Amazon KNDKYBRD3G manual

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Ki nd le Use r’ s Gu id e 2 Co nt e nt s C o n t e nt s Congrat ulations! ..................................................................................... 1 0 Getting Around ....................................................................................... 1 0 Getting Register ed .........................................................[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 3 Co nt ent s Chapter 1 Get ting Started with Y our Kindle ..................................................... 18 1 .1 Views of Kindle ................................................................................. 18 F ront Vie w ......................................................................................[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 4 Co nt ent s V i e w i n g C o l l e c t i o n D e t a i l s ...................................................................... 3 5 R e n a m i n g a C o l l e c t i o n ........................................................................... 3 6 D e l e t i n g a C o l l e c t i o n ............................[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 5 Co nt ent s 3.7 Reading PDF Files .............................................................................. 56 Zooming In to PDF Files or Adjusting Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 U s i n g t h e P D F M e n u ..............................[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 6 Co nt ent s Chapter 6 Accessing the Web ...................................................................... 73 6.1 Using W eb Bro wser ............................................................................ 73 E n t e r i n g a U R L .............................................................................[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 7 Co nt ent s 8.4 A udiobooks and MP3s ......................................................................... 94 A u d i b l e A u d i o b o o k s .............................................................................. 9 4 A u d i o b o o k F o r m a t s f o r K i n d l e ......................................[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 8 Co nt ent s T u r n O f f W i r e l e s s W h e n F l y i n g ................................................................ 1 0 7 Be Careful Around Other Electronic Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 07 S t e p s t o M i n i m i z e I n t e r f [...]

Thank you for purchasing Amaz on Kindle. Y ou are reading the Welcome section of the Kindle User’ s Guide that pro vides an o verview of Kindle. Y our Kindle must be registered to an Amaz on account in order to shop in the Kindle Store. If y ou bought your Kindle using your Amazon account, it is already registered. Other wise, please look at the [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 0 W elc om e Congrat ulations! Kindle is a re volutionary device, and we ’re excited that y ou have joined the millions of people around the world who read on Kindle. If y ou hav en ’t done so already , please follo w the Get ting St arted instructions that came with y our Kindle and plug your Kindle into a pow er[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 1 W elc om e T o select a particular item such as a menu option or a specific word in your reading material, press the up, do wn, lef t, or right but ton on the 5-wa y controller to highlight your c hoice and then press the center of the 5-w ay controller to confirm your c hoice. Y ou can press the Next P age or P rev[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 2 W elc om e Wir eless Access with Amazon Whisper net The Amaz on Whispernet ser vice wirelessly delivers content to your Kindle whenev er and wherev er you want it. All latest generation Kindle devices hav e W i-Fi connectivit y built in, and some models also include free 3G connectivit y . Y our Kindle can connect t[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 3 W elc om e Adjust Scr een Rotation Y ou can loc k your Kindle screen to a portrait or landscape orientation to fit your reading position. P ress the k ey then use the 5-way controller to select the screen rot ation you want. Press the 5-wa y to select. Read PDF Files Kindle can display a PDF document without losing [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 4 W elc om e T o display the list of content on your Kindle, press the Home but ton. Use the 5-wa y controller to underline the item you w ant to open and then press the 5-wa y to open the item. T o delete content on your Kindle, use the 5-wa y controller to underline the item y ou want to delete. Press the lef t arro[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 5 W elc om e Collections T o personalize and organize items, y ou can add y our books, personal documents, and Audible audiobooks to collections on your Home screen. Create a new collection from the Home screen b y pressing the Menu but ton and selecting “Create Ne w Collection ” , and then type a name f or the co[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 6 W elc om e Conv ert Y our Own Documents In addition to all of the great reading material you can get from the Kindle Store, Amaz on can also con vert y our o wn documents so you can read them on Kindle. Y ou can e-mail Microsof t W ord, TXT , H TML, RTF , or image files like JPEGs and GIFs to y our dedicated Kindle [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 7 W elc om e Lear ning Mor e This ends y our brief introduction to just some of the capabilities on Kindle. The c hapters that f ollow giv e a more complete overview of these and other f eatures. R emember , you can alw ays searc h on a particular feat ure or learn more about how to do a particular task by opening thi[...]

