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1. Hm WwW A book s Popular Highlights will change over time and highlights that were once popular may be displaced by others as readers continue to add or remove highlights in the book If there are certain passages in the book that you want to be able to refer back to then highlight those passages yourself If you do not want your own highlighted passages to be counted in Popular Highlights you must turn off Annotations Backup in Settings Keep in mind that if you turn off Annotations Backup your notes highlights and bookmarks will not be backed up by Amazon and they will not be displayed on other devices registered to your Amazon account Also if you lose or damage 38 of 99 your device there will be no way to retrieve your notes highlights and bookmarks Not all books contain Popular Highlights and some books do not have enough highlighted passages to have even a single Popular Highlight passage When you are reading such a book if you press the Menu button you will notice that the View Popular Highlights option will appear dimmed Updating Popular Highlights in a Book Popular Highlights may not be available for the books you already own If a book you already own does not include them you can check for Popular Highlights by following these steps Press the Home button Press the Menu button Use the 5 way to underline Sync amp Check for Items and press to select If there are Popular Highlights for the bo
2. You can also view a list of all the Popular Highlights in the book you re reading by pressing the Menu button and selecting View Popular Highlights For more information see Displaying Popular Highlights in Your Books in Chapter 3 Special Offers amp Sponsored Screensavers For Kindle with Special Offers you will receive special offers and sponsored screensavers that only display on Kindle s home screen or screensaver not within books As always when reading you can lose yourself in the author s words 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 The Table of Contents for the Kindle 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 selecting Go to then selecting table of contents and pressing the 5 way again You can also navigate by clicking an underlined word or words like Learning More Underlined words indicate a link to somewhere else in the material you are reading like a footnote a chapter or a website In the example above when you navigate the 5 way controller over one of the underlined words a hand icon dh
3. O Appears in the top left corner of your Kindle screen when the device is busy downloading new content checking for new items searching for an item opening a large PDF file or loading a web page Monitoring Download Status If one or more items are in the process of downloading from the Kindle Store or Archived Items to your Kindle you can monitor the download progress From Home press Menu and select View Downloading Items to display a list of the items that are in the process of downloading and their download progress If this option is dimmed then all items have finished downloading to Home 14 of 99 Downloading Items D wii Co Showing 2 Items The Lost Symbol downloading 76 The Adventures of Sherl download complete Page 1 of 1 Once downloading is complete your items automatically appear in Home If downloading is interrupted for any reason for example if you move out of wireless range your items will automatically resume downloading when your Kindle re establishes a Whispernet connection 1 6 Wi Fi and 3G Connectivity While you re reading and for many other activities your Kindle does not need to connect to Whispernet A Whispernet connection is required to shop in the Kindle Store For Kindle models that include free 3G connectivity to Whispernet is automatic so if you see one of the 3G network indicators 3G EDGE or GPRS in the upper right corner of your Kindle screen your Kindle is already c
4. Popular Highlights and or Public Notes setting and press to select AR WN eS Viewing Popular Highlights or Public Notes in a Book If Popular Highlights or Public Notes are turned on as you read a book you can see what the Kindle community or the people you follow think are the most interesting passages in that book Those passages will already be marked with a dashed underline 2 Tip If Popular Highlights are turned on you can press the Return key to hide or show the number of highlighters To view a list of all Popular Highlights in a book follow these steps 1 While reading the book press the Menu button 2 Use the 5 way to underline View Popular Highlights and press to select A list of the book s Popular Highlights appears By default the list is sorted by popularity If this option appears dimmed make sure you enabled the Popular Highlights feature in Settings See Displaying Popular Highlights in Your Books for instructions on enabling Popular Highlights If Popular Highlights are enabled but this option still appears dimmed then the book has no Popular Highlights To sort the list by location use the 5 way to underline the Sort options Use the 5 way to underline the Location sort option Press the 5 way to confirm The list immediately changes to the new sort order To close the Popular Highlights list use the 5 way to underline Close Popular Highlights and then press the 5 way to select it
5. or blog or was purchased from Amazon or not See Chapter 3 for more information xN CHAPTER 3 Reading on Kindle Kindle retains the best qualities of printed books but adds many features that are available only through digital technologies 26 of 99 such as word look up changeable text size clippings annotations and sharing 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 audiobooks newspapers magazines and blogs If you want to begin purchasing and downloading reading material you can learn more in Chapter 5 You can even have Amazon convert and deliver personal documents to your Kindle The different types of supported content are described below Books Thousands of books in different categories 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 so that the latest edition arrives as soon as it is available and every newspaper subscription starts w
6. 3G and Wi Fi connectivity For Kindle Wi Fi only models turning wireless off disables Wi Fi network connections Shop in Kindle Store takes you to the storefront of the Kindle Store Change Primary Dictionary change the dictionary you are using for the built in Lookup function This menu option is only available if you have at least one additional dictionary on your Kindle besides the default dictionary The New Oxford American Dictionary 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 dimmed Restart restarts your Kindle Reset to Factory Defaults resets your Kindle to its original factory settings and restarts your device You should only select this action if instructed to do so by Kindle Customer Service Before you reset your Kindle to factory defaults you must back up any personal documents periodical issues older than the past seven issues that you d like to keep MP3 and Audible files Once your Kindle restarts you must create a new device password if you want to continue to password protect your Kindle Legal provides trademark copyright and other notices about the software installed on your Kindle Sync amp Check for Items connects to Amazon to download any newly available items and sync the furthest page read and annotations for all the books on your device 7 2 Experimental The Experi
7. AMAZON COM KINDLE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF USE This is an agreement between you and Amazon Digital Services Inc with its affiliates Amazon or we Please read this Amazon com Kindle License Agreement and Terms of Use the Amazon com privacy notice located at www amazon com privacy and the other applicable rules policies and terms posted on the Amazon com website or the Kindle Store collectively this Agreement before using the Kindle or any Reading Application or Digital Content By using the Kindle any Reading Application or any Digital Content you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement If you do not accept the terms of this Agreement then you may not use the Kindle any Reading Application any Digital Content or the Service and you may return the Kindle for a refund in accordance with the applicable return policy Amazon co uk customers should refer to the Amazon co uk Kindle License Agreement and Terms of Use reprinted below at AMAZON CO UK KINDLE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF USE For this Agreement in other languages see http www amazon com kindletermsandconditions For the purposes of this Agreement Content Provider means the party offering Digital Content in the Kindle Store which may be us or a third party Digital Content means digitized electronic content such as books newspapers magazines journals blogs RSS feeds games and other static and interacti
8. Books To transfer Kindle books to your new device follow these steps Press the Home button Use the 5 way to underline Archived Items and press the 5 way to select Use the 5 way to underline the book you want to transfer Use the 5 way to navigate to the right and add to home will appear under the title Press the 5 way to download the item to your new Kindle BRwWN Fe You can also transfer books to your device by visiting the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon using your computer From your computer s web browser open http www amazon com manageyourkindle U S and other countries http www amazon co uk manageyourkindle U K customers Scroll down to the section entitled Your Orders This lists the Kindle books and other items you have purchased Clicking the sign next to a book title expands the item s window 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 From the Your Orders section of the Manage Your Kindle page choose the Kindle to which you want to download the content from the devices listed under Deliver to The content is immediately transferred to the device you chose 2 The content you transferred should now appear in Home on the device To download and transfer your purchased Kindle content over USB 1 From the Your Orders section of the Manage Your Kindle page select Transfer via comput
9. 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 if you prefer to purchase from your computer 9 2 Managing Your Kindle on Amazon 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 http www amazon com manageyourkindle U S and other countries 80 of 99 http www amazon co uk manageyourkindle U K customers Features available on this page are specific to your country and may include register or deregister Kindle devices to your Amazon account edit information such as your Kindle s name and e mail address review the list of computers or other mobile devices registered to your Amazon account so you can automatically sync your library of Kindle books with your computer or other devices such as iPhone add an approved e mail address that allows you and your contacts to send personal documents such as Word and picture files to your Kindle To avoid spam only contact
10. 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 Servicing Your Device If your device needs service consult only Amazon com authorized personnel by contacting us through Customer Support U S Customer Support E mail kindle feedback amazon com U S Customer Support Phone Numbers within the U S 1 866 321 8851 toll free outside the U S 1 206 266 0927 charges will apply U K Customer Support E mail kindle support amazon co uk U K Customer Support Phone Numbers within the U K 0800 496 2449 toll free outside the U K 44 203 356 6212 charges will apply Customers in other countries Email kindle feedback amazon com Phone 1 206 266 0927 charges will apply Faulty service may void the warranty Battery Safety The rechargeable battery in your Kindle should be replaced only by an authorized service provider For more information about batteries go to http www amazon com kindleterms U S or other countries or http www amazon co uk kindleterms U K customers Charge the battery only in temperatures that range from 32 to 95 Fahrenheit 0 to 35 Celsius 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 3 Wear headphones that isolate
11. Fi networks or hotspots that use the 802 11b or 802 11g standard Kindle does not connect to enterprise or ad hoc Wi Fi networks networks that allow peer to peer connections without a wireless access point Keep in mind that you must be within range of one or more Wi Fi networks in order to connect to one Settings 3 wi oo 5 Wi Fi Networks rescan ait Belkin_N_Wireless_4AEEFS forget atl HSK connect ill 2WIRE406 connect tl 2WIRES67 connect ill The Last Attempt connect enter other Wi Fi network Page 1 of 1 Page 1 of 2 Version Kindle 3 0 492410072 To connect to a Wi Fi network follow these steps 1 Press the Home button then press the Menu button 2 Navigate to Settings by moving the 5 way controller down then press the 5 way controller to select 3 Select view next to Wi Fi Settings to display a list of detected Wi Fi networks You may have to wait a moment as your Kindle detects networks in range Kindle automatically scans for available Wi Fi networks at periodic intervals To rescan for available networks at any time select rescan 4 Select connect to connect to a network If you see a lock symbol next to connect the network requires a password to connect 5 Enter the password if required Press the Symbol key mn to enter numbers or characters not present on the Kindle keyboard You can continue to use the keyboard while the Symbol menu
12. Network Status Free Space 1696 of 2048 MB Free 11 30 AM T wt Ga Battery Status Showing All 12 Items Turn Wireless Off San Francisco Chro Shop in Kindle Store FANE AEETI APIR TEETE View Archived Items Search smele The Girl with the Dj Create New Collection S amp Check for It Adventures in Rock yne eck Tor mams se The Water Horse Settings Fiction Favorites 2 Experimental The Confession A Periodicals Back Issues 6 Archived Items 3 4 Page 1 of 1 Turn Wireless Off On turns the Whispernet wireless service off or on You can turn wireless off to prolong battery life Any pending updates that require a wireless connection will occur the next time you turn wireless on Turning wireless off applies to both 3G and Wi Fi connections 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 Search brings up the Search text entry page for submitting a word or phrase to search for Create New Collection allows you to enter a name for a new collection of items Sync amp Check for Items connects to Amazon to download any newly available items and sync the furthest page read and annotations for all the books on your device View Downloading Items if one or more items are in the process of downloading from the Kindle Store to
13. Settings B wl co Clear History Clear Cookies Disable Javascript Disable Images Page tot 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 Disable Javascript enables or disables Javascript to be executed on the pages you visit Note that if Javascript is disabled web pages will load faster 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 CHAPTER 7 Settings and Experimental Use the Kindle Settings page to set up a Wi Fi network create a device password enable Voice Guide link to your social 64 of 99 networks and set other Kindle preferences The Settings page also provides information about your Kindle such as the serial number and network capability Wi Fi or Wi Fi and 3G The Experimental page contains a number of prototype features that you may find useful 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 Settings T m T
14. The Home Screen 19 Kindle Books 19 Periodicals 19 Collections 19 Blogs 19 Audible Audiobooks 19 PDF files 20 Personal Documents 20 Home Screen Features 20 Sort Options 21 Changing How the Home Screen is Sorted 21 The Home Screen Menu 22 2 2 Special Offers amp Sponsored Screensavers 22 Screensaver 22 Homescreen 22 View Special Offers 22 2 3 Organizing With Collections 23 Creating a Collection 24 Adding an Item to a Collection 24 Adding Multiple Items to a Collection 24 Viewing Collection Details 25 Renaming a Collection 25 Deleting a Collection 25 Adding Collections from Another Kindle 24 Kindle User s Guide Contents 2 4 Managing Your Content 26 Removing Kindle Content 26 More about Managing Items 27 Chapter 3 Reading on Kindle 28 3 1 Types of Content 27 Books 27 Newspapers 27 Magazines 27 Blogs 27 Personal Documents 27 Audible Content 27 Background Music 29 3 2 Content Formaiting on Kindle 28 Progress Indicator 29 Changing the Text Size Typeface and Line Spacing 29 Adjusting the Number of Words per Line 30 Increasing the Size of a Picture 30 3 3 Moving from Place to Place 31 Using the Menu to Get Around 32 Navigating within a Periodical 33 Selecting Internal Links 33 Viewing a Table 34 Reading Across Multiple Kindles or Supported Devices 34 3 4 Looking Up Definitions 35 The Lookup Feature 35 3 5 Annotations and Clippings 35 Using Bookmarks 36 Placing a Bookmark 36 Viewing Your Bookmarks 37 Removing a Bookma
15. To turn wireless off press Menu Choose Turn Wireless Off Repeat these steps and choose Turn Wireless On If turning wireless off then back on doesn t work then try restarting your Kindle by doing the following Press the Home button Press the Menu button Select Settings Press the Menu button Select Restart AB WN Fe I m unable to download a book even though I see strong wireless signal strength Try restarting your Kindle by doing the following 1 Press the Home button 2 Press the Menu button 3 Select Settings 84 of 99 4 Press the Menu button 5 Select Restart I only received a partial download of my Kindle Content or my Kindle Content seems to be corrupted Delete the content and re download from Archived Items by following these steps 1 Use the 5 way controller to select the content from Home 2 Press the left arrow on the 5 way to delete and press the 5 way to confirm 3 Open Archived Items in Home and select the content 4 Press the 5 way to re download the content I m having problems transferring content from my computer to my Kindle Try connecting your Kindle directly to your computer s USB port instead of a USB hub or keyboard If your Kindle was already connected directly to your computer s USB port then try a different port on your computer If you have anti virus software installed on your computer turn it off temporarily prior to transferring content fro
16. adolescent color scheme he had fallen for and at his age He turned fifty three Location 89 afresh not only him He would see her at the bottom of the farden under the horse chestnut lying on the grass with the newspapers waiting in deep shade for her evening to begin Then she would retire to the Page 1 of 8 Use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons if there are more results than fit on the Search Results page 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 If the search results encompass multiple pages then use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons to navigate between pages To close the Search Results move the 5 way to highlight Close Search Results and press the 5 way 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 Navigate right with the 5 way to highlight dictionary 3 Press the 5 way to submit your search 50 of 99 The New Oxford American Diction 5 wl oo garden gardn n 1a piece of ground often near a house used for growing flowers fruit or vegetables lt SPECIAL USAGE gt gardens ornamental grounds laid out for public enjoyment and recreation botan
17. both portrait and landscape orientations the bottom of the screen shows how far you have read as an overall percentage and from your start location during the current reading session The bottom of the screen also displays the current page number as well as the total number of pages of the current document Zooming into PDF Files or Adjusting Contrast Pressing the Text key As will let you choose zoom and contrast options for a PDF page tf fit to screen 150 200 300 actual size Contrast lightest lighter default darker darkest All ge n Screen Rotation 53 W fit to screen displays the PDF by matching the width of the page to the width of your Kindle s screen this is the default normal size Pressing the Back button while zoomed in returns the view to normal size 150 displays the PDF contents at one and one half times the normal size 200 displays the PDF contents at twice the normal size 300 displays the PDF contents at three times the normal size actual size displays the PDF at 100 zoom as it would appear when printed After selecting a zoom option a selection frame appears you can move the frame using the 5 way To move the frame in small increments hold down the Shift key Q while using the 5 way to move left or right Once you ve selected the area you wish to zoom into select it by pressing the 5 way Once you are zoomed in you can use the 5 way to pan left right up an
18. documents Search This Document displays the Search box at the bottom of the screen This allows you search for a word or a combination of words inside the currently opened PDF document This feature doesn t work in cases where a PDF document was created using image files Add a Bookmark bookmarks the page you are currently on After selecting this option the upper right corner of the PDF will be dog eared and this menu option will change to Delete Bookmark Place Cursor in Page displays a blinking cursor on the page Use this option when you are zoomed in to a PDF page and you want to create a note or highlight or use the dictionary lookup Move the cursor to a location on the page then begin typing to create a note or click to start a highlight You can save your notes and highlights and also tweet or share them with friends in your social networks For more information see Using Highlights Using Notes and Sharing Notes and Highlights with Your Social Network View Notes amp Marks displays a page containing all the notes highlights and bookmarks in the PDF document 3 8 Listening to Audio Materials There are three types of audio materials that you can listen to on your Kindle You can 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 your reading material where allowed by the rights holder Due to the
19. from time to time If your Kindle functions with third party services such as WI FI access points a third party may charge you fees for the use of those services Your Conduct You may use the wireless connectivity provided by us only in connection with the Service You may not use the wireless connectivity for any other purpose Availability If your Kindle is located in an area in which it cannot maintain wireless connectivity you may not be able to use some or all of the Service We are not responsible for the unavailability of wireless connectivity for your Kindle or any corresponding loss of Service Events beyond our reasonable control such as changes in service or terms by wireless carriers may impact the terms or circumstances under which we provide you wireless connectivity and may result in a change to these terms or a temporary or permanent modification or loss of wireless connectivity for your Kindle Device and Software Use of the Software You may use the Software only on a Kindle or through a Reading Application on an Other Device You may not separate any individual component of the Software for use on another device or computer may not transfer it for use on another device or computer or use it or any portion of it over a network and may not sell rent lease lend distribute or sublicense or otherwise assign any rights to the Software in whole or in part Additional terms apply to some of the third party 96 of 99 softwa
20. is displayed 6 Choose submit Kindle connects to the Wi Fi network Once you re connected to a Wi Fi network Kindle automatically connects to it again whenever that network is in range If more than one previously used network is in range your Kindle automatically connects to the network that was most recently used Once your Kindle connects to a Wi Fi network that network displays forget next to it in the list of available networks 16 of 99 Selecting forget disconnects your Kindle from that Wi Fi network and also prevents Kindle from automatically connecting to it in the future For more information see Forget a Wi Fi Network Add a New Wi Fi Network If you don t see the network you want to connect to in the list of detected networks you can add it by choosing Enter other Wi Fi network at the bottom of the list of detected networks Settings a wil oo 6 Wi Fi Networks rescan il Belkin N_Wireless_4AEEFS forget HSK connect 2WIRE406 connect ol 2WIRE967 connect ii HOME047 connect il Motorola connect Add New enter other Wi Fi network Wi Fi Network Page 1 of 1 Page 1 of 2 Version Kindle 3 0 494640074 To add a new Wi Fi network follow these steps 1 Make sure you are within range of the network you want to add and that you know the network name and password if required Press the Home button then press the Menu button Navigate to Settings by mo
21. 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 at Amazon 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 View Notes amp Marks Stay in Sync Whispersync technology saves and synchronizes your reading location across your Kindle s and other supported devices For example you can read a few pages on your iPhone or Blackberry device and pick up right where you left off when you return to your Kindle For a complete list of supported devices visit the Kindle Store on Amazon s website http www amazon com kindleapps U S and other countries http www amazon co uk kindleapps U K customers 6 of 99 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 th
