTER 8: Kindle and Y our Computer 108 8 . 1 G e t t i n g S t a r t e d ....................................................... 1 0 8 S y s t e m R e q u i r e m e n t s ................................................. 1 0 8 M a k i n g t h e C o n n e c t i o n ..................................[...]

Contents · 7 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION CHAPTER 10: Migrating Content to Y our New Kindle 120 1 0 . 1 T r a n s f e r r i n g B o o k s .................................................. 1 2 0 10.2 T ransferring Periodical Subscriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 10.3 T ransferring Personal Do[...]

W elcome · 8 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION W elcome t o Thank you for purchasing Amazon Kindle. Y ou are reading the W elcome section of the Kindle User’ s Guide . This section provides an overview of Kindle and highlights a few basic features so you can start reading as quickly as possible. Y ou can leave this guide at any time by pressing[...]

W elcome · 9 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Congratulations! Y ou are reading on your new Kindle. If you haven’ t done so already , please follow the Getting Started instructions that came with your Kindle and plug in your Kindle to charge the battery . The charge indicator light on the bottom edge of your Kindle turns yellow and a lightning[...]

W elcome · 10 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION T o select a particular item such as a menu option or a specific word in your reading material, move the 5-way controller up, down, left, or right to highlight your choice and then press to select. Y ou can press the Next or Previous Page buttons to move forward or backward in your reading material[...]

W elcome · 11 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION T o try it now , press the T ext key , move the 5-way controller to choose the size you prefer and press the 5-way to select. The text changes to the new size. Repeat the same steps to change the text size back or to change it to a size comfortable for you to read.[...]

W elcome · 12 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Y our Choice of Number of Words per Line Y ou can also change the number of words per line in the book or periodical you are currently reading. Press the T ext key , move the 5-way controller to choose the number of words per line you prefer and press the 5-way to select. This changes the width of t[...]

W elcome · 13 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Look It Up Y our Kindle includes The New Oxford American Dictionary . Y ou can easily look up a particular word without leaving the content. Simply use the 5-way controller to navigate the cursor in front of the word you want defined. A definition of the word appears at the bottom of the screen. T[...]

W elcome · 14 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Automatic Delivery Since Kindle connects to the Whispernet network, we deliver your favorite periodicals over the air to your device as soon as they are published, often before they are even available in print. For example, if you subscribe to the Kindle edition of The New Y ork T imes , the latest [...]

W elcome · 15 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Bookmark Y our Reading Kindle automatically saves your place in whatever book you are reading, but you can also add a bookmark to any page by pressing the Menu button and selecting “Add a Bookmark.” Y ou can see that the upper right corner of the page is dog-eared. Kindle stores all your bookmar[...]

W elcome · 16 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Learning More This ends your brief introduction to just some of the capabilities on Kindle. The chapters that follow give a more complete overview of these and other features. Remember , you can always search on a particular feature or learn more about how to do a particular task by opening this gui[...]

W elcome · 17 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Y ou can leave the Kindle User’ s Guide , or any item you are reading, at any time by pressing the Home button. If you are done reading, you can put your Kindle to sleep by sliding and releasing the power button located at the top of your Kindle (you wake up Kindle the same way). Sleeping your Kin[...]

Chapter 1 · 18 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION CHAPTER 1: Getting Started with Y our Kindle In the W elcome chapter of the Kindle User’ s Guide , you read about many of the things you can do with your Kindle. This chapter reviews all of the physical features of Kindle and covers the basics of using the Kindle buttons, menus, and keyboard. 1.1[...]

Chapter 1 · 19 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION V olume controls — controls the headphone or speaker volume for audiobooks, background music, and text-to-speech. Previous Page button — takes you to the previous page in your reading material. Home button — shows content stored on your Kindle as well as content archived at Amazon. Next Page [...]

Chapter 1 · 20 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION T ext key — adjusts font size and number of words per line to suit your reading preference. Also allows you to turn on/off T ext-to-Speech and to change the screen rotation settings.[...]

Chapter 1 · 21 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION BACK VIEW The back of your Kindle contains stereo speakers for audio content. Speaker Speaker[...]

Chapter 1 · 22 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION TOP VIEW Power switch — puts your Kindle to sleep, wakes it up, and turns your Kindle on or off. T o put your Kindle to sleep, slide and release the power switch; a full screen image appears on the display . While your Kindle is asleep, other keys and buttons are locked so that you don’ t accid[...]

Chapter 1 · 23 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION BOTTOM VIEW The bottom of your Kindle contains the charge indicator light and a micro-USB port. Micro-USB/power port — attach the USB cord that came with your Kindle into the micro-USB/power port and into the Kindle power adapter*. Plug the adapter into a U.S.-compatible electrical outlet to char[...]