In the W elcome c hapter of the Kindle User’ s Guide , y ou read about man y of the things you can do with y our Kindle. T his chapter revie ws all of the physical f eat ures of Kindle and covers the basics of using the Kindle but tons, menus, and k eyboard. 1 .1 Views of Kindle Front V iew The front of your Kindle cont ains the screen, the ke yb[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 19 Chap t er 1 Ge tti ng St ar ted w it h Y our K in dl e Menu but ton — display s application and navigation c hoices that are related to the screen you are vie wing. The Menu but ton is located in the top row of the ke yboard, just abo ve the 5-wa y controller . 5-wa y controller — selects an item or action when y[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 20 Chap t er 1 Ge tti ng St ar ted w it h Y our K in dl e Bot tom View The bot tom of y our Kindle cont ains the v olume controls, headphone jac k, micro-USB/po wer port, po wer switc h, microphone, and c harge indicator light. V olume contr ols — controls the headphone or speaker volume for audiobooks, bac kground mu[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 21 Chap t er 1 Ge tti ng St ar ted w it h Y our K in dl e Bac k View The bac k of y our Kindle cont ains stereo speak ers f or audio content. The speakers are located near the top right and lef t edges on the bac k of Kindle. 1 .2 Get ting Around T o get around on your Kindle, y ou use the but tons, menus, and the keybo[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 22 Chap t er 1 Ge tti ng St ar ted w it h Y our K in dl e The Application Menu Y ou can display a menu from any screen on y our Kindle. When you press the Menu but ton, it display s c hoices related to the screen you are viewing. The sample screen belo w sho ws you the screen you would t ypically see when y ou press the[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 23 Chap t er 1 Ge tti ng St ar ted w it h Y our K in dl e Use the 5-wa y controller to c hoose the c haracter you w ant and it will appear in y our text entr y box. Y ou can continue typing on the keyboard while the Symbol menu is displayed. Press the S ymbol key again to dismiss the Symbol menu. 1 .4 Scr een Rotation T[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 24 Chap t er 1 Ge tti ng St ar ted w it h Y our K in dl e (only f or Kindle models with free 3G connectivit y) Kindle is connected to Whispernet using the 3G cellular network or one of the slow er networks (EDGE or GPRS). Y our Kindle will automatically switc h to the faster 3G net w ork when av ailable. Kindle is conne[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 25 Chap t er 1 Ge tti ng St ar ted w it h Y our K in dl e Once do wnloading is complete, your items automatically appear in Home. If downloading is interr upted for an y reason (for example, if you move out of wireless range), your items will automatically resume downloading when your Kindle re-establishes a Whispernet [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 26 Chap t er 1 Ge tti ng St ar ted w it h Y our K in dl e Connect to a Wi-Fi Network Y our Kindle can connect to Wi-Fi net works or hotspots that use the 802.1 1b or 802.1 1g standard. Kindle does not connect to enterprise or ad-hoc Wi-Fi networks (networks that allow peer -to-peer connections without a wireless access [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 27 Chap t er 1 Ge tti ng St ar ted w it h Y our K in dl e Add a New Wi-Fi Network If y ou don ’t see the network you want to connect to in the list of detected networks, you can add it b y c hoosing “ ente r other W i-Fi network” at the bot tom of the list of detected net w orks. T o add a new W i-Fi net w ork, f [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 28 Chap t er 1 Ge tti ng St ar ted w it h Y our K in dl e Forget a Wi-Fi Network Y ou can tell Kindle to forget the Wi-Fi network y ou’ re connected to so that your Kindle doesn ’t connect to it automatically in the future. T o forget the Wi-Fi network that you’ re connected to, follow these steps: 1 . While conne[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 29 Ch ap t er 2 Ge t ting t o Kn ow K in dl e Co nte nt The Kindle Home screen gives you an ov erall picture of what you currently hav e on y our Kindle. It shows you what you are reading, and where you are in y our reading . It also allows you to remo ve content from your Kindle and to move content from Amaz on to your[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 30 Ch ap t er 2 Ge t ting t o Kn ow K in dl e Co nte nt Audible Audiobooks Audible audiobooks look similar to books, but the y will be labeled in the Home screen as Audible content. Lik e regular books, the y have a progress indicator that sho ws where you are in the audiobook. PDF Files PDF files also look similar to b[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 31 Ch ap t er 2 Ge t ting t o Kn ow K in dl e Co nte nt Collection — the title of the collection. T he number of items in the collection is displa yed in parentheses. Sample title — the “sample ” label indicates that the book or audiobook is a sample. If y ou like it, y ou can purc hase it from within the sample[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 32 Ch ap t er 2 Ge t ting t o Kn ow K in dl e Co nte nt 4. Move the 5-w ay to underline how you w ant the items sorted. 