22. press the 5 way Nn To edit a note while viewing your notes and marks follow these steps 1 Press the Menu button and select View Notes amp Marks 2 Use the 5 way to select the note you want to edit 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 while reading follow these steps 1 Press Menu and choose Add a Note or Highlight This displays a blinking cursor 2 Use the 5 way to move the cursor over the note s number 3 The note appears at the bottom of the screen 39 of 99 4 Press the Delete key to delete the note To delete a note while viewing your notes and marks follow these steps 1 Press the Menu button and select View Notes amp Marks 2 Move the 5 way down to select the note you want to delete 3 Press the Delete key to delete the note 2 Tip You can view your own notes and highlights and see Popular Highlights at http kindle amazon com Viewing Your Annotations To view your bookmarks highlights and notes press the Menu button and select View Notes amp Marks The Associate A Novel BS wil OD 4 Showing All 5 Notes amp Marks Location 1504 Your Highlight Blair had turned him to mush Kyle was astonished at the transformation They eventually tired of their wedding plans and potential honeymoon destinations and the talk Location 1598 Your Highligh
23. registered Otherwise please look at the Quick Start Guide instructions that came with your Kindle for information on registering your device You can leave this guide at any time by pressing the Home button on your Kindle To turn to the next page press the Next Page button labeled with gt on either side of 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 your Kindle into a power source 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 2 Tip The charge indicator light will turn green when the battery is fully charged If you prefer to read the Kindle User s Guide side by side with the device you can download and print a PDF copy at http www amazon com kindledocuments U S and other countries http www amazon co uk kindledocuments U K customers You can also download the AZW version of the Kindle User s Guide and read it on any supported device for example Kindle for iPhone or Kindle for PC For a complete list of supported devices visit the Kindle Store on the Amazon website Getting Around You navigate Kindle using the 5 way controller the Home Menu Back an
24. screen press the Home button Press the Menu button Move the 5 way to underline Settings and press to select Press Next Page to go to Page 2 of Settings Move the 5 way to underline set Kindle Wi Fi models or set manually Kindle 3G Wi Fi models next to the Device Time setting and press to select Use the 5 way controller to adjust the hour minutes and am pm setting Navigate to save and press to select NAB WN Fe aD On Kindle models that include 3G after you set the time manually you can select edit to change the device time 2 Tip Pressing Menu from any Kindle screen will display the device time at the top of the screen 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 You can change the default dictionary choice by following these steps If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button Press the Menu button Use the 5 way to underline Settings and press to select Press the Menu button Use the 5 way to underline Change Primary Dictionary and press to select This option is only available if there is more than one dictionary available on your Kindle 6 Use the 5 way to underline the dictionary you want to use and press to select AB WN Changing Annotations Backup Annotations Backup will backup your last location read
25. spacing by pressing the Text key As and using the 5 way controller to choose the size you prefer then press the 5 way to select The text changes to the new settings Repeat the same steps to adjust the text to the settings that are most comfortable for you to read Your Choice of Number of Words per Line You can also change the number of words per line in the book or periodical you are currently reading Press the Text key As use the 5 way controller to choose the number of words per line you prefer and press the 5 way to select This changes the width of the margins You may find you read faster with fewer words per line Experiment to see what works best for you Adjust Screen Rotation You can lock your Kindle screen to a portrait or landscape orientation to fit your reading position Press the Text key As then use the 5 way controller to select the screen rotation you want Press the 5 way to select Read PDF Files Kindle can display a PDF document without losing the formatting of the original file Just drag PDF files over USB to your Kindle or e mail them to your dedicated Kindle e mail address found on the Settings page on Kindle or the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon If you e mail a PDF document to your Kindle s e mail address we will wirelessly deliver the PDF file directly to your Kindle via Whispernet For Kindle models that include 3G Amazon charges a fee for personal documents delivered directly to your Kindle v
26. stop or play Press Alt ar F to skip to the next track CHAPTER 8 Kindle and Your Computer Kindle uses Amazon Whispernet to deliver books periodicals personal documents and audiobooks via Wi Fi delivery only to your Kindle without the need for a computer Some Kindle content such as MP3 files must first be downloaded to your computer and then transferred to your Kindle using USB If Wi Fi is not available at your location you can download your audiobook purchases using your computer s Internet connection and then transfer them to your Kindle using 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
27. the book will be dog eared and this menu option will change to Delete Bookmark Add a Note or Highlight displays a cursor so you can highlight a passage or create a note See Using Highlights and 6 Using Notes for additional details on how to create a note or highlight View Notes amp Marks displays a page containing all of your current item s notes highlights and bookmarks as well as the Public Notes of people you follow View Popular Highlights displays a page containing all of your current item s Popular Highlights This option is dimmed if the book doesn t have any popular highlights or if you ve turned off Popular Highlights in Kindle Settings If you are reading a newspaper or magazine you will see the following different options The New York Times 2 26 PM il E Turn Wireless Off Shop in Kindle Store Search This Issue Clip This Article Add a Note or Highlight View Notes amp Marks Keep This Issue A worker entered a Gamesa wind turbine factory in Tianjin in Octobe By KEITH BRADSHER TIANJIN China Judging by the din at its factory here one recent day the Spanish company next article Economic Scene Opposition to Health Law Is Ste 4 prev article View Sections amp Articles next article gt Clip This Article makes a copy of the entire article and adds it to your My Clippings file 32 of 99 Keep This Issue designates t
28. the registration process described above Make sure Wireless is turned on and select deregister from the Registration section and select deregister to confirm Note that you will not be able to buy or download samples from the store or use Web Browser if your Kindle is not registered Any content already on your Kindle can still be read You can also deregister your Kindle from the Manage Your Kindle page Wi Fi Network Settings Wi Fi Network settings let you join a Wi Fi network to connect to Amazon Whispernet Connecting to Whispernet through a Wi Fi network offers fast downloads free delivery of your personal documents and allows your Audible audiobook purchases to be delivered wirelessly to your Kindle with no computer required To join a Wi Fi network select view next to Wi Fi Settings to display a list of available networks If a networks requires you to enter a password a lock is displayed next to connect Select connect to join a network If prompted enter the network password and click submit Kindle does not connect to enterprise networks or peer to peer networks Once you join a Wi Fi network Kindle automatically connects to it whenever that network is in range If more than one previous network is in range Kindle joins the one most recently used 68 of 99 5 Wi Fi Networks rescan ait Belkin_N_Wireless_4AEEF5 forget ait HSK connect all 2WIRE406 connect ill 2WIRES67 con
29. the wanted audio from background noise Wireless Safety and Compliance 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 a cellular device Turn Off Wireless When Flying To prevent possible interference with aircraft systems the U S Federal Aviation Administration regulations require you to have 87 of 99 permission from a crew member to use your device s wireless service Your Kindle may use both Wi Fi and cellular wireless signals so while on an aircraft you should not turn your wireless service on unless a crew member has given permission for passengers to use both Wi Fi and cellular devices If you have your wireless service turned off you can use your Kindle for reading once a crew member has given permission for passengers to use electronic devices Remember that viewing offers or sponsorship details turns wireless on 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 External RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic operating systems entertainment systems and personal medical devices While mos
30. times the normal size actual size displays the web page at 100 zoom as it would appear if printed Once you are zoomed in you can use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons to move up or down within the web page You can also use the 5 way to move left right up and down within the web page The black bars at the right and bottom of the display indicate which portion of the overall page you are viewing Press the Back button to return the view to the normal size 2 Tip To view web pages in landscape orientation press the Text key As and change the screen rotation Optimizing the Web Browser for Reading Articles While viewing articles on a web page you can switch to Article Mode to make the text on the page easier to read Article Mode makes reading articles more enjoyable by allowing you to focus on the main text on the page To switch to Article Mode follow these steps 1 While viewing articles on a web page press Menu 2 Choose Article Mode The view switches to display the main article including the article s text and images on the page Use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons to scroll up or down on the page 4 To return to the standard Web Browser view press Menu and choose Web Mode W 62 of 99 Using History You can easily return to websites you recently viewed by pressing the Menu button and selecting History You will then see a list of recently visited websites to select from You can
31. turns your Kindle on or off The power switch is located just to the right of the micro USB Power port To put your Kindle to sleep slide and release the power switch the screensaver 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 For Kindle with Special Offers the center of the 5 way controller is not locked while your Kindle is asleep To turn your Kindle off slide and hold the power switch for seven 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 you have set up a device password you will be prompted to enter the password after turning on your Kindle or waking it from sleep If your Kindle does not power on or is unresponsive during use try resetting the device by sliding and holding the power switch for 15 seconds before releasing 2 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 Charge indicator light indicates the battery status while your Kindle is charging The charge indicator light turns from yellow to green when the battery is fully charged The charge indicator light surrounds the power switch on the bottom right edge of your Kindle Back view The back of your K
32. when he will find his Page 1 of 34 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 Robin s 4th Kindle Bol Co My Rating and Review Rate This Item Solar by lan McEwan Publication Date Mar 25 2010 Average Customer Review saan Review This Item Title None Review None Submit Begin typing to search Entering a Rating and Review To enter your own rating and review follow these steps 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 58 of 99 4 To submit your rating and review select Submit If you want to close this page without submitting your rating or review select Cancel in the upper right corner of the page 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 h
33. when using the power adapter 85 can t open any of my books and receive an error message instead 85 can t create or share annotations or receive new content 86 None of my problems are listed above What should do 86 Kindle User s Guide Contents Appendix B Product Information 86 Safety and Compliance Information 86 Maintaining Your Kindle 87 Servicing Your Device 87 Battery Safety 87 Headphone Safety 88 Wireless Safety and Compliance 89 Turn Off Wireless When Flying 89 Be Careful Around Other Electronic Devices 89 Steps to Minimize Interference 90 Watch for Signs 90 Additional Information for Kindle Users Outside the U S and UK 90 Recycling Kindle Properly 90 UL Certification Number 91 Product Specifications 91 AMAZON COM KINDLE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF USE 92 Digital Content 93 Wireless Connectivity 93 Device and Software 93 General 93 AMAZON CO UK KINDLE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF USE 94 Digital Content 95 Wireless Connectivity 96 Device and Software 96 General 97 ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY 98 Additional Information 99 Patent Notices DA es IE ae P i Z Welcome to k a 2 amazonkindle gt lt Thank you for purchasing Amazon Kindle You are reading the Welcome section of the Kindle User s Guide that provides an overview of Kindle Your Kindle must be registered to an Amazon account in order to shop in the Kindle Store If you bought your Kindle using your Amazon account it is already
34. 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 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 4 While Text to Speech is playing the screen will update to the corresponding page of text For PDF files and books which the rights holder does not allow Text to Speech to read aloud their content then Text to Speech will be dimmed and you will not be able to select it 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 2 Tip You can also play or stop Text to Speech by holding down the Shift key A and pressing the Symbol key Gm You can pause and resume Text to Speech by pressing the Spacebar Text to Speech continues playing even if you put your Kindle to sleep by sliding and releasing the power button Sleeping your Kindle while Text to Speech is playing allows you to continue listening but locks all of the keys and buttons so you don t inadvertently press one xN 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 Stor
35. 10 If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button Press the Menu button Use the 5 way to underline Settings and press to select Press Next Page to go to Page 2 of Settings Use the 5 way to underline edit next to the Device Password setting and press to select Enter your old password and select submit Type the new password The maximum password length is twelve characters Navigate down using the 5 way and type in your new password again to confirm Navigate down using the 5 way and type in a hint This hint can be displayed on the password entry screen to help you remember your password Navigate down using the 5 way and select submit To turn off password protection follow these steps AN WN KE If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button Press the Menu button Use the 5 way to underline Settings and press to select Press Next Page to go to Page 2 of Settings Use the 5 way to underline turn off next to the Device Password setting and press to select Enter your password and select submit 71 of 99 Setting the Device Time You can set the device time on your Kindle to match your local time 2 Tip On Kindle models that include 3G you can have Kindle automatically set the device time to the correct local time by choosing set automatically To set the device time follow these steps If you are not already on the Home
36. 3 wl oo Network Information You can set up the Wi Fi network connection and security options for the network named below Network Name press SYM key for symbols Connection Type DHCP Static Security Type none WEP WPA WPA2 Coant Connect Page 1 of 2 Version Kindle 3 0 494640074 Enter the name of the network that you want to add Choose the connection type Kindle can connect to Wi Fi networks that use either the DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol or the Static protocol If you chose the Static connection type enter the network s IP Address Subnet Mask Router address and DNS Otherwise you can skip this step Choose the network s security type Enter the password used to access this network Choose connect Kindle connects to the new network Personalizing Your Kindle Your Kindle acquires a default name when it is first registered This name is based on your Amazon account name and is displayed at the top of your Home screen Before you edit this name on your Kindle make sure that wireless is turned on If you want to edit this name from your Kindle follow these steps ANhWNe If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button Press the Menu button Move the 5 way down until Settings is underlined and press to select Press Next Page to navigate to the Device Name setting underline edit and press to select Use the keyboard to ch
37. Add Remove Items 4 A screen showing all of your items is displayed Use the 5 way to select each item you want to add to the collection If you have many items you can use the Next Page and Prev Page buttons to see them all 5 After you add each item to the collection a checkmark appears to the right of the item You can also remove the item from the collection by using the 5 way to select the item again and the checkmark will disappear 6 When you are done adding the item to your collections use the 5 way to select Done at the bottom of the screen You can also press the Home or Back buttons and your work will be saved 24 of 99 Viewing Collection Details The collection details page lets you see information about a collection the actions available for the collection and the cover of the most recently read item in the collection To view a collection s details follow these steps 1 If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button 2 Use the 5 way to navigate to the collection 3 Move the 5 way to the right to view the collection s detail page 4 Use the 5 way to select an action or press the Back button to exit Renaming a Collection You can rename your collection if you made a mistake when creating it or if you want to update it To rename a collection follow these steps If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button Use the 5 way to navigate to the collection Move the 5 way to
38. Amazon Gift Card Page 1 of 2 View Special Offers All available special offers and sponsored screensavers are saved on your Kindle 22 of 99 11 30 AM 1696 of 2048 MB Free Showing All 12 Items Turn Wireless Off Alice s Adventures Shop in Kindle Store RANEE EAT View Archived fems smele Successful Develop Search Romance Writer Create New Collection Sync amp Check for Items View Downloading Items Settings View Special Offers Test drive the new Moku R40 pA and get a S25 Amazon Gift Card aan hani To view all available special offers 1 Press the Home button then press the Menu button 2 Navigate to View Special Offers by moving the 5 way controller down then press the 5 way controller to select 3 Navigate to the item you want to view by moving the 5 way controller down then press the 5 way controller to view details Rob s Kindle owt Ee Showing All 4 Items Test drive the all new Moku R40 MOKU and receive a 25 Amazon Gift Card MOTORWORKS Moku Motorworks Introducing the next revolution in tide handheld gaming Sito Tsaiworks Software Get the card that pays you back like no other Adventurer Platinum ADVENTURER CARD Adventurer Card Kindle customers save 50 on airfare d f 7 with Air Nunes for domestic flights INES Fares must be book by March 21 2011 choosing an item turns wireless on Page 1 of 1 2 3 O
39. Author searches the Kindle Store for other books by the author when selected Buy purchases the item using your default Amazon 1 Click payment method and sends it wirelessly to your Kindle Try a Sample downloads the beginning of the book for free so you can sample it before buying Add to Wish List adds the item to your wish list so you can peruse or purchase it later Description describes the item Select More to see the full text Reviews displays the customer reviews for this item Provides links to editorial reviews and for writing your own review Text to Speech indicates whether Text to Speech is allowable by the book s rights holder Customers who bought this book also bought displays a list of items purchased by Amazon customers who also bought this item Additional Details for Audible Audiobooks In some countries you can purchase Audible audiobooks directly from the Kindle Store Your audiobook purchases can only be downloaded to your Kindle using a Wi Fi connection If Wi Fi is not available at your current location your audiobook purchase is automatically downloaded to your Kindle the next time your Kindle connects using Wi Fi Alternatively you can download your audiobook purchase from Audible to your computer and then transfer it to your Kindle using USB See 6 Audiobooks and MP3s in Chapter 8 for information on transferring audiobooks using USB The product detail page for Audible audi
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42. ER 9 Your Kindle and Amazon 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 to manage your Kindle account change or cancel a subscription or look up a past Kindle order If you need 79 of 99 help Kindle Support on Amazon gives you information e mail and phone access to dedicated customer service representatives 9 1 Shopping for Kindle Content on Amazon This section shows you how to purchase content for your Kindle on Amazon As with purchases on the Kindle Store Kindle content is auto delivered wirelessly to your Kindle Browsing the Kindle Store When browsing the Kindle Store on Amazon 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 you use the Amazon 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 a
43. G cellular network or one of the slower networks EDGE or GPRS Your Kindle will automatically switch to the faster 3G network when available Wii Kindle is connected to Whispernet using Wi Fi When you press the Menu button icons indicating the type Wi Fi or 3G of your Whispernet service appear to the left side of the signal bars Battery Status Indicators CH You have your Kindle plugged into power and the battery is either charging or is fully charged The charge indicator light on the bottom of your Kindle also turns from yellow to green when the battery is fully charged 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 not derive enough power to recharge it Ca i Ca 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 7 The battery is too low to power the Whispernet service You must charge your Kindle battery to restore wireless service The battery state cannot be determined Restart your Kindle so that the battery state can be accurately determined If the question mark continues to be displayed after a restart then contact Customer Support Keep in mind that subscribing to multiple blogs that update frequently may increase power consumption and decrease the battery life Weak signal coverage can also increase power consumption Activity Indicator
44. Game Change Obamaand Mark Halperin gt Page 1012 The screen shows the titles of the items that contain your search term and indicates how many times the term occurs The list is ordered by the number of occurrences of the search term in each item If the term appears in a title of an archived item then that item is listed first and does not include the number of occurrences 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 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 49 of 99 Solar 3 wi co Search Results Showing All 31 Location 2 MCEWAN First Love Last Rites In Between the Sheets The Cement N The Comfort of Strangers The Child in Time The Innocent Black Dogs The Daydreamer Enduring Love Amsterdam Atonement Location 35 dangerous fury perhaps an episode of drunken roaring in the back late at night or writing off her car and the calculated pursuit of a younger woman a Samson like toppling of the marital temple Location 84 more beautiful than Monroe drifting about the house and at weekends in a haze of blond and pink and pale blue What an
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46. P3 files to the music folder on your Kindle When you select play music 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 When you first open a book a header appears at the top of the page showing the content title and or issue date The header also shows the connection type signal strength and battery status indicators In books the bottom of the screen shows you the overall percentage of the book you have read Network Whispernet Status Title Delivering Happiness A Path to Profit ii G2 Battery Status Our tribe ended up going to a lot more raves together Some were massive with thousands and thousands of people Some were small with only fifty I learned more about the rave community and culture I learned that PLUR was an acronym that stood for Peace Love Unity Respect and that it was the mantra for how people were supposed to carry themselves and behave both at raves and in life At raves it was part of the culture and considered perfectly normal to approach complete strangers and strike up a conversation Unlike the bar or nightclub scene where that
