2.2 Managing Your Content
Removing Kindle Items
More about Managing Items
CHAPTER 3
Reading on Kindle
3.1 Types of Content
Books
Newspapers
Magazines
Blogs
Personal Documents
Audiobooks
Background Music
3.2 Content Formatting on Kindle
Progress Indicator
Changing the Text Size
Increasing the Size of a Picture
3.3 Moving from Place to Place
Using the Menu to Get Around
Navigating within a Periodical
Selecting Internal Links
Viewing a Table
Reading Across Multiple Kindles
3.4 Looking Up Definitions
The Lookup Feature
3.5 Annotations and Clippings
Using Bookmarks
Using Highlights
Using Notes
Using Clippings
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3.6 Listening to Audio Materials
Audiobooks
Background Audio
Text-to-Speech
CHAPTER 4
Searching on Kindle
4.1 Introduction to Search
Types of Searches
Performing a Search
4.2 Search Results Page
Search Results for a Specific Item
Search Results for a Definition
4.3 Performing Remote Searches
Searching Wikipedia
Searching the Web
Searching the Kindle Store
CHAPTER 5
The Kindle Store
5.1 Getting Started at the Store
Connecting to the Kindle Store
5.2 Kindle Store Pages
The Kindle Storefront
The Store Menu
Browsing the Store
Getting the Details
Saving Items for Later
5.3 Recommendations, Reviews, and Ratings
Your Recommendations
Looking Up Reviews
Writing Your Own Ratings and Reviews
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5.4 Making Purchases
Trying a Sample Book
Buying Your Selections
Returning an Item
CHAPTER 6
Accessing the Web
6.1 Using Basic Web
Entering a URL
Using Bookmarks and Adding Your Own
Using Next Page and Previous Page
Selecting Links, Buttons, and Boxes
Using History
The Basic Web Menu
6.2 Other Features
Text Size
Downloading Files
Basic Web Settings
CHAPTER 7
Settings and Experimental
7.1 Adjusting Your Kindle Settings
Registering or Deregistering Kindle
Personalizing Your Kindle
Choosing Your Primary Dictionary
Changing Automatic Backup
The Settings Menu
7.2 Experimental
CHAPTER 8
Kindle and Your Computer
8.1 Getting Started
System Requirements
Making the Connection
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8.2 Handling Files through USB
Managing Your Documents
Transferring Your Clippings
8.3 Converting and Transferring Your Documents
Supported Formats for Conversion
Sending Your Documents for Conversion
8.4 Audiobooks and MP3s
Audiobooks from Audible.com
Transferring MP3s
CHAPTER 9
Your Kindle and Amazon.com
9.1 Shopping for Kindle Content on Amazon.com
Browsing the Kindle Store
Searching the Kindle Store
Getting the Details
Ordering Content
9.2 Managing Your Kindle on Amazon.com
Managing Your Device
Managing Your Orders
Downloading Content from Your Computer
9.3 Contacting Kindle Support
Kindle Support Web Address
Kindle Support Phone Numbers
CHAPTER 10
Migrating Content to Your New Kindle 2
10.1 Transferring Books
10.2 Transferring Periodical Subscriptions
10.3 Transferring Personal Documents
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10.4 Transferring Audiobooks
10.5 Transferring MP3s
APPENDIX
Safety Information
Maintaining Your Kindle
One-Year Limited Warranty
Notices and Certifications
Product Specifications
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Thank you for purchasing Amazon Kindle 2. You are reading the Welcome section of the Kindle
2 User's Guide. This section provides an overview of Kindle 2 and highlights a few basic
features so you can start reading as quickly as possible.
You can leave this guide at any time by pressing the Home button on your Kindle. To turn to the
next page, press one of the Next Page buttons.
If your Kindle was a gift, you will need to register your device. Please look at the Getting Started
instructions that came with your Kindle for information on registering your device.
Congratulations!
You are reading on your new Kindle 2.
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 bolt appears on the battery icon at the top of the
display. Charging the battery fully should take less than three hours and you can continue
reading while it charges.
Tip: The charge indicator light will turn green when the battery is fully charged.
If you prefer to read the Kindle 2 User's Guide side-by-side with the device, you can download
and print a PDF copy from Amazon.com at:
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Getting Around
You navigate Kindle using the 5-way controller; the Home, Menu, Back, and Next/Previous
Page buttons; and the keyboard:
To 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.
You can press the Next or Previous Page buttons to move forward or backward in your reading
material and press the Back button to retrace your steps on your Kindle. Use the keyboard to type
words or phrases when searching your reading material or items in the Kindle Store. You can
also use the keyboard to create notes while reading. All of these are covered in more detail later
in this guide.
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Easy-to-Read Display
Kindle uses a high-resolution display technology called electronic paper. It works using ink just
like books and newspapers, but it displays the ink particles electronically. The page flash you see
when you turn the page is part of the ink placement process.
The electronic paper display is reflective, which means unlike most displays, you can read it
clearly even in bright sunlight. Also, electronic paper does not need power to hold the ink in
place, which extends your Kindle's battery life.
Wireless Access with Whispernet
Using the wireless Amazon Whispernet service, Amazon delivers content to your Kindle
whenever and wherever you want it, within the wireless coverage area, using the same
technology as a cell phone. By default, your Kindle ships with Whispernet already turned on. To
turn Whispernet on or off, press the Menu button, move the 5-way controller up to underline
"Turn Wireless On/Off," and then press the 5-way.
Your Choice of Text Size
To optimize your reading experience, Kindle provides a quick way to adjust the size of the
reading text among six sizes.
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To try it now, press the Text 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.
Let Kindle Read to You
You can also choose to turn on the experimental application, Text-to-Speech, which will read
aloud your books, newspapers, blogs, and personal documents. You can either listen through
your Kindle's external speakers or plug in earphones into the headphone jack. While Text-to-
Speech is playing, the screen will turn the pages automatically so you can follow along while the
audio is playing. You have the choice of hearing your content spoken with a male or female
voice and can also further optimize the listening experience by slowing down or increasing the
rate of speech.
Look It Up
Your Kindle includes The New Oxford American Dictionary. You 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. To
view the full definition, press the Return key
reading, press the Back button.
on the keyboard. To return to the text you were
Take It All with You
Although Kindle is about the size of a paperback book, it can store over a thousand digital books,
newspapers, blogs, and magazines, which are referred to collectively as "content" throughout this
guide. A copy of all your books and recent issues of newspapers and magazines purchased from
the Kindle Store are kept on Amazon.com.
To open content on your Kindle, press the Home button. This displays a list of the content on
your Kindle. Move the 5-way controller up or down to underline the item you want to open and
then press the 5-way to open the item. To delete content on your Kindle, move the 5-way
controller up or down to underline the item you want to delete. Move the 5-way to the left and
then press the 5-way to complete the removal of the item.
To move previously deleted content from Amazon.com back to your Kindle, Whispernet must be
on. From Home, select "Archived Items." This shows all of the content stored at Amazon.com.
Underline the item you want to move back to your Kindle and move the 5-way to the right to
start the transfer. In under a minute, the item re-downloads into your Kindle and appears in the
list of content in Home.
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Shop Anytime, Anywhere
If you have Whispernet on and you select "Shop in Kindle Store" from any menu, Kindle
connects you to a broad offering of reading material including books, newspapers, blogs, and
magazines. You can browse by category or check out the latest bestsellers, new and noteworthy
items, or your personalized recommendations. You can see details about an item, read customer
reviews, and even download free samples of books you are interested in. If you want to buy an
item, Kindle uses secure Amazon 1-Click and then Whispernet delivers the item to your Kindle
generally in under a minute with no wireless delivery charges to you.
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 Wall Street Journal, the latest edition is
wirelessly delivered overnight so you can read it each morning. Your favorite periodicals follow
you wherever you go in Whispernet's broad coverage area, whether you are at home or on the
road. Also, you pay only for your subscriptions; Amazon.com covers the wireless delivery cost.
Peruse Your Periodicals
Just as you would thumb through a physical newspaper or magazine to locate an article of
interest, your Kindle supplies you with navigation shortcuts so that you can quickly zero in on an
article of interest. By moving the 5-way controller right or left you can advance to the next or
previous article and pushing the 5-way brings up the periodical's section list.
Search Your World
While you are in Home, the Kindle Store, or reading content, you can use your Kindle's search
feature. From the keyboard, begin typing what you'd like to search for and then using the 5-way
controller, select the range of your search. If you begin your search while in Home or with open
content, you have the option to search for that item in all of your books, newspapers, blogs,
personal documents, and annotations. You also have the option to focus your search to the built-
in dictionary, the Kindle Store, Wikipedia, and the Web.
Clip Your Favorite Passages
Have you ever been reading a book or a newspaper and wanted to clip and save a few words to
refer to later? With Kindle, simply select "Add a Note or Highlight" from the menu and use the
5-way to highlight the content you want to clip and then press the 5-way to save your selection.
The clipping is added to a file in Home called "My Clippings." You can review your clippings
later, search for words or terms you clipped, and transfer the "My Clippings" file to your
computer. This is a great way to capture your favorite quotations to share with others.
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Bookmark Your 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." You can
see that the upper right corner of the page is dog-eared. Kindle stores all your bookmarks for the
current content in your annotations. You can view them at any time by pressing the Menu button
and selecting "My Notes & Marks."
Add Your Own Notes
Do you like to take notes and make comments while reading? You can add notes to any of the
content on Kindle. Amazon automatically stores all of your book annotations in the "My
Clippings" file and backs them up on Amazon servers so they will not be lost.
As an example, this sentence is highlighted and has a note attached as indicated by the
superscripted number one to the right of this text. Using the 5-way controller, move the cursor
over the notation number to see the note. To add your own note, move the cursor to the word
where you want to add your thoughts, and begin typing your note. Then use the 5-way again to
highlight the "save note" button onscreen and press the 5-way to select. You can later view, edit,
or remove a note, or see all of your annotations by pressing the Menu button and selecting "My
Notes & Marks."
Stay in Sync
If you own multiple Kindles, Whispersync makes it easy to synchronize the furthest page read in
your book and your bookmarks among your devices. With Whispersync turned on, you can start
a book on your Kindle, and pick up where you left off on your Kindle 2.
Convert Your Own Documents
In addition to all of the great reading material you can get from the Kindle Store, Amazon can
also convert your own documents so you can read them on Kindle. You can e-mail Microsoft
Word, TXT, HTML, PDF, or image files like JPEGs and GIFs to your dedicated Kindle e-mail
address (found on the Settings page on Kindle or the Manage Your Kindle page on
Amazon.com). We will convert the document into Kindle format and wirelessly deliver it
directly to your Kindle for a small fee or back to your computer for free. Currently, the
conversion of PDF documents is an experimental feature on Kindle, and some complex PDF
files might not format correctly on your Kindle.