5. Press the 5-wa y to select it. The sort order on the Home screen c hanges immediately . Tip: If your Home page is sor ted alphabetica lly by either Title or Aut hor , press a let ter key and then pr[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 33 Ch ap t er 2 Ge t ting t o Kn ow K in dl e Co nte nt 2.2 Special Off ers and Sponsor ed Scr eensa vers F or Kindle with Special Of fers, you will receive special of f ers and sponsored screensa vers that only display on Kindle’ s home screen or screensav er—not within a book. As alway s when reading, y ou can los[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 34 Ch ap t er 2 Ge t ting t o Kn ow K in dl e Co nte nt T o view all av ailable special of f ers: • Pressthe Homebut ton,then press theMenu but ton. • Navigateto“V iewSpecial Of f ers”by mo vingthe 5-wa y controllerdown,then press the 5-wa y[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 35 Ch ap t er 2 Ge t ting t o Kn ow K in dl e Co nte nt 3. Move the 5-wa y to the right to view the item’ s detail page. 4. On the item’ s det ail page, use the 5-way to select “ Add to Collection…” 5. A screen sho wing all of your collections and the number of items in eac h is display ed. Use the 5-w ay to s[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 36 Ch ap t er 2 Ge t ting t o Kn ow K in dl e Co nte nt Renaming a Collection Y ou can rename your collection if you made a mistake when creating it or if you want to update it. T o rename a collection, follo w these steps: 1 . If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home but ton. 2. Use the 5-w ay to na vi[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 37 Ch ap t er 2 Ge t ting t o Kn ow K in dl e Co nte nt T o merge collections, follow these steps: 1 . Manually transfer any books from Arc hived Items to your current Kindle. See “T ransf erring Books” in Chapter 1 0 f or more information. 2. On your current Kindle, if you are not already on the Home screen, press [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 38 Ch ap t er 2 Ge t ting t o Kn ow K in dl e Co nte nt When y ou remov e a Kindle book you bought from Amazon, we automatically sav e all of your annot ations for the book in case y ou e ver want to download it again. If you remov e a subscription issue that is older than se ven day s, a blog of any age, or an item you[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 39 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le Kindle retains the best qualities of printed books, but adds many f eatures that are available only through digit al tec hnologies suc h as w ord lookup, c hangeable text size, clippings, annotations, and sharing. This c hapter explains more about Kindle ’ s reading f eatures. 3[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 40 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le F or details on f ees, see the “Y our individual c harges” section of the Manage Y our Kindle page on Amazon. Audible Content The Kindle Store off ers thousands of Audible audio editions, including New Y ork Times Best Sellers. In addition to audiobooks, the Kindle Store of fe[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 41 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le Progress Indicator Pressing Menu also temporarily display s a progress bar . Its st art location indicates the st art- ing point for your current reading session. A s you progress further into the content, a solid bar gro wing longer indicates your overall reading progress. The pr[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 42 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le T o pic k the te xt size, typeface, or line spacing that y ou w ant to use while reading, follo w these steps: 1 . Press the T ext ke y located on the bot tom ro w of the k eyboard. 2. Use the 5-w ay to select the new text size, t ypeface, or line spacing that you w ant to use (yo[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 43 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le If y ou are reading a Kindle book, the menu shows the follo wing options: T urn Wireless Off — turns of f Whispernet. When Whispernet is off , this option will c hange to “T urn Wireless On. ” Shop in Kindle St ore — takes you to the Kindle Storefront. Buy This Book Now ?[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 44 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le Sync to Furthest P age Read — connects to Amazon Whispernet and compares your current reading location with the one sav ed at Amazon. If you are further along in y our book using another de vice, Kindle giv es y ou the c hoice to go to the furthest page read. Book Descr iption ?[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 45 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le If y ou are reading a blog, you will see the follo wing options: Navigating Within a Periodical At the bot tom of a newspaper or magazine y ou will see options for quic kly navigating within an issue. When vie wing a blog, you will see similar options for na vigation. pr ev ar tic[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 46 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le In the Sections & Articles view , you see the headlines of all the articles in eac h section. T o see the Articles List of a particular section, navigate using the 5-w ay to “V iew Articles List” at the bot tom of the screen. T o navigate to a particular article within a s[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 47 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le Whispersync is on b y def ault to ensure a seamless reading experience f or a book across multiple Kindles. If y ou w ould like to turn Whispersync of f , follo w these steps: 1 . Go to ht tp://www .amazon.com/managey ourkindle : (U.S . and other countries) or ht tp://www .amazon.