47. Software General 93 of 99 Compliance with Law and Reservation of Rights You will use the Kindle the Software the Service and the Digital Content in compliance with all applicable laws Neither the sale or transfer of the Kindle to you nor the license of the Software or Digital Content to you transfers to you title to or ownership of any intellectual property rights of Amazon or its suppliers or the other Content Providers All licenses are non exclusive and all rights not expressly granted in this Agreement are reserved to Amazon or the other Content Providers Export Regulations You will comply with all applicable export and re export restrictions and regulations and you will not transfer or encourage assist or authorize the transfer of the Kindle Digital Content or Software to a prohibited country or otherwise in violation of any such restrictions or regulations Information Received The Software will provide Amazon with data about your Kindle and its interaction with the Service such as available memory up time log files and signal strength The Software will also provide Amazon with information related to the Digital Content on your Kindle and Other Devices and your use of it such as last page read and content archiving Annotations bookmarks notes highlights or similar markings you make using your Kindle or Reading Application and other information you provide may be stored on servers that are located outside the countr
48. Store from any menu you will be taken to the Kindle Storefront An example is shown below but the storefront you see may be different since we update it often Jane s Kindle S wil GS Browse amazoncom Books Audible Newspapers Magazines Blogs New York Times Best Sellers Kindle Top Sellers Hide New amp Noteworthy Books Tha Passage Kindle Daily Post wos June 09 2010 1 10 PM POT Until July 1st you can download Lisa Gardner s Hide for just 99 cents This eBook includes the full text of the novel plus bonus content including a sneak preview of Gardner s Recommended for You is aa Begin typing to search Search Store begin typing your search criteria here Select search store to search the entire Kindle Store for matches and display the search results Once you are in the Kindle Store you can move around using links on the pages of the store such as New amp Noteworthy Books or Kindle Top Sellers by using the Store menu or by searching the Kindle Store for specific titles 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 53 of 99 Browse Books Turn Wireless Off Audible Newspapers Kindle Storefront Magazines Blogs Books New York Times Bes Audible Audiobooks _ Kindle Top Sellers n Newspapers New amp Noteworthy Bd Magazines Kind
49. TIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IF THESE LAWS APPLY TO YOU SOME OR ALL OF THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS OR LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU AND YOU MAY HAVE ADDITIONAL RIGHTS 94 of 99 Governing Law The laws of the state of Washington U S A without regard to principles of conflict of laws will govern this Agreement and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and Amazon Disputes Any dispute arising out of or relating in any way to this Agreement in which the aggregate total claim for relief sought on behalf of one or more of the parties exceeds U S 7 500 will be adjudicated in any state or federal court in King County Washington U S A and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts U S Government Rights The Software Service and Digital Content are provided to the U S Government as commercial items commercial computer software commercial computer software documentation and technical data as defined in the U S Federal Acquisition Regulation and the U S Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement with the same rights and restrictions customarily provided to end users 39 66 Complete Agreement and Severability This is the entire agreement between us and you regarding the Kindle Digital Content Software and Service and supersedes all prior understandings regarding such subject matter If any term or condition of thi
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51. ack and forth Whispersync synchronizes the bookmarks notes highlights and furthest page read among devices registered to the same account For a complete list of supported devices visit the Kindle Store on the Amazon website Whispersync is on by default to ensure a seamless reading experience for a book read across multiple Kindles If you would like to turn Whispersync off follow these steps 1 Go to http www amazon com manageyourkindle U S and other countries or http www amazon co uk manageyourkindle U K customers 2 At the bottom of the page click on the link Manage synchronization between devices 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 notes highlights 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 3 4 Looking Up Definitions While reading a book periodical or personal document you can see a brief definition of a word using the Lookup feature The default dictionary is The New Oxford American Dictionary included on your Kindle but you can choose a different dictionary as your default 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 P
52. add a site to your Bookmarks by using the 5 way to navigate to the right and choosing add to bookmarks The Web Browser Menu The Web Browser 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 Web Browser is on the screen Turn Wireless Off Shop in Kindle Store Enter URL Zoom In Article Mode Bookmarks Bookmark This Page History Browser Settings 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 Zoom In magnifies the web page view Choose this menu item again up to three times to magnify the view up to three times the normal size Once you are zoomed in you can use the 5 way to pan left right up and down to see different parts of the page You can also use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons to pan up or down while zoomed in The black bars on the right side and bottom of the page indicates which portion of the overall page you are viewing Zoom Out zooms out the web page view Choose this menu item again up to three times to return the view to normal size Pressing the Back button while zoomed in returns the view to normal size Article Mode Article Mode mak
53. ained in the list that follows amazonkindte Previous Page Previous Page Button Button Next Page Next Page Button Button OOOOOOOOOOG Menu Button Keyboard ttot tta OO OO eS 5 Way Controller Back Button Shift Key Alt Key Text Key Previous Page button takes you to the previous page in your reading material The Previous Page button is located on the right and left side just above the Next Page button Next Page button takes you to the next page in your reading material The Next Page button is located on the right and left side just below the Previous Page button Home button shows content stored on your Kindle as well as content archived at Amazon The Home button is located on 8 of 99 the bottom row of the keyboard just to the left of the Back button Menu button displays application and navigation choices that are related to the screen you are viewing The Menu button is located in the top row of the keyboard just above the 5 way controller 5 way controller selects an item or action when you press the center of the controller Moves the on screen highlight or cursor up and down when you press the up or down arrow on the controller Moves the on screen highlight or cursor side to side when you press the left or right arrow on the controller Press and hold down on an arrow to accelerate the cursor movement making it faster to navigate through lists or text The 5 way controll
54. all of your notes collections and bookmarks you make to Amazon on any of your purchased content If you delete an item from your Kindle or if you buy a new Kindle you can automatically restore an item s annotations bookmarks and the last location you read by downloading the item again from the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon You can enable or disable annotations backup by following the steps below If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button Press the Menu button Use the 5 way to underline Settings and press to select Press Next Page to go to Page 2 of Settings Use the 5 way to underline turn off turn on Annotations Backup and press to select NAB WN If you turn off annotations backup then your annotations will not be backed up at Amazon and they will not be included in Popular Highlights Linking Your Kindle to Your Social Network Accounts If you are not yet a member of social networks such as Twitter or Facebook visit their website and create an account with them before you link your Kindle to them They may require you to accept their terms of use before creating an account or using their service The following steps describe the process for linking to your Twitter account but you use the same process to link to 72 of 99 other social network accounts To link your Amazon account to your Twitter account follow these steps AN WN Ee 12 If you are not already on the Ho
55. ally appear You can use whole words and no distinction is made between lower and upper case politics J 2 To find the word or phrase in the content you are currently reading use the 5 way to navigate to the right to highlight find Or to choose the type of search continue navigating to the right You can search all your items the Kindle Store Google Wikipedia or the dictionary 3 3 Press the 5 way to submit your search If you select Search from the Home page menu the screen will display a full Search page Search press SYM key for symbols search kindle store search dictionary search wikipedia 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 48 of 99 author of the materials you have in Archived Items This includes purchased items personal documents and annotations that you have created The example below shows a typical Search Results page Robin s 3rd Kindle 3 wl oo Search Results All 19 Items By Relevance 18 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes i a San Francisco Chronicle Wed Jun 16 2010 15 The New York Times Fri Apr 16 2010 us The New York Times Thu Apr 15 2010 13 San Francisco Chronicle Thu Jun 24 2010 1 The Lost Symbol i ceeweeree Den Brown The New York Times Sat Apr 17 2010 The New York Times Tue Apr 13 2010 San Francisco Chronicle Wed Jun 23 2010
56. amazonkindle users guide 3rd edition Kindle User s Guide Contents Contents Congratulations Getting Around Getting Registered Easy to Read Display Wireless Access with Amazon Whispernet Your Choice of Text Size Typeface and Line Spacing Your Choice of Number of Words per Line Adjust Screen Rotation Read PDF Files Let Kindle Read to You or Guide You Look It Up Take It All with You Shop Anytime Anywhere Automatic Delivery Search Your World Collections Clip Your Favorite Passages Bookmark Your Reading Add Your Own Notes Stay in Sync Convert Your Own Documents Loan Books Social Networks Popular Highlights Learning More Getting Assistance ON NNN NOOO OOO ANNAA A KRWWWWND A Kindle User s Guide Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your Kindle 9 1 1 Views of Kindle 9 Front View 9 Bottom View 9 Back view 10 1 2 Getting Around 11 Using the Buttons 11 Using the Menus 11 The Application Menu 12 1 3 Entering Text 12 Lowercase and Uppercase Letters 12 Numbers Punctuation and Symbols 12 1 4 Screen Rotation 13 1 5 Status Indicators 13 Whispernet Status Indicators 13 Battery Status Indicators 14 Activity Indicator 14 Monitoring Download Status 14 1 6 Wi Fi and 3G Connectivity 15 U S Customers Traveling Outside The U S 15 1 7 Using Wi Fi 16 Connect to a Wi Fi Network 16 Add a New Wi Fi Network 17 Forget a Wi Fi Network 18 Chapter 2 Getting to Know Kindle Content 19 2 1
57. an press and release the Shift key A and then press the desired letter Only the next letter will be capitalized The Shift key is located at the bottom left corner of the keyboard Numbers Punctuation and Symbols 12 of 99 While typing to enter a punctuation mark symbol or number press the Symbol key Gm located in the second row from the bottom of the keyboard with all his exes But not with his current wife In better times he might have predicted for himself a manly embrace of double standards with bouts of dangerous fury perhaps an episode of drunken roaring in the back garden late at night or writing off her car and the calculated pursuit of a younger woman a Samson like toppling of the marital temple Instead he was paralyzed by shame by the extent of his humiliation Even worse he amazed himself with his inconvenient longing for her These days desire for Patrice came on him out of nowhere like an attack of stomach cramp He would have to sit somewhere alone and wait for it to pass 5 6 8 Use the 5 way controller to choose the character you want and it will appear in your text entry box You can continue typing on the keyboard while the Symbol menu is displayed Press the Symbol key mn again to dismiss the Symbol menu 1 4 Screen Rotation The Kindle screen image can be rotated so you can see the entire width of a page The buttons work the same in either rotation but the 5 way controlle
58. ange the device name When you have finished move the 5 way down to highlight save and press the 5 way to submit the change 2 Tip To add any personal information such as your contact information navigate with the 5 way so that edit next to Personal Info is underlined and then press the 5 way Use the keyboard to add your information then select ok when you have finished Using Voice Guide Voice Guide lets you navigate your Kindle with spoken menus selectable items and descriptions For example when you open a book Kindle speaks your current location and how far you ve read To turn Voice Guide on or off follow these steps 70 of 99 nABWN Fe 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 Press Next Page to go to Page 2 of Settings Move the 5 way to underline turn on or turn off next to the Voice Guide setting and press to select Password Protecting Your Kindle To prevent others from using your Kindle or seeing your content you can create a password that must be entered whenever your Kindle starts or wakes from sleep If your Kindle is sleeping when you attach it to a computer using the USB cable you will also be prompted to enter your password before you can mount your Kindle on your computer If you forget your password try looking at the password hint you entered when you created your pa
59. ardt By DAVID LEONHARDT Resistance to the expansion of Articles 1 3 0f 6 4 Obituaries View Sections amp Articles Intemational p 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 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 To select a link 1 Use the 5 way to underline the link 34 of 99 2 The cursor changes to look like this i 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 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 or Supported Devices If you read the same Kindle Store book across multiple Kindles or supported devices for example Kindle for iPhone or Kindle for PC you ll find Whispersync makes it easy for you to switch b
60. as a link to revisit the product detail page for the item or a Buy Now link to purchase the item directly In addition while reading a sample the Menu shows Buy this Book Now so you can purchase the book 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 You will see an items downloaded message at the top of the screen when your item has arrived on your Kindle 2 Tip While one or more items are downloading from the Kindle Store to your Kindle you can monitor the download progress From Home press Menu and select View Downloading Items to display a list of the items that are in the process of downloading and their download progress If this option is dimmed then downloading is complete and your items are available in Home Once downloading is complete items automatically appear in Home If the download is not successful or if it is interrupted Kindle will attempt to download again without any action required from you 2 Tip Once your item has been downloaded the original is retained in the Manage Your Kindle page at Amazon Returning an Item All of your Kindle Store purchases present an orde
61. assages If a passage in a book is a Popular Highlight we will highlight that passage and we will also display the total number of people who have highlighted that passage Displaying Public Notes in Your Books Public Notes help our readers focus on the passages and ideas in a book that are most meaningful to the people they follow The list of people you follow can be managed at http kindle amazon com If someone that you follow has highlighted a passage in a book we will highlight that passage and display the name s of the people that highlighted that passage If someone that you follow has written a note at a location we will display an sign in the text where the note was made These Public Notes will also appear in a list with your personal annotations if you select View Notes amp Marks from the menu while reading Popular Highlights and Public Notes are available only for books and not for periodicals or personal documents By default Popular Highlights and Public Notes are displayed in your books but you can turn them off if you don t want to see them To turn Popular Highlights or Public Notes on or off If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button Press the Menu button Use the 5 way to underline Settings and press to select Press the next page button until you see the section for Popular Highlights or Public Notes Use the 5 way to underline turn on or turn off next to the
62. 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 issue dates Collections sorts your content by first displaying collections that have been most recently used then by items that have been most recently used but are not assigned to a collection Items that are assigned to a collection are not displayed 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 20 of 99 If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button Move the 5 way up until the 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 Press the 5 way to select it The sort order on the Home screen changes immediately nABWN Re 2 Tip If your Home page is sorted alphabetically by either Title or Author press a letter key and then press the 5 way to go to the first item starting with that letter 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 Whispernet Local Time
63. ce 65 of 99 Settings E wi E Voice Guide tum on Navigate your Kindle with spoken menus selectable items and descriptions Device E mail You can send documents to your Kindle s e mail address shown below To edit the address or add additional addresses to your approved list of senders go to www amazon com myk For UK customers go to www amazon co uk myk tracit_88 kindle com Device Password tum on Restrict access to your Kindle by creating a password Device Time set Set the local time on your Kindle Social Networks manage Share notes and highlights with friends using your social network accounts like Twitter or Facebook Popular Highlights turn off Display the passages that are most frequently highlighted by other Kindle users Page 2 of 3 Version Kindle 3 1 552440023 Voice Guide Lets you navigate your Kindle with spoken menus selectable items and descriptions Device Email 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 edit this e mail address go to http www amazon com manageyourkindle U S and other countries http www amazon co uk manageyourkindle U K customers Device Password Secure your Kindle and restrict access to your content by setting a password If you set a password you will be prompted to enter it when you turn your Kindle on or wake it fro
64. clare under our own responsibility that the product Product Name Electronic Display Device Product Spec WLAN 802 11 b g GPRS EDGE 850 900 1800 1900 WCDMA Band I TI V Model D00901 Complies with the essential requirements of Article 3 of the R amp TTE 1999 5 EC Directive and the following standards 1 Health Article 3 1 a of the R amp TTE Directive Applied Standard s e EN62311 2008 FCC OFT Bulletin 65 Supplement C Edition 01 01 2 Safety Article 3 1 a of the R amp TTE Directive Applied Standard s e EN 60950 1 2006 A11 2009 IEC 60950 1 2005 2nd Edition 3 Electromagnetic compatibility Article 3 1 b of the R amp TTE Directive Applied Standard s e EN 301 489 1 V1 8 1 7 V1 3 1 17 V1 3 2 24 V1 4 1 4 Radio frequency spectrum usage Article 3 2 of the R amp TTE Directive Applied Standard s e EN 301 511 V9 0 2 90 of 99 e EN 301 908 1 2 V3 2 1 e EN 300 328 V1 7 1 All the reports have been reviewed and approved with a Positive Opinion from the following Notified Body PHOENIX TESTLAB KGnigswinkel 10 D 32825 Blomberg Germany Identification mark 0700 Notified Body CE C 0700 The technical documentation relevant to the above equipment will be held at Amazon EU S rl of 5 Rue Plaetis L 2338 Luxembourg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Authorized Person Name Russell Grandinetti Title Vice President Additional Information for Kindle Users Outside the U S and U K You can see additional i
65. contents takes you to the Table of Contents if available for the item you are reading This option is dimmed if a Table of Contents is not available cover takes you to the cover page of the item you are reading This is usually the cover of the book 31 of 99 beginning takes you to the beginning of the book This is usually the first chapter but may be a foreword the table of contents or some other location end takes you to the end of the book From here you can rate the book see other recommended books and share your reading progress with your social networks page enter a page number to jump to in the content and then select this option Press the Symbol key Gm to enter numbers location enter a location number to jump to in the content and then select this option Press the Symbol key D to enter numbers Sync to Furthest Page Read connects to Amazon Whispernet 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 book s detail page 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
66. cuments only You may not authorize the sending of documents from automated distribution services 8 4 Audiobooks and MP3s 78 of 99 You can purchase transfer and play Audible audiobooks from Amazon and transfer MP3 files to Kindle to play as background audio while you read Audible Audiobooks In some countries Audible audiobooks are available for purchase from the Kindle Store Due to their large file size Audible purchases can only be delivered wirelessly to your Kindle via a Wi Fi connection If Wi Fi is not available at your location you can purchase and download Audible content from Audible com through your Windows or Mac computer You can then transfer Audible content over USB to your Kindle s audible folder so you can listen to them on your Kindle Your Audible audiobooks will appear on your Home screen with your other documents An Audible audiobook will have the word audible preceeding the title to indicate that it is an Audible audiobook Audiobook Formats for Kindle Audible com offers four versions of its audiobook format Kindle is compatible with format 4 and Audible Enhanced Audio AAX Formats 2 3 and audiobooks provided from other sources are not supported Transferring Audiobooks 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 f
67. d Next Previous Page buttons and the keyboard 1 of 99 s amazonkindle Previous Page Previous Page Button Button Next Page Next Page Button Button Menu Button Keyboard 5 Way Controller Back Button Shift Key Alt Key Text Key To select a particular item such as a menu option or a specific word in your reading material press the up down left or right button on the 5 way controller to highlight your choice and then press the center of the 5 way controller to confirm your choice Move Cursor Up Move Cursor Left Move Cursor Right or Go to Previous or Go to Next Chapter Section Chapter Section or Article or Article Press to Select Move Cursor Down You can press the Next Page or Previous Page button 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 Navigating this Guide You navigate the Kindle User s Guide just like any other book on your Kindle To navigate follow these steps e To go forward or back one page at a time use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons These buttons are labeled with gt for Next Page and lt for Previous Page and are conveniently located on both sides of your Ki
68. d 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 To set up your Kindle e mail address follow the steps below 1 On your computer open your web browser and go to http www amazon com manageyourkindle U S and other countries or http www amazon co uk manageyourkindle U K customers 2 Sign in to your Amazon account 3 In the Your Kindle s section choose the Kindle you want to set up an e mail address for and 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 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 account e mail address will be forwarded You can add e mail addresses to the list by visiting http www amazon com manageyourkindle U S and other countries or http www amazon co uk manageyourkindle U K customers In Manage Your Kindle add the addresses of your friends co workers or anyone else you would like to enable to send you file