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
guide and typing on the keyboard to activate Search.
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The Table of Contents for the Kindle 2 User's Guide shows you all of the topics covered in this
guide. You can get to the table of contents by pressing the Menu button from any page. Move the
5-way down until you underline "Table of Contents" and press the 5-way to go to it.
You can also navigate by clicking an underlined word or words like the "Table of Contents"
above. Underlined words indicate a link to somewhere else in the material you are reading, like a
footnote, a chapter, or a web site. In the example above, when you navigate the 5-way controller
over one of the underlined words, a hand icon
will appear. Pressing the 5-way will take you
to the beginning of the table of contents. Press the Back button to go back to where you were
reading.
If you bought your Kindle with your Amazon account, it is already registered with your account
information and you are ready to go. When you go to the Home screen, check the top left corner
of the screen to see if your Amazon name (the same one you see when you are shopping on
Amazon.com) is shown. If it says "My Kindle" instead of your Amazon account name, you need
to register your Kindle. To register, first press Home to display the Home screen and then press
the Menu button. Select "Settings" and then select "register" on the page that appears to enter
your Amazon user name and password. If your Amazon user name or password contains
characters not present on the Kindle keyboard, press the Symbol key
on the bottom of the
keyboard to see a menu of the extended characters and use the 5-way to select the character you
require. Alternatively, you can register your Kindle by visiting the Manage Your Kindle page on
Amazon.com at:
You can leave the Kindle 2 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 Kindle will extend battery life and also lock all of the keys and buttons so you
don't inadvertently press one while not using your Kindle. When your Kindle is asleep, you will
see an image on the screen. To turn off your Kindle completely, slide and hold the power switch
for four seconds, then release. The Kindle screen will blank and the device will turn off. If you
ever need assistance, you can use the Web or your telephone to contact us. See Chapter 9 for all
of the Kindle Support contact options.
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CHAPTER 1
Getting Started with Your Kindle
In the Welcome chapter of the Kindle 2 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 Views of Kindle
Front View
The front of your Kindle contains the screen the keyboard, and the navigation controls. These
features are illustrated below and explained in the list that follows.
Volume 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.
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Home button — shows content stored on your Kindle as well as content archived at Amazon.
Next Page button — takes you to the next page in your reading material. To accommodate
different ways of holding the Kindle, there is a Next Page button on both sides.
Menu button — displays application and navigation choices that are related to the screen you
are viewing.
5-way controller — selects an item or action when pressed down. Moves the on-screen
highlight or cursor up and down when moved up and down. Moves the on-screen highlight or
cursor side-to-side when moved left or right.
Keyboard — use to enter search terms, notes in your content, URLs for Web sites, etc.
Back button — retraces your steps on Kindle just like the back button on a web browser. For
example, you can follow a link in a book and then press the Back button to return to your place.
Symbol key
— presents a menu of punctuation marks and symbols. Move the 5-way
controller to select the desired symbol and press the 5-way to select.
Text key
— changes the size of the text while you are reading and presents available controls
for Text-to-Speech. Move the 5-way controller to select the optimal text size or a Text-to-Speech
action.
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Back View
The back of your Kindle contains stereo speakers for audio content.
Top View
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Power switch — puts your Kindle to sleep, wakes it up, and turns your Kindle on or off. To 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
accidentally change the place in your reading. To turn your Kindle off, slide and hold the power
switch for four seconds until the screen goes blank and then release. To wake up or turn on your
Kindle, slide and release the power switch again.
If your Kindle does not power on or is unresponsive during use, try resetting the device by
disconnecting your Kindle from any power source, and then sliding and holding the power
switch for 15 seconds before releasing.
Tip: Your Kindle will also go to sleep by itself after ten minutes if you are not using it. If your
Kindle had wireless on prior to going to sleep, it will continue to receive your regularly
scheduled subscriptions while in sleep.
Headphone jack — plug in headphones to listen to an audiobook, background music, or content
read aloud through text-to-speech. Attaching headphones turns off the built-in speakers.
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 power outlet to
charge the Kindle battery. The charging status light will turn yellow, indicating that the battery is
charging; you can continue to use your Kindle while it charges. A green light indicates that the
battery is fully charged.
Check to make sure the power adapter is not covered by anything that could cause it to overheat.
If the charge indicator light does not light up, make sure that the USB cable is fully inserted into
your Kindle and the power adapter. If Kindle still is not charging, try another electrical outlet.
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Tip: The Kindle power adapter is a universal power adapter and will work worldwide. If you are
traveling outside the United States, and want to recharge your Kindle, connect the power adapter
to a country-approved physical plug adapter (not included) for the country that you are in.
To transfer content between your computer and your Kindle, connect the provided USB cable to
the Kindle and to the computer's USB port. If your computer's USB port or powered USB hub
provides power, your Kindle will charge over USB.
1.2 Getting Around
To get around on your Kindle, you use the buttons, menus, and the keyboard—all of which are
explained here.
Using the Buttons
In the Welcome section you learned about the navigation buttons (Previous Page, Next Page, and
Back). For an explanation of what each button does, see Front View of Kindle.
Using the Menus
In addition to the physical buttons, you also navigate Kindle using the menus. Kindle's menus are
context sensitive, but they all work the same way.
You use the 5-way controller to navigate within the menu and press the 5-way to select an item.
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The illustration below shows the Home menu; the bold line under "Shop in Kindle Store"
indicates that it is ready to be selected.
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The Application Menu
You 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.
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1.3 Entering Text
To 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
To enter lowercase letters, press the appropriate letter key. To enter uppercase letters, hold down
the Shift key , and then press the desired letter key like you do on your computer keyboard.
Alternatively, you can press and release the Shift key and then press the desired letter. Only the
next letter will be capitalized.
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Numbers, Punctuation, and Symbols
The number keys are located at the top of the keyboard. If you need a punctuation mark or a
symbol that is not shown, press the Symbol key
see a menu of punctuation marks and symbols.
on the bottom row of the keyboard. You will
Use the 5-way controller to choose the character you want and it will appear in your text entry
box.
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1.4 Status Indicators
At the top of every screen, you also see Whispernet and battery life status indicators to keep you
in the know.
Whispernet Status Indicators
The Whispernet status indicator shows you whether the wireless radio is turned on or off, the
signal strength of your Whispernet service, and the connection speed. Here are the possible
indicators and their meanings.
The Whispernet service is active and your Kindle has a strong signal. The more bars that are
filled in with black, the stronger the wireless signal.
None of the bars are filled in. This means the wireless signal strength is too low to connect. You
will not be able to connect to the Kindle Store, Basic Web, register your device, retrieve content
from Archived Items, or receive your subscriptions.
The bars are outlined in grey. This means Whispernet is checking for signal strength. This
usually lasts less than 30 seconds.
The Whispernet service is turned off. You can turn on the wireless by pressing the Menu button,
and using the 5-way controller to navigate to "Turn Wireless On."
When you activate a menu, a 1X or 3G icon appears to the left side of the signal bars that
indicates the speed of your Whispernet service. The 1X icon indicates that your Kindle is
connected to the 1XRTT wireless network, which is slower than the 3G Whispernet service.
Kindle will automatically switch back to the faster 3G EVDO network when available.
Battery Status Indicators
You 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 will only
derive enough charge to avoid depleting the battery but not enough to recharge it.
The images above show the various states of the battery as it discharges. As you deplete the
battery, less of the battery indicator will be filled in.
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The battery is too low to power the Whispernet service. You must charge your Kindle battery to
restore wireless service.
Activity Indicator
Your Kindle is busy downloading new content, checking for new items, searching for an item, or
loading a web page.
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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 move content from Amazon.com
to your Kindle. Read below for more details.
2.1 The Home Screen
Your Home screen displays a list of all of your Kindle reading materials — books, newspapers,
magazines, blogs, personal documents, as well as audiobooks. It serves as a personal bookshelf
for all of your reading material, as well as a starting point to access other Kindle features.
To display the Home screen, press the Home button on the right edge of your Kindle. By default,
the Home screen lists all of the items that you have on your Kindle beginning with the most
recently viewed (or acquired) items. Each type of content has a slightly different description and
label. You can read more about the types of content available in Chapter 3.
Kindle Books
Books are shown by title and author. Below the book title are a series of dots which give you an
approximation of how long the book is. Bold dots within the series indicate how far along you
are in the book based on the last page you viewed.
Periodicals
Periodicals include newspapers and magazines that can be purchased as a single issue or as a
subscription delivered on a regular basis. Your Home screen lists the most recent issue of each
periodical you have on your Kindle. Older issues appear inside a grouping called Periodicals:
Back Issues. Selecting the grouping takes you to a screen that displays the back issues of all the
periodicals you have on your Kindle. Note that Kindle automatically deletes issues that are more
than seven issues old to free up space for new content. An exclamation point next to an issue
indicates that it will be deleted within 48 hours.
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 in the Home screen as audio content.
Like regular books, they have a progress indicator that shows where you are in the audiobook.
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Home Screen Features
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. You can edit this name on the Settings screen.
Show options — choose which types of content you want displayed in Home.
Sort options — choose the order you want content displayed in Home.
Title — 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.
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Unread title — the "new" label indicates the item has never been opened and is less than 24
hours old. Once you open a new document or more than 24 hours has passed since the item
arrived on your Kindle, the "new" label is removed.
Archived Items — items stored at Amazon.com that you can re-download to your device.
Sample title — the "sample" label indicates the book is a sample. If you like it, you can
purchase the full book from within the sample.
Progress indicator — the series of dots below the item shows how long the book is and bold
dots show how far you have read in a particular item.
Audiobook title — the "audio" label indicates the book is an audiobook.
Pages — indicates the total number of pages in Home. Use the Next Page or Previous Page
button to navigate the pages.
Periodicals: Back Issues — stores older issues of newspapers and magazines.
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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.
Personal Docs — shows only the Personal Documents you have stored on your Kindle.
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 of the content you have stored on your Kindle.
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Changing What Your Home Screen Shows
By default, the Home screen shows all of your content. To change the type of content displayed,
follow these steps:
1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button.
2. Move the 5-way up until the Show and Sort options are underlined.
3. Move the 5-way to the left to see the Show options.
4. Move the 5-way to underline the type of content you want to display.
5. Press the 5-way to select it. The new display option changes immediately.
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.
Title — sorts your content alphabetically by title of the item.
Author — sorts your content alphabetically by the author's last name or publisher's name. If you
choose this option, periodicals will be sorted by their dates.
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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. To change this option, follow these steps:
1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button.
2. Move the 5-way up until the Show and Sort Options are underlined.
3. Move the 5-way to the right to see the Sort options.
4. Move the 5-way to underline how you want the items sorted.
5. Press the 5-way to select it. The sort order on the Home screen changes immediately.
The Home Screen Menu
The Home screen menu allows you to navigate to other places in Kindle or to perform
specialized tasks. To display the Home screen menu, press the Menu button when your Home
screen is displayed. The list below explains the menu.