[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 48 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le The list belo w e xplains the types of annotations: Bookmar ks — mark an entire page for later ref erence. Y ou can create bookmarks in books, PDF documents, and personal documents. Highlights — mark a passage on a page for later ref erence. Notes — add your thoughts about a[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 49 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le Remo ving a Bookmark T o remov e a bookmark: 1 . Go to the bookmarked page. 2. Press the Menu but ton. 3. Move the 5-wa y controller do wn until “Delete B ookmark” is underlined. P ress the 5-wa y to select. The bookmark is removed. Y ou can also delete a bookmark on the page [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 50 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le T o remov e a highlight from your list of highlights, follow these steps: 1 . Press the Menu button. 2. Use the 5-w ay controller to underline “V iew Notes & Marks. ” Press the 5-wa y to select it. 3. Using the 5-w ay , navigate to the highlight you w ant to remov e. 4. Pr[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 51 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le T o view a list of all P opular Highlights in a book, follo w these steps: 1 . While reading the book, press the Menu but ton. 2. Use the 5-w ay to underline “Vie w P opular Highlights” and press to select. A list of the book’ s P opular Highlights appears. By def ault, the [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 52 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le 4. Using the 5-w ay navigate the cursor over “save note ” and press the 5-way . Notice the superscripted number where you inserted y our note. Notes are numbered in the order the y appear in the content, so if you later create another note on an earlier page, the numbering of [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 53 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le Viewing Y our Annotations T o view your bookmarks, highlights, and notes, press the Menu but ton and select “V iew Notes & Marks. ” Eac h entr y has a location number follo wed by the bookmark, highlighted passage, or note. Y our annotations are listed in the order that th[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 54 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le More About My Clippings Y ou can edit the “My Clippings” file on your computer . T o edit the “My Clippings” file: 1 . Connect y our Kindle to y our computer using the USB cable. 2. Y our Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location y ou w ould normally find [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 55 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le T o share a new note, follo w these steps: 1 . While reading a book, periodical, or personal document, press Menu and c hoose “ Add a Note or Highlight. ” If you are zoomed in to a PDF page, press Menu and c hoose “Place Cursor in P age. ” This displa ys a blinking cursor [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 56 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le 3.7 Reading PDF Files Y our Kindle is able to display most PDF documents, including passw ord protected PDFs. When y our Kindle is set to portrait orient ation, PDF documents are display ed in their original la yout and fit the entire screen of the device. White margins of PDF doc[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 57 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le Zooming In to PDF Files or Adjusting Contrast Pressing the T e xt k ey will let y ou choose zoom and contrast options for a PDF page. fit-to-scr een — displays the PDF by matc hing the width of the page to the width of your Kindle’ s screen; this is the default (normal) size. [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 58 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le Using the PDF Menu The options a vailable while reading a PDF file are slightly diff erent than when reading a book or a periodical on Kindle. Options that are not available in PDF files are dimmed in the menu. Go t o … — allows you to move to another location in the PDF docum[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 59 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le 3.8 List ening t o A udio Mater ials Th ere are three t ype s of aud io materials that you can listen to on y our Kindle. Y ou can listen to audiob ooks from A udible.com , transf er MP3 fil es from your comput er to pla y as bac kground music while y ou read, or turn on T ext- to[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 60 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le Bac k ground Audio T o play bac kground audio (MP3 files) that you ha ve transf erred to your Kindle, f ollow the steps belo w: 1 . If y ou are not already on the Home screen, press the Home but ton. 2. Press the Menu but ton. 3. Use the 5-w ay to na vigate down until “Experimen[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 61 Ch ap t er 3 Re ad in g o n Ki nd le 3. By