Chapter 1 · 24 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION 1.2 Getting Around T o get around on your Kindle, you use the buttons, menus, and the keyboard— all of which are explained here. USING THE BUTTONS In the W elcome section you learned about the navigation buttons (Previous Page, Next Page, and Back). For an explanation of what each button does, se[...]

Chapter 1 · 25 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION The illustration below shows the Home menu; the bold line under “Shop in Kindle Store” indicates that it is ready to be selected.[...]

Chapter 1 · 26 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION THE APPLICA TION MENU Y ou can display a menu from any screen on your Kindle. When you press the Menu button, it displays choices related to the screen you are viewing. The sample screen below shows you the screen you would typically see when you press the Menu button from within a book.[...]

Chapter 1 · 27 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION 1.3 Entering T ext T o use the Kindle keyboard, most people find it easiest to hold the device in both hands, and use the tips of their thumbs to press the keys. LOWERCASE AND UPPERCASE LETTERS T o enter lowercase letters, press the appropriate letter key . T o enter uppercase letters, hold down t[...]

Chapter 1 · 28 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Use the 5-way controller to choose the character you want and it will appear in your text entry box.[...]

Chapter 1 · 29 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION 1.4 Screen Rotation The Kindle screen image can be rotated so you can see the entire width of a web page or magnify the page of a PDF file. The buttons work the same in either rotation, but the 5-way controller movements are switched to match the rotation. T o lock your screen into portrait or lan[...]

Chapter 1 · 30 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION 1.5 Status Indicators At the top of every screen, you also see Whispernet and battery life status indicators to keep you in the know . WHISPERNET ST A TUS INDICA TORS The Whispernet status indicator shows you whether the wireless radio is turned on or off, the signal strength of your Whispernet ser[...]

Chapter 1 · 31 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION BA TTERY ST A TUS INDICA TORS Y ou have your Kindle plugged into power and the battery is charging. The charge indicator light on the bottom of your Kindle also lights up. Note that if your Kindle is plugged into a low powered USB port such as those found on some keyboards or older computers, you w[...]

Chapter 2 · 32 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION CHAPTER 2: Getting to Know Kindle Content The Kindle Home screen gives you an overall picture of what you currently have on your Kindle. It shows you what has arrived recently , what you are reading, and where you are in your reading. It also allows you to remove content from your Kindle and to mov[...]

Chapter 2 · 33 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION BLOGS Blogs are subscription-based and appear on the Home screen as a single entry like books. As additional blog content arrives, it is added to the item and older entries are rolled off, much like a blog works on a computer . AUDIOBOOKS Audiobooks look similar to books, but they will be labeled i[...]

Chapter 2 · 34 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION HOME SCREEN FEA TURES What you see on your Home screen varies depending on what reading materials you have purchased, and how you choose to show and sort this list. The screen sample and list below explain the features that you may find on your Home screen. Device name —the name of your Kindle. [...]

Chapter 2 · 35 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Sort options — choose the order you want content displayed in Home. T itle — the title of the item. Author or Date — for books, the author of the item is listed. For periodicals and blogs, the date is listed. Progress indicator — the series of dots below the item shows how long the book is [...]

Chapter 2 · 36 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION SHOW OPTIONS The following screen sample shows the location of the Show options and the list below explains each of the options. Moving the 5-way controller to the left lets you select what items to show in Home. Show Options[...]

Chapter 2 · 37 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Personal Docs — shows only the Personal Documents you have stored on your Kindle, including PDF files. Subscriptions — shows only the periodicals and blogs you have stored on your Kindle. Books — shows only the books and audiobooks you have stored on your Kindle. All My Items — shows all o[...]

Chapter 2 · 38 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION SORT OPTIONS The following screen shows the location of the Sort options and the list below explains each of the options. Moving the 5-way to the right lets you change how to sort these items. Most Recent First — sorts your content by the most recently added or recently opened items first. T itl[...]

Chapter 2 · 39 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION CHANGING HOW THE HOME SCREEN IS SORTED By default, your content is sorted by most recent first, meaning all of the new items and the content you are currently reading are at the top. T o change this option, follow these steps: 1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button. 2.[...]

Chapter 2 · 40 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION THE HOME SCREEN MENU The Home screen menu allows you to navigate to other places in Kindle or to perform specialized tasks. T o display the Home screen menu, press the Menu button when your Home screen is displayed. The list below explains the menu. Memory Battery Current Time Whispernet[...]

Chapter 2 · 41 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION T urn Wireless Off/On — turns the Whispernet service off or on. Shop in Kindle Store — takes you to the Kindle Storefront. View Archived Items — takes you to Archived Items where you can view and wirelessly re-download content you are storing at Amazon.com. Search — brings up the Search tex[...]

Chapter 2 · 42 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION MORE ABOUT MANAGING ITEMS Amazon also stores the seven most recent issues of your newspapers and magazines. If you’d like to keep a copy of an issue indefinitely , open the issue, press the Menu button, and select “Keep this Issue”; you will then see the word “keep” to the left of the is[...]