69. d down within each page The black bars at the right and bottom of the display indicate which portion of the overall page you are viewing If you press the Next Page or Prev Page buttons the page will change and the view will remain zoomed in Press the Back button to dismiss the zoomed in view and return to normal size g Tip To pan in small increments hold down the Shift key Q while using the 5 way 43 of 99 There are few classroom topics that generate as much excitement as rockets The scientific technological engineering and mathematical STEM foundations of rocketry provide exciting classroom opportunities for authentic hands on minds on experimentation The activities and demonstrations that follow are suitable for students at many grade levels For the most part material and tool requirements are simple but a few of the bigger projects require launch platforms that need to be constructed or purchased in advance Although purchasing platforms from school science catalogs and specialty companies is an option constructing your own is a learning process in which you can involve your students Minimal proficiency with tools saw screw driver is required Detailed instructions with lots of illustrations are provided As you review the activities you will notice that each supports state and national educational standards for science technology and mathematics A matrix identifying specific na
70. d on your Kindle until you remove it Kindle also gathers the annotations and bookmarks you ve made across all your various books magazines newspapers and personal documents and places them in the My Clippings file in your Home screen See Using Clippings for more information on My Clippings The list below explains the types of annotations Bookmarks mark an entire page for later reference You can create bookmarks in books PDF documents and personal documents 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 2 Tip All of your annotations and bookmarks on a Kindle book are backed up at Amazon in case you transfer your Kindle to another person or lose your device When you download a previously annotated book from Amazon 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 In addition you can review your notes highlights and see Popular Highlights at http kindle amazon com Using Bookmarks Although Kindle automatically saves your place whenever you stop reading you may also want to add additional bookmarks to a book PDF document or personal document You can place a bookmark at any locat
71. dicals follow you wherever you go whether you are at home or on the road If you have a Kindle model that only uses Wi Fi to connect to Whispernet your Kindle must be connected to a Wi Fi network in order to receive your periodicals when they are published If no Wi Fi network is available at your current location your periodicals will be automatically delivered to your Kindle the next time you connect to a Wi Fi network 5 of 99 Just as you would thumb through a physical newspaper or magazine to locate an article of interest navigation shortcuts let you quickly zero in on an article of interest By using the right or left button on the 5 way controller you can advance to the next or previous article Press the center of the 5 way controller to display 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 Google and the Web Collections To personalize and organize items you can add your books personal documents and Audible audioboo
72. dicator Pressing Menu also temporarily displays a progress bar Its start location indicates the starting point for your current reading session As you progress further into the content a solid bar growing longer indicates your overall reading progress The progress bar shows structural marks within content such as articles bookmarks notes or highlights The progress bar also indicates how far you ve read during your current reading session In books the progress indicator will show a numeric location of where you are reading and when available the page number corresponding to a printed version of the book so you can easily find a particular passage or reference it to your friends Changing the Text Size Typeface and Line Spacing You can adjust the text settings to suit your preference You have a choice of eight text sizes for reading books periodicals and personal documents on Kindle You cannot change the text size on menus or on Kindle screens such as the Home screen or the Kindle Store You can also change the typeface and line spacing to optimize your reading experience While reading a PDF document you can zoom in or adjust the contrast to make the document easier to read 29 of 99 middle class woman a stockbroker s wife to abandon the cake and chutney stall and enter her child for such a gaudy event She must have known he was bound to win just as she later claimed to have always known that he would get a scholars
73. e 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 47 of 99 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 in the current item 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 For PDFs Kindle searches for the term in the metadata only author s name and file name 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 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 in a book follow these steps 1 Type in your search term the Search line will automatic
74. e content stored at Amazon Amazon does not store copies of your personal documents periodical issues older than the past seven issues MP3 and Audible files so make your own backup copies of those files Underline the item you want to move back to your Kindle and press the right arrow on the 5 way to select add to home and then press the 5 way to start the transfer In under a minute the item re downloads into your Kindle and appears in the list of content in Home 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 Automatic Delivery Since Kindle connects to the Whispernet network we deliver your favorite periodicals over the air to your device as soon as they are published often before they are even available in print For example if you subscribe to the Kindle edition of The New York Times the latest edition is wirelessly delivered overnight so you can read it each morning Your favorite perio
75. e foods As a guide if you want to comame Nutrition Facts more of a nutrient such Serving Size 1 2 cup 679 as fiber try to choose gonane Por Container 16 foods with a higher pr Percent Daily Valve to Caseros 100 Calories mom Fat Comite less of a nutri po Va tt such as saturated e 3 Foun Pal Tre fat chodesterol oF sodi Saroa O um choose foods with Gretostawol 05 ore lower Percent Daly Somm emg __3 Value Try the 5 20 Total Carbotydrate 229 7 guide an easy way to ae Oe use the Percent Daily i Value to compare the nutrients in similar Vitamin A 2 _Vitwnin GC o food So for nutrients Percent Oty Valves ane baset on a 2 000 calorie cet 10 Page 17 _ 17 of 156 In landscape orientation Kindle automatically magnifies your document to fit the width of the screen to improve readability 42 of 99 Keeping the Heart in Old Family Favorites Eating heart healthy meals doesn t mean giving up some of those too rich favorite family recipes With a few changes you can keep the heart and add the health Here s how General Substitutions Milk Geam Sour Cream Cook with lowfat 1 percent fat or fat free dry or evaporated milk instead of whole milk or cream Instead of sour cream blend 1 cup lowfat unsalted cottage us Page 22 2 ot 15 A black outline defines the limit of the page of the PDF document In
76. e no longer than 100 characters 7 Use the 5 way to highlight share and press to select it To share a note or highlight that you ve already created follow these steps 1 While reading a book periodical or personal document press Menu and select View Notes amp Marks 2 Use the 5 way to select the note or highlight that you want to share 3 Press the Alt Return keys ar 3 7 Reading PDF Files Your Kindle is able to display most PDF documents including password protected PDFs When your Kindle is set to portrait orientation PDF documents are displayed in their original layout and fit the entire screen of the device White margins of PDF documents are automatically cropped to maximize the amount of content shown on the screen Let the Nutrition Facts Label Guide You to Healthy Choices Shopping for the right food items can be dizzying Shelves are packed with different brands some with special health claims There s a surefire way to pick out the best item Read its Nutrition Facts Label This label gives you x ray eyes It tells you nutritional value and number of servings in an item The label has another asset too the Percent Daily Value list ing This tells you how much each serving of the item supplies of the day s recommended intake for total fat saturated fat choles terol sodium total carbohydrate dietary fiber vitamins A and C calcium and iron Not bad Use the Nutrition Facts Label to compar
77. e 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 them with others To clip an article in a periodical 1 Go to the periodical article that you want to clip 2 Press the Menu button 40 of 99 3 Use the 5 way controller to navigate 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 Use the 5 way to navigate 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 can edit the My Clippings file on your computer To edit the My Clippings file Connect your Kindle to your computer using the USB cable Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally find an external USB drive Open your Kindle You should see a folder entitled Documents Transfer the My Clippings file out of this folder Open the My Clippings file on your computer using an application that can read or import a txt file Make the changes and save the edited file as a text file Transfer the My Clipping
78. e resolved by restarting your Kindle Try the following Press the Home button Press the Menu button Select Settings Press the Menu button Select Restart nNBwWN Re If your Kindle is unresponsive then try resetting it by doing the following 1 Disconnect your Kindle from any power source 2 Slide and hold the power switch for 15 seconds before releasing Note that the screen will be blank for approximately 30 seconds while your Kindle restarts wee Appendix B Product Information Safety and Compliance Information Use Responsibly Read all instructions and safety information before use to avoid injury 86 of 99 Y CAUTION FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESULT IN FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR OTHER INJURY OR DAMAGE Maintaining Your Kindle Do not use your Kindle or its accessories in rain or near sinks or other wet locations Take care not to spill any food or liquid in your Kindle If your device does get wet unplug all cables turn off the wireless go to Menu and choose Turn Wireless Off and let the screen revert to the screen saver Wait for the device to dry completely before sliding the switch to wake again Do not attempt to dry your Kindle with an external heat source such as a microwave oven or hair dryer 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
79. e subscription terms and fees from time to time effective as of the beginning of the next subscription term Wireless Connectivity Use of Wireless Connectivity Your Kindle uses wireless connectivity to allow you to shop for and download Digital Content from the Kindle Store In general we do not charge you for this use of wireless connectivity Your Kindle may use wireless connectivity to make other services available to you for which we may charge you a fee such as personal file download and subscriptions when you are located in another country The fees and terms for such services are located in the Kindle Store and may change from time to time If your Kindle functions with third party services such as WI FI access points a third party may charge you fees for the use of those services Your Conduct You may use the wireless connectivity provided by us only in connection with the Service You may not use the wireless connectivity for any other purpose Availability If your Kindle is located in an area in which it cannot maintain wireless connectivity you may not be able to use some or all of the Service We are not responsible for the unavailability of wireless connectivity for your Kindle or any corresponding loss of Service Events beyond our reasonable control such as changes in service or terms by wireless carriers may impact the terms or circumstances under which we provide you wireless connectivity and may result in a change to these
80. ection The number of items in the collection is displayed in parentheses Sample title the sample label indicates that the book or audiobook is a sample If you like it you can purchase it from within the sample Audiobook title the audible label indicates that the item is an audiobook Author or Date for books the author of the item is listed For periodicals and blogs the date is listed Periodicals Back Issues stores older issues of newspapers and magazines Archived Items items stored at Amazon that you can re download to your device Pages indicates the total number of pages in Home Use the Next Page or Previous Page button to navigate the pages 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 Rob s Kindle T wt Ga Sort Options Most Recent First Title Author Collections w San Francisco Chronicle Mon Mar 21 2011 Dog Man Martha Sherrill wel The Girl with the Dragon Tatt Stieg Larsson Adventures in Rocket Science se The Water Horse Mara Altman and Adil Fiction Favorites 2 The Confession A Novel Kathryn Stockett Periodicals Back Issues 6 Archived Items 3 Page 1 of 1 Most Recent First sorts your content by the most recently added or recently opened items first Title sorts your content alphabetically
81. elivery of periodical subscriptions via 3G is available for U S customers if you sign up for the International Subscription Service This service offers the convenience of 3G delivery for a weekly fee When you travel outside the U S Amazon automatically sends a notice to your Kindle Home screen with instructions on how to sign up for the International Subscription Service If you don t choose to sign up for this service your periodicals will be delivered at no additional charge only when you are connected to Whispernet using Wi Fi Alternatively you can download your periodicals to your computer and then transfer them to your Kindle via USB 15 of 99 If Wi Fi or 3G is not available at your current location you can purchase items in the Kindle Store using your computer and then transfer them to your Kindle via USB See Transferring Files from Your Computer in Chapter 8 for more information on using your computer to transfer items to your Kindle 1 7 Using Wi Fi Kindle automatically detects nearby Wi Fi networks and hotspots that broadcast their network name When you visit a place that offers Wi Fi access such as your school home or the Wi Fi hotspot at your favorite cafe you can set up a Wi Fi network Once you set up a Wi Fi network and connect to it Kindle automatically connects to it the next time you return to the same place as long as the Wi Fi signal is strong enough Connect to a Wi Fi Network Your Kindle can connect to Wi
82. em on Kindle You can e mail Microsoft Word TXT HTML RTF 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 We will convert the document into Kindle format and wirelessly send it directly to your Kindle via Whispernet fees may apply or back to your computer for free If you e mail a PDF to your Kindle it will be sent to your device with no conversion Loan Books You can share your favorite book with any friend who has a Kindle or uses one of our Kindle applications on supported devices To lend books go to the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon http www amazon com manageyourkindle U S and other countries Social Networks Share your notes and highlights with friends using social networks like Twitter and Facebook Whenever you create a note or a highlight press the AlttENTER ar keys to share it to your social network To set up your social network accounts on your Kindle go to the Settings screen and select manage next to Social Networks The browser will launch and allow you to link your Kindle to your social network accounts Popular Highlights See what the Kindle community thinks are the most interesting passages in the books you are reading If several other readers have highlighted a particular passage then that passage will be highlighted in your book along with the total number of people who have highlighted it
83. er and you will be asked to choose the device to which you plan to transfer the download 2 Connect one end of the USB cable provided with your Kindle to the Kindle and connect the other end to your computer Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally find an external USB drive 4 Open your Kindle drive You should see a folder entitled documents W 82 of 99 33 6 Copy the downloaded files into the documents folder of your Kindle Using your computer eject 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 1 2 3 4 From your computer s web browser open http www amazon com manageyourkindle U S and other countries or http www amazon co uk manageyourkindle U K customers Scroll down to the section entitled Your Active Kindle subscriptions Under Deliver future editions to select the Kindle to which you d like the subscription to be transferred and select Save 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 l Connect the Kindle you want to transfer information from to your computer using the USB cable pr
84. er in case you lose your Kindle Press the Symbol key Gm to enter numbers or symbols not present on the Kindle keyboard Registering or Deregistering Kindle Your Kindle needs to be registered with your Amazon 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 http www amazon com manageyourkindle U S and other countries http www amazon co uk manageyourkindle U K customers Registering Your Kindle If your Kindle is not already registered follow these steps If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button Press the Menu button Make sure that Whispernet is turned on Move the 5 way down until Settings is underlined and press to select Press the 5 way to select register You will see a text entry box at the bottom of the screen to enter your Amazon user name and password the e mail address and password associated with your Amazon account Use the keyboard to enter in your information Press the AB WN rR Symbol key Gm to see a menu of additional characters and numbers so you can select the character you need 6 Navigate the 5 way to select submit to finish the registration process or cancel to cancel your registrat
85. er is located on the right side of the keyboard just below the Menu button and just above the Back button Keyboard use to enter search terms notes in your content URLs for websites 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 The Back button is located in the bottom right corner of the keyboard just below the 5 way controller and just to the right of the Home button Symbol key Gm presents a menu of punctuation marks symbols and numbers Use the 5 way controller to select the desired symbol or number and press the 5 way to select You can continue using the keyboard while the Symbol menu is displayed Press the Symbol key again to dismiss the menu The Symbol key is located in the second row from the bottom of the keyboard just to the left of the Return key Text key As adjusts text size typeface line spacing and number of words per line to suit your reading preference Also allows you to turn on off Text to Speech zoom into PDF documents and adjust their contrast and to change the screen rotation settings The Text key is located in the bottom row of the keyboard just to the right of the Space key middle class woman a stockbroker s wife to abandon the cake and chutney stall and enter her child for such a gaudy event She must have known he was bound to win jus
86. erring Files from Your Computer 78 Managing Your Documents 78 Transferring Your Clippings 78 8 3 Converting and Transferring Your Documents 79 Supported Formats for Conversion 79 Sending Your Documents for Conversion 79 Kindle User s Guide Contents 8 4 Audiobooks and MP3s 80 Audible Audiobooks 80 Audiobook Formats for Kindle 80 Transferring Audiobooks 81 Transferring MP3s 81 Chapter 9 Your Kindle and Amazon 79 9 1 Shopping for Kindle Content on Amazon 80 Browsing the Kindle Store 80 Searching the Kindle Store 80 Getting the Details 80 Ordering Content 80 9 2 Managing Your Kindle on Amazon 80 Downloading Content from Your Computer 81 9 3 Contacting Kindle Support 81 Kindle Support Web Address 81 Kindle Support e mail Address 81 Kindle Support Phone Numbers 81 Chapter 10 Transferring Content to Your New Kindle 82 10 1 Transferring Books 82 10 2 Transferring Periodical Subscriptions 83 10 3 Transferring Personal Documents 83 10 4 Transferring Audiobooks 83 10 5 Transferring MP3s 83 Appendix A Troubleshooting 84 My Kindle won t turn on My Kindle is unresponsive or appears frozen 84 My wireless isn t working 84 I m unable to download a book even though see strong wireless signal strength 84 only received a partial download of my Kindle Content or my Kindle Content seems to be corrupted 85 I m having problems transferring content from my computer to my Kindle 85 Text to speech sounds distorted 85 My Kindle doesn t charge
87. es reading articles more enjoyable by allowing you to focus on the main text on the page When you re using Article Mode this menu item changes to Web Mode Choose Web Mode to return to the standard Web Browser page view Bookmarks displays your list of Web bookmarks 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 Browser Settings displays your list of settings where you can change the options for Web Browser 63 of 99 6 2 Other Features As you become more familiar with the Web Browser the following topics may be of interest to you Downloading Files Some websites may have books or documents you can download and read on your Kindle When you select these books or documents using Web Browser 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 Wait until the file finishes downloading before leaving the browser window Kindle notifies you when the file finishes downloading Web Browser Settings You can modify the default browser behaviors and perform simple maintenance procedures using Web Browser Settings To display the Settings screen press the Menu button while in the browser and then use the 5 way to select Settings
88. everable and will not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining term or condition Amendment We may amend any of the terms of this Agreement in our sole discretion by posting the revised terms on the Kindle Store or the Amazon co uk website Contact Information For communications concerning this Agreement please contact Amazon at Amazon EU Sarl 5 Rue Plaetis L 2338 Luxembourg Lux reg no B 101818 Share capital 37500 Trading authorization no 104408 or by email ukkindleterms amazon co uk For help with your Kindle a Reading Application the Service or resolving other issues please contact Customer Service by e mail kindle cs support amazon co uk or by phone at 0800 496 1081 end of Agreement ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY This Warranty for the Kindle Device the Device is provided by Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc 410 Terry Ave North Seattle WA 98109 5210 United States However if this Device was purchased in the United Kingdom then this Warranty is provided by Amazon EU S r l 5 rue Plaetis L 2338 Luxembourg Lux reg no B 101818 Share capital 37500 Trading authorization no 104408 The provider of this warranty is sometimes referred to herein as we 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
89. ge 3 of Settings 5 Use the 5 way to navigate to manage next to the Social Networks setting and press to select it The Manage Your Social Networks screen appears 6 Use the 5 way to navigate to Unlink Account for the social network for example Twitter and press to select it 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 73 of 99 3 103 MB free D ot GD The following pages your Kindle experie page buttons to see Turn Wireless Off Shop in Kindle Store Registration This device and any Store are registered Registered User Ra Change Primary Dictionary Device Name Restart Personalize your Ki appears on the Hom Name Robin s 7th Reset to Factory Defaults Legal Wi Fi Settings Join a Wi Fi network Available Wi Fi Nel Network not conne Sync amp Check for Items Device Info Wi Fi MAC Address 28 EF 01 00 0B 16 Serial Number B0060112022200D2 Network Capability Wi Fi and 3G Version Kindle 3 0 503590082 Turn Wireless Off turns off Whispernet wireless service When Whispernet is off this option will change to Turn Wireless On For Kindle models that include both 3G and Wi Fi turning wireless off disables
90. he following pages contain settings to personalize your Kindle experience Press the Next and Previous page buttons to see all the settings Registration deregister This device and any content purchased in the Kindle Store are registered to the Amazon user shown below Registered User M Clark Device Name edit Personalize your Kindle by giving it a name that appears on the Home page Name Robin s 7th Kindle Wi Fi Settings view Join a Wi Fi network for faster downloads Available Wi Fi Networks 6 Network not connected Device Info Wi Fi MAC Address 28 EF 01 00 0B 16 Serial Number B0060112022200D2 Network Capability Wi Fi and 3G Version Kindle 3 0 503590082 Registration this is the Amazon 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 lets you personalize your Kindle by giving it a name This name shows at the top of the Home screen Wi Fi Settings Displays the number of available detected Wi Fi networks and shows the name of the Wi Fi network you are currently connected to If you are not connected to a Wi Fi network the Network field displays not connected Select view to view detected Wi Fi networks or set up a new Wi Fi network Device Info displays the Wi Fi MAC Address serial number and network capability Wi Fi or Wi Fi and 3G of your devi