default, content is spoken with a male voice, but using the 5-way , you can select a female speaking v oice. Y ou can also slow down or increase the rate of speec h as well as pause or turn of f T ext-to-Speec h. 4. While T ext-to-Speec h is pla ying, the screen will update [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 62 Ch ap t er 4 Se ar ch in g on K in dl e Kindle allo ws you to take advantage of po werful searc h capabilities. Y ou can search locally on Kindle or remotely at the Kindle Store, Wikipedia, or the web. 4.1 Intr oduction to Searc h This section describes the types of searc hes that you can perform using Kindle and how[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 63 Ch ap t er 4 Se ar ch in g on K in dl e 3. Press the 5-wa y to submit your searc h. If y ou select “Searc h” from the Home page menu, the screen will display a full Searc h page. 4.2 Sear c h Results Pag e When searc hing all y our content, Kindle looks in the reading materials you hav e on your Kindle and the me[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 64 Ch ap t er 4 Se ar ch in g on K in dl e Use the Next Page and Pre vious Page but tons if there are more results than fit on the Searc h Results page. T o go to a specific location in the content where the searc h term occurs, use the 5-w ay to underline the location and press the 5-w ay to select. If the search resul[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 65 Ch ap t er 4 Se ar ch in g on K in dl e 4.3 P erfor ming Remote Searc hes T o searc h remotely , you must hav e Whispernet switc hed on. Y ou can select any of the remote searc hes described in this section. If Whispernet is not already on, press the Menu but ton. Use the 5-way controller to underline “T urn Wirele[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 66 Ch ap t er 5 The K in dl e S t or e Th e Kindle Store is the pla ce to purc hase titles suc h as Kindle books , audiobooks , newspa pers, magazi nes, and blogs. Find an item in the store, select “Bu y , ” and you will t ypi cally receiv e yo ur item wirelessl y in unde r a minu te. All of y our Kindle purc hases [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 67 Ch ap t er 5 The K in dl e S t or e Searc h Stor e — begin t yping your search criteria here. Select “searc h store ” to searc h the entire Kindle Store f or matc hes and display the searc h results. Once y ou are in the Kindle Store, you can mov e around using links on the pages of the store suc h as New &[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 68 Ch ap t er 5 The K in dl e S t or e Blogs — display s the blogs currently av ailable in the Kindle Store. Kindle T op Sellers — display s a list of Amazon best sellers. New & Notew orth y — displays a list of new or note worth y content on the Kindle Store. Recommended f or Y ou — displa ys items recommen[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 69 Ch ap t er 5 The K in dl e S t or e Product Detail P age Example The example below shows y ou a product detail page for a book a vailable at the Kindle Store. The f eatures on this page are explained in the list below . A uthor — searches the Kindle Store for other books by the author when selected. Buy — purc ha[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 70 Ch ap t er 5 The K in dl e S t or e to bu y A udible audiobooks in the Kindle Store, and an y audiobook purc hases you make from Audible on y our Kindle will be delivered wirelessly to y our Kindle when y ou connect via Wi-Fi. (May not be available in all countries.) Additional Details for P eriodicals The product de[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 71 Ch ap t er 5 The K in dl e S t or e W riting Y our Own Ratings and Reviews Y ou can share your opinions with other readers by rating and revie wing the materials that you hav e read. T o get to this page, select “Customer R evie ws” from the product detail page for the item you want to critique, and then select ?[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 72 Ch ap t er 5 The K in dl e S t or e 5.4 Making Purchases This section e xplains v arious aspects of purc hasing items from the Kindle Store. T rying a Sample Book Most Kindle books allo w y ou to download a sample before y ou decide to bu y the item. The end of the sample book has a link to revisit the product detail[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 73 Ch ap t er 6 A cc es si ng the W eb Y our Kindle comes with an Experimental application called W eb Bro wser , whic h is a standard web browser that’ s similar to other w eb bro wsers you ma y have used on a computer or another de vice. It supports Jav aScript, SSL, and cookies, but does not support media plug-ins [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 7 4 Ch ap t er 6 A cc es si ng the W eb Using Bookmarks and Adding Y our Own Bookmarks let y ou easily access a web page without needing to type the address every time. When y ou open Web Browser from the Experimental page for the first time, you will see a list of default bookmarks with links to ne ws, sports, and othe[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 75 Ch ap t er 6 A cc es si ng the W eb Zooming In to W eb P ages Y ou can zoom in to an y web page to magnify the page. Additionally , if you see a magnifying glass display ed on a web page, you can use it to magnify a specific area of a web page. T o zoom in to any w eb page, follo w these steps: 1 . While vie