Chapter 3 · 43 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION CHAPTER 3: Reading on Kindle Kindle retains the best qualities of printed books, but adds many features that are available only through digital technologies such as word look up, changeable text size, and clippings. This chapter explains more about Kindle’ s reading features. 3.1 T ypes of Conten[...]

Chapter 3 · 44 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION BLOGS The Kindle Store offers thousands of Kindle blogs, including up-to-the-minute news feeds and topical blogs. Blog categories include business, technology , sports, politics, culture, entertainment, humor , and science. Kindle blogs are sent to you wirelessly throughout the day , allowing you t[...]

Chapter 3 · 45 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION AUDIOBOOKS Y ou can download and enjoy thousands of audiobooks from Audible.com. Due to their large file size, audiobooks must be downloaded to your PC or Mac over your existing Internet connection and then transferred to Kindle over USB. Listen to audiobooks through Kindle’ s speakers or plug i[...]

Chapter 3 · 46 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION 3.2 Content Formatting on Kindle When you read a book on Kindle, you will find that the formatting generally follows the printed version of the book. If the book has a table of contents, it will appear in Kindle. If the book has chapters, a preface, an illustrated cover , and so forth, these will [...]

Chapter 3 · 47 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION PROGRESS INDICA TOR At the bottom of every page of your reading material, you can see where you are by glancing at the progress indicator . As you progress further into the content, you will see a solid bar growing longer . The progress indicator also shows structural marks within content such as c[...]

Chapter 3 · 48 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION T o pick the text size that you want to use while reading, follow these steps: 1. Press the T ext key located on the bottom row of the keyboard. The text size choices are displayed as well as controls for T ext-to-Speech. 2. Move the 5-way left or right to the new text size that you want to use (yo[...]

Chapter 3 · 49 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION ADJUSTING THE NUMBER OF WORDS PER LINE Y ou can change the number of words per line in the book. periodical, or personal document you are currently reading to suit your reading preference. Adjusting the number of words increases or decreases the size of the margins. Y ou may find you read faster w[...]

Chapter 3 · 50 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION 3.3 Moving from Place to Place There are several ways for you to get from place to place once you have opened your reading material. Most often you will turn pages using the Next Page and Previous Page buttons (described in Chapter 1). Y ou can also get around inside your book or periodical by sele[...]

Chapter 3 · 51 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION If you are reading a Kindle book, the menu shows the following options: T urn Wireless Off — turns off Whispernet. When Whispernet is off, this option will change to “T urn Wireless On.” Shop in Kindle Store — takes you to the Kindle Storefront. Buy This Book Now — connects to the Kindle [...]

Chapter 3 · 52 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION If you are reading a newspaper or magazine, you will see the following different options: Clip This Article — makes a copy of the entire article and adds it to your “My Clippings” file. Keep This Issue — designates the newspaper or magazine issue as one to be stored in your Kindle until yo[...]

Chapter 3 · 53 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION If you are reading a blog, you will see the following options:[...]

Chapter 3 · 54 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION NA VIGA TING WITHIN A PERIODICAL At the bottom of a newspaper or magazine you will see options for quickly navigating within an issue. When viewing a blog, you will see similar options for navigation. Previous Article — takes you to the previous article when you move the 5-way controller to the l[...]

Chapter 3 · 55 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION T o navigate to a particular section, use the 5-way controller to underline the section title and then press the 5-way to select. T o dismiss this view and return to where you were last reading in the magazine or newspaper , select “Close Sections List” located at the bottom of the screen. Sele[...]

Chapter 3 · 56 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION T o navigate to a particular article within a section or blog, simply move the 5-way controller to underline the article title and press to select. T o dismiss this view , select “Close Articles List” located at the bottom of the screen. SELECTING INTERNAL LINKS Y our reading material may also [...]

Chapter 3 · 57 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION T o select a link: 1. Move the 5-way over the link. 2. The cursor changes to look like this: 3. Press the 5-way to select the link. 4. Kindle takes you to the linked location. 5. Press the Back button to go back to where you were. Y our reading material may also contain external links that take you[...]

Chapter 3 · 58 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION 3.4 Looking Up Definitions While reading a book, periodical, or personal document (except PDF), you can see a brief definition of a word using the Lookup feature. Y ou can choose the dictionary you want to use when you look up words while you are reading. The default is The New Oxford American Di[...]

Chapter 3 · 59 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Kindle also gathers the annotations you’ve made across all your various books, magazines, newspapers, and personal documents and places them in the “My Clippings” file in your Home screen. See Using Clippings for more information on My Clippings. The list below explains the types of annotati[...]

Chapter 3 · 60 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION PLACING A BOOKMARK T o place a bookmark: 1. Go to the page that you want to bookmark. 2. Press the Menu button. 3. Move the 5-way controller down until “Add a Bookmark” is underlined. Press the 5-way to select. 4. A dog-ear icon in the upper right corner of the page will appear , indicating tha[...]