91. he newspaper or magazine issue as one to be stored in your Kindle until you remove it Once selected this option changes to Do Not Keep This Issue If you are reading a blog you will see the following options Turn Wireless Off Kindle Ed Seven Taste Shop in Kindle Store o ers Anq Search This Blog Clip This Article Kindles are fantastic devices but they can t live alone They need cases lights and other items to complete the experience We ve rounded up seven next article First Release Of Crunchies Awards Tickets Grab P 3 View Articles List next article gt 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 4 prev article View Sections amp Articles next article gt prev article takes you to the previous article View Sections amp Articles takes you to the section list of a newspaper or magazine when you press the 5 way View Articles List takes you to the article list of a newspaper magazine or blog when you press the 5 way next article advances you to the next article By default View Sections amp Articles for newspapers and magazines is highlighted and when you press the 5 way a list of the sections with article summaries will appear If you are viewing a blog View Articles List is highlighted and pressing the 5 way sh
92. hip to Oxford Once he was on solids and for the rest of her life she cooked for him with the same commitment with which she had held the bottle sending herself in the mid 1960s despite her illness on a Cordon Bleu cookery course so on me d n Q anal Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Typeface regular condensed sans serit Line Spacing smal medium large Words per Line fewest tewer default Am A m Screen Rotation To pick the text size typeface or line spacing that you want to use while reading follow these steps 1 Press the Text key As located on the bottom row of the keyboard 2 Use the 5 way to select the new text size typeface or line spacing that you want to use you see the changes immediately 3 Press the 5 way or the Text key As to confirm your choice Adjusting the Number of Words per Line You can change the number of words per line in the book periodical or converted personal document you are currently reading to suit your reading preference Adjusting the number of words increases or decreases the size of the margins You may find you read faster with fewer words per line Experiment to find what works best for you To pick the number of words per line you prefer follow these steps 1 Press the Text key As located on the bottom row of the keyboard 2 Use the 5 way to underline the Words per Line options 3 Choose the option you want to use you see the change immediately 4 Press the 5 way
93. ia 3G You can avoid fees for the personal document service by downloading the documents using Wi Fi For more information see 3 Sending Your Documents for Conversion in Chapter 8 Let Kindle Read to You or Guide You You can 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 While reading a book or periodical press the Text key G then use the 5 way controller to underline turn on for Text to Speech Press the 5 way to select turn on You can either listen through 4 of 99 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 Voice Guide complements Text to Speech by allowing you to navigate Kindle with spoken menus selectable items and descriptions Using Voice Guide you can navigate your Kindle while Kindle speaks actions descriptions or status messages For example when you open a book Kindle tells you your current location and how far you ve read See Using Voice Guide in Chapter 7 for instructions on using this feature Look It Up Your Kindle includes two d
94. ical gardens 2 in names a large public hall Madison Square Garden vy intrans cultivate or work in a garden lt ORIGIN gt Middle English from Old Northern French gardin variant of Old French jardin of Germanic origin related to YARD Linked entries YARD Gar de na gard ne a city in southwestern California south of Los Angeles pop 49 847 gar den a part ment n 1 a low rise apartment complex with landscaped gardens or lawns D 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 Use the 5 way controller to underline Turn Wireless On and press the 5 way to select and turn on Whispernet Searching Wikipedia To search Wikipedia enter your term and use the 5 way to select wikipedia This opens Web Browser and displays the Wikipedia page Searching the Web To search the Web enter your term and use the 5 way to select google This opens Web Browser and submits your search term to Google Searching the Kindle Store To search the Kindle Store enter your term and use 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 l
95. ictionaries The New Oxford American Dictionary the default and the Oxford Dictionary of English 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 or top of the screen To view the full definition press the Return key on the keyboard To return to the text you were reading press the Back button To choose a different default dictionary see Choosing Your Primary Dictionary in Chapter 7 Take It All with You Kindle can store thousands of digital books personal documents newspapers blogs magazines and audiobooks 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 To display the list of content on your Kindle press the Home button Use the 5 way controller to underline the item you want to open and then press the 5 way to open the item To delete content on your Kindle use the 5 way controller to underline the item you want to delete Press the left arrow on the 5 way to select remove from device and then press the 5 way to complete the removal of the item To transfer previously deleted content from Amazon back to your Kindle the wireless Whispernet service must be on From Home select Archived Items This shows all of th
96. ike you would do in the content on your Kindle 51 of 99 Robin s 3rd Kindle 3 wii co Kindle Store Narrow Results by Search Results garden Category 1953 Titles Sorted by Relevance The Forgotten Garden A Novel by Kate Morton RRARK The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Bumett anann e FA The Curious Garden by Peter Brown aiaiai Winter Garden Enhanced Special Edition by Kristin Hannah wae BW Gaia s Garden Second Edition A Guide To Home Scale Permaculture tee by Toby Hemenway Lalelabalel Garden Spells oO Ve by Sarah Addison Allen waar You can narrow results by categories by clicking on the drop down list located in the upper right corner of the Search Results page us 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 we CHAPTER 5 The Kindle Store The Kindle Store is the place to purchase titles such as Kindle books audiobooks 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 and the
97. il GD u U POC Tati Ot Ai Ue Gays Started blurring together day of the week ity Turn Wireless Off One day in Aug call from a guy Shop in Kindle Store New York and H advertising on our Go to possibility of us seli and I agreed to m Sync to Furthest Page Read Francisco for dinn Book Description We met at Tony specialized in all himself as Bigfoot Search This Book name of his comp Add a Bookmark ordered a Kahlia Sanjay however dd a Note or Highlight Kahlda had not be View Notes amp Marks night that our coll as Kahlda night View Popular Highlights drinks were consur into the toilet that we all shared as roommates Lenny told us he wanted to make us an offer 1 million in cash and stock for us to sell 17 Page 39 of 258 Location 702 of 4051 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 Go to allows you to move to another location in the item you are reading Choose one of these options Go to I Enter a page 1 296 or location 1 4755 Cecin Cg Ce Co hC O ation table of
98. ind 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 eject your Kindle from your computer The content you transferred should now appear in Home 2 Tip To pause the playing of an audio book 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 MP3 with DRM and other music file formats are not supported 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 eject your Kindle from your computer For more information on playing background music see Chapter 3 2 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 CHAPT
99. indle contains stereo speakers for audio content The speakers are located near the top right and left edges on the back of Kindle 10 of 99 Speakers 1105248 moam ir 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 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 The illustration below shows the Home menu the bold line under Shop in Kindle Store indicates that it is ready to be selected 11 30 AM 1696 of 2048 MB Free Showing All 12 Items Turn Wireless Off mw Alice s Adventures ove Shop in Kindle Store svieasoonbisesehsotedcasnestitevesin View Archived Nene Search Dog Man Create New Collection Sync amp Check for Items Fiction Favorites 2 Settings Experimental A Briefer History of Room A Novel Emma Donoghue John Grisham 11 of 99 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
100. ion Once registered you can make purchases on the Kindle Store convert personal documents on Amazon use Web Browser and take advantage of other Amazon sponsored services If your Kindle has incorrect registration information deregister the device 67 of 99 and then reregister it If you don t yet have an Amazon account you will need to create one before you register your Kindle You can easily create an Amazon account on your computer Go to www amazon com sign in if you are in the US or countries other than the UK or to www amazon co uk sign in if you are in the UK You can also create an Amazon account directly on your Kindle which will also conveniently register your Kindle in the process To create an Amazon account on your Kindle follow these steps If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button Press the Menu button Make sure that Whispernet is turned on Move the 5 way down until Settings is underlined and press to select Press the 5 way to select register Move the 5 way down until create account is highlighted Press the 5 way to select Follow the instructions on the screen When you have finished you will have a new Amazon account and your Kindle will be registered to it ANNBWN 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
101. ion and you can have multiple bookmarks in whatever book 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 along with your annotations You can view them at any time by pressing the Menu button and selecting View Notes amp Marks See Viewing Your Annotations for more information Placing a Bookmark To place a bookmark in a book PDF document or personal document 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 2 Tip You can quickly create a bookmark by either holding down the Alt key ar 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 View Notes amp Marks Bookmarks are listed in the order in which 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
102. ir large file size audiobooks you purchase in the Kindle Store can only be transferred wirelessly to your Kindle using Wi Fi Alternatively you can purchase and download audiobooks from the Kindle Store using your computer s Internet connection and then transfer them to your Kindle using USB For information about transferring audiobooks or MP3 files from your computer to your Kindle see Chapter 8 Audiobooks On your Home screen your audiobooks list the title and author but they also have the word audible next to the title to indicate that they are audiobooks 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 45 of 99 FREE The Future of a Radical Pri 5S wl Book Title FREE The Future of a Radical Price Unabridged by Chris Anderson Narrator Chris Anderson Date 02 Jul 2009 Length 6 hr 58 min 40 sec Description The New York Times best selling author heralds the future of business in Free In his revolutionary best seller The Long Tail Chris Anderson demonstrated how the online marketplace creates niche markets allowing products and consumers to connect in a way that has never been possible before Now in Free he makes the compelling case that in many instances businesses can profit more from giving things away than they can by charging for them Far more than a promotio
103. ispernet 6 1 Using Web Browser There are four ways to open the Web Browser The two main ways are to select launch browser 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 websites Selecting these links will open Web Browser and take you to the URL web address associated with the link If you select launch browser from the Experimental page you will open to the last website you were viewing in your browser One other way of accessing Web Browser is to type in a word anytime from Home or any book blog newspaper personal document 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 use the 5 way controller to navigate to the right and select google or wikipedia from the menu to search those sites directly for the word you typed 3 You can also enter a URL in the Search box from the Home page Type the URL and use the 5 way to select go to and then press the 5 way Entering a URL To enter the URL for a website navigate to the top of the Browser screen to select the URL text field or press Menu and select Enter URL Begin typing a URL When you are done typing use the 5 way controller to select go to and press the 5 way controller to go to that website The URL text field retains the last URL you entered in case you want to quickly ed
104. it the same address and submit it again If you want to enter a secure site with an https address use the Delete key to delete the automatically entered http and type the address you want Back or Forward One Page URL Text Field Reload Stop http www amazon com C reload Search google or wikipedia or go to URL To the right of the URL text field there is a button to stop loading or reload the current page From there use the 5 way to navigate to the right to select google so you can quickly search with Google for the text entered in the URL text field Or navigate to the right again to search Wikipedia To the left of the URL text field are shortcuts to navigate back and forward one 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 Web Browser from the Experimental page for the first time you will see a list of default bookmarks with links to news sports and other information 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 website 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 will be added to the existing list on your Kindle You can remove a bookmark by going to your Bookma
105. ith a free trial Magazines The Kindle Store offers an expanding selection of magazines to meet every interest As with newspapers all magazine subscriptions are delivered wirelessly and start with a free trial Blogs The Kindle Store offers thousands of Kindle blogs including up to the minute news feeds and topical blogs Blog categories include business technology sports politics culture entertainment humor and science Kindle blogs are sent to you wirelessly throughout the day allowing you 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 Personal Documents In addition to purchased content you can read your personal documents on Kindle Kindle can display a PDF document without losing the formatting of the original file You can either drag PDF files over USB to your device or e mail them to your dedicated Kindle e mail address found on the Settings page on Kindle or the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon You can rotate your device sideways for widescreen viewing For more information on the unique aspects of reading PDF files on Kindle see Reading PDF Files If you have PDF files or files formatted as text Microsoft Word HTML 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
106. ject your Kindle from your computer The content you transferred should now appear in Home To transfer audiobooks and MP3s see Audiobooks and MP3s in Chapter 8 9 3 Contacting Kindle Support If you have problems with your Kindle try using the Kindle Support website or one of our Customer Service members will be happy to help you Kindle Support Web Address http www amazon com kindlesupport U S and other countries http www amazon co uk kindlesupport U K customers Kindle Support E mail Address kindle feedback amazon com U S and other countries kindle support amazon co uk U K customers Kindle Support Phone Numbers USS customers If you are calling from inside the U S call toll free 1 866 321 8851 81 of 99 If you are calling from outside the U S call 1 206 266 0927 charges will apply U K customers Within the U K 0800 496 2449 toll free Outside the U K 44 203 356 6212 charges will apply Other countries 1 206 266 0927 charges will apply Nu CHAPTER 10 Transferring 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 in your Amazon account 2 Tip You can download and share Kindle books with all the Kindles registered to your Amazon account 10 1 Transferring
107. ks to collections on your Home screen Create a new collection from the Home screen by pressing the Menu button and selecting Create New Collection and then type a name for the collection You can add as many items as you wish to each collection and you can even add an item to more than one collection for more flexible organization Clip Your Favorite Passages While reading a book newspaper or personal document have you ever 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 Bookmark Your Reading Kindle automatically saves your place in whatever book you are reading but you can also add a bookmark to any page in a book or PDF document 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 from the book you re reading and selecting View Notes amp Marks Add Your Own Notes Do you like to take
108. l issues older than the past seven issues that you d like to keep MP3 and Audible files To do a factory reset Press the Home button Press the Menu button Select Settings Press the Menu button Select Reset to Factory Defaults After your Kindle restarts go to Archived Items in Home and re download the items you d like to read Transfer back the personal documents and other files you had previously backed up DANnNBRWN I can t create or share annotations or receive new content This issue can typically be resolved by deleting some content to create more free space on your Kindle Deleting audiobooks will typically free up the most disk space Make sure you have backup copies of any personal documents periodical issues older than the past seven issues that you d like to keep MP3 and Audible files before deleting them from your Kindle To check the amount of free space on your Kindle do the following 1 Press the Home button 2 Press the Menu button The amount of free space is displayed in the upper left corner of the screen If you have less than 500 KB of free space delete some content from your Kindle To delete content from your Kindle follow these steps 1 Press the Home button 2 Use the 5 way controller to select an item you want to delete 3 Press the left arrow on the 5 way to delete and press the 5 way to confirm None of my problems are listed above What should I do Many issues can b
109. l licenses are non exclusive and all rights not expressly granted in this Agreement are reserved to Amazon or the other Content Providers Export Regulations You will comply with all applicable export and re export restrictions and regulations and you will not transfer or encourage assist or authorize the transfer of the Kindle Digital Content or Software to a prohibited country or otherwise in violation of any such restrictions or regulations Information Received The Software will provide Amazon with data about your Kindle and its interaction with the Service such as available memory up time log files and signal strength The Software will also provide Amazon with information related to the Digital Content on your Kindle and Other Devices and your use of it such as last page read and content archiving Annotations bookmarks notes highlights or similar markings you make using your Kindle or Reading Application and other information you provide may be stored on servers that are located outside the country in which you live Any information we receive is subject to the Amazon co uk Privacy Notice Personal information transferred to countries outside of the European Economic Area if any will be transferred in accordance with the Amazon co uk privacy notice located at www amazon co uk privacy and as permitted by applicable data protection laws Information Provided To Others You are responsible for any information you provide to others
110. le click on the issue for help e My Kindle won t turn on My Kindle is unresponsive or appears frozen e My wireless isn t working e I m unable to download a book even though I see strong wireless signal strength e I only received a partial download of my Kindle Content or my Kindle Content seems to be corrupted e I m having problems transferring content from my computer to my Kindle e Text to speech sounds distorted e My Kindle doesn t charge when using the power adapter e I can t open any of my books and receive an error message instead e I can t create or share annotations or receive new content 6 e None of my problems are listed above What should I do My Kindle won t turn on My Kindle is unresponsive or appears frozen Recharge your Kindle using the power adapter that came with the device and plug it into an AC outlet Make sure that the charging light next to the micro USB port lights up while you are charging Allow the device to be charged in this manner for at least 30 minutes Slide and release the power switch If your Kindle does not turn on then try resetting it by doing the following 1 Disconnect your Kindle from any power source 2 Slide and hold the power switch for 15 seconds then release Note that the screen will be blank for about 30 seconds while your Kindle restarts My wireless isn t working First try turning wireless off then back on
111. le Daily Post wos B 09S Until July 13t you can do Kindle Top Sellers just 99 cents This eBook plus bonus content includ New amp Noteworthy Recommended for Yd Recommended for You is Your Wish List Begin typing to search 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 Audible Audiobooks displays the Audible audiobooks currently available in the Kindle Store not available in all countries 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 Kindle Top Sellers displays a list of Amazon best sellers New amp 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 Your Wish List displays the Kindle items in your wish list that you may want to buy later 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 b
112. limit to the number of bookmarks that you can set 36 of 99 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 You can also delete a bookmark on the page by holding down the Alt key ar and pressing the B key To remove several bookmarks at one time 1 Press the Menu button 2 Move the 5 way controller down until View Notes amp 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 Repeat steps 3 and 4 until you have removed all unwanted bookmarks 6 Move the 5 way down until the Close Notes amp Marks button is highlighted and press the 5 way to exit You can also exit this view by pressing the Back button Nn 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 View Notes amp 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 Press Menu and choose Add a Note or Highlight This displays a blinki
113. m sleep If your Kindle is sleeping when you attach it to a computer using the USB cable you will also be prompted to enter your password in order to attach your Kindle to your computer Device Time Lets you set the current local time on your Kindle On Kindle models that include 3G you can have Kindle automatically set the device time Social Networks allows you to link your Kindle to your social network accounts so that you can share your notes and highlights with others in your social network Popular Highlights allows you to turn on or off the display of popular passages highlighted by others in the books you are reading 66 of 99 Settings SS tl Co Public Notes turn off Show highlights and notes from other people that you follow on kindle amazon com Annotations Backup tum off Automatically backup your device annotations last page read and collections at Amazon Personal Info edit no personal info Page 3 of 3 Version Kindle 3 1 552440023 Public Notes allows you to turn on or off the display of the notes and highlights of people you follow in the books you are reading Annotations Backup allows you to turn on or off the automatic backup of your annotations last page read and collections at Amazon Disable this feature if you do not want your annotations backed up or shared in Popular Highlights Personal Info enter your contact information here such as an address or phone numb
114. m your computer to your Kindle Text to speech sounds distorted Try switching between male and female voices and then back again If that does not resolve the issue then try restarting your Kindle by doing the following Press the Home button Press the Menu button Select Settings Press the Menu button Select Restart NAb WN Fe If that does not solve the issue play an MP3 or Audible file on your Kindle using the device s built in speakers If the audio still sounds distorted contact Customer Service For instructions on downloading an MP3 or Audible file see Transferring MP3s in Chapter 8 My Kindle doesn t charge when using the power adapter Check to see if the charging light next to your Kindle s micro USB port is lit If not then try another AC outlet If the charging light still does not come on then try restarting your Kindle by doing the following Press the Home button Press the Menu button Select Settings Press the Menu button Select Restart AB WN Ee I can t open any of my books and receive an error message instead Try restarting your Kindle by doing the following Press the Home button Press the Menu button Select Settings Press the Menu button Select Restart NAB WN 85 of 99 If restarting your Kindle does not resolve the issue then try doing a factory reset of your Kindle Prior to doing so back up any personal documents periodica