Turn Wireless Off/On — turns the Whispernet service off or on.
Shop in Kindle Store — takes you to the Kindle Storefront.
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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 text entry page for submitting a word or phrase to search for.
Settings — takes you to the Settings screen.
Experimental — takes you to the Experimental page where you can see and use some of the
experimental prototypes we are working on.
Sync & Check for Items — connects to Amazon.com to download any newly available items
and sync the furthest page read and bookmarks for all the books on your device.
2.2 Managing Your Content
All books you purchase are automatically backed up on Amazon.com. When you remove a book
that you have purchased, it appears in your Archived Items. You access your Archived Items
from your Home screen. To move content between Archived Items and Home, Whispernet needs
to be on.
Removing Kindle Content
To remove content, follow these steps:
1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button.
2. In the list of the content already on your device, move the 5-way to underline the item
you want to remove.
3. Move the 5-way to the left to remove the item.
4. When you see "delete," press the 5-way to confirm the deletion. To change your mind,
move the 5-way up or down to cancel. Note that Kindle books are backed up for you at
Amazon.com even if removed from the device.
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 issue title in Home.
You can download items stored at Amazon.com any time you are within Whispernet coverage. If
you are not within coverage, Kindle will automatically download the item when you re-enter
Whispernet wireless service.
Personal documents sent to your Kindle are not backed up at Amazon.com.
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When you remove a Kindle book you bought from Amazon, we automatically save all of your
annotations for the book in case you ever want to download it again. However, if you remove a
subscription issue that is older than seven days, a blog of any age, or an item you did not get
from Amazon, any annotations you created on Kindle for those items do not get saved. Your
"My Clippings" file will still remain as a separate file containing all the clippings you added
regardless of whether the content is a book, subscription, or blog or was purchased from Amazon
or not. See Chapter 3 for more information.
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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 Types of Content
There are many types of reading material available for your Kindle such as books, newspapers,
magazines, and blogs. If you want to begin purchasing and downloading reading material, you
can learn more in Chapter 5. You can also purchase audiobooks from Audible.com and even
have Amazon convert and deliver personal documents to your Kindle. The different types of
supported content are described below.
Books
Thousands of books - both popular and hard-to-find - are available in the Kindle Store. Once you
buy a book, it usually arrives wirelessly in under a minute. Because you can't always judge a
book by its cover, you can download and read a sample of most Kindle books for free. If you like
it, simply buy it from within the sample and continue reading. You can learn more about this
feature in Chapter 5.
Newspapers
The Kindle Store offers a selection of U.S. and international newspapers. Subscriptions are
delivered wirelessly to your Kindle overnight so that the latest edition can arrive on your device
every morning, and every newspaper subscription starts with a free trial. If you subscribe, your
favorite periodicals are delivered wirelessly wherever you go, whether you are at home or on the
road. If you are traveling outside of the US, you can still retrieve your newspapers from the
Manage Your Kindle page at Amazon.com. You can learn more about this feature in Chapter 9.
Magazines
The Kindle Store offers an expanding selection of magazines to meet every interest. As with
newspapers, all periodical subscriptions are delivered wirelessly and start with a free trial.
Blogs
The Kindle Store offers over one thousand 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 to keep current. Unlike traditional feeds, which often only provide headlines,
Kindle downloads the complete feed onto the device so you can read them even when you are
not wirelessly connected.
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Personal Documents
In addition to purchased content, you can read your personal documents on Kindle. If you have
files formatted as text, Microsoft Word, HTML, PDF, or image files like GIF or JPEG, you can
e-mail the files as attachments to your Kindle e-mail address. Amazon will convert the files if
necessary and send them back to your computer for free or wirelessly to your Kindle for a small
fee, whichever you prefer. Currently, the conversion of PDF documents is an experimental
feature. Some complex PDF files might not format correctly on your Kindle. For more
information on transferring, converting, and e-mailing your personal documents, see Chapter 8.
Audiobooks
You 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
in your headphones for private listening. For more information on transferring and listening to
audiobooks, see Chapter 8.
Background Music
If you like to listen to music while you use your Kindle, use your computer to transfer MP3 files
to the "music" folder on your Kindle. When you select "Play MP3" from the Experimental page,
each of the songs will play in the order they were added to your Kindle.
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 be displayed.
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While you are reading, each page displays a header showing the content title and/or issue date.
The top of the page shows the battery and Whispernet status indicators.
Progress Indicator
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 chapters,
articles, or bookmarks.
In books, the progress indicator also shows you the overall percentage of the book you have read
and a numeric location of where you are reading, so you can easily find a particular passage or
reference it to your friends. Locations are the digital answer to page numbers. Changing the text
size on Kindle also changes the page numbering, but with locations, you return to the same place
every time regardless of the text size.
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Changing the Text Size
You can adjust the size of the text to suit your preference. You have a choice of six sizes for
reading content on Kindle. (You cannot change the text size on menus or on Kindle screens, such
as the Home screen or the Kindle Store.)
To pick the text size that you want to use while reading, follow these steps:
1. Press the Text key
located on the bottom row the keyboard. The text size choices are
displayed as well as controls for Text-to-Speech.
2. Move the 5-way left or right to the new text size that you want to use (you see the new
text size immediately).
3. Press the 5-way or the Text key
to confirm your choice.
Increasing the Size of a Picture
If you’d like to see a larger size of a picture or image you encounter in your reading material,
simply follow these steps to zoom temporarily on the image.
1. Use the 5-way controller to position the cursor over the picture.
2. An image of a magnifying glass with a plus sign will appear
on top of the picture.
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3. Press the 5-way to zoom the image. You will see a expanded view of the picture that
rotates if necessary to maximize the use of the display.
4. Press the 5-way to return to your content.
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). You can also get around inside your book or periodical by selecting
locations from the item's Menu, clicking on links in the content, or by moving the 5-way
controller left or right to advance to another article or chapter.
Using the Menu to Get Around
To go to the menu, press the Menu button when reading a book or periodical. You will have
slightly different options depending on the content you are reading. Examples of the menu
options are described below.
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If you are reading a Kindle book, the menu shows the following options:
Turn Wireless Off — turns off Whispernet. When Whispernet is off, this option will change to
"Turn Wireless On."
Shop in Kindle Store — takes you to the Kindle Storefront.
Buy This Book Now — connects to the Kindle Store, purchases, and downloads the full book to
your Kindle. Only appears if you are reading a sample from the Kindle Store.
Cover — takes you to the cover page of the item you are reading. This is usually the cover of the
book.
Table of Contents — takes you to the Table of Contents for the item you are reading.
Go to Beginning — takes you to the place in the book the publisher considers to be the
beginning. This is usually the first chapter, but may be a foreword, the table of contents, or other
point the publisher chooses.
Go to Location… — displays at the bottom of the screen, a text entry box that allows you to
specify a location to jump to in the content.
Sync to Furthest Page Read — connects to Amazon.com and compares your current reading
location with the one saved at Amazon. If you are further along in your book using another
device, Kindle gives you the choice to go to the furthest page read.
Book Description — connects to the Kindle Store and displays the detail page for the full book.
Search This Book — displays the Search line at the bottom of the screen. Additional details on
how to conduct a search are provided in Chapter 4.
Add a Bookmark — bookmarks the page you are currently on. After selecting this option, the
upper right corner of the book will be dog-eared and this menu option will change to "Delete
Bookmark."
Add a Note or Highlight — puts you into annotation mode. Additional details on how to create
a note or highlight are provided later in this chapter.
My Notes & Marks — displays a page containing all of your current item's notes, highlights,
bookmarks, and clippings.
Start Text-to-Speech — converts your books, newspapers, blogs, and personal documents to the
spoken word so you can listen instead of read.
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If you are reading a periodical or blog, 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 you remove it.
Navigating 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
left.
View Sections List — takes you to the sections list of a newspaper or magazine when you press
the 5-way.
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View Articles List — takes you to the articles list of a blog when you press the 5-way.
Next Article — advances you to the next article when you move the 5-way controller to the
right.
By default, "View Sections List" for newspapers and magazines is highlighted and when you
press the 5-way, a list of the sections will appear. If you are viewing a blog, "View Articles List"
is highlighted and pressing the 5-way shows a list of the blog's articles.
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To navigate to a particular section, use the 5-way controller to underline the section title and then
press the 5-way to select. Selecting the number to the right of the section title will take you to a
list of articles found within that section. To 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.
To 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. To dismiss this view and return to where you were
last reading in the magazine or newspaper, select "Close Articles List" located at the bottom of
the screen.
Selecting Internal Links
Your reading material may also contain links to other places in the document. For example, in
many books, the table of contents is set up to link to the content pages. Links are easy to spot
because they are underlined.
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To 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.
Your reading material may also contain external links that take you to locations on the Web (if
you have Whispernet turned on and are in range).
Viewing a Table
Your reading material may contain a large table that is not entirely contained within the screen.
To see the rest of the table, move the 5-way controller up or down to bring up the cursor and then
place the cursor to the left of the table. Move the 5-way to the right to scroll through the rest of
the table.
Reading Across Multiple Kindles
If you read the same Kindle Store book across multiple Kindles, you’ll find Whispersync makes
it easy for you to switch back and forth. Whispersync synchronizes the bookmarks and furthest
page read among devices registered to the same account.
Whispersync is on by default to ensure a seamless reading experience for a book read across
multiple Kindle devices. If you would like to turn Whispersync off, follow these steps:
2. At the bottom of the page, look for “Manage synchronization between devices. Learn
more.” Select “Learn more.”
3. Select “Turn Synchronization off.”
Once you turn synchronization off, your books will still open to the last page read on that device,
but Whispersync will no longer sync bookmarks or the furthest page read with other devices. If
you would like to sync the book manually, press the Menu button and select “Sync to Furthest
Page Read.”
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3.4 Looking Up Definitions
While reading a book or periodical, you can see a brief definition of a word using the Lookup
feature. The Lookup feature uses The New Oxford American Dictionary by default, but you can
also purchase other dictionaries and make them your default dictionary using the Settings page.
See Chapter 7 for details on how to change your default dictionary.
The Lookup Feature
To see the definition of a particular word in your reading content, follow these steps:
1. Move the 5-way controller up or down to display the cursor.
2. Move the 5-way in front of the word you want to look up.
3. If the word is found in the dictionary, a definition extract appears at the bottom of the
screen.
4. To see the complete definition, press the Return key . You will now be placed in the
dictionary and can use Previous Page and Next Page to view other word definitions.
5. Press the Back button to return to your reading.
Tip: If you want to expand your search beyond the dictionary on your device, you can use the
Search feature to look for the word on Wikipedia or the Web. See Chapter 4 for more
information.