Chapter 3 · 61 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION T o remove several bookmarks at one time: 1. Press the Menu button. 2. Move the 5-way controller down until “My Notes & Marks” is underlined. Press the 5-way to select it. 3. Using the 5-way , navigate to the bookmark you want to remove. 4. Press the Delete key 5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 until[...]

Chapter 3 · 62 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION DELETING A HIGHLIGHT T o remove a highlight, follow these steps: 1. Navigate the cursor over the highlight you want to remove. 2. Press the Delete key Or , 1. Press the Menu button. 2. Move the 5-way controller down until “My Notes & Marks” is underlined. Press the 5-way to select it. 3. Us[...]

Chapter 3 · 63 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION T o delete a note, follow these steps: 1. Use the 5-way to move the cursor over the note’ s number . 2. The note appears at the bottom of the screen. 3. Press the Delete key to delete the note. T ip: Y ou can also view the notes and highlights you’ve created for each of your Kindle books at htt[...]

Chapter 3 · 64 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Each entry has a location number followed by the bookmark, highlighted passage, or note. Y our annotations are listed in the order that they occur in the content. There is no limit to the number of annotations you can have. Use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons to turn the pages just as you w[...]

Chapter 3 · 65 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION MORE ABOUT MY CLIPPINGS Y ou cannot edit the “My Clippings” file from within Kindle, but you can edit the file on your computer . T o edit the “My Clippings” file: 1. Connect your Kindle to your computer using the USB cable. 2. Y our Kindle should appear on your computer in the same loca[...]

Chapter 3 · 66 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION 3.6 Reading PDF Files Y our Kindle is able to display most PDF documents. (Note that password-protected PDF files are not supported.) When your Kindle is set to portrait orientation, PDF documents are displayed in their original layout and fit the entire screen of the device. White margins of PDF[...]

Chapter 3 · 67 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION In landscape orientation, Kindle automatically magnifies your document to fit the width of the screen to improve readability . A black outline defines the limit of the page of the PDF document. In both portrait and landscape orientations, the bottom of the screen shows how far you have read in a[...]

Chapter 3 · 68 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION USING THE PDF MENU The options available while reading a PDF file are slightly different than when reading a book or a periodical on Kindle. Options that are not available in PDF files are grayed out in the menu.[...]

Chapter 3 · 69 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Cover — takes you to the cover page of the item you are reading. Go to Beginning — takes you to the beginning of the PDF file. Go to Page… — displays a text entry box at the bottom of the screen, so you can specify a page to jump to in the content. Search This Document — displays the Sea[...]

Chapter 3 · 70 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Progress Indicator — indicates how far you have come in the audiobook, the elapsed time, and the section you are in. Pause/Play — pauses or plays the audiobook (there is no Stop control). Forward 30 Seconds — moves ahead thirty seconds from the current location. Beginning — takes you back t[...]

Chapter 3 · 71 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Previous Section — moves backwards in the audiobook to the previous section. Back 30 Seconds — moves backwards thirty seconds from the current location. Next Section — moves ahead to the next section in the audiobook, which is usually the next chapter . BACKGROUND AUDIO T o play background au[...]

Chapter 3 · 72 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION TEXT -TO-SPEECH Y our Kindle can read aloud your books (where allowed by the rights holder), newspapers, magazines, blogs, and personal documents with the Kindle Experimental application T ext-to-Speech. T o turn on T ext-to-Speech, follow these steps: 1. Press the T ext key[...]

Chapter 3 · 73 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION 2. Move the 5-way down so that “turn on” is underlined. Press the 5-way to select. In a few moments, you will hear your content spoken aloud. Y ou can either listen to it through the Kindle’ s external speakers or plug in earphones into the headphone jack. 3. By default, content is spoken wit[...]

Chapter 4 · 74 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION CHAPTER 4: Searching on Kindle Kindle allows you to take advantage of powerful search capabilities. Y ou can search locally on Kindle or remotely at the Kindle Store, Wikipedia, or the W eb. 4.1 Introduction to Search This section describes the types of searches that you can perform using Kindle an[...]

Chapter 4 · 75 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION SEARCHING FOR DEFINITIONS Y ou can limit a search to the dictionary . Kindle searches your default dictionary for definitions of the word you have entered. PERFORMING A SEARCH T o perform a search, follow these steps: 1. T ype in your search term; the Search line will automatically appear . Y ou c[...]

Chapter 4 · 76 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION 4.2 Search Results Page When searching all your content, Kindle looks in the reading materials you have on your Kindle and the metadata (like title and author) of the materials you have in Archived Items. This includes purchased items, personal documents, and annotations that you have created. The [...]