115. me screen press the Home button Make sure Whispernet is turned on Press the Menu button Use the 5 way to navigate to Settings and press to select it Press Next Page to go to Page 3 of Settings Use the 5 way to navigate to manage next to the Social Networks setting and press to select The Manage Your Social Networks screen appears To link your Kindle to your Twitter account select Link Account under Twitter Use the 5 way to navigate to Username or Email and type your Twitter user name or e mail address To enter a capital letter press and hold the Shift key Q down while pressing the letter Use the 5 way to navigate to Password and type your password 10 11 Use the 5 way to navigate to Sign in and press to select it If this is the first time you are linking your Amazon account to your Twitter account select Allow to confirm that you want to allow your Kindle to access your Twitter account You will return to the Manage Your Social Networks screen where your Twitter user name is now displayed Your Kindle can now share to your Twitter account Your Kindle remains linked to a social network account until you unlink it To unlink your Kindle from a social network account follow these steps 1 If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button 2 Press the Menu button 3 Use the 5 way to navigate to Settings and press to select it 4 Press Next Page to go to Pa
116. mental 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 device 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 Use the 5 way to navigate down until Experimental is underlined and press the 5 way to select 4 Select the concept you would like to try 74 of 99 For more information on the experimental concepts see Accessing the Web Background Audio and Text to Speech To give us feedback on items on the Experimental page send an e mail to kindle feedback amazon com U S and other countries or kindle feedback amazon co uk U K customers 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 7 3 Kindle Shortcuts Global Shortcuts While typing you can use the top row of the keyboard to enter numbers From left to right starting with Q the letters in the top row of the keyboard represent the numbers 1 through 9 The letter P represents the number 0 To enter a number Press and hold Alt ar and press a letter in the top row of the keyboard For example Alt ar Q types
117. most recent issues of your periodicals 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 use the 5 way controller to underline Turn Wireless On and then press the 5 way controller to turn on Whispernet 2 Press the Menu button and use the 5 way controller to underline Shop in Kindle Store 3 Press the 5 way controller to select Shop in Kindle Store You will see this icon O 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 52 of 99 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 Note You can view Kindle Store pages only in portrait screen rotation The Kindle Storefront When you select Shop in Kindle
118. n The devices have 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 Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment The devices meet the FCC Radio Frequency Emission Guidelines and are certified with the FCC as the FCC ID number found on the back of the device Information regarding Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy for Model Number D00901 FCC ID XSX 1013 and Model Number D00901 FCC ID X7N 0610 Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy Your Kindle is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to RF energy set by the Federal Communications Commission of the United States FCC regulating entities of the European Union and other countries Information on your Kindle is on file with the FCC and can be found under the Display Grant section of http www fcc gov oet ea after searching on the FCC ID for your Kindle which can be found on the back of the device EU Declaration of Conformity Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc 410 Terry Avenue North Seattle WA 98109 5210 United States 88 of 99 Declaration of Conformity June 25 2010 We Amaz
119. n also select subcategories within the main category by selecting View subcategories within in the upper right corner of the screen 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 55 of 99 Robin s 4th Kindle T i Hot Flat and Crowded 2 0 Why We teas Need a Green Revolution and How It Tite yy Can Renew America Crowded by Thomas L Friedman Author A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of the Year A Washington Post Best Book of the Year A Description Businessweek Best Business Book of the Year A Chicago More Print List Price 16 00 Kindle Price 9 99 Buy You Save 6 01 38 Includes free wireless delivery Try a Sample Try a Sample via Amazon Whispernet Sold by Macmillan Add to Wish List Add to Wish List The price was set by the publisher Reviews 15 Customer Reviews tn Sales Rank 4 286 in Kindle Store Text to Speech Text to Speech Enabled Print Length 528 pages Allowed Published Nov 18 2009 Publisher Picador Recommendations Customers who bought this book also bought Ratt The World Is Flat 3 0 A Brief History of the See more
120. nal gimmick Free is a business strategy that may well be essential to a company s survival The costs associated with the growing online economy are Progress Indicator 1 53 52 Section 6 of 19 a Beginning CED Cee Gos GRID GF 505 Cr Next Section Se a ee eel Previous Back30 Pause Forward 30 Section Seconds Play Seconds 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 Use the 5 way to navigate down until Experimental is underlined and press the 5 way to select it 4 Use the 5 way to navigate down until play music 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 mu
121. nd ratings You can narrow results by categories by clicking on the drop down list located on the right side 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 Book 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 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 and receive your content in usually under a minute Once you make a selection your order is auto 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 drop down menu below the Buy button 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
122. ndle To go to the next or previous chapter press the right gt or left lt button on the 5 way controller e To go to the beginning of this guide or to go to the Table of Contents press Menu and select Go to and then select table of contents or beginning e To retrace your steps press the Back button For more details on navigating your books and other content see Moving from Place to Place in Chapter 3 Getting Registered 2 of 99 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 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 Gm to see a menu of characters and numbers 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 at http www amazon com manageyourkindle U S and other countries http www amaz
123. nect ill The Last Attempt connect enter other Wi Fi network Page 1 of 1 Page 1 of 2 Version Kindle 3 0 492410072 When Kindle joins a Wi Fi network you will see a Wi Fi indicator WEF at the top right corner of the screen To join a Wi Fi network that isn t shown in the list of networks select Enter other Wi Fi network Enter the network name and password if required and select submit Press the Symbol key Gm to enter numbers or symbols not present on the Kindle keyboard Entering Network Information If you manage a Wi Fi network and know the network information you can manually enter the network information so that Kindle can try to connect to the new Wi Fi network You must be within range of the network that you want to add When entering network information press the Symbol key D to enter numbers or symbols not present on the Kindle keyboard To enter network information manually follow these steps Make sure you are within range of the network you want to add Press the Home button then press the Menu button Navigate to Settings using the 5 way controller then press the 5 way controller to select Select view next to Wi Fi Settings to display the list of detected Wi Fi networks Navigate to Enter other Wi Fi network and press to select Choose advanced to display the Network Information screen ANP WN KE 69 of 99 10 11 12 Settings
124. nformation for Kindle users outside the U S and U K by visiting this link http www amazon com kindletermsandconditions Recycling Kindle Properly pst Qa n 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 U S customers http www amazon com kindle recycling U K customers http www amazon co uk kindle recycling UL Certification Number The UL Certification Number for this Kindle can be found on the back of the device Product Specifications Model Number D00901 Display 6 diagonal display 600 x 800 pixel resolution 16 level gray scale 91 of 99 Size 7 48 inches by 4 84 inches by 0 34 inches 190 mm by 123 mm by 8 5 mm Weight Kindle Wi Fi 8 5 ounces 240 g Kindle 3G Wi Fi 8 7 ounces 247 g Storage 4GB internal storage with approximately 3GB available to the user Audio 3 5mm stereo headphone jack built in stereo speakers built in microphone The microphone is not enabled but is provided for future use Power AC power adapter and rechargeable lithium polymer battery Connectivity USB 2 0 micro B connector HSDPA GSM wireless modem in Kindle with international wireless Operating temperature 32 F to 95 F 0 C to 35 C Storage temperature 14 F to 113 F 10 C to 45 C Wi Fi 802 11b or 802 11g
125. ng cursor Use the 5 way to position the cursor where you want to start highlighting Press the 5 way Move the cursor right or left to where you want your highlight to end You can turn pages if you want to highlight text across multiple pages Press the 5 way at the place where you want the highlight to end 6 Notice that the text you highlighted appears with a gray underline AUN Nn Deleting a Highlight To remove a highlight while reading a book follow these steps 1 Press Menu and choose Add a Note or Highlight This displays a blinking cursor 2 Navigate the cursor over the highlight you want to remove 3 Press the Delete key To remove a highlight from your list of highlights follow these steps 1 Press the Menu button 2 Use the 5 way controller to underline View Notes amp Marks 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 37 of 99 5 Use the 5 way controller to select Close Notes amp Marks and press the 5 way to exit You can also exit this view by pressing the Back button Displaying Popular Highlights in Your Books Popular Highlights help our readers focus on the passages and ideas in a book that are the most meaningful to the greatest number of readers We anonymously collect all the highlights added to a book by Kindle customers and merge them together to determine a book s most frequently highlighted p
126. nt read aloud through text to speech Attaching headphones turns off the built in speakers The headphone jack is located just to the right of the volume controls Microphone the microphone is not currently enabled but is provided for future use 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 Note that not all configurations ship with a power adapter The micro USB Power port is located just to the right of the headphone jack Plug the adapter into a U S compatible electrical outlet to charge the Kindle battery You can also charge your Kindle by detaching the USB cord from the power adapter and connecting it to a computer s USB port or powered USB hub 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 or USB port If Kindle still is not charging try another electrical outlet or USB port To transfer content between your computer and your Kindle connect the provided USB cable to the Kindle and to the computer s USB port Power Switch puts your Kindle to sleep wakes it up and
127. ntry 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 Audible Audiobooks 18 of 99 Audible audiobooks look similar to books but they will be labeled in the Home screen as Audible content Like regular books they have a progress indicator that shows where you are in the audiobook PDF files PDF files also look similar to books but they will be labeled in the Home screen as pdf Like regular books they have a progress indicator that shows where you are in the file Personal Documents In addition to purchased content you can read your personal documents for example PDF files text files Microsoft Word HTML or image files on Kindle You can attach the files to an e mail message and send the files to your Kindle e mail address Amazon will convert the files if necessary and send them back to your computer or to your Kindle whichever you prefer You can also transfer your personal documents to your Kindle by attaching your Kindle to your computer For more information on transferring converting and e mailing your personal documents see Chapter 8 Home Screen Features What you see on your Home screen varies depending on what reading materials you have purchased and how you choose to sort this list The screen sample and list below explain the features that you may find on your Home screen Device Name Rob s Kindle Sit Go Sor
128. obooks is similar to the product detail page for books but it contains different purchasing options You can choose to buy an audiobook for the regular price or accept Audible s special offer which introduces you to all the benefits of Audible membership Already have an Audible Account Sign in If you already have an Audible account this one time process lets you link your Audible account to your Amazon account This lets you use the credit card on file with Amazon to make Audible purchases directly on your Kindle Other benefits of linking your Audible account are you can use your existing Audible credits to buy Audible audiobooks in the Kindle Store and any audiobook purchases you make from Audible on your Kindle will be delivered wirelessly to your Kindle when you connect via Wi Fi May not be available in all countries Additional Details for Periodicals 56 of 99 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 Note that if you have already subscribed
129. ok then you will see them the next time you open the book If you press the Menu button while reading the book and the View Popular Highlights option is still dimmed then no Popular Highlights are available Try checking again later BRWN Using Notes You can add notes on what you are reading Kindle stores all your notes for the current content in your annotations You can view them at any time by pressing the Menu button and selecting View Notes amp Marks See Viewing Your Annotations for more information To add a note follow these steps 1 Press Menu and choose Add a Note or Highlight This displays a blinking cursor 2 Using the 5 way move the cursor to the left of the word where you want to add your thoughts 3 Type your note 4 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 while reading follow these steps 1 Press Menu and choose Add a Note or Highlight This displays a blinking cursor 2 Use the 5 way to move the cursor over the note s number 3 The note appears at the bottom of the screen 4 Press the Return key to edit the note Use the keyboard to make your changes 6 Navigate the 5 way over save note and
130. on Fulfillment Services Inc declare under our own responsibility that the product Product Name Electronic Display Device Product Spec WLAN 802 11 b g Model D00901 Complies with the essential requirements of Article 3 of the R amp TTE 1999 5 EC Directive and the following standards 1 Health Article 3 1 a of the R amp TTE Directive Applied Standard s e EN62311 2008 FCC OFT Bulletin 65 Supplement C Edition 01 01 2 Safety Article 3 1 a of the R amp TTE Directive Applied Standard s e EN 60950 1 2006 A11 2009 IEC 60950 1 2005 2nd Edition 3 Electromagnetic compatibility Article 3 1 b of the R amp TTE Directive Applied Standard s e EN 301 489 1 V1 8 1 17 V1 3 2 4 Radio frequency spectrum usage Article 3 2 of the R amp TTE Directive Applied Standard s e EN 300 328 V1 7 1 All test reports have been reviewed and approved with a Positive Opinion from the following Notified Body PHOENIX TESTLAB KGnigswinkel 10 D 32825 Blomberg Germany Identification mark 0700 Notified Body CE C 0700 The technical documentation relevant to the above equipment will be held at Amazon EU S rl of 5 Rue Plaetis L 2338 Luxembourg Grand Duchy of Luxembourg Authorized Person 89 of 99 Name Russell Grandinetti Title Vice President Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc 410 Terry Avenue North Seattle WA 98109 5210 United States Declaration of Conformity June 25 2010 We Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc de
131. on co uk manageyourkindle U K customers If you don t yet have an Amazon account you will need to create one before you register your Kindle You can easily create an Amazon account on your computer Go to www amazon com sign in if you are in the US or countries other than the UK or to www amazon co uk sign in if you are in the UK You can also create an Amazon account directly on your Kindle To do this follow the instructions in Registering Your Kindle in Chapter 7 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 Amazon Whispernet The Amazon Whispernet service wirelessly delivers content to your Kindle whenever and wherever you want it All latest generation Kindle devices have Wi Fi connectivity built in and some models also include free 3G connectivity Your Kindle can connect to Wi Fi networks at home at your favorite cafe or at Wi Fi hotspots around the world Using Wi Fi allows fast downloads free delivery of personal documents and allows your A
132. onnected to Whispernet using 3G Your Kindle automatically turns 3G coverage off when you connect using Wi Fi If you disconnect from a Wi Fi network or if you move out of Wi Fi range Kindle automatically switches back to 3G coverage If you want to turn off 3G coverage you can turn Whispernet off Keep in mind that turning Whispernet off also disables Wi Fi connections Your Kindle can connect to a Wi Fi network at home at your favorite cafe or at Wi Fi hotspots around the world Connecting through Wi Fi offers fast downloads free delivery of personal documents and allows your Audible audiobook purchases to be delivered wirelessly to your Kindle with no computer required To connect to a Wi Fi network see Connect to a Wi Fi Network later in this chapter 2 Tip To check if you have a Wi Fi only device or a Wi Fi and 3G capable device from the Home screen press Menu and use the 5 way controller to select Settings Under the Device Info section on the Settings page see Network Capability Customers Traveling with Kindle For customers travelling outside their country there is no additional charge to have your books periodical subscriptions and personal documents delivered to your Kindle if you connect to Whispernet using Wi Fi For Kindle models that include 3G books and single issues of periodicals will be delivered via 3G at no additional cost but 3G delivery of personal documents will be charged per megabyte D
133. ontent Provider grants you a non exclusive right to view use and display such Digital Content an unlimited number of times solely on the Kindle or a Reading Application or as otherwise permitted as part of the Service solely on the number of Kindles or Other Devices specified in the Kindle Store and solely for your personal non commercial use Unless otherwise specified Digital Content is licensed not sold to you by the Content Provider The Content Provider may post additional terms for Digital Content in the Kindle Store Those terms will also apply but this Agreement will govern in the event of a conflict Some Digital Content such as Periodicals may not be available to you through Reading Applications Limitations Unless specifically indicated otherwise you may not sell rent lease distribute broadcast sublicense or otherwise assign any rights to the Digital Content or any portion of it to any third party and you may not remove or modify any proprietary notices or labels on the Digital Content In addition you may not bypass modify defeat or circumvent security features that protect the Digital Content Periodicals You may cancel your subscription as permitted in our cancellation policy in the Kindle Store We may terminate a subscription at our discretion for example if a Periodical is no longer available If we terminate a subscription before the end of its term we will give you a prorated refund We reserve the right to chang
134. or the Text key As to confirm your choice Note You cannot change the number of words per line in PDF files or in Web Browser 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 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 or any key or button except the Home button to return to your content 30 of 99 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 using the 5 way controller to go to the next or previous 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 Delivering Happiness A Pa 3 32PM w
135. ou section of the Kindle Storefront or select Recommended for You 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 Customer 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 57 of 99 Robin s 4th Kindle D wil Oo Write a Review Editorial Reviews Customer Reviews Solar aekeS Hilarious Reviewer Kare Anderson Sausalito CA My seatmate on the airplane where read this kept looking over as periodically laughed throughout lan is an extraordinarily deft writer yet inadvertently this is the een EE EEENIEED ARRAS Global Warming Creative Cooling Reviewer Roger Brunyate Baltimore MD Michael Beard the protagonist of lan McEwan s long awaited new novel is a winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics Fifty something when the book opens he has become a minor establishment figure chair of government committees and Antan What goes around comes around Reviewer William Whippie Ii Middletown Delaware Michael Beard is a Nobel Prize winning physicist no less whose personal life consists of one disaster after another He eats and drinks to excess abhors the idea of exercise or picking up after himself and has no idea
136. ovided for that particular Kindle Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally find an external USB drive Open your Kindle drive You should see a folder entitled documents Transfer your personal documents from this folder to the computer s desktop Using your computer eject your Kindle from your computer Connect the Kindle you want to receive the personal documents to your computer using the USB cable provided for that particular Kindle Open your Kindle drive Transfer your personal documents from your computer desktop to your Kindle s documents folder Using your computer eject 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 nA WN oN Connect the Kindle you want to transfer an audiobook from to your computer using the USB cable provided for that particular Kindle Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally find an external USB drive Open your Kindle drive You should see a folder entitled audible Transfer this folder to the computer s desktop Using your computer eject your Kindle from your computer Connect the Kindle you want to receive the audiobooks to your computer using the USB cable provided for that particular Kindle Open your Kindle d
137. ows a list of the blog s articles 33 of 99 Sections amp Articles Dec 15 2010 wil GD The New York Cimes Sections 1 11 of 11 Articles 1 5 of 6 Front Page 6 Intelligence Reports Offer 7 Dim Views of Afghan War International 19 National 14 China Wins in Wind Power by Its Own Rules Editorials Op Ed and Letters 12 Economic Scene Opposition to Health Law Business Day 23 is Steeped in Tradition Sports David Leonhardt Weduaeiey en In Mexico Politics The Arts 19 Enables Fugitive to a Defang the Law Dining In amp Dining Out 4 Cliff Lee s Rejection of Yankees Is Latest of Most E Mailed a Many Snubs of New York New York 9 Obituaries 1 prev next View Articles List In the Sections amp Articles view you see the headlines of all the articles in each section To see the Articles List of a particular section navigate using the 5 way to View Articles List at the bottom of the screen Articles List e Dec 15 2010 E il Ea The New York Cimes Front Page Intelligence Reports Offer Dim Views of Afghan War By ELISABETH BUMILLER As President Obama prepares a strategy review two reports say there is a limited chance of China Wins in Wind Power by Its Own Rules By KEITH BRADSHER s Competing for China s lucrative 8 business means playing by house rules that are often Economic Scene Opposition to Health Law Is Steeped in Tradition David Leonh
138. p Sponsored Screensavers For Kindle with Special Offers you will see special offers at the bottom of the Home screen To view additional details navigate to the offer banner and press the center of the 5 way controller 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 v next to an issue indicates that it will be deleted within 24 hours To keep an issue see More about Managing Items Collections Collection names appear in an italicized font to differentiate them from books and other items The number of items in each collection is displayed in parentheses to the right of the collection s name Blogs Blogs are subscription based and appear on the Home screen as a single e