wing a w[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 7 6 Ch ap t er 6 A cc es si ng the W eb Optimizing W eb Browser for Reading Ar ticles While vie wing articles on a web page, y ou can switc h to Article Mode to make the text on the page easier to read. Article Mode mak es reading articles more enjoyable by allowing you to f ocus on the main text on the page. T o switc [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 77 Ch ap t er 6 A cc es si ng the W eb Zoom Out — z ooms out the web page vie w . Choose this menu item again (up to three times) to return the view to normal size. Pressing the Bac k but ton while zoomed in returns the vie w to normal size. Article Mode — Article Mode makes reading articles more enjoy able by allo [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 78 Ch ap t er 6 A cc es si ng the W eb Clear Hist ory — remo ves cac hed Internet address entries from your Kindle. Move the on-screen highlight to “Clear Histor y” and press the 5-w ay to clear this list. Clear Cookies — remo ves cookies from your Kindle. Mov e the on-screen highlight to “Clear Cookies” and[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 79 Ch ap t er 7 Se t ting s a nd Exp er im en ta l Use the Kindle Set tings page to set up a W i-Fi network, create a device passw ord, enable V oice Guide, link to your social networks, and set other Kindle pref erences. The Set tings page also pro vides information about your Kindle, suc h as the serial number and net[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 80 Ch ap t er 7 Se t ting s a nd Exp er im en ta l V oice Guide — lets you navigate y our Kindle with spoken menus, selectable items, and descriptions. Device E-mail — this is the e-mail address of your Kindle. Y ou and y our friends can send documents to this address and they will be converted by Amaz on and sent t[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 81 Ch ap t er 7 Se t ting s a nd Exp er im en ta l P opular Highlights — allow s you to turn on or of f the di spla y of popular passages highl ighted by others in the books you are reading. Public Not es — allo ws y ou to turn on or off the displa y of the notes and highlights of people you follo w in the books you[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 82 Ch ap t er 7 Se t ting s a nd Exp er im en ta l 5. Move the 5-w ay down until “create account” is highlighted. Press the 5-wa y to select. 6. Follo w the instructions on the screen. When you hav e finished, you will hav e a ne w Amazon account and your Kindle will be registered to it. Deregistering Y our Kindle I[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 83 Ch ap t er 7 Se t ting s a nd Exp er im en ta l Entering Network Information If y ou manage a W i-Fi net w ork and know the network information, y ou can manually enter the net work information so that Kindle can tr y to connect to the new Wi-Fi network. Y ou must be within range of the network that you want to add. [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 84 Ch ap t er 7 Se t ting s a nd Exp er im en ta l P ersonalizing Y our Kindle Y our Kindle acquires a default name when it is first registered. T his name is based on your Amazon account name, and is displa yed at the top of your Home screen. Before you edit this name on your Kindle, make sure that wireless is t urned [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 85 Ch ap t er 7 Se t ting s a nd Exp er im en ta l 4. Press Ne xt Page to go to P age 2 of Set tings. 5. Use the 5-w ay to underline “t urn on ” ne xt to the “De vice Password” set ting and press to select. 6. T ype in the passw ord y ou want. The maximum password length is t w elve c haracters. 7 . Navigate dow[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 86 Ch ap t er 7 Se t ting s a nd Exp er im en ta l Set ting the Device T ime Y ou can set the device time on your Kindle to matc h your local time. Tip: On Kindle models that include 3G, you can hav e Kindle automatic ally set the device time to the cor rect loc al time by c hoosing “set aut omatic ally . ” T o set [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 87 Ch ap t er 7 Se t ting s a nd Exp er im en ta l 4. Press Ne xt Page to go to P age 2 of Set tings. 5. Use the 5-w ay to underline “t urn of f/turn on Annot ations Bac kup” and press to select. If y ou turn of f annot ations bac kup, then y our annotations will not be back ed up at Amaz on and the y will not be in[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 88 Ch ap t er 7 Se t ting s a nd Exp er im en ta l The S et tings Menu The Set tings menu allo ws you to go to other places on your Kindle, as w ell as update your sof t ware or restart y our de vice. These menu options are defined belo w . T o displa y the Set tings menu, press the Menu but ton while y ou are on the Se[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 89 Ch ap t er 7 Se t ting s a nd Exp er im en ta l 7 .2 Exper imental The Experiment al page is a place f or you to tr y out and experiment with some of the concepts w e hav e under dev elopment. We encourage y ou to send us your f eedbac k to help us decide how to improv e the concepts and whether or not y ou think we [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 90 Ch ap t er 7 Se t ting s a nd Exp er im en ta l Browser Shor tcuts T o reload a web page, press the Ret urn ke y . T o return the z oomed in view to normal siz e, press the B ac k but ton. If the