3.5 Annotations and Clippings
You can add annotations to all of your books and periodicals. Annotations can include notes you
have written, highlights you've marked, and bookmarks you've created. Annotations are specific
to the content you are reading, so each book or periodical has its own annotations. When you
view the annotations, you see only those for the content you are currently reading.
Kindle also gathers the annotations you've made across all your various books, magazines,
newspapers, blogs, and personal documents and places them in the "My Clippings" file in your
Home screen. See Using Clippings below for more information on My Clippings.
The list below explains the types of annotations:
Bookmarks — mark an entire page for later reference.
Highlights — mark a passage on a page for later reference.
Notes — add your thoughts about a passage.
The sections below explain how to add annotations.
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Tip: All of your annotations on a Kindle book are backed up on Amazon servers in case you
transfer your Kindle to another person or lose or break the device. When you download a
previously annotated book from Amazon.com, your annotations and last location read will come
down with it. When you open the book, you will be right where you were the last time you read
the book and all of your annotations will be included. Note that your "My Clippings" file is not
listed as a separate downloadable item.
Using Bookmarks
Although Kindle automatically saves your place whenever you stop reading, you may also want
to add additional bookmarks. You can place a bookmark at any location, and you can have
multiple bookmarks in whatever you are reading. When you add a bookmark, it is associated
with the first location on the page. If you change text size, the bookmark will still be associated
with that location. You can return to a bookmarked location at any time.
Kindle stores all your bookmarks for the current content in your annotations. You can view them
at any time by pressing the Menu button and selecting "My Notes & Marks."
Placing a Bookmark
To 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 that the page
is bookmarked.
Tip: You can quickly create a bookmark by either holding down the Alt key
and pressing the
B key, or by moving the 5-way up or down to go into cursor mode and then pressing the 5-way
controller twice.
Viewing Your Bookmarks
To view your bookmarks, press the Menu button and select "My Notes & Marks." Bookmarks
are listed in the order they occur in the content. Each bookmark entry shows a location number
and the first line of the bookmarked location.
To go to a bookmark location, navigate to the bookmark and press the 5-way.
There is no limit to the number of bookmarks that you can set.
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Removing a Bookmark
To remove a bookmark:
1. Go to the bookmarked page.
2. Press the Menu button.
3. Move the 5-way controller down until "Delete Bookmark" is underlined. Press the 5-way
to select. The bookmark is removed.
To 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 you have removed all unwanted bookmarks.
6. Move the 5-way down until "Close Notes & Marks" is underlined and press the 5-way to
exit. You can also exit this view by pressing the Back button.
Using Highlights
You can highlight text in Kindle like you would use a highlighter pen on paper. Kindle stores all
your highlights for the current content in your annotations. You can view them at any time by
pressing the Menu button and selecting "My Notes & Marks." See Viewing Your Annotations
for more information.
Kindle also stores everything you highlight in your "My Clippings" file.
Highlighting a Passage
To highlight one or more lines, follow these steps:
1. Use the 5-way to position the cursor where you want to start highlighting.
2. Press the 5-way.
3. Move the 5-way right (or left) to where you want your highlight to end. You can turn
pages if you want to highlight text across multiple pages.
4. Press the 5-way at the place where you want the highlight to end.
5. Notice that the text you highlighted appears with a gray underline.
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Deleting a Highlight
To 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. Using the 5-way, navigate to the highlight you want to remove.
4. Press the Delete key
5. Move the 5-way down until "Close Notes & Marks" is underlined and press the 5-way to
exit. You can also exit this view by pressing the Back button.
Using Notes
To add a note, follow these steps:
1. Using the 5-way, move the cursor to the left of the word where you want to add your
thoughts.
2. Type your note.
3. Using the 5-way navigate the cursor over "save note" and press the 5-way.
Notice the superscripted number where you inserted your note. Notes are numbered in the order
they appear in the content, so if you later create another note on an earlier page, the numbering of
the previously created notes will change.
To edit 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 Return key
to edit the note.
4. Use the keyboard to make your changes.
5. Navigate the 5-way over "save note" and press the 5-way.
To 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.
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Viewing Your Annotations
To view your bookmarks, highlights, and notes, press the Menu button and select "My Notes &
Marks."
Each entry has a location number followed by the bookmark, highlighted passage, or note. Your
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 would in a book.
To go to a location, move the 5-way up or down to select the bookmark, highlighted passage, or
note and press the 5-way to go there.
Your annotations are also stored in your "My Clippings" file for later reference. See below for
more information.
Using Clippings
In addition to annotations, you can "clip" an entire periodical article to the "My Clippings" file.
The "My Clippings" file contains all of the bookmarks, highlights, notes, and clippings you have
made across all your content. Later, you can view the file or copy it to your computer; it will
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download to your computer as TXT file. Once on your computer, you can edit it or send your
clippings to someone else. Clipping and highlighting are a great way to capture your favorite
quotes and share with others.
To clip an article:
1. Go to the article you want to clip.
2. Press the Menu button.
3. Move the 5-way controller down until "Clip this Article" is underlined. Press the 5-way
to select.
Kindle adds your clipping to the "My Clippings" file. You can review your clippings later,
search for words or terms you clipped, and transfer the "My Clippings" file to your computer.
To view your clippings, press the Home button to display the Home screen. Move the 5-way
down until "My Clippings" is underlined. Press the 5-way to open it. While viewing the file, you
cannot navigate through to the materials referenced in the file.
More about My Clippings
You cannot edit the "My Clippings" file from within Kindle, but you can edit the file on your
computer.
To edit the "My Clippings" file:
1. Connect your Kindle to your computer using the USB cable.
2. Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally
find an external USB drive.
3. Open your Kindle. You should see a folder entitled Documents. Transfer the "My
Clippings" file out of this folder.
4. Open the "My Clippings" file on your computer using an application that can read or
import a .txt file.
5. Make the changes and save the edited file.
6. Transfer the "My Clippings" file back to the "Documents" folder on your Kindle.
7. Unmount your Kindle from your computer before removing the USB cable.
Changing your "My Clippings" file does not affect any notes, bookmarks, or highlights you've
made in the actual content. The next time you read the content, you can still use them for
navigation and reference.
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To remove the "My Clippings" file from your Kindle:
1. Press the Home button and move the 5-way down until "My Clippings" is underlined.
2. Move the 5-way to the left.
3. Press the 5-way to remove "My Clippings" from your Kindle.
Kindle adds a new "My Clippings" file the next time you add a clipping or annotation to any
content.
3.6 Listening to Audio Materials
There are three types of audio materials that you can listen to on your Kindle. You can purchase,
transfer, and listen to audiobooks from Audible.com, transfer MP3 files from your computer to
play as background music while you read, or turn on Text-to-Speech in any of your reading
material. (For information about transferring audiobooks or MP3 files to your Kindle, see
Chapter 8.)
Audiobooks
On your Home screen, your audiobooks list the title and author, but they also have the word
"audio" next to the title to indicate that they are audiobooks.
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To listen to one of your audiobooks, select it from your Home screen. You will see a page
similar to the one shown below. Kindle provides a standard set of controls that are explained
below.
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 to the beginning of the audiobook.
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.
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Background Audio
To play background audio (MP3 files) that you have transferred to your Kindle, follow the steps
below:
1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button.
2. Press the Menu button.
3. Move the 5-way down until "Experimental" is underlined and press the 5-way to select it.
4. Move the 5-way down until "Play MP3" is underlined and press down to select it.
The songs are played in order, by the date you added them to your Kindle. You can adjust the
volume of the music using the volume controls on the right side of your Kindle. You can
continue to listen to the audio while reading content; the background audio continues to play
unless you open an audio book, turn on text-to-speech, all of the files have been played, or if you
stop the playback as indicated below.
To turn off background audio:
1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button.
2. Press the Menu button.
3. Move the 5-way down until "Experimental" is underlined. Press the 5-way to select.
4. Move the 5-way down until "Play MP3" is underlined. Press the 5-way to select.
Tip: You can also play or stop background audio by holding down the ALT key
and pressing
and pressing
the space bar. You can forward to the next track by holding down the ALT key
the F key.
Text-to-Speech
Your Kindle can read aloud your books, newspapers, blogs, and personal documents with the
Kindle Experimental application, Text-to-Speech.
To turn on Text-to-Speech, follow these steps:
1. Press the Menu button.
2. Move the 5-way down so that "Start Text-to-Speech" is underlined. Press the 5-way to
select. In a few moments, you will hear your content spoken aloud. You can either listen
to it through the Kindle’s external speakers or plug in earphones into the headphone jack.
3. While Text-to-Speech is playing, the screen will update to the corresponding page of text.
Tip: By default, Text-to-Speech starts reading at the beginning of the page currently displayed.
To start reading at a particular spot, move the cursor where you'd like the reading to begin before
starting Text-to-Speech.
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Press the Text key
for Text-to-Speech controls.
By default, content is spoken with a male voice, but using the 5-way you can select a female
speaking voice. You can also slow down or increase the rate of speech as well as pause or turn
off Text-to-Speech. Text-to-Speech can also be turned off by pressing the Menu button and
selecting "Stop Text-to-Speech."
Tip: You can also play or stop Text-to-Speech by holding down the Shift key
and pressing
the Symbol key
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CHAPTER 4
Searching on Kindle
Kindle allows you to take advantage of powerful search capabilities. You can search locally on
Kindle or remotely at the Kindle Store, Wikipedia, or the Web.
4.1 Introduction to Search
This section describes the types of searches that you can perform using Kindle and how to use
search.
Types of Searches
Kindle supports several types of search as summarized below.
Searching What You Are Currently Reading
You can limit a search to only what you are currently reading. You enter your search term or
phrase and Kindle searches in the body of the text.
Searching All Your Content
You can alternatively search all the reading material that you have stored on Kindle, including
books, newspapers, magazines, and other items. You enter your search term or phrase and Kindle
searches in the body of the text, in the metadata (for example, the title or author), and in your
"My Clippings" file. Additionally, Kindle also keeps and searches the metadata for the content
you have stored on Amazon.
Searching Remotely
Kindle can perform remote searches in several different locations using Whispernet. Each of
these remote location searches are described in the final section of this chapter. See Searching
the Kindle Store, Searching the Web, or Searching Wikipedia.
Searching for Definitions
You can limit a search to the dictionary. Kindle searches your default dictionary for definitions
of the word you have entered.
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Performing a Search
To perform a search, follow these steps:
1. Type in your search term, the Search line will automatically appear. You can use whole
words or partial words, and no distinction is made between lower and upper case. You
can enter up to 255 characters.
2. To find the word or phrase in the content you are currently reading, move the 5-way to
the right to highlight "find." Press the 5-way to select.
3. Or, to choose the type of search, continue moving the 5-way right. You can search all
your items, the Kindle Store, Google, Wikipedia, the dictionary, or your notes if you have
any for the current content.