139. plication or Digital Content By using the Kindle any Reading Application or any Digital Content you agree to be bound by the terms of this Agreement If you do not accept the terms of this Agreement then you may not use the Kindle any Reading Application any Digital Content or the Service and you may return the Kindle for a refund in accordance with the applicable return policy Amazon com customers should refer to the Amazon com Kindle License Agreement and Terms of Use reprinted above at AMAZON COM KINDLE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF USE For the purposes of this Agreement Content Provider means the party offering Digital Content in the Kindle Store which may be us or a third party Digital Content means digitized electronic content such as books newspapers magazines journals blogs RSS feeds games and other static and interactive electronic content Kindle means our portable electronic reading device Kindle Store means our storefront through which you can shop for Digital Content or other items offered by us or third parties and manage your Digital Content and account settings Other Device means a computer or device other than a Kindle on which you are authorized to operate a Reading Application 95 of 99 Periodicals means Digital Content made available to you on a subscription basis such as electronic newspapers magazines journals blogs and other subscription based con
140. r 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 You ll see the order cancellation page along with a Return to Store link If the item had already downloaded to your Kindle it will be removed the next time your device connects to Whispernet If you prefer you can also contact Kindle Support using Amazon s Click to Call service on the Web at http www amazon com kindlesupport U S and other countries http www amazon co uk kindlesupport U K customers For U S and other countries Kindle Support can be reached via e mail or phone directly and toll free from many countries by clicking the Contact Us option on our Kindle Support pages at www amazon com kindlesupport U K customers can contact Kindle Support at kindle support amazon co uk or by phone at 0800 496 2449 toll free or outside the U K 44 203 356 6212 charges will apply See also Contacting Kindle Support in Chapter 9 Nu CHAPTER 6 Accessing the Web Your Kindle comes with an Experimental application called Web Browser which is a standard web browser that s similar to 59 of 99 other web browsers you may have used on a computer or another device It supports JavaScript SSL and cookies but does not support media plug ins Flash Shockwave etc or Java applets To use the web browser make sure your Kindle is connected to Wh
141. r movements are switched to match the rotation To lock your screen into portrait or landscape mode follow these steps 1 Press the Text key As located on the bottom row of the keyboard Screen Rotation is displayed at the bottom of the menu 2 Move the 5 way to select one of the four options to lock the display in a set orientation portrait landscape with the keyboard on the left portrait with the keyboard at the top and landscape with the keyboard on the right 3 Press the 5 way to confirm your choice Note You can view Kindle Store pages only in portrait mode 1 5 Status Indicators At the top of every screen you 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 Whispernet service is turned on or off the signal strength of your Whispernet service and the connection type Here are the possible indicators and their meanings anf 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 Note that a weak signal can increase power consumption 13 of 99 anll The bars are filled in grey This means Whispernet is checking for signal strength This usually lasts less than 30 seconds navigate to Turn Wireless On EDGE GPRS 3G only for Kindle models with free 3G connectivity Kindle is connected to Whispernet using the 3
142. re or materials on the Kindle and will govern in the event of a conflict with this Agreement For more information see the Legal section in the Kindle Settings menu Automatic Updates In order to keep your Software up to date Amazon may automatically provide your Kindle or Other Device with updates upgrades to the Software No Reverse Engineering Decompilation Disassembly or Circumvention You may not i modify reverse engineer or disassemble the Kindle or the Software whether in whole or in part ii decompile the Software in whole or in part except to the extent such right cannot be excluded or limited by law and then only when the express permission of Amazon has been sought and refused or iii create any derivative works from or of the Software or bypass modify defeat or tamper with or circumvent any of the functions or protections of the Kindle or Software or any mechanisms operatively linked to the Software for example by augmenting or substituting any digital rights management functionality of the Kindle or Software General Compliance with Law and Reservation of Rights You will use the Kindle the Software the Service and the Digital Content in compliance with all applicable laws Neither the sale or transfer of the Kindle to you nor the license of the Software or Digital Content to you transfers to you title to or ownership of any intellectual property rights of Amazon or its suppliers or the other Content Providers Al
143. ress up or down on the 5 way controller to display the cursor If you are zoomed in to a PDF page you can also press Menu and choose Place Cursor in Page to display the cursor 2 Use the 5 way to move the cursor 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 top or 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 2 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 periodicals and personal documents Annotations can include notes you have 35 of 99 written highlights you ve marked and bookmarks you ve created Bookmarks can only be created in books and PDF documents Annotations are specific to the content you are reading so each book periodical or personal document has its own annotations When you view the annotations you see only those for the content you are currently reading Note that when you create an annotation in a newspaper or magazine you will see the word keep to the left of the issue title in Home indicating that the issue will be store
144. rganizing With Collections You can create collections to personalize the way you organize your books personal documents and Audible books and to make it easier to find items 23 of 99 Creating a Collection You can create as many collections as you need To create a collection follow these steps 1 If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button 2 Press the Menu button and use the 5 way to select Create New Collection 3 Use the keyboard to enter the name of your collection Press the Symbol key D to enter symbols and numbers 4 Use the 5 way to select save 5 Your collection is created and displayed on the Home screen The very first time that you create a collection the sort order changes to sort by collections on the Home screen To change the sort order move the 5 way up to underline By Collections and then move the 5 way to the right to choose another sort option Adding an Item to a Collection Collections give you the flexibility to add an item to as many collections as needed For example you can add the same book to collections called History and My Favorite Authors To add an item to one or more collections follow these steps If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button Use the 5 way to navigate to the item you want to add to a collection Move the 5 way to the right to view the item s detail page On the item s detail page use the 5 way to select Add
145. riodicals 57 Adding Items to Your Wish List 57 5 3 Recommendations Reviews and Ratings 57 Recommended for You 57 Looking Up Reviews 57 Writing Your Own Ratings and Reviews 58 Entering a Rating and Review 58 5 4 Making Purchases 59 Trying a Sample Book 59 Buying Your Selections 59 Returning an Item 59 Kindle User s Guide Contents Chapter 6 Accessing the Web 70 6 1 Using Web Browser 60 Entering a URL 60 Using Bookmarks and Adding Your Own 61 Using Next Page and Previous Page 61 Selecting Links Buttons and Boxes 61 Zooming in to Web Pages 62 Optimizing the Web Browser for Reading Articles 63 Using History 63 The Web Browser Menu 63 6 2 Other Features 64 Downloading Files 64 Web Browser Settings 64 Chapter 7 Settings and Experimental 64 7 1 Adjusting Your Kindle Settings 65 Registering or Deregistering Kindle 67 Registering Your Kindle 67 Deregistering Your Kindle 68 Wi Fi Network Settings 68 Entering Network Information 69 Personalizing Your Kindle 70 Using Voice Guide 70 Password Protecting Your Kindle 70 Setting the Device Time 72 Changing Annotations Backup 72 Linking Your Kindle to Your Social Network Accounts 73 The Settings Menu 74 7 2 Experimental 75 7 3 Kindle Shortcuts 75 Global Shortcuts 75 Home Shortcuts 75 Reading Shortcuts 75 PDF Shortcuts 75 Browser Shortcuts 76 Audio Shortcuts 76 Chapter 8 Kindle and Your Computer 77 8 1 Getting Started 77 System Requirements 77 Making the Connection 77 8 2 Transf
146. rive 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 Yes to replace the content Using your computer eject your Kindle from your computer The content you transferred should now appear in Home 10 5 Transferring MP3s To transfer MP3s you have stored on a Kindle to another Kindle follow these steps 1 nA wWN Connect the Kindle you want to transfer an MP3 from to your computer using the USB cable provided for that particular Kindle Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally find an external USB drive Open your Kindle drive You should see a folder entitled music Transfer this folder to the computer s desktop Using your computer eject your Kindle from your computer Connect the Kindle you want to receive the music folder to your computer using the USB cable provided for that particular Kindle 83 of 99 6 Open your Kindle drive 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 Yes to replace the content 7 Using your computer eject your Kindle from your computer xN Appendix A Troubleshooting You can resolve many problems with your Kindle quickly and easily If you encounter any of the following problems with your Kind
147. rk 37 Using Highlights 37 Highlighting a Passage 37 Deleting a Highlight 37 Displaying Popular Highlights in Your Books 37 Displaying Public Notes in Your Books 37 Viewing Popular Highlights or Public Notes in a Book 38 Updating Popular Highlights in a Book 39 Using Notes 39 Viewing Your Annotations 40 Using Clippings 41 More about My Clippings 41 3 6 Sharing Notes and Highlights with Your Social Network 41 Sharing Your Notes and Highlights 41 3 7 Reading PDF Files 42 Zooming into PDF Files or Adjusting Contrast 44 Using the PDF Menu 45 Kindle User s Guide Contents 3 8 Listening to Audio Materials 46 Audiobooks 46 Background Audio 47 Text to Speech 47 Chapter 4 Searching on Kindle 49 4 1 Introduction to Search 49 Types of Searches 49 Searching What You are Currently Reading 49 Searching All Your Content 49 Searching Remotely 49 Searching for Definitions 49 Performing a Search 49 4 2 Search Results Page 50 Search Results for a Specific Item 50 Search Results for a Definition 51 4 3 Performing Remote Searches 52 Searching Wikipedia 52 Searching the Web 52 Searching the Kindle Store 52 Chapter 5 The Kindle Store 53 5 1 Getting Started at the Store 53 Connecting to the Kindle Store 53 5 2 Kindle Store Pages 53 The Kindle Storefront 53 The Store Menu 54 Browsing the Store 55 Browse Listings Sample 55 Getting the Details 55 Product Detail Page Example 56 Additional Details for Audible Audiobooks 56 Additional Details for Pe
148. rks list and using the 5 way controller to navigate to the item that you 60 of 99 want to delete Navigate the 5 way left to display delete bookmark Press the 5 way and the site will be deleted from your Bookmarks From the Bookmarks list navigating the 5 way to the right lets you edit the name of the bookmark 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 scroll up or down to see more of the current web page This is equivalent to using your mouse on a computer to move up and down in a web page You can also move around the page using the directional buttons on the 5 way controller 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 Web Browser are shown as underlined words just like the links you see when you re reading a book Below is a web page with multiple selectable links Using the 5 way position the cursor over a link so that it changes to a hand icon d then press the 5 way to select that link The browser will open that page If you want to enter information in an input field in a web page for example to search that site you should move the cursor to that input field and begin typing When you finish typing press the Return key or select the nearby Go or Enter or Search button
149. rn Wireless On 4 Navigate to Archived Items If you have many items you may find it easier to press the Menu button and select View Archived Items When in Archived Items use the 5 way to select the item labeled Add Other Device Collections 6 In the Add Other Device Collections view you will see a list of all Kindles that are associated with your Amazon account Use the 5 way to select the other Kindle that has the collections you want to add You can repeat this step for as many devices as you wish to add collections from 7 After the collections are merged press the Home button to return to the Home screen You will see the collections that were copied over and merged together with the collections already on your current Kindle W Nn 2 4 Managing Your Content All books you purchase are automatically backed up on Amazon 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 If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button In the list of the content already on your device move the 5 way to underline the item you want to remove Move the 5 way to the left to remove the item For books purchased from the Kindle Store you will see remove from device and for all other content
150. s 1 In the Your Kindle Approved E mail List section on the Manage Your Kindle page enter the e mail address in the blank box 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 required 2 Address the e mail to your Kindle e mail address For Kindle Wi Fi only models personal documents are delivered at no charge For Kindle models that include 3G you can avoid 3G delivery fees for the personal document service by addressing the e mail so that the second part of your Kindle e mail address is free kindle com The document will be delivered to your Kindle when your Kindle is connected via Wi Fi and it will also be e mailed to your Amazon e mail address If Wi Fi is not available you can transfer the personal document to your Kindle s documents folder by connecting your Kindle to your computer 3 Send the e mail 2 Tip If you want to convert PDF file s to Kindle format you can do so by adding the word convert in the e mail subject line Converting PDF files to Kindle format allows you to use some features not available for PDF files such as Text to Speech For details on fees see the topic Fees for Personal Document Service at Amazon s website The conversion service is meant for the receipt of personal non commercial do
151. s file back to the Documents folder on your Kindle Eject your Kindle from your computer before removing the USB cable NYDN WN KE 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 To remove the My Clippings file from your Kindle 1 Press the Home button and use the 5 way to navigate down until My Clippings is underlined 2 Use the 5 way to navigate to the left to highlight delete 3 Press the 5 way to confirm 4 Press the 5 way to select ok Kindle adds a new My Clippings file the next time you add a clipping or annotation to any content The amount of text you can add to the My Clippings file from each item may be limited The My Clippings file will include a note informing you if a clipping limit has been reached for a given item 3 6 Sharing Notes and Highlights with Your Social Network You can link your Kindle to your social network accounts such as Facebook and Twitter so that you can share your notes and highlights with others in your social network Sharing your notes and highlights is a great way to tell others about the books periodicals and personal documents you re reading Before you can share your notes and highlights you must first link your Kindle to your social network accounts See Linking Your Kindle to Your Social Network Accoun
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153. s on your Kindle approved e mail list are authorized to send attachments to your Kindle set the maximum charge allowed for a single personal document sent wirelessly to your Kindle Any personal document exceeding this charge will be sent to your free kindle com address and a notification will be sent to your Kindle change your default 1 Click payment method for all Kindle transactions change your home country if you move to a different one manage your active Kindle subscriptions review your Kindle orders and individual charges manage synchronization between devices With synchronization on a book will open at the last page read even on another device It will also keep track of any bookmarks highlights or notes that you add so you can see them on another Kindle loan books you have purchased to others May not be available in all countries buy a book as a gift and send it to a friend May not be available in all countries Downloading Content from Your Computer To transfer content to your Kindle that you downloaded from Amazon follow these steps nN WN Re Connect the USB cable provided with your Kindle to the Kindle and your computer Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally find an external USB drive Open your Kindle drive You should see a folder entitled documents Transfer the downloaded files into the documents folder of your Kindle Using your computer e
154. sample screen below shows you the screen you would typically see when you press the Menu button from within a book The Autobiography of Ben 12 43PM iil Go joint stool When it to his family h Turn Wireless Off his knees turning tapes One of the c notice if he saw th officer of the spirit was turned down Go to Bible remained co anecdote I had fro Sync to Furthest Page Read The family contin Book Description till about the end when some of the for nonconformi Search This Book Northamptonshire Add a Bookmark to them and so co the family remaine Add a Note or Highlight Josiah my fa his wife with thre View Notes amp Marks about 1682 The forbidden by la induced some co acquaintance to remove to that country and he was prevailed with to accompany them thither where they expected to enjoy their mode of religion with freedom By the same wife he had Shop in Kindle Store View Popular Highlights Location 90 of 2513 _ 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 Shift Alternate Text Symbol Return Enter Lowercase and Uppercase Letters To enter lowercase letters press the appropriate letter key To enter uppercase letters hold down the Shift key A and then press the desired letter key like you do on your computer keyboard Alternatively you c
155. send them back to your computer for free or via Whispernet to your Kindle fees may apply For more information on transferring converting and e mailing your personal documents see Chapter 8 For details on fees see the Your individual charges section of the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon Audible Content The Kindle Store offers thousands of Audible audio editions including New York Times Best Sellers In addition to audiobooks the Kindle Store offers audio editions for radio shows stand up comedy and speeches from icons who shape our culture politics and business world Listen to Audible content through Kindle s speakers or plug in your headphones for private listening Audiobooks can be delivered wirelessly via Wi Fi to your Kindle with no computer required See Chapter 5 for more information about purchasing audiobooks 27 of 99 If Wi Fi is not available at your current location you can still purchase Audible content using 3G on Kindle 3G Wi Fi models and your Audible purchase will automatically download to your Kindle the next time your Kindle connects using Wi Fi Alternatively you can download your Audible purchases to your PC or Mac over your existing Internet connection and then transfer them to Kindle using USB For more information on transferring Audible content from your computer to your Kindle see Chapter 8 Background Music If you like to listen to music while you use your Kindle use your computer to transfer M
156. sic using the volume controls on the bottom 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 Use the 5 way to navigate down until Experimental is underlined Press the 5 way to select 4 Use the 5 way to navigate down until pause music is underlined Press the 5 way to select 46 of 99 2 Tip You can also play or stop background audio by holding down the Alt key ar and pressing the space bar You can forward to the next track by holding down the Alt key an and pressing the F key Text to Speech Your Kindle can read aloud your books where allowed by the rights holder newspapers magazines blogs and personal documents with the Kindle Experimental application Text to Speech To turn on Text to Speech follow these steps 1 Press the Text key As Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Typeface regular condensed sans serit Line Spacing smal medium large Words per Line fewest fewer detault Text to Speech tum on Screen Rotation ITA Al All 2 Use the 5 way to navigate 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
157. ssword If you still don t remember your password you must call Kindle Customer Service for help with resetting your device Keep in mind that when you reset your device you will lose any personal documents periodicals older than the past seven issues MP3 files and Audible files that you have not backed up To create a password for your Kindle follow these steps ACADNMNBWNK 9 If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button Press the Menu button Use the 5 way to underline Settings and press to select Press Next Page to go to Page 2 of Settings Use the 5 way to underline turn on next to the Device Password setting and press to select Type in the password you want The maximum password length is twelve characters Navigate down using the 5 way and type in your password again to confirm Navigate down using the 5 way and type in a hint This hint can be displayed on the password entry screen to help you remember your password Navigate down using the 5 way and select submit To enter your password follow these steps 1 2s When you power on your Kindle or wake it from sleep you will be prompted to enter the password If your Kindle is sleeping when you attach it to a computer using the USB cable you will also be prompted to enter your password Type in your password and press the ENTER key to submit it To change your password follow these steps OoN DAMnAUNUN e
158. 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 The illustration below shows a Kindle and a laptop computer connected through the USB cable 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 content 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 eject it from your computer To eject Kindle from your computer follow these steps e Windows Vista and Windows 7 Click on the Start button select Computer from the options right click on the Kindle drive icon and select Eject from the pop up menu e Windows XP Click on the Safely remove hardware icon in the lower right hand corner of the task bar and follow the 76 of 99 on screen instructions to eject Kindle e Mac OS X Ctrl click on the Kindle device icon and choose Eject 2 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 ejecting the Kindle from the computer 8 2 Transferring Files from Your Computer Managing Your Documents If yo
159. t such as Periodicals may not be available to you through Reading Applications Limitations Unless specifically indicated otherwise you may not sell rent lease distribute broadcast sublicense or otherwise assign any rights to the Digital Content or any portion of it to any third party and you may not remove or modify any proprietary notices or labels on the Digital Content In addition you may not bypass modify defeat or circumvent security features that protect the Digital Content Periodicals You may cancel your subscription as permitted in our cancellation policy in the Kindle Store We may terminate a subscription at our discretion for example if a Periodical is no longer available If we terminate a subscription before the end of its term we will give you a prorated refund We reserve the right to change subscription terms and fees from time to time effective as of the beginning of the next subscription term Wireless Connectivity Use of Wireless Connectivity Your Kindle uses wireless connectivity to allow you to shop for and download Digital Content from the Kindle Store In general we do not charge you for this use of wireless connectivity Your Kindle may use wireless connectivity to make other services available to you for which we may charge you a fee such as personal file download and subscriptions when you are located in another country The fees and terms for such services are located in the Kindle Store and may change
160. t were too sensitive to bare in public The Pentagon many senior members of Congress and even the White House had worked diligently to prevent litigation but all efforts had failed The next battle Location 1620 Bookmark The anticipated cost overruns were beyond calculation The Trylon Bartin design was astounding Their B 10 could take off from a base in the United Location 1748 Note On May 1 he sent a letter to Joey Bernardo that read Dear Joey I graduate from law school on May 25 Page 1 of 2 Close Notes amp 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 use the 5 way to navigate 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 Using Clippings 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 as a text file Onc