Chapter 4 · 77 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION The screen shows the titles of the items that contain your search term and indicates how many times the term occurs. The list is ordered by the number of occurrences of the search term in each item. If the term appears in a title of an archived item, then that item is listed first and does not inc[...]

Chapter 4 · 78 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION T o go to a specific location in the content where the search term occurs, use the 5-way to underline the location and press the 5-way to select. If the search results encompass multiple pages, then use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons to navigate between pages. T o close the Search Results[...]

Chapter 4 · 79 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION SEARCH RESUL TS FOR A DEFINITION When you want to look up the meaning of a word, you can limit a search to the dictionary . Kindle searches your default dictionary for definitions of the word you enter . T o find a definition, follow these steps: 1. T ype in the word you want defined. 2. Move t[...]

Chapter 4 · 80 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION 4.3 Performing Remote Searches T o search remotely , you must have Whispernet switched on. Y ou can select any of the remote searches described in this section. If Whispernet is not already on, press the Menu button. Move the 5-way controller to underline “T urn Wireless On” and press the 5-way[...]

Chapter 4 · 81 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Y ou can narrow results by categories by clicking on the drop-down list located in the upper right corner of the Search Results page. T ip: Y ou can also narrow a search in the Kindle Store to an author’ s name by typing “@author” followed by the author’ s name. For example, to search the K[...]

Chapter 5 · 82 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION CHAPTER 5: The Kindle Store The Kindle Store is the place to purchase your Kindle books, newspapers, magazines, and blogs. Find an item in the store, select “Buy ,” and you will typically receive your item wirelessly in under a minute. All of your Kindle purchases use Amazon 1-Click for easy pu[...]

Chapter 5 · 83 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION THE KINDLE STOREFRONT When you select “Shop in Kindle Store” from any menu, you will be taken to the Kindle Storefront. An example is shown below , the storefront you see may be different as we update it often. Search Store — enter your search criteria here and Amazon will search the entire K[...]

Chapter 5 · 84 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION THE STORE MENU The menu you see while you are connected to the Kindle Store allows you to go to other places in the store easily and includes the selections listed below .[...]

Chapter 5 · 85 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION T urn Wireless Off — turns the Whispernet connection off. If you turn wireless off, you will not be able to access the Kindle Store. Kindle Storefront — takes you to the Kindle Storefront. Books — displays the books currently available in the Kindle Store. Newspapers — displays the newspape[...]

Chapter 5 · 86 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION BROWSE LISTINGS SAMPLE The example below shows you the type of listings you will see on the Books browse page. Browse path — shows the steps on the path you used to get to the current page. Number of titles in the category — shows the number of items available in the particular category . Categ[...]

Chapter 5 · 87 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION GETTING THE DET AILS The product detail page for books and periodicals provides the most pertinent information about an item. T o get to the product detail page for a particular item, use the 5-way controller to select it. PRODUCT DET AIL P AGE EXAMPLE The example below shows you a product detail p[...]

Chapter 5 · 88 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Author — searches the Kindle Store for other books by the author when selected. Description — describes the item. Select “more” to see the full text. Buy — purchases the item using your default Amazon 1-Click payment method and sends it wirelessly to your Kindle. Reviews — displays the [...]

Chapter 5 · 89 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION SA VING ITEMS FOR LA TER The Kindle Store provides a “Save for Later Items” page for you to save items that you want to look at or purchase later . This page lists the item’ s title, author , and average customer rating. T o add an item to your list, select “Save for Later” from the produ[...]

Chapter 5 · 90 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION WRITING YOUR OWN RA TINGS AND REVIEWS Y ou can share your opinions with other readers by rating and reviewing the materials that you have read. T o get to this page, select “Customer Reviews” from the product detail page for the item you want to critique, and then select “W rite a Review”[...]

Chapter 5 · 91 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION The sample screen below shows you the type of information you can enter . ENTERING A RA TING AND REVIEW 1. Indicate the rating you think this item deserves by selecting the line with the appropriate number of stars. 2. Select “T itle” and enter a title for your review . Select “ok” to submi[...]

Chapter 5 · 92 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION 5.4 Making Purchases This section explains various aspects of purchasing items from the Kindle Store. TRYING A SAMPLE BOOK Most Kindle books allow you to download a sample before you decide to buy the item. The end of the sample book has a link to revisit the product detail page for the item or a l[...]

Chapter 6 · 93 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION CHAPTER 6: Accessing the W eb Y our Kindle comes with an Experimental application called Basic W eb, which is a W eb browser optimized to read W eb sites that are primarily text-based. It supports JavaScript, SSL and cookies but does not support media plug-ins (Flash, Shockwave, etc.) or Java apple[...]

Chapter 6 · 94 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION ENTERING A URL T o enter the URL for a W eb site, navigate to the top of the screen or press Menu and select “Enter URL” from the menu options. Begin typing when the cursor is located in the URL text field. When you are done typing, press the 5-way controller to view that W eb site. The URL te[...]