4. Press the 5-way to submit your search.
When you are searching from Home, the screen will display a full Search page.
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, local reference materials, and annotations that
you have created.
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The example below shows a typical Search Results page.
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.
Use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons if there are more results than fit on the current
page.
Showing Results for a Specific Item
To see the results for one of the items listed:
1. Use the 5-way to underline the item.
2. Press the 5-way to view the matches.
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3. A page appears showing all instances of the search term in that particular title. Each
occurrence lists its location number and is shown in context so you can see how the
search term is used.
To 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.
Search Results 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.
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To find a definition, follow these steps:
1. Type in the word you want defined.
2. Move the 5-way right to highlight "dictionary."
3. Press the 5-way to submit your search.
You will see a complete definition of the word.
4.3 Performing Remote Searches
To search remotely, you must have Whispernet switched on. You can select any of the remote
searches described in this section.
If Whispernet is not already on, press the Menu button. "Turn Wireless On" should automatically
be underlined, so press the 5-way controller to select and turn on Whispernet.
Searching Wikipedia
To search Wikipedia, enter your term and move the 5-way to select "wikipedia." This opens
Basic Web and displays the Wikipedia entry for the term if it exists.
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Searching the Web
To search the Web, enter your term and move the 5-way to select "google." This opens Basic
Web and submits your search term to Google.
Searching the Kindle Store
To search the Kindle Store, enter your term and move the 5-way to select "store." Your Kindle
connects to the Kindle Store and displays the search results page for the store sorted by
relevance, as shown in the example below. You can page through the results just like you would
content on your Kindle.
Tip: You 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 Kindle Store for books by Agatha
Christie, enter "@author Agatha Christie" in the Search line. This will narrow your Kindle Store
search to find only books written by Agatha Christie.
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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 purchasing and
Amazon automatically backs up all of your purchases in case you lose your Kindle or want to
download a title again. To help other Amazon users decide what to buy, you can also add your
own ratings and reviews.
5.1 Getting Started at the Store
This section tells you how to connect to the Kindle Store on your Kindle, and provides some
ideas about the best ways to look for content once you are connected.
Connecting to the Kindle Store
You connect to the Kindle Store using your device's built-in Whispernet service. To go to the
Kindle Store, follow these steps:
1. If Whispernet is not already on, press the Menu button, move the 5-way controller up so
that "Turn Wireless On" is underlined, and then press the 5-way to turn on Whispernet.
2. Move the 5-way controller down to underline "Shop in Kindle Store."
3. Press the 5-way controller to select "Shop in Kindle Store."
You will see this icon
in the upper left corner of the page, if you are not already connected.
The Kindle Storefront will appear as shown later in this chapter and serves as a launch point for
all of the Kindle Store services.
5.2 Kindle Store Pages
This section describes the different pages you will find at the Kindle Store, like the Kindle
Storefront, the Browse pages, and the product detail pages for individual pieces of content.
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. The features are explained in the list that follows.
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Browse the Kindle Store — displays the currently available content by type in the Kindle Store.
National Best Sellers List — displays a list of current best sellers in the Kindle Store from the
New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal.
Kindle Top Sellers — displays a list of Kindle bestselling titles.
New & Noteworthy Books — displays a list of new or noteworthy books on the Kindle Store.
Kindle Daily Post — displays a daily blog from Amazon on content-related topics.
Recommended for You — displays items recommended for you by Amazon based on your
previous digital and physical purchases.
Search Store — enter your search criteria here and Amazon will search the entire Kindle Store
for matches and return the search results.
Once you are in the Kindle Store, you can move around using links on the pages of the store such
as Reviews or Top Sellers, by using the Store menu, or by searching the Kindle Store for specific
titles.
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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.
Turn 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 newspapers currently available in the Kindle Store.
Magazines — displays the magazines currently available in the Kindle Store.
Blogs — displays the blogs currently available in the Kindle Store.
Top Sellers — displays a list of Amazon best sellers.
New & Noteworthy — displays a list of new or noteworthy content on the Kindle Store.
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Recommended for You — displays items recommended for you by Amazon based on your
previous digital and physical purchases.
"Save For Later" Items — displays items you have previously noted as something that might
be of interest to you.
Browsing the Store
Another way to find reading material in the Kindle Store is to browse through the different
content categories such as books or newspapers. Once inside a category, you can further refine
your browse by topic. For example, within "Books," you can refine listings to "Fiction,"
"Nonfiction," "Advice & How-to," etc. Each browse page shows the path that you have taken at
the top so you can easily retrace your steps.
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.
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Categories — groups the content by topics of interest to make browsing easier. Select the
category you are interested in to show only items in that particular subject.
Getting the Details
The product detail page for books and periodicals provides the most pertinent information about
an item. To get to the product detail page for a particular item, use the 5-way controller to select
it.
Product Detail Page Example
The example below shows you a product detail page for a book available at the Kindle Store.
The features on this page are explained in the list below.
Author — searches the Kindle Store for other books by the author when selected. If more than
one author wrote the book, selecting this item will show a menu of the authors from which to
choose.
Description — describes the item. Select "more" to see the full text.
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Buy — purchases the item using your default Amazon 1-Click payment method and sends it
wirelessly to your Kindle for free.
Reviews — displays the customer reviews for this item. Provides links to editorial reviews and
for writing your own review.
Try a Sample — downloads the beginning of the book for free so you can sample it before
buying.
Save for Later — adds the item to your "Save for Later Items" list so you can peruse or
purchase it later.
Customers who bought this book also bought: — displays a list of items purchased by
Amazon customers who also bought this item.
Additional Details for Periodicals
The product detail page for newspapers, magazines, and blogs is similar to the product detail
page for books, but it contains different purchasing options:
Subscribe now with 14-day Free Trial — select this to start your subscription. All newspapers,
magazines, and blogs come with a free trial to start your subscription, and you can cancel your
subscription on the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon at any time during this period. After
the trial period, your subscription will automatically be delivered at the regular monthly price.
Buy Current Issue — purchases the current issue of the newspaper or magazine and sends it to
your Kindle.
Saving Items for Later
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.
To add an item to your list, select "Save for Later" from the product detail page for the item. You
will see a confirmation message that your addition was successful. To see your list of saved
items, select "Save for Later Items" from the Store menu. To display the product detail page for
this item, select "Details." To remove the item from your list, select "Delete."
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5.3 Recommendations, Reviews, and Ratings
The Kindle Store provides several features to help you decide which reading materials you may
want to purchase. This section describes the various ways you can find what is available.
Your Recommendations
The Recommendations page provides a list of things that you might enjoy based on the types of
materials (digital and printed) you have purchased in the past either on Kindle or on
Amazon.com. To get to this page, select "Recommended for You" from the Kindle Storefront or
from the Kindle Store menu.
Looking Up Reviews
The Reviews page lists Customer Reviews for items. To get to the Reviews page for a specific
item, select "Reviews" from the product detail page for that item.
To see Editorial Reviews from publications, select "Editorial Reviews" from the Reviews page.
For the complete text of a particular review, select the review excerpt using the 5-way controller.
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Writing Your Own Ratings and Reviews
You can share your opinions with other readers by rating and reviewing the materials that you
have read. To get to this page, select "Customer Reviews" from the product detail page for the
item you want to critique, and then select "Write a Review."
The sample screen below shows you the type of information you can enter.
Entering a Rating and Review
1. Indicate the rating you think this item deserves by selecting the line with the appropriate
number of stars.
2. Select "Title" and enter a title for your review. Select "ok" to submit your title.
3. Select "Review" and type your review on the lines provided. Select "ok" to submit your
review.
4. To submit your rating and review, select "Submit." If you want to close this page without
submitting your rating or review, select "Cancel."
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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 link to purchase
the item directly. In addition, while reading a sample, the Menu shows "Buy this Book Now" so
you can purchase the sample at any time during your reading.
Buying Your Selections
All of your Kindle Store purchases use Amazon 1-Click, which allows you to purchase reading
materials with a single selection. To make your purchase, select "Buy" from any product detail
page for the item you want. Your item will be auto-delivered wirelessly to your Kindle and also
added to the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon.com. You will see an "items downloaded"
message at the top of the screen when your item has arrived on your Kindle.
Tip: Once your item has been downloaded, the original is retained in the Manage Your Kindle
page on Amazon.com. If the download is not successful, or if it is interrupted, Kindle will
attempt to download again without any action required from you.
Returning an Item
All of your Kindle Store purchases present an order cancellation feature at the time of purchase
in case you change your mind or made a mistake. Just select "Purchase by Accident? Cancel this
Order" on the order confirmation page. If you prefer, you can also contact Kindle Support using
Amazon's Click-to-Call service on the Web at:
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CHAPTER 6
Accessing the Web
Your Kindle comes with an Experimental application called Basic Web, which is a Web browser
optimized to read Web sites that are primarily text-based. It supports JavaScript, SSL and
cookies but does not support media plug-ins (Flash, Shockwave, etc.) or Java applets.
6.1 Using Basic Web
There are three ways to open the Basic Web browser. The two main ways are to select "Basic
Web" from the Experimental screen or to follow a link from within your reading material. Many
of the blogs that you subscribe to from the Kindle Store have links to Web sites. Selecting these
links will open Basic Web and take you to the URL associated with the link. If you select "Basic
Web" from the Experimental page, you will open to the last Web site you were viewing in your
browser.
One other way of accessing the Basic Web browser is to type in a word anytime from any book,
blog, newspaper, or magazine you happen to be reading. When you begin typing, a search box
will pop up at the bottom of the screen, and you can move the 5-way controller to the right and
select "google" or "wikipedia" from the menu to search those sites directly for the word you
typed.
Entering a URL
To enter the URL for a Web 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 menu bar.
When you are done typing, press the 5-way controller to view that Web site.
The URL text field retains the last URL you entered in case you want to quickly edit the same
address and submit it again. If you want to enter a secure site with an "https" address, use the
backspace key to delete the automatically entered "://" and type the address you want.
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The URL text field is embedded in a navigation bar with a few other key shortcuts. To the right
of the URL text field there is a button to stop loading or reload the current page. From there,
move your 5-way to the right, and you can quickly search the Google search engine for the text
entered in the URL text field. Above the URL text field are shortcuts to navigate back and
forward one page, an indication of how much of the page has been loaded, whether you are
viewing the page in Basic or Advanced Mode, and where you are in the web page.
Using Bookmarks and Adding Your Own
Bookmarks let you easily access a Web page without needing to type the address every time.
When you open Basic Web from the Experimental page for the first time, you will see a list of
default bookmarks with links to information such as daily news and weather. While browsing,
you can also access the same list of bookmarks by selecting "Bookmarks" from the browser
menu (just press the Menu button).
To add a Web 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.
