TABLE OF CONTENTS WELCOME CHAPTER 1: Getting Started with Your Kindle 8 17 1.1 Views of Kindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Front View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Back View. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Top View. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER 3: Reading on Kindle 41 3.1 Types of Content. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Newspapers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Magazines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER 4: Searching on Kindle 67 4.1 Introduction to Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Types of Searches. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Performing a Search. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 4.2 Search Results Page . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER 6: Accessing the Web 87 6.1 Using Basic Web. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Entering a URL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87 Using Bookmarks and Adding Your Own . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Using Next Page and Previous Page. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
8.3 Converting and Transferring Your Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Supported Formats for Conversion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Sending Your Documents for Conversion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 8.4 Audiobooks and MP3s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106 Audiobooks from Audible.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CHAPTER 10: Migrating Content to Your New Kindle 112 10.1 Transferring Books . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112 10.2 Transferring Periodical Subscriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113 10.3 Transferring Personal Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114 10.4 Transferring Audiobooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thank you for purchasing Amazon Kindle. You are reading the Welcome section of the Kindle User’s Guide. This section provides an overview of Kindle and highlights a few basic features so you can start reading as quickly as possible. 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.
Congratulations! You are reading on your new Kindle. If you haven’t done so already, please follow the Getting Started instructions that came with your Kindle and plug in your Kindle to charge the battery. The charge indicator light on the bottom edge of your Kindle turns yellow and a lightning 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.
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.
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 (where allowed by the rights holder), 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.
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.
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.
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, RTF, 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).
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: http://www.amazon.com/manageyourkindle You can leave the Kindle User’s Guide, or any item you are reading, at any time by pressing the Home button.
CHAPTER 1: Getting Started with Your Kindle In the Welcome chapter of the Kindle User’s Guide, you read about many of the things you can do with your Kindle. This chapter reviews all of the physical features of Kindle and covers the basics of using the Kindle buttons, menus, and keyboard. 1.1 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. 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.
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.
BACK VIEW The back of your Kindle contains stereo speakers for audio content.
TOP VIEW 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.
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.
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.
The illustration below shows the Home menu; the bold line under “Shop in Kindle Store” indicates that it is ready to be selected.
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.
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.
Use the 5-way controller to choose the character you want and it will appear in your text entry box.
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.
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. These images show the various states of the battery as it discharges.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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. 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. 2. 3. 4. 5. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button. Move the 5-way up until the Show and Sort options are underlined. Move the 5-way to the left to see the Show options.
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.
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. 2. 3. 4. 5. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button. Move the 5-way up until the Show and Sort Options are underlined. Move the 5-way to the right to see the Sort options. Move the 5-way to underline how you want the items sorted.
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. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
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.
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. View Articles List — takes you to the articles list of a blog when you press the 5-way.
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.
To select a link: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Move the 5-way over the link. The cursor changes to look like this: Press the 5-way to select the link. Kindle takes you to the linked location. 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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
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.
USING NOTES To add a note, follow these steps: 1. U sing 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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
TEXT-TO-SPEECH Your Kindle can read aloud your books (where allowed by the rights holder), 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 the “Text-to-Speech” option is underlined. Press the 5-way to select “turn on.” In a few moments, you will hear your content spoken aloud.
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 . You can pause and resume Text-to-Speech by pressing the Spacebar.
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.
SEARCHING FOR DEFINITIONS You can limit a search to the dictionary. Kindle searches your default dictionary for definitions of the word you have entered. 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.
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. 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. SEARCH 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. 3.
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. 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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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. 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.
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. 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. 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.
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.
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. I ndicate 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 a ddress to visit. Go to Top — returns you to the top of the current Web page. Bookmarks — displays your list of Web bookmarks. Bookmark This Page — adds the current page to the bottom of your list of bookmarks.
The types of files you can download include Kindle content (.AZW, .AZW1), unprotected Mobipocket books (.MOBI, .PRC) and text files (.TXT). 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 onscreen highlight to “Clear Cache” and press the 5-way controller to clear the cache. 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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
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. 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.
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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button. Press the Menu button. Move the 5-way to underline “Settings” and press to select.
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.
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.
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.
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: 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.
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. To set up your Kindle e-mail address, follow the steps below: 1. O n your computer, open your Web browser and go to: http://www.amazon.com/manageyourkindle 2. Sign-in to your Amazon.com account. 3. In the Your Kindle(s) section, select “Edit Info.” 4.
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, noncommercial documents only.
To transfer audiobooks to your Kindle, follow these steps: 1. C onnect 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, un-mount your Kindle from your computer.
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.
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.
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.
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 device. Manage synchronization between devices. Learn more. — allows you to turn Whispersync off or on.
CHAPTER 10: Migrating Content to Your New Kindle If you already own another Kindle, this section will help you understand how to transfer your content to your new device. Copies of all your books and recent issues of newspapers and magazines purchased from the Kindle Store are kept on Amazon.com. 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. 2. 3. 4.
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. 6.
10.3 Transferring Personal Documents To transfer personal documents you have stored on a Kindle to another Kindle, follow these steps: 1. C onnect 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.
10.4 Transferring Audiobooks To transfer audiobooks you have stored on a Kindle to another Kindle, follow these steps: 1. C onnect 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.
10.5 Transferring MP3s To transfer MP3s you have stored on a Kindle to another Kindle, follow these steps: 1. C onnect 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.
APPENDIX SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
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.