161. t Options Most Recent First Title Author Collections New Title San Francisco Chronicle Mon Mar 21 2011 Dog Man Martha Sherrill PAi PESANT EON Author or Date Title The New Oxford American Dictionary Sample Title The Girl with the Dragon Tatt Stieg Larsson PDF Adventures in Rocket Science Audiobook The Water Horse Mara Altman and Adil Collection Fiction Favorites 2 The Confession A Novel Kathryn Stockett Progress Indicator Periodicals Periodicals Back Issues 6 Archived Items Archived Items 3 Pages in Home Page t of 1 Device name the name of your Kindle You can edit this name on the Settings screen Special Offers amp Sponsored Screensavers updated regularly when your Kindle is connected to Whispernet This offer is only available for Kindle with Special Offers Sort options choose the order you want content displayed in Home New 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 Title the title of the item 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 19 of 99 PDF title the pdf label indicates the file is a PDF Collection the title of the coll
162. t as she later claimed to have always known that he would get a scholarship to Oxford Once he was on solids and for the rest of her life she cooked for him with the same commitment with which she had held the bottle sending herself in the mid 1960s despite her illness on a Cordon Bleu cookery course so might trun me d na Q anal Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Typeface regular condensed sans serif Line Spacing small medium large Words per Line fewest tewer default A mm A m Screen Rotation Shift key A makes the next key pressed a capital letter The Shift key is located in the bottom left corner of the keyboard Alt key ar typically used in combination with another key to enter a keyboard shortcut See Kindle Shortcuts in Chapter 7 for a list of useful shortcuts The Alt key is located in the bottom row of the keyboard just to the right of the Shift key Bottom View 9 of 99 The bottom of your Kindle contains the volume controls headphone jack micro USB power port power switch microphone and charge indicator light Micro USB Power Port Headphone Jack Charge Indicator Light Volume Controls Microphone Power Switch Volume controls controls the headphone or speaker volume for audiobooks background music Text to Speech and Voice Guide The volume controls are located on the bottom left edge Headphone jack plug in headphones to listen to an audiobook background music or conte
163. t modern electronic equipment is shielded from external RF signals 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 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 manufacturer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Watch for Signs There are some places where RF signals could constitute a hazard such as health care facilities and construction sites If you are not sure look around for signs indicating that two way radios or cell phones should be turned off FCC Compliance Statement for Model Number D00901 FCC ID XSX 1013 and Model Number D00901 FCC ID X7N 0610 The devices comply with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 The device may not cause harmful interference and 2 the device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operatio
164. tent Reading Application means software including any updates upgrades to that software we make available that permits users to shop for download browse and or use Digital Content on an Other Device Service means the wireless connectivity that we provide Kindle users the provision of Digital Content Software and support and other services that we provide Kindle and Reading Application users and the terms and conditions under which we provide each of the foregoing Software means the Reading Applications and all software on the Kindle including any updates upgrades to that software and any related documentation that we make available to you Digital Content Use of Digital Content Upon your download of Digital Content and payment of any applicable fees including applicable taxes the Content Provider grants you a non exclusive right to view use and display such Digital Content an unlimited number of times solely on the Kindle or a Reading Application or as otherwise permitted as part of the Service solely on the number of Kindles or Other Devices specified in the Kindle Store and solely for your personal non commercial use Unless otherwise specified Digital Content is licensed not sold to you by the Content Provider The Content Provider may post additional terms for Digital Content in the Kindle Store Those terms will also apply but this Agreement will govern in the event of a conflict Some Digital Conten
165. terms or a temporary or permanent modification or loss of wireless connectivity for your Kindle Device and Software Use of the Software You may use the Software only on a Kindle or through a Reading Application on an Other Device You may not separate any individual component of the Software for use on another device or computer may not transfer it for use on another device or computer or use it or any portion of it over a network and may not sell rent lease lend distribute or sublicense or otherwise assign any rights to the Software in whole or in part Additional terms apply to some of the third party software or materials on the Kindle and will govern in the event of a conflict with this Agreement For more information see the Legal section in the Kindle Settings menu Automatic Updates In order to keep your Software up to date Amazon may automatically provide your Kindle or Other Device with updates upgrades to the Software No Reverse Engineering Decompilation Disassembly or Circumvention You may not modify reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the Kindle or the Software whether in whole or in part create any derivative works from or of the Software or bypass modify defeat or tamper with or circumvent any of the functions or protections of the Kindle or Software or any mechanisms operatively linked to the Software for example by augmenting or substituting any digital rights management functionality of the Kindle or
166. the instructions for returning the Device we will at our option and to the extent permitted by law either i repair the Device using either new or refurbished parts ii replace the Device with a new or refurbished Device or iii refund to you all or part of 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 For specific instructions about how to obtain warranty service for your Device please contact Customer Service using the contact information provided in this guide In general you will need to deliver your Device in either its original packaging or in equally protective packaging to the address specified by Customer Service Before you deliver your Device for warranty service it is your responsibility to back up any data software or other materials you 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
167. the number 1 and Alt ar U types the number 7 When typing delete all the characters you typed Alt ar Del Home Shortcuts If your Home page is sorted alphabetically by either Title or Author press a letter key and then press the 5 way to go to the first item starting with that letter In Home to search for a word in all your books and periodicals Type a word then press Return Reading Shortcuts To tweet or share a highlight in a book Alt ar Return Add or remove a bookmark Alt ar B Add annotation Press 5 way up or down to display a blinking cursor on the page Move the cursor to a location on the page then begin typing to create a note or click to start a highlight In most books to go to the beginning of the next or previous chapter section or article press the 5 way controller right or left PDF Shortcuts To nudge the selection frame when a PDF document is zoomed or when panning a zoomed document Hold down the Shift A key while using the 5 way controller to nudge up down left or right Browser Shortcuts To reload a web page press the Return key To return the zoomed in view to normal size press the Back button If the view is not zoomed in pressing the Back button displays the previous page in your browsing history Audio Shortcuts Text to Speech Press Shift Q Sym En to stop or play and Spacebar to pause or resume 75 of 99 Play MP3 Press Alt ar Spacebar to
168. the right to view the collection s detail page Use the 5 way to select Rename Collection Use the keyboard and 5 way to edit the name of your collection After you finish editing the name use the 5 way to select save DANNBRWN eH Deleting a Collection You can delete collections if you re no longer using them or you want to reorganize them Deleting a collection will never delete the items in the collection Any item that is in a deleted collection will stay on your Kindle If the item is not associated with another collection it will reappear in the Home screen To delete a collection follow these steps If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button Use the 5 way to navigate to the collection Move the 5 way to the right to view the collection s detail page Use the 5 way to select Delete Collection You will see a confirmation box asking you whether you want to delete the collection or not Use the 5 way to select either ok or cancel DANnNBRWN eH Adding Collections from Another Kindle If you have more than one Kindle registered to your Amazon account you can add the collections from another Kindle and merge them with collections on your current Kindle This is useful if you ve set up an organization system on another Kindle and you want use it on your current Kindle The new collections will appear in Home on your current Kindle Kindle books from the other device can be manuall
169. tion to jurisdiction and this limited warranty does not affect those rights Additional Information You can see a version of the Kindle License Agreement and Terms of Use One Year Limited Warranty and other Kindle information in other languages at http www amazon com kindletermsandconditions If you purchased this Device in the United Kingdom you can see other Kindle information at http www amazon co uk kindletermsandconditions 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 Copyright and Trademark Notices Amazon Kindle device software the Amazon Kindle Quick Start Guide and the Amazon Kindle User s Guide 2004 2011 Amazon com Inc or its affiliates All rights reserved 1 CLICK AMAZON the AMAZON COM LOGO the AMAZONKINDLE LOGO AMAZON KINDLE AUDIBLE KINDLE MOBIPOCKET WHISPERNET AND WHISPERSYNC are trademarks of Amazon com Inc or its affiliates Java is a registered trademark of Oracle and or its affiliates Other names may be trademarks of their respective owners KA Java POWERED Vocalizer for Automotive 2008 Nuance Communications Inc Vocalizer and Nuance are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications Inc and or its licensors and are used under license Native PDF support vi
170. tional standards and recommended grade C 22 Page Sec1 30 36 of 1 Contrast select a contrast option to increase or decrease the contrast of the PDF document for easier reading The contrast option you choose remains in effect for the current PDF document until you change it Using the PDF Menu The options available while reading a PDF file are slightly different than when reading a book or a periodical on Kindle Options that are not available in PDF files are dimmed in the menu 280754main_Rockets Guide 11 44AM wil Go Turn Wireless Off Shop in Kindle Store Go to Sync to Furthest F Book Description Search This Document Add a Bookmark Place Cursor in Page View My Notes amp Marks rection Note The boot example i 3 great Genonaraten of Re achonreacton piropie providing you mre nat the one sipping of The boat privcipie of irasa This lw simply points n Page Sec1 21 27 of 160 Go to allows you to move to another location in the PDF document Choose one of these options 44 of 99 Go to I Current page 1 of 164 GSD Cg Ce Caer Cd Circa cover takes you to the cover page of the item you are reading beginning takes you to the beginning of the PDF file page type the number of the page you want to jump to and select this option Press the Symbol key 6m to enter numbers table of contents this option is not available for PDF
171. to Settings by moving the 5 way controller down then press the 5 way controller to select 3 Select view next to Wi Fi Settings to display a list of detected Wi Fi networks You may have to wait a moment as your Kindle detects networks in range The Wi Fi network you are currently connected to displays the word forget next to it in the list of available networks 4 Choose forget to disconnect from the network 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 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 to your Kindle Read below for more details 2 1 The Home Screen The Home screen displays a list of all of your Kindle reading materials books newspapers magazines blogs PDF files 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 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 Special Offers am
172. to Collection Ascreen showing all of your collections and the number of items in each is displayed Use the 5 way to select each collection you want to add the item to If you have many collections you can use the Next Page and Prev Page buttons to NAB WN Fe see them all 6 After you add the item to a collection the item count for the collection is increased and a checkmark appears to the right of the collection You can also remove the item from a collection by using the 5 way to select the collection again and the checkmark will disappear 7 When you are done adding the item to your collections use the 5 way to select Done at the bottom of the screen You can also press the Home or Back buttons and your changes will be saved Adding Multiple Items to a Collection Collections also let you efficiently add multiple items to a single collection This is useful for organizing similar types of items into one collection in a single pass To add multiple items to a collection follow these steps 1 If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button 2 Use the 5 way to navigate to the collection you want to add items to 3 There are two ways to start the process Move the 5 way to the right to view the collection s detail page On the collection s detail page use the 5 way to select Add Remove Items or Use the 5 way to select the collection and see all the items in the collection Press the Menu button and select
173. to or purchased an item you will see the word Already Subscribed in gray letters next to the periodical on the product detail page Buy Current Issue purchases the current issue of the newspaper or magazine and sends it to your Kindle If you ve already purchased the current issue this option isn t available until the next issue is available Adding Items to Your Wish List The Kindle Store lets you add items to your wish list that you want to look at or purchase later To add an item to your wish list select Add to Wish List from the product detail page for the item If you have more than one wish list you will be able to choose the wish list you want to add the item to To see your wish list select Your Wish List from the Store menu To remove the item from your wish list select Delete for that item If you have more than one Wish List you can move an item to another Wish List by selecting Move to 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 Recommended for You The Recommendations page provides a list of books or other reading material 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 To get to this page select the See All link in the Recommended for Y
174. to retrieve the results If there are radio buttons embedded within a web page you can choose one by moving the cursor to the button you want to change and pressing the 5 way to select this button Zooming into Web Pages You can zoom in to any web page to magnify the page Additionally if you see a magnifying glass displayed on a web page you can use it to magnify a specific area of a web page To zoom in to any web page follow these steps 1 While viewing a web page press Menu 2 Choose Zoom In or Zoom Out To zoom in using the magnifying glass follow these steps 61 of 99 1 Use the 5 way controller to position the magnifying glass over the area that you want to magnify The magnifying glass is only available in portrait screen rotation 2 Press the 5 way to zoom into the web page To see more zoom options press the Text key As ESPN The Worldwide Leader In S 3 wii Co C http espn go com gt Featured Attraction P fit to width 150 200 300 actual size fall A ia A m Screen Rotation fit to width displays the web page by matching the width of the page to the width of your Kindle s screen this is the default normal size Pressing the Back button while zoomed in returns the view to normal size 150 displays the web page at one and one half times the normal size 200 displays the web page at twice the normal size 300 displays the web page at three
175. ts in Chapter 7 for more information Sharing Your Notes and Highlights Sharing your notes and highlights with your social networks is easy once you ve linked your Kindle to your social network accounts For example on Twitter your note is added as a tweet in your Twitter stream along with a link to the passage you highlighted in the book article or personal document To share a new note follow these steps 1 While reading a book periodical or personal document press Menu and choose Add a Note or Highlight If you are zoomed in to a PDF page press Menu and choose Place Cursor in Page This displays a blinking cursor 2 Move the cursor to the location where you want to add your note 41 of 99 3 Begin typing your note Notes must be no longer than 100 characters 4 Use the 5 way to highlight save amp share and press the 5 way To share a new highlight follow these steps 1 While reading a book periodical or personal document press Menu and choose Add a Note or Highlight If you are zoomed in to a PDF page press Menu and choose Place Cursor in Page This displays a blinking cursor 2 Move the cursor to the location where you want to start highlighting 3 Press the 5 way 4 Use the 5 way to move the cursor right or left to where you want your highlight to end 5 Press the Alt Return keys ar 6 Type the message you want to tweet or share Keep in mind that your message must b
176. type of behavior is typically used by guys to try to pick up girls at raves people were genuinely interested in getting to know each other as just people with no ulterior motive The idea of PLUR and the rave culture rubbed off on me beyond the rave scene To me it was Percentage Read 33 Once you open a book when you go to the next or previous page the header automatically disappears to allow the page to fill the screen To temporarily display the header for example if you want to check battery status press Menu Pressing Menu again hides the header 28 of 99 Delivering Ha 3 32PM ii E3 me ays suren blurring together day of the week ity Turn Wireless Off One day in Aug call from a guy nary Shop in Kindle Store New York and advertising on our Go to possibility of us sel and I agreed to m Sync to Furthest Page Read Francisco for dinne Book Description We met at Tony specialized in all himself as Bigfoot Search This Book name of his compa Adda Bookmark ordered a Kahlia Sanjay however Kahlia had not be View Notes amp Marks night that our colle as Kahlia night drinks were consur into the toilet that we all shared as roommates Lenny told us he wanted to make us an offer 1 Add a Note or Highlight View Popular Highlights Page Number million in cash and stock for us to sell Percentage n Read Location Overall T Progress Progress from Start Location Progress In
177. udible audiobook purchases to be delivered wirelessly to your Kindle with no computer required For Kindle models that include free 3G connectivity 3G uses the same technology as a cell phone to connect from anywhere that s within the coverage area When there isn t sufficient 3G signal strength Kindle 3G Wi Fi models automatically connect using the slower EDGE and GPRS networks but will automatically connect to the faster 3G network whenever there is sufficient signal strength Your Choice of Text Size Typeface and Line Spacing To optimize your reading experience Kindle provides a quick way to adjust the text size typeface and line spacing in books and periodicals 3 of 99 middle class woman a stockbroker s wife to abandon the cake and chutney stall and enter her child for such a gaudy event She must have known he was bound to win just as she later claimed to have always known that he would get a scholarship to Oxford Once he was on solids and for the rest of her life she cooked for him with the same commitment with which she had held the bottle sending herself in the mid 1960s despite her illness on a Cordon Bleu cookery course so ates me d Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Typeface regular condensed sans serif Line Spacing small medium large Words per Line fewest tewer default Am A m Screen Rotation In a book or periodical you are currently reading you can change the text size typeface and line
178. ur 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 Amazon charges a fee for personal documents delivered directly to your Kindle via 3G on Kindle 3G Wi Fi models You can avoid fees for the personal document service by e mailing the files to your Kindle s free kindle com e mail address For more information see Sending Your Documents for Conversion 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 e Unprotected Microsoft Word DOC DOCX e Text and RTF TXT RTF e Structured HTML HTML HTM e JPEG JPEG JPG e GIF GIF 77 of 99 e PNG PNG e BMP BMP e Compressed ZIP ZIP Note DOCX conversion is currently an experimental feature on Kindle Some DOCX files might not format correctly on your Kindle You will receive an e mail notification if this occurs or if a file you send is not supported for conversion 2 Tip ZIP files are automatically opened up by the conversion service if you choose to compress your documents Any enclosed files liste
179. ur Kindle is out of Whispernet coverage you can still add content to it by connecting it to a computer so that it acts as a USB drive After your Kindle is attached to your computer 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 e Kindle AZW AZW1 AZW2 e Text TXT e PDF PDF e Unprotected Mobipocket MOBI PRC e Audible AA AAX e MP3 MP3 See Downloading Content from Your Computer in Chapter 9 for further information on transferring content you ve already purchased to your device 2 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 yo
180. using a Kindle or a Reading Application Patents The Kindle Software and Service and or methods used in association with any of the foregoing may be covered by one or more patents or pending patent applications Changes to Service We may modify suspend or discontinue the Service in whole or in part at any time Termination Your rights under this Agreement will automatically terminate if you fail to comply with any term of this Agreement In case of such termination you must cease all use of the Software and Amazon may immediately revoke your access to the Service or to Digital Content without refund of any fees Amazon s failure to insist upon or enforce your strict compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of any of its rights Exclusions of Liability AMAZON WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR A LOSSES THAT WERE NOT REASONABLY FORESEEABLE TO YOU AND AMAZON AT THE TIME WHEN YOU PURCHASED THE KINDLE DIGITAL CONTENT OR SOFTWARE AS APPLICABLE B LOSSES THAT DID NOT ARISE FROM ANY BREACH OR DEFAULT ON AMAZON S PART AND C ANY BUSINESS LOSSES OR OTHER LOSSES THAT ARISE FROM ANY NON CONSUMER USE OF THE SERVICE KINDLE KINDLE STORE DIGITAL CONTENT OR SOFTWARE OR YOUR USE OF THE KINDLE KINDLE STORE DIGITAL CONTENT OR SOFTWARE IN A WAY THAT IS PROHIBITED BY THIS AGREEMENT IN RESPECT OF LOSSES THAT ARE NOT EXCLUDED BY THE ABOVE CLAUSE AMAZON S LIABILITY TO YOU FOR COMPENSATION IN ADDITION TO YOUR RIGHTS TO OBTAIN A REPAIR R
181. ve electronic content indle means our portable electronic reading device Kindle means portable electronic reading devic Kindle Store means our storefront through which you can shop for Digital Content or other items offered by us or third parties and manage your Digital Content and account settings Other Device means a computer or device other than a Kindle on which you are authorized to operate a Reading Application Periodicals means Digital Content made available to you on a subscription basis such as electronic newspapers magazines journals blogs and other subscription based content Reading Application means software including any updates upgrades to that software we make available that permits users to shop for download browse and or use Digital Content on an Other Device Service means the wireless connectivity that we provide Kindle users the provision of Digital Content Software and support and other services that we provide Kindle and Reading Application users and the terms and conditions under which we provide each of the foregoing Software means the Reading Applications and all software on the Kindle including any updates upgrades to that software and any related documentation that we make available to you 92 of 99 Digital Content Use of Digital Content Upon your download of Digital Content and payment of any applicable fees including applicable taxes the C
182. ving the 5 way controller down then press the 5 way controller to select Select view next to Wi Fi Settings to display a list of detected Wi Fi networks Use the 5 way controller to navigate down to Enter other Wi Fi network and press to select Enter the name of the Wi Fi network that you want to add NNW WN 7 Enter the password if required Press the Symbol key Gm to enter numbers or characters not present on the Kindle keyboard You can continue to use the keyboard while the Symbol menu