You can remove a bookmark by going to your Bookmarks lists and moving the 5-way controller
until the item you want to delete is underlined. Press the 5-way and the site will be deleted from
your Bookmarks. From the Bookmarks list, moving right on the 5-way allows you to edit the
name of the bookmark.
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Using Next Page and Previous Page
Most Web pages you find on the Internet will have more content than can be displayed on one
page. Use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons to move through these pages. This is
equivalent to using your mouse on a computer to move up and down through a Web page. You
can also move the cursor down with the 5-way controller until it reaches the bottom of the page.
Selecting Links, Buttons, and Boxes
You can navigate the links on a Web page by using the 5-way controller to move the cursor
around the page. Links in Basic Web are shown as underlined words, just like in the Reader.
Below is a Web page with multiple selectable links.
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 Web page to search that site, for example,
you should move the cursor to that input field and begin typing. When you finish typing, press
down on the nearby Go or Enter or Search button to retrieve the results. If there are radio buttons
embedded within a Web page, you can change the input by maneuvering the cursor to the button
you want to change and press the 5-way to "push" this button.
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Using History
You can easily return to Web sites you recently viewed by pressing the Menu button and
selecting "History." You will then see a list of recently visited Web 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 the
right.
The Basic Web Menu
The Basic Web menu contains other items you can select, many of which also appear in the
Browser's navigation bar. To view the menu, press the Menu button when the Basic Web
browser is on the screen.
Turn 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 Top — returns you to the top of the current Web page.
Bookmarks — displays your list of Web bookmarks.
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Bookmark This Page — adds the current page to the bottom of your list of bookmarks.
History — displays your History page, which keeps track of the sites you have visited.
Settings — displays your list of settings where you can change the options for Basic Web.
Use Advanced Mode — for complex Web sites. This mode squeezes pages down to fit the
width of the Kindle screen. In this mode, JavaScript can also be enabled. When this mode is
selected, the menu selection then changes to "Use Basic Mode" which optimizes the Kindle's
browser for viewing most pages.
6.2 Other Features
As you become more familiar with the Basic Web browser, the following topics may be of
interest to you.
Text Size
Just like when you are reading a book or periodical, you can adjust the size of the text when
viewing Web pages. See Chapter 3 for details on how to change text size.
Downloading Files
Some Web sites may have books or documents you can download and read on your Kindle.
When you select these books or documents using Basic Web, you will be asked to confirm if you
want to download these to your Kindle Home. The types of files you can download include
Kindle content (.AZW, .AZW1), unprotected Mobipocket books (.MOBI, .PRC) and text files
(.TXT).
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Basic Web Settings
You can modify the default browser behaviors and perform simple maintenance procedures
using Basic Web Settings. To display the Settings screen, press the Menu button while in the
browser and then use the 5-way to select "Settings."
Switch to Advanced Mode — switches between Basic and Advanced modes, when you view
Basic Web.
Clear Cache — removes temporary Internet files from your Kindle. Move the on-screen
highlight to "Clear Cache" and move the 5-way controller to the right.
Clear History — removes cached Internet address entries from your Kindle. Move the on-screen
highlight to "Clear History" and press the 5-way to clear this list.
Clear Cookies — removes cookies from your Kindle. Move the on-screen highlight to "Clear
Cookies" and press the 5-way to remove the cookies.
Enable Javascript — enables or disables Javascript to be executed on the pages you visit. Note
that if Javascript is disabled, Web pages will load faster. The view mode must be set to
Advanced Mode to use this feature.
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Disable Images — select whether you want images to appear when you load a Web page. Note
that if you do not show images, Web pages will load faster.
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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 contains a number of
prototype concepts we are working on.
7.1 Adjusting Your Kindle Settings
The Settings page is shown below and the features are explained in the list that follows. To go to
the Settings page, press the Menu button while on your Home screen. Use the 5-way controller to
underline "Settings" and press to select.
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 top of the Home screen.
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Device E-mail — this is the e-mail address of your Kindle. You and your friends can send
documents to this address and they will be converted by Amazon and sent to your Kindle. To
Personal Info — enter any personal or contact information here such as an address or phone
number in case you lose your Kindle.
Version — indicates which version of software your Kindle is using.
Registering or Deregistering Kindle
Your Kindle needs to be registered with your Amazon.com account information to use many of
the Kindle features such as purchasing content. If your Kindle is lost or transferred to another
user, you should deregister your Kindle from your account. The process to register or deregister
is described below. You can also register or deregister your Kindle on the Manage Your Kindle
page on:
Registering Your Kindle
If your Kindle is not already registered, follow these steps:
1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button.
2. Press the Menu button. Make sure that Whispernet is turned on.
3. Move the 5-way down until "Settings" is underlined and press to select.
4. Press the 5-way to select "Register."
5. You will see a text entry box at the bottom of the screen to enter your Amazon.com user
name and password (the e-mail address and password associated with your Amazon
account). Use the keyboard to enter in your information.
6. Navigate the 5-way to select "OK" to finish the registration process or "Cancel" to cancel
your registration.
Tip: If your Amazon user name or password contains characters not present on the Kindle
keyboard, press the Symbol key
on the bottom of the keyboard to see a menu of additional
characters and select the character you require.
Once registered, you can make purchases on the Kindle Store, convert personal documents on
Amazon, use Basic Web, and take advantage of other Amazon-sponsored services. If your
Kindle has incorrect registration information, deregister the device and then reregister it.
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 section and select "ok" to confirm.
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Note that you will not be able to buy or download samples from the store, or use Basic Web if
your Kindle is not registered.
You can also deregister your Kindle from the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon.com.
Personalizing Your Kindle
Your Kindle acquires a default name when it is first registered. This name is based on your
Amazon.com account name, and is displayed at the top of your Home screen. If you want to edit
this name on your Kindle only, follow these steps:
1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button.
2. Press the Menu button.
3. Move the 5-way down until "Settings" is underlined and press to select.
4. Move the 5-way down until "Edit name" is underlined. Press the 5-way to open the text
entry box.
5. Use the keyboard to change the device name.
6. When you have finished, move the 5-way to the right to highlight "Submit" and press the
5-way to submit the change.
Tip: To add any personal information such as your contact information, navigate with the 5-way
so that "Edit personal info" is underlined then press the 5-way. Use the keyboard to add your
information, then select "Submit" when you have finished.
Choosing Your Primary Dictionary
You 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 different dictionary on the Kindle Store and then
following these steps:
1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button.
2. Press the Menu button.
3. Move the 5-way to underline "Settings" and press to select.
4. Press the Menu button.
5. Move the 5-way to underline "Change Primary Dictionary" and press to select.
6. Move the 5-way to underline the dictionary you want to use and press to select.
Changing Automatic Backup
Automatic Backup will backup your last location read, all of your notes, and bookmarks you
make to Amazon.com on any of your purchased content. If you delete an item from your Kindle
or your Kindle is lost, stolen, or damaged, you can automatically restore your annotations,
bookmarks, and the last location you read by downloading the item from the Manage Your
Kindle page on Amazon.com.
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You can enable or disable automatic backup by following the steps below:
1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button.
2. Press the Menu button.
3. Move the 5-way to underline "Settings" and press to select.
4. Press the Menu button.
5. Move the 5-way to underline "Disable/Enable Annotations Backup" and press to select.
The Settings Menu
The Settings menu allows you to go to other places on your Kindle as well as update your
software or restart your device. These menu options are defined below. To display the Settings
menu, press the Menu button while you are on the Settings screen.
Turn Wireless Off — turns off Whispernet. When Whispernet is off, this option will change to
Turn 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 made to Kindle Store content is backed-up at Amazon. You can disable the
automatic backup by selecting this option.
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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 Your Kindle — installs the latest software for your Kindle. When an update is loaded
on your device, this menu option becomes available, otherwise it is grayed out.
Restart — restarts your Kindle.
Reset to Factory Defaults — resets your Kindle to its original factory settings. You should only
select this action if instructed to do so by Kindle Customer Service.
Legal — provides trademark, copyright, and other notices about the software installed on your
Kindle.
Sync & Check for Items — connects to Amazon.com to download any newly available items
and sync the furthest page read and bookmarks for all the books on your device.
7.2 Experimental
The Experimental page is a place for you to try out and experiment with some of the concepts we
have under development. We encourage you to send us your feedback to help us decide how to
improve the concepts and whether or not you think we should make them part of the Kindle
product. To open Experimental, follow the steps below.
1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button.
2. Press the Menu button.
3. Move the 5-way down until "Experimental" is underlined and press the 5-way to select.
4. Select the concept you would like to try.
To give us feedback on items on the Experimental page, send an e-mail to
[email protected]. We are really interested in hearing what you have to say, so
type as much as you want. Based on your feedback, we may add or remove content from the
Experimental page, so let your thoughts be known.
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CHAPTER 8
Kindle and Your Computer
You 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 can
accomplish using your computer as described in this chapter.
8.1 Getting Started
This section lists the requirements for connecting Kindle to your computer. The USB cable you
use with your power adapter can also be used to connect your Kindle to a computer, so there is
nothing additional to buy.
System Requirements
Both Macintosh and Windows users can manage Kindle files through the USB connection. When
your Kindle is plugged into your computer, your Kindle will appear as a removable mass storage
device. If your computer is Windows-based, you need to be using Windows 2000 or later. If your
computer is a Macintosh, you should be using Mac OS X 10.2 or later. With either computer,
you must have an available USB port or an attached USB hub with an available port.
Making the Connection
To connect Kindle to your computer, follow these steps:
1. Plug the larger end of the USB cable into an available USB port or a powered USB hub
connected to your computer.
2. Connect the other end of the USB cable to the micro-USB port on the bottom of your
Kindle.
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The illustration below shows a Kindle and a laptop computer connected through the USB cable.
When you are connected to your PC, your Kindle will go into USB drive mode and its battery
will be recharged by the computer. Your 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 while you are in USB drive mode, but will return right to where you were when
you unmount the device from your computer.
Tip: If you'd like to continue reading your Kindle while its battery is being charged by the
computer, you will need to release it from USB drive mode by unmounting or ejecting the
Kindle from the computer. Note that it is always best to use your computer to unmount or eject
your Kindle before disconnecting the USB cable. Consult your computer manual for details on
how to properly disconnect a USB storage device.
8.2 Handling Files through USB
Managing Your Documents
When your Kindle is connected to a computer and mounted as a USB drive, you will see three
default directories or folders. The one called "documents" contains all of your digital reading
materials like books, newspapers, your My Clippings file, etc. The "Audible" directory is for
your audiobooks, and "music" is for your MP3 files. You can add Kindle-compatible files to
these directories, and you can copy, move, or delete the files that are already there. The computer
file formats that you can read or listen to on your Kindle are listed below:
• Kindle (.AZW, .AZW1)
• Text (.TXT)
• Unprotected Mobipocket (.MOBI, .PRC)
• Audible (.AA, .AAX)
• MP3 (.MP3)
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Tip: Mobipocket files must have no Digital Rights Management (DRM) protection applied to be
readable on your Kindle. If you purchased a Mobipocket file from a Mobipocket retailer, you
will not be able to open the file on your Kindle.