Chapter 6 · 95 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION T o add a W eb site to the Bookmarks page, simply navigate to the site that you want to bookmark and press the Menu button. Move the cursor to “Bookmark this page” and press the 5-way controller . Any new bookmarks that you select will be added to the existing list on your Kindle. Y ou can remo[...]

Chapter 6 · 96 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Using the 5-way controller , highlight the link you want to go to and press the 5-way . The browser will open that page. If you want to enter information in an input field in a W eb page to search that site, for example, you should move the cursor to that input field and begin typing. When you ?[...]

Chapter 6 · 97 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION USING HISTORY Y ou can easily return to W eb sites you recently viewed by pressing the Menu button and selecting “History .” Y ou will then see a list of recently visited W eb sites to select from. As noted above, you can also use this list to add a site to your Bookmarks by moving the 5-way to[...]

Chapter 6 · 98 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION T urn Wireless Off — turns the Whispernet connection off. If you turn the wireless off, you will not be able to use the browser . Shop in Kindle Store — takes you to the Kindle Storefront. Enter URL — takes you directly to the URL field where you can enter a web address to visit. Go to T op [...]

Chapter 6 · 99 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION BASIC WEB SETTINGS Y ou can modify the default browser behaviors and perform simple maintenance procedures using Basic W eb Settings. T o display the Settings screen, press the Menu button while in the browser and then use the 5-way to select “Settings.”[...]

Chapter 6 · 100 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Switch to Advanced Mode — switches between Basic and Advanced modes, when you view Basic W eb. Clear Cache — removes temporary Internet files from your Kindle. Move the on- screen highlight to “Clear Cache” and press the 5-way controller to clear the cache. Clear History — removes cache[...]

Chapter 7 · 101 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION CHAPTER 7: Settings and Experimental Use the Kindle Settings page to personalize items on Kindle such as the name of your Kindle, automatic backup, personal information, etc. The Settings page also gives you information about your Kindle, such as the software version number . The Experimental page[...]

Chapter 7 · 102 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Registration — this is the Amazon.com account name to which your Kindle is registered. All Kindle Store and other charges will be applied to the credit card associated with your 1-Click account. Device Name — you can change the name of your device to anything you want. This name shows at the t[...]

Chapter 7 · 103 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Personal Info — enter any personal or contact information here such as an address or phone number in case you lose your Kindle. V ersion — indicates which version of software your Kindle is using. REGISTERING OR DEREGISTERING KINDLE Y our Kindle needs to be registered with your Amazon.com acco[...]

Chapter 7 · 104 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION DEREGISTERING YOUR KINDLE If you want to transfer ownership of your Kindle or return it for service or recycling, you should deregister it to prevent unauthorized purchases. The process is similar to the registration process described above. Just select “deregister” from the Registration secti[...]

Chapter 7 · 105 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION CHOOSING YOUR PRIMARY DICTIONAR Y Y ou can choose the dictionary you want to use when you look up words while you are reading. The default is The New Oxford American Dictionary included on your Kindle, but you can change your dictionary choice by purchasing a supported dictionary on the Kindle Sto[...]

Chapter 7 · 106 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION T urn Wireless Off — turns off Whispernet. When Whispernet is off, this option will change to T urn Wireless On. Shop in Kindle Store — takes you to the storefront of the Kindle Store. Disable Annotations Backup — by default the last location read on your content and any annotations you’ve[...]

Chapter 7 · 107 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Change Primary Dictionary — change the dictionary you are using for the built-in Lookup function. This menu option is only present if you have at least one additional dictionary loaded on your Kindle. Update Y our Kindle — installs the latest software for your Kindle. When an update is loaded [...]

Chapter 8 · 108 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION CHAPTER 8: Kindle and Y our Computer Y ou can download and read text-based content on your Kindle without using your computer . However , if you want to access audiobooks or MP3 files, you need to transfer them by connecting Kindle to your computer over USB. In addition, there are other tasks you[...]

Chapter 8 · 109 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION When you are connected to your PC, your Kindle will go into USB drive mode and its battery will be recharged by the computer . Y our Whispernet service is temporarily shut off and you will not receive any of your subscriptions while in this mode. Also, your Kindle is not usable as a reading device[...]

Chapter 8 · 110 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION 8.2 T ransferring Files When Whispernet is Unavailable MANAGING YOUR DOCUMENTS If your Kindle is out of Whispernet coverage, you can still add content to your device by connecting it to a computer to mount it as a USB drive. After your Kindle mounts on the computer , you will see three default dir[...]

Chapter 8 · 111 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION 8.3 Converting and T ransferring Y our Documents In addition to reading commercially available materials, you can have Amazon convert your personal documents into a Kindle-compatible format for reading on your Kindle. Y ou can have the converted files sent wirelessly to your Kindle via Whispernet[...]