view is not zoomed in, pressing the B ac k but ton display s the pre vious page in y our bro wsing histor y . Audio Shor t[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 91 Ch ap t er 8 Ki nd le an d Y our C om pu t er Kindle uses Amaz on Whispernet to deliver books, periodicals, personal documents, and audiobooks (via Wi-Fi delivery only) to your Kindle without the need for a computer . Some Kindle content, suc h as MP3 files, must first be do wnloaded to your computer and then transf [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 92 Ch ap t er 8 Ki nd le an d Y our C om pu t er T o eject Kindle from your computer , follo w these steps: • Windows Vista and W indo ws 7:Clic kon the Start but ton, select “Computer”from the options, right-clic k on the Kindle drive icon and select “Eject” from t[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 93 Ch ap t er 8 Ki nd le an d Y our C om pu t er 8.3 Con v erting and T ransf er r ing Y our Documents In addition to reading commercially av ailable materials, y ou can hav e Amazon convert your personal documents into a Kindle-compatible format for reading on y our Kindle. Amazon c harges a f ee for personal documents[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 94 Ch ap t er 8 Ki nd le an d Y our C om pu t er In Manage Y our Kindle, add the addresses of your friends, co-w orkers, or any one else y ou would like to enable to send y ou files: 1 . In the Y our Kindle Approv ed E-mail List section on the Manage Y our Kindle page, enter the e-mail address in the blank box. 2. Selec[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 95 Ch ap t er 8 Ki nd le an d Y our C om pu t er T ransfer ring Audiobooks T o transf er audiobooks to y our Kindle, follo w these steps: 1 . Connect y our Kindle to y our computer , using the USB cable that came with the device. 2. Y our Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location y ou w ould normally fi[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 96 Ch ap t er 9 Y o ur Kin dle a nd Ama zon In add iti on to sho ppi ng dir ect ly fro m yo ur de vice, you can acqu ire the same books , maga zin es, ne wspape r subs cri pti ons , and oth er con ten t yo u find on the Kin dle Store using a web bro wser on y our compu ter . Y ou can als o go to the Ma nage Y our Kind l[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 97 Ch ap t er 9 Y o ur Kin dle a nd Ama zon Send sample now — clic k this button to receiv e a free sample of a book on y our Kindle. Y ou can read the beginning of the book for free. If y ou enjoy it, you can make a purc hase directly from y our Kindle or return to the Kindle Store on Amazon if y ou pref er to purc h[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 98 Ch ap t er 9 Y o ur Kin dle a nd Ama zon 9.3 Contacting Kindle Support If y ou hav e problems with y our Kindle, tr y using the Kindle Support website, or one of our Customer Service members will be happy to help you. Kindle Suppor t W eb Address ht tp://www .amazon.com/kindlesupport (U.S . and other countries) ht tp[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 99 Chap ter 1 0 T ran sf er r ing Con ten t t o Y our N ew Kin dle C ha pt e r 1 0 T r an s f e r r in g C on t e nt t o Y o ur N ew K i n dl e If y ou already o wn another Kindle, this section will help you underst and how to transfer your content to your new device. Copies of all your books and recent issues of ne wsp[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 0 0 Chap ter 1 0 T ran sf er r ing Con ten t t o Y our N ew Kin dle 6. Using your computer , eject your Kindle from y our computer . The content y ou transf erred should no w appear in Home. 1 0.2 T ransf err ing P eriodical Subscr iptions T o transf er a periodical subscription from one Kindle to another , follo w th[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 0 1 Chap ter 1 0 T ran sf er r ing Con ten t t o Y our N ew Kin dle 6. Open your Kindle driv e. T ransf er the “audible ” folder from your computer desktop to your Kindle. Y ou ma y receiv e a message asking if you want to replace the folder already on the Kindle. Select “Y es” to replace the content. 7 . Usin[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 02 Ap pe nd ix A T r oub le sh oo ti ng Y ou can resolve many problems with your Kindle, quic kly and easily . If you encounter any of the f ollowing problems with your Kindle, clic k on the issue for help. • “My Kindle won ’t turn on/My Kindle is unresponsive or appears frozen. ” • “My wireless isn [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 03 Ap pe nd ix A T r oub le sh oo ti ng I’m unable to download a book even though I see strong wireless signal strength. T r y restarting your Kindle by doing the follo wing: 1 . Press the Home button. 2. Press the Menu but ton. 3. Select “Set tings. ” 4. Press the Menu but ton. 5. Select “Restart. ” I only [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 04 Ap pe nd ix A T r oub le sh oo ti ng I can ’t open an y of my books and receive an er ror message instead. T r y restarting your Kindle by doing the follo wing: 1 . Press the Home button. 2. Press the Menu but ton. 3. Select “Set tings. ” 4. Press the Menu but ton. 5. Select “Restart. ” If restarting y ou[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 05 Ap pe nd ix A T r oub le sh oo ti ng If y our Kindle is unresponsive, then tr y reset ting it by doing the f ollowing: 1 . Disconnect y our Kindle from an y po wer source. 