Transferring Your Clippings
Your clippings are stored in a file called "My Clippings.txt," which is located in the "documents"
directory. If you want to copy the clippings from your Kindle to your computer so you can edit
them, e-mail a passage to a friend, or just archive your clippings, you can drag and drop the "My
Clippings.txt" file onto your computer. Clippings and other annotations are described in more
detail in Chapter 3.
8.3 Converting and Transferring Your 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. You can have
the converted files sent wirelessly to your Kindle for a small fee or to the e-mail address
associated with your Amazon account for free.
Supported Formats for Conversion
In addition to the file formats listed above, you can also convert other personal documents to
read on your Kindle. The supported file formats are listed below:
• Microsoft Word (.DOC)
• PDF
• Structured HTML (.HTML, .HTM)
• JPEG (.JPEG, .JPG)
• GIF (.GIF)
• PNG (.PNG)
• BMP (.BMP)
• Compressed ZIP (.ZIP)
Note: PDF conversion is currently an experimental feature on Kindle. Due to PDF's fixed layout
format, some complex PDF files might not format correctly on your Kindle.
Tip: ZIP files are automatically opened up by the conversion service if you choose to compress
your documents. Any enclosed files listed above inside the ZIP file will be converted and sent to
your Kindle or computer as specified.
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.
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To set up your Kindle e-mail address, follow the steps below:
1. On your computer, open your Web browser and go to
2. Sign-in to your Amazon.com account.
3. In the Your Kindle(s) section, select "Edit Info."
4. In the Kindle E-mail Address text field, change the first part of the e-mail address to what
you would like it to be. The @kindle.com will automatically be appended.
5. Select "Update information" to save your changes and close the text entry box.
Your Kindle will only receive converted files from e-mail addresses you have authorized on the
Manage Your Kindle page to help prevent spam. The default setting dictates that only items sent
from your Amazon.com account e-mail address will be forwarded. You can add e-mail addresses
In Manage Your Kindle, add the addresses of your friends, co-workers, or anyone else you
would like to enable to send you files:
1. In the Your Kindle approved e-mail list section from
2. Select "Add Address."
Once you have set up the e-mail addresses, you can send and convert your personal documents
by following the steps below:
1. Attach your document to a new e-mail or forward an existing e-mail that has a document
attached. A subject is not necessary.
2. Address the e-mail to your Kindle e-mail address for wireless delivery directly to your
Kindle; a small fee will be charged for the wireless delivery.
3. Send the e-mail.
Tip: 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. After sending to the @free.kindle.com address, a link to the
converted file will be e-mailed to your Amazon.com e-mail address. You can then download the
file to your Kindle's documents folder via USB using your computer.
The conversion service on Your Kindle is meant for the receipt of personal, non-commercial
documents only. You may not authorize the sending of documents from automated distribution
services.
8.4 Audiobooks and MP3s
You can purchase, transfer, and play audiobooks from Audible.com as well as transfer MP3 files
to Kindle to play as background audio while you read.
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Audiobooks from Audible.com
Kindle supports the thousands of audiobooks available through Audible.com. You can purchase
and download one or more of these books from Audible.com through your Windows or Mac-
based computer and then transfer these books over USB to your Kindle's "Audible" folder, and
listen to them on your Kindle. Once on your Kindle, an Audible file will be displayed on your
Home screen with your other documents. The file will have the word "audio" next to the title to
indicate that it is an audiobook.
Audiobook Formats for Kindle
Audible offers five versions of its audiobook format. Kindle is compatible with formats 4 and
Audible Enhanced (AAX). Formats 1, 2, 3 and audiobooks provided from other sources are not
supported.
Activation, Purchase, Download, and Transfer
The first time you play an Audible audiobook, you will be prompted to register your Kindle with
Audible. Make sure you register with your Audible account name and password, not your
Amazon account credentials.
To 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. Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally
find an external USB drive.
3. Open your Kindle. You should see a folder entitled "Audible." Drag any audiobooks you
want to play on your Kindle into this folder.
4. Using your computer, unmount your Kindle from your computer. The content you
transferred should now appear in Home.
Tip: To pause the playing of Audible, press the space bar on the keyboard and press the spacebar
again to resume.
Transferring MP3s
You can transfer your MP3 files to Kindle by copying them to the "music" folder on your Kindle
over USB. For more information on connecting your computer over USB, see Making the
Connection earlier in this chapter.
Kindle only supports MP3 audio files; AAC, WAV and other music file formats are not
supported.
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To transfer MP3s to your Kindle, follow these steps:
1. Connect your Kindle to your computer, using the USB cable that came with the device.
2. Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally
find an external USB drive.
3. Open your Kindle. You should see a folder entitled "music." Drag any MP3s you'd like to
play on your Kindle, into this folder.
4. Using your computer, unmount your Kindle from your computer.
For more information on playing background music, see Chapter 3.
Tip: While there is no limit to the number of MP3 files and audiobooks that you can transfer to
your Kindle, keep in mind that these files are larger, and space may become a consideration.
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CHAPTER 9
Your 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 Web browser on
your computer. You can also go to the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon.com to manage
your Kindle account, change or cancel a subscription, or look up a past Kindle order. If you need
help, Kindle Support on Amazon.com gives you information, e-mail, and phone access to
dedicated customer service representatives.
9.1 Shopping for Kindle Content on Amazon.com
This section shows you how to purchase content for your Kindle on Amazon.com. As with
purchases on the Kindle Store, Kindle content is auto-delivered wirelessly to your Kindle at no
additional charge.
Browsing the Kindle Store
When browsing the Kindle Store on Amazon.com, you use categories and sub-categories to find
content that suits your interests. Each page shows listings of content relevant to the categories or
sub categories you have navigated to and clicked on. Once inside a category, you can further
refine your browse by topic. Each page shows the path taken so you can easily retrace your steps.
Searching the Kindle Store
When searching the Kindle Store on Amazon.com, you use the Amazon.com search engine to
find relevant Kindle content associated with the keyword or phrase that you type into the search
box. The search engine finds and displays lists of content along with descriptive images, titles,
authors and ratings. You can narrow results by categories by clicking on the link located in the
upper right corner of the search results page.
Getting the Details
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 example, you can
read customer reviews and check out "Customers who bought this also bought" to find out what
other customers have enjoyed. From the product detail page you can purchase Kindle books,
newspapers, blogs and other periodicals with Amazon.com 1-Click.
Ordering Content
Ordering content from the product detail page is as easy as the click of a button. Similar to
ordering directly from your Kindle, you can place orders from detail pages on Amazon.com and
receive your content in usually under a minute. Once you make a selection, your order is auto-
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delivered wirelessly to your Kindle. You do not need to use your computer to download your
content. If you have more than one Kindle, you can use the Buy Box to choose which Kindle
should receive your order.
The following describes the "buy box" actions:
Buy now with 1-Click: — click this button to purchase a Kindle book or current periodical
issue. Your order will be auto-delivered wirelessly to your Kindle in under a minute.
Subscribe now with 1-Click — click this button to start a newspaper, magazine, or blog
subscription with a 14-day free trial. Your subscription will be auto-delivered wirelessly to your
Kindle. You can cancel at any time during your 14-day free trial and you will not be charged.
Send sample now — click this button to receive a free sample of a book on your Kindle. You
can read the beginning of the book for free. If you enjoy it, you can make a purchase directly
from your Kindle or return to the Kindle Store on Amazon.com if you prefer to purchase from
your computer.
9.2 Managing Your Kindle on Amazon.com
This section gives you instructions on how to find and use the Manage Your Kindle page on
Amazon.com. The Manage Your Kindle page is a versatile online tool you can use to view and
manage your Kindle content, personal settings, and account information. It can be found at:
Below are some of the tasks you can manage:
Managing Your Device
Your Kindle(s) —
Edit Info: manages the same options available on Kindle's Settings menu such as the
name that appears on the top of your Kindle Home screen; allows you to change your
Kindle e-mail address to which you or others can send e-mail attachments to be read on
your Kindle (see Chapter 8 for more information on converting personal documents); lists
your Kindle's serial number.
Deregister: disassociates the Kindle from your account if you transfer ownership of the
device to someone else.
Register a new Kindle: registers your Kindle to your personal Amazon.com account.
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Your Kindle approved e-mail list — allows you to maintain a list of e-mail addresses
authorized to send e-mail personal documents to your Kindle.
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).
Your default 1-Click payment method — allows you to update the payment method Kindle
uses to make purchases on Amazon.com. All Kindle transactions are completed with 1-Click.
Changes made to your default 1-Click method will apply to your future Amazon.com 1-Click
transactions, but will not change your current active Kindle subscriptions.
Your active Kindle subscriptions — view which subscriptions are currently active, change
payment information, and see billing details, and re-download past issues up to seven issues
prior. You can see all of your active and inactive subscriptions by going to "Manage Your
Subscriptions," which you access from the Your Account or Manage Your Kindle pages. Click
the "+" located next to the name of the periodical to download individual editions to your
computer or to a specific Kindle.
Your orders and individual charges — view your purchase history and re-download past
orders. You can view details of individual orders which include information such as order date
and total charges. Click the "+" located next to the name of a title to download individual orders
to your computer or to a specific Kindle.
Manage synchronization between devices. Learn more. — allows you to turn Whispersync
off or on. When Whispersync is off, your book will still open to the last page read on that
Kindle, but Whispersync will no longer sync its bookmarks or furthest page read with other
Kindles. If you plan to read the same book on more than one Kindle at a time, it is
recommended that you keep synchronization on.
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Downloading Content from Your Computer
To 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. Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally
find an external USB drive.
3. Open your Kindle. You should see a folder entitled "documents."
4. Transfer the downloaded files into the "documents" folder of your Kindle.
5. Using your computer, unmount your Kindle from your computer. The content you
transferred should now appear in Home.
9.3 Contacting Kindle Support
If you have problems with your Kindle, try using the Kindle Support Web site or one of our
Customer Service members will be happy to help.
Kindle Support Web Address:
Kindle Support Phone Numbers:
If you are calling from inside the U.S., call toll free:
1-866-321-8851
If you are calling from outside the US, call:
1-206-266-0927
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CHAPTER 10
Migrating Content to Your New Kindle 2
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.
Tip: You can download and share Kindle books with multiple Kindles registered to your
Amazon account.
10.1 Transferring Books
To transfer Kindle books to your new device, follow these steps:
1. Press the Home button.
2. Use the 5-way to underline "Archived Items" and press the 5-way to select.
3. Use the 5-way to underline the book you want to transfer.
4. Move the 5-way to the right and "add to home" will appear under the title. Press the 5-
way to download the item to your new Kindle.