Chapter 8 · 112 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION SENDING YOUR DOCUMENTS FOR CONVERSION Each Kindle has its own unique e-mail address. When you e-mail personal documents to your Kindle, they are automatically converted to a Kindle-friendly format. T o set up your Kindle e-mail address, follow the steps below: 1. On your computer , open your W eb [...]

Chapter 8 · 113 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION For details on fees, click on the Learn more link in the “Y our individual charges” section of your Manage Y our Kindle page for your Kindle on Amazon.com. T ip: If you would like to avoid the fee, address the e-mail so that the second part of your Kindle e-mail address is @free.kindle.com. Af[...]

Chapter 8 · 114 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION T o transfer audiobooks to your Kindle, follow these steps: 1. Connect your Kindle to your computer , using the USB cable that came with the device. 2. Y our Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally find an external USB drive. 3. Open your Kindle. Y ou should [...]

Chapter 9 · 115 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION CHAPTER 9: Y our Kindle and Amazon.com In addition to shopping directly from your device, you can acquire the same books, magazines, newspaper subscriptions, and other content you find on the Kindle Store using a W eb browser on your computer . Y ou can also go to the Manage Y our Kindle page on [...]

Chapter 9 · 116 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION GETTING THE DET AILS The product detail page for Kindle content provides the most pertinent information to help you make a purchase decision. In addition to cover image, title, author and pricing information, the product detail page gives you insight into the content from other readers. For exampl[...]

Chapter 9 · 117 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION 9.2 Managing Y our Kindle on Amazon.com This section gives you instructions on how to find and use the Manage Y our Kindle page on Amazon.com. The Manage Y our Kindle page is a versatile online tool you can use to view and manage your Kindle content, personal settings, and account information. It[...]

Chapter 9 · 118 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION MANAGING YOUR ORDERS Delivery status for — view the status of recently ordered books and your subscriptions to determine what content has been recently delivered wirelessly to your Kindle(s). Y our default 1-Click payment method — allows you to update the payment method Kindle uses to make pur[...]

Chapter 9 · 119 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION DOWNLOADING CONTENT FROM YOUR COMPUTER T o transfer content downloaded to your computer , over to your Kindle, follow these steps: 1. Connect the USB cable (provided with your Kindle) to the Kindle and your computer . 2. Y our Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would no[...]

Chapter 10 · 120 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION CHAPTER 10: Migrating Content to Y our New Kindle If you already own another Kindle, this section will help you understand how to transfer your content to your new device. Copies of all your books and recent issues of newspapers and magazines purchased from the Kindle Store are kept on Amazon.com[...]

Chapter 10 · 121 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION T o transfer your purchased Kindle content over USB: 1. Select “Download to computer” and the file will appear on your desktop. 2. Connect the USB cable (provided with your Kindle) to the Kindle and your computer . 3. Y our Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would[...]

Chapter 10 · 122 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION 10.3 T ransferring Personal Documents T o transfer personal documents you have stored on a Kindle to another Kindle, follow these steps: 1. Connect the Kindle you want to transfer information from to your computer using the USB cable provided for that particular Kindle. 2. Y our Kindle should app[...]

Chapter 10 · 123 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION 10.4 T ransferring Audiobooks T o transfer audiobooks you have stored on a Kindle to another Kindle, follow these steps: 1. Connect the Kindle you want to transfer an audiobook from, to your computer using the USB cable provided for that particular Kindle. 2. Y our Kindle should appear on your co[...]

Chapter 10 · 124 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION 10.5 T ransferring MP3s T o transfer MP3s you have stored on a Kindle to another Kindle, follow these steps: 1. Connect the Kindle you want to transfer an MP3 from, to your computer using the USB cable provided for that particular Kindle. 2. Y our Kindle should appear on your computer in the same[...]

KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Chapter 11 · 125 CHAPTER 11: T roubleshooting Y ou can resolve many problems with your Kindle, quickly and easily . If you encounter any of the following problems with your Kindle, click on the issue for help. • My Kindle won’ t turn on/My Kindle is unresponsive or appears frozen. • My wireless isn’ t wor[...]

KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Chapter 11 · 126 MY KINDLE WON’T TURN ON/MY KINDLE IS UNRESPONSIVE OR APPEARS FROZEN. Recharge your Kindle using the power adapter that came with the device and plug it into an AC outlet. Make sure that the charging light next to the micro-USB port lights up while you are charging. Allow the device to be charge[...]

KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Chapter 11 · 127 I ONL Y RECEIVED A P ARTIAL DOWNLOAD OF MY KINDLE CONTENT OR MY KINDLE CONTENT SEEMS TO BE CORRUPTED. Delete the content and re-download from Archived Items by following these steps: 1. Use the 5-way controller to select the content from Home. 2. Move the 5-way to the left to delete and press the[...]

KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Chapter 11 · 128 MY KINDLE DOESN’T CHARGE WHEN USING THE POWER ADAPTER. Check to see if the charging light next to your Kindle’ s micro-USB port is lit. If not, then try another AC outlet. If the charging light still does not come on, then try restarting your Kindle by doing the following: 1. Press the Home b[...]

KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Chapter 11 · 129 NONE OF MY PROBLEMS ARE LISTED ABOVE. WHA T SHOULD I DO? Many issues can be resolved by restarting your Kindle. T ry the following: 1. Press the Home button. 2. Press the Menu button. 3. Select “Settings.” 4. Press the Menu button. 5. Select “Restart.” If restarting your Kindle doesn’ t[...]

Appendix · 130 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION APPENDIX SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE INFORMA TION Use Responsibly . Read all instructions and safety information before use to avoid injury . CAUTION! F AILURE TO FOLLOW THESE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESUL T IN FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR OTHER INJURY OR DAMAGE. MAINT AINING YOUR KINDLE Do not use your Ki[...]

Appendix · 131 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION BA TTERY SAFETY The rechargeable battery in your Kindle should be replaced only by an authorized service provider . For more information about batteries, go to: http://www .amazon.com/kindleterms HEADPHONE SAFETY Listening to audio at high volume for extended periods of time can cause hearing damag[...]

Appendix · 132 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION STEPS TO MINIMIZE INTERFERENCE If your Kindle does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception (which you can determine by turning your Kindle off and on), you can try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: reorient or relocate the receiving antenna fo[...]

Appendix · 133 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this Kindle with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF exposure guidelines. SAR information on this Kindle is on file with the FCC and can be found under the Display Grant section of http://www .fcc.gov/oet/ea/ after s[...]

Appendix · 134 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION FCC COMPLIANCE ST A TEMENT This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference; and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operati[...]

Appendix · 135 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION PRODUCT SPECIFICA TIONS Model Number Kindle – D00511 Kindle with international wireless - D00701 Display — 6" diagonal electrophoretic display , 600 x 800 pixel resolution, 167 pixels per inch, 16-level gray scale. Size — 8 inches by 5.3 inches by 0.36 inches (203.2mm x 134.6mm x 9.1mm).[...]

Appendix · 136 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION KINDLE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF USE THIS IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND AMAZON DIGIT AL SER VICES, INC. (WITH ITS AFFILIA TES, “AMAZON” OR “WE”). PLEASE READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF USE, AND ALL RULES AND POLICIES FOR THE KINDLE DEVICE AND SER VICES RELA TED TO THE DEVICE[...]

Appendix · 137 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Coverage and Service Interruptions. Y ou acknowledge that if your Device is located in any area without applicable wireless connectivity , you may not be able to use some or all elements of the wireless services. W e are not responsible for the unavailability of wireless service or any interruption[...]

Appendix · 138 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Subscriptions. The following applies with respect to Digital Content made available to you on a subscription basis, including, but not limited to, electronic newspapers, magazines, journals and other periodicals (collectively , “Periodicals”): (i) you may request cancellation of your subscripti[...]

Appendix · 139 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Automatic Updates. In order to keep your Software up-to-date, Amazon may automatically provide your Device with updates/upgrades to the Software. Export Regulations. Y ou agree to comply with all export and re-export restrictions and regulations of the Department of Commerce and other United States[...]

Appendix · 140 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION T ermination. Y our rights under this Agreement will automatically terminate without notice from Amazon if you fail to comply with any term of this Agreement. In case of such termination, you must cease all use of the Software and Amazon may immediately revoke your access to the Service or to Digit[...]

Appendix · 141 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION Washington Law Applies. The laws of the state of W ashington, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern this Agreement and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and Amazon. Disputes. ANY DISPUTE ARISING OUT OF OR RELA TING IN ANYW A Y TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE S[...]

Appendix · 142 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION returning the Device, we will, at our option, either (i) repair the Device using either new or refurbished parts, (ii) replace the Device with a new or refurbished Device, or (iii) refund the purchase price of the Device. This limited warranty applies to any repair , replacement part or replacement[...]

Appendix · 143 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DIRECT , SPECIAL, INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESUL TING FROM ANY BREACH OF W ARRANTY OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY . SOME ST A TES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMIT A TION OF INCIDENT AL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION OR LIMIT A TION MA Y N[...]

Appendix · 144 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION In general, you will need to deliver your Device in either its original packaging or in equally protective packaging to the address specified by Customer Service. Before you deliver your Device for warranty service, it is your responsibility to back up any data, software, or other materials you ma[...]

Appendix · 145 KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 4 th EDITION P A TENT NOTICES The Kindle device and/or methods used in association with the Kindle device may be covered by one or more patents or pending patent applications. MPEG Layer -3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson. COPYRIGHT AND TRADEMARK NOTICES Amazon Kindle device s[...]