2. Slide and hold the pow er switc h for 1 5 seconds bef ore releasing . Note that the screen will be blank for approximately 30 seconds while y[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 06 Ap pe nd ix B Pr odu ct In f or mat ion Saf ety and Compliance Inf or mation Use R esponsibly . Read all instr uctions and saf ety information before use to avoid injur y . CA UTION! F AILURE TO FOLL OW THESE SAFET Y INS TRUCTIONS COULD RESUL T IN FIRE, ELECT RIC SHOCK, OR O THER INJUR Y OR D AMA GE. Maintaining Y [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 07 Ap pe nd ix B Pr odu ct In f or mat ion Headphone S afety Listening to audio at high volume for extended periods of time can cause hearing damage. T o av oid this problem, consider the tips belo w: Keep the v olume do wn. A void prolonged, continuous listening. W ear headphones that isolate the wanted audio from ba[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 08 Ap pe nd ix B Pr odu ct In f or mat ion guarantee that interf erence will not occur in a particular inst allation. Changes or modifications not e xpressly approv ed b y the party responsible for compliance could void the user’ s authority to operate the equipment. The devices meet the FCC Radio F requency Emissio[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 09 Ap pe nd ix B Pr odu ct In f or mat ion The tec hnical documentation relev ant to the abo ve equipment will be held at: Amazon EU Sàrl, of 5 R ue Plaetis, L- 2338 Lux embourg, Grand-Duc hy of Luxembourg Authoriz ed P erson: Name: R ussell Grandinet ti Title: Vice President Amazon F ulfillment Ser vices, Inc. 41 0 [...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 1 0 Ap pe nd ix B Pr odu ct In f or mat ion The tec hnical documentation relev ant to the abo ve equipment will be held at: Amazon EU Sàrl, of 5 R ue Plaetis, L - 2338 Lux embourg, Grand-Duc hy of Luxembourg Authoriz ed P erson: Name: R ussell Grandinet ti Title: Vice President Additional Information for Kindle Users[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 1 1 Ap pe nd ix B Pr odu ct In f or mat ion AMAZON.COM KINDLE LICENSE A GREEMENT AND TERMS OF USE* This is an agreement between y ou and Amazon Digit al Ser vices, Inc. (with its af filiates, “ Amazon ” or “ w e ”). Please read this Amazon.com Kindle License A greement and T erms of Use, the Amazon.com privacy[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 12 Ap pe nd ix B Pr odu ct In f or mat ion Limitations. Unless specifically indicated other wise, you may not sell, rent, lease, distribute, broadcast, sublicense, or other wise assign any rights to the Digit al Content or any portion of it to any third party , and you ma y not remo ve or modify any proprietar y notic[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 13 Ap pe nd ix B Pr odu ct In f or mat ion General Compliance with Law and Reserv ation of Rights. Y ou will use the Kindle, the Sof t ware, the Service, and the Digit al Content in compliance with all applicable laws. Neither the sale or transf er of the Kindle to you, nor the license of the Sof tware or Digit al Con[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 14 Ap pe nd ix B Pr odu ct In f or mat ion OR ANY ASSOCIA TED PR ODUCT , EVEN IF AMAZON HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH D AMA GES. IN ANY CA SE, AMAZON’S AND THE O THER CONTENT PRO VIDERS’ A GGREGA TE LIABILITY UNDER THIS A GREEMENT WITH RESPECT T O ANY CLAIM RELA TING T O PURCHA SE OF DIGIT AL CONTENT[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 15 Ap pe nd ix B Pr odu ct In f or mat ion UK Cust omers AMAZON.CO .UK KINDLE LICENSE AGREEMEN T AND TERMS OF USE** This is an agreement between y ou and Amazon EU S.a.r .l. (with its af filiates, “ Amaz on ” or “ w e ”). Please read this Amazon.co.uk Kindle License Agreement and T erms of Use, the Amazon.co.u[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 16 Ap pe nd ix B Pr odu ct In f or mat ion Limitations. Unless specifically indicated other wise, you may not sell, rent, lease, distribute, broadcast, sublicense, or other wise assign any rights to the Digit al Content or any portion of it to any third party , and you ma y not remo ve or modify any proprietar y notic[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 1 7 Ap pe nd ix B Pr odu ct In f or mat ion General Compliance with Law and Reserv ation of Rights. Y ou will use the Kindle, the Sof t ware, the Service, and the Digit al Content in compliance with all applicable laws. Neither the sale or transf er of the Kindle to you, nor the license of the Sof tware or Digit al Co[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 18 Ap pe nd ix B Pr odu ct In f or mat ion Disputes. An y dispute arising out of or relating in an y way to this Agreement will be adjudicated in the courts of the judicial district of Luxembourg City , and y ou consent to non-ex clusive jurisdiction and venue in suc h courts. U.S . Gover nment Rights. The Sof t w are[...]

Ki nd le Use r ’ s G ui de 1 19 Ap pe nd ix B Pr odu ct In f or mat ion Limitations. T O THE EXTENT PERMITTED B Y LA W , THE WARRANTY AND REMEDIES SET FORTH ABO VE ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL O THER W ARRANTIES AND REMEDIES , AND WE SPECIFICALL Y DISCLAIM ALL ST A TU T OR Y OR IMPLIED W ARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BU T NO T LIMI TED T O, W ARRANTI[...]

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