You can also transfer books to your device by visiting the Manage Your Kindle page on
Amazon.com with your computer. From your computer's Web browser, open:
Scroll down to the section entitled "Your orders and individual charges." This lists the Kindle
books you have purchased. Clicking the "+" sign next to a book expands the item's window. On
the right side of the window are two boxes, one called "Download to computer" and another with
the name of one of your Kindle devices. (The device name is listed in the upper left corner of the
device's Home screen.)
To transfer your purchased Kindle content using Whispernet:
1. Pull down on the box containing the name of one of your Kindles and select the Kindle to
which you want to download the content.
2. Select "Go."
3. The content you transferred should now appear in Home.
To 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. Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally
find an external USB drive.
4. Open your Kindle. You should see a folder entitled "documents."
5. Transfer the downloaded files into the "documents" folder of your Kindle.
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6. Using your computer, unmount your Kindle from your computer. The content you
transferred should now appear in Home.
10.2 Transferring Periodical Subscriptions
To transfer a periodical subscription from one Kindle to another, follow these steps:
2. Scroll down to the section entitled "Your Active Kindle subscriptions."
3. Under "Deliver future editions," select the Kindle to which you'd like the subscription to
be transferred and select "Save."
4. Upon the next delivery of your subscription, the periodical will appear in the designated
Kindle.
10.3 Transferring Personal Documents
To 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. Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally
find an external USB drive.
3. Open your Kindle. You should see a folder entitled "documents." Transfer your personal
documents from this folder to the computer's desktop.
4. Using your computer, unmount your Kindle from your computer.
5. Connect the Kindle you want to receive the personal documents to your computer using
the USB cable provided for that particular Kindle.
6. Open your Kindle. Transfer your personal documents from your computer desktop to
your Kindle's "documents" folder.
7. Using your computer, unmount your Kindle from your computer. The content you
transferred should now appear in Home.
10.4 Transferring Audiobooks
To 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. Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally
find an external USB drive.
3. Open your Kindle. You should see a folder entitled "Audible." Transfer this folder to the
computer's desktop.
4. Using your computer, unmount your Kindle from your computer.
5. Connect the Kindle you want to receive the audiobooks to your computer using the USB
cable provided for that particular Kindle.
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6. Open your Kindle. Transfer the "Audible" folder from your computer desktop to your
Kindle. You may receive a message asking if you want to replace the folder already on
the Kindle, select "Replace" or "Yes."
7. Using your computer, unmount your Kindle from your computer. The content you
transferred should now appear in Home.
The first time you play an Audible audiobook on your new Kindle, you will be prompted to
register the device with Audible. Make sure you register with your Audible account name and
password, not your Amazon account credentials.
10.5 Transferring MP3s
To 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. Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally
find an external USB drive.
3. Open your Kindle. You should see a folder entitled "music." Transfer this folder to the
computer's desktop.
4. Using your computer, unmount your Kindle from your computer.
5. Connect the Kindle you want to receive the music folder to your computer using the USB
cable provided for that particular Kindle.
6. Open your Kindle. Transfer the "music" folder from your computer desktop to your
Kindle. You may receive a message asking if you want to replace the folder already on
the Kindle, select "Replace" or "Yes."
7. Using your computer, unmount your Kindle from your computer.
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APPENDIX
Safety Information
Use Responsibly. Read all instructions and safety information before use to avoid injury.
CAUTION! FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS COULD
RESULT IN FIRE, ELECTRIC SHOCK, OR OTHER INJURY OR DAMAGE.
Battery Safety
Charge the battery only in temperatures that range from 32° to 95° Fahrenheit (0° to 35°
Celsius).
Wireless Safety
Turn Amazon Whispernet off in areas where wireless use is forbidden or when it may cause
interference or danger. Some specific situations are described below. In general, you should not
use your Kindle with Whispernet turned on any place you are not allowed to use your cell phone.
Turn Off Wireless When Flying
To prevent possible interference with aircraft systems, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration
regulations require you to have permission from a crew member to use your device's wireless
service. If you have your wireless service turned off, you can use your Kindle for reading once a
crew member has said it is okay to use electronic devices.
Be Careful Around Other Electronic Devices
Kindle generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency (RF) energy and, if not used in
accordance with its instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications and
electronic equipment. Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from RF signals. However,
RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic operating systems,
entertainment systems and personal medical devices. If in doubt, check with the manufacturer.
For personal medical devices (such as pacemakers and hearing aids), consult with your physician
or the manufacturer to determine if they are adequately shielded from external RF signals.
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
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more of the following measures: reorient or relocate the receiving antenna for the radio or
television; increase the separation between the radio or television and your Kindle; connect
equipment and receivers to different outlets; or consult the radio or television dealer or an
experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Watch for Signs
There are some places where RF signals could constitute a hazard. For example, health care
facilities, construction sites, and so forth. If you are not sure, look around for signs indicating
that two-way radios or cell phones should be turned off.
Headphone Safety
Listening to audio at high volume for extended periods of time can cause hearing damage. To
avoid this problem, consider the tips below:
1. Keep the volume down;
2. Avoid prolonged, continuous listening; and
3. Wear headphones that isolate the wanted audio from background noise.
Maintaining Your Kindle
Avoid exposing your Kindle and its accessories to rain or liquid spills. If your device does get
wet, immediately turn the power off. Wait for the device to dry completely. If your device needs
service, consult only Amazon.com authorized personnel by contacting us through Customer
Support listed at the end of the Tips and Troubleshooting section. Faulty service may void the
warranty.
Clean the screen with a soft cloth; be careful not to wipe it with anything abrasive. When
carrying your Kindle in a bag or briefcase, keep a book cover on to avoid scratches.
Don't expose your Kindle to extreme heat or cold. For example, don't leave it in the trunk of your
car in sub-zero or high-heat conditions.
Recycling Kindle and the Battery Properly
In some areas, the disposal of certain electronic devices is regulated. Make sure you dispose of or
recycle Kindle in accordance with your local laws and regulations. For information about
recycling Kindle, go to:
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ONE-YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY
This Warranty is provided by Amazon Fulfillment Services, Inc. for the Kindle Device (the
"Device").
We warrant the Device against defects in materials and workmanship under ordinary consumer
use for one year from the date of original retail purchase. During this warranty period, if a defect
arises in the Device, and you follow the instructions for 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 Device for the
remainder of the original warranty period or for ninety days, whichever period is longer. All
replaced parts and Devices for which a refund is given shall become our property. This limited
warranty applies only to hardware components of the Device that are not subject to accident,
misuse, neglect, fire or other external causes, alterations, repair, or commercial use.
Instructions. Please contact Customer Service for specific instructions about how to obtain
warranty service for your Device:
In the United States: 1-866-321-8851
Outside the United States: 1-206-266-0927
In general, you will need to deliver your Device, postage paid, 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 may have stored or preserved on your Device. It is possible that such data,
software or other materials will be lost or reformatted during service, and we will not be
responsible for any such damage or loss.
Limitations. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, THE WARRANTY AND
REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER
WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES, AND WE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ALL
STATUTORY OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
AND AGAINST HIDDEN OR LATENT DEFECTS. IF WE CANNOT LAWFULLY
DISCLAIM STATUTORY OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, THEN TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY LAW, ALL SUCH WARRANTIES SHALL BE LIMITED IN DURATION
TO THE DURATION OF THIS EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY AND TO REPAIR OR
REPLACEMENT SERVICE AS DETERMINED BY US IN OUR SOLE DISCRETION.
SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED
WARRANTY LASTS, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY OR
UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE
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EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO
THE ABOVE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.
This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights, and you may have other rights which vary
from state to state.
Notices and Certifications
Government Standards for Radio Frequency Signals
In 1991-92, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the American
National Standards Institute (ANSI) joined in updating ANSI's 1982 standard for safety levels
with respect to human exposure to RF signals. More than 120 scientists, engineers and
physicians from universities, government health agencies, and industries developed this standard.
In 1993, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted this updated standard. In
August 1996, the FCC adopted a hybrid standard consisting of the existing ANSI/IEEE standard
and the guidelines published by the National Council of Radiation Protection and Measurements
(NCRP). The Kindle design complies with updated NCRP standards.
FCC Compliance Statement
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 operation.
This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation.
This device meets the FCC Radio Frequency Emission Guidelines and is certified with the FCC
as FCC ID number: WI5-1210.
Radio Frequency Exposure Information (SAR)
Your Kindle device meets the U.S. government's requirements for exposure to radio waves.
Kindle is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to RF
energy set by the U.S. FCC.
The exposure standard for wireless devices employs a unit of measurement known as the specific
absorption rate, or SAR. The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1.6 watts per kilogram (W/kg). Tests
for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions accepted by the FCC with the device
transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands.
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Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level, the actual SAR level of
Kindle while operating can be well below the maximum value. This is because Kindle is
designed to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the power required to reach the
network. In general, the closer you are to a wireless base-station antenna, the lower the power
output. The highest measured SAR value for this model Kindle as reported to the FCC when held
at least 0.39 of an inch (1.0 cm) from the body is 1.32W/kg.
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
This Kindle meets RF exposure guidelines when positioned at least 0.39 of an inch (1.0 cm)
away from the body. Amazon sells Kindle-branded accessories that can be used to position the
device at least 0.39 of an inch (1.0 cm) away from the body.
UL Certification Number
The UL Certification Number is: E310454
Patent 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.
Trademark Notices
1-CLICK, AMAZON, the AMAZON.COM LOGO, the AMAZONKINDLE LOGO, AUDIBLE,
KINDLE, MOBIPOCKET, WHISPERNET AND WHISPERSYNC are trademarks of Amazon
Technologies, Inc. or its affiliates.
Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun
Microsystems, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.
ACCESS is a trademark or registered trademark of ACCESS Co., Ltd. in Japan and other
countries.
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RealSpeakTM and Nuance® are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications,
Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.
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Copyright Notices
Kindle device software, the Kindle Quick Start Guide, and the Kindle 2 User’s Guide
© 2004 - 2009 Amazon Technologies, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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RealSpeakTM Solo
© 2008 Nuance Communications, Inc.
Product Specifications
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).
Weight — 10.2 ounces (289.2g).
Storage — 2GB internal storage, approximately 1.4GB available to the user.
Audio — 3.5mm stereo headphone jack, built-in stereo speakers.
Power — AC power adapter and rechargeable lithium polymer battery.
Connectivity — USB 2.0 (micro-B connector) EVDO/CDMA wireless modem.
Operating temperature — 32°F to 95°F (0°C to 35°C).
Storage temperature — 14°F to 113°F (-10°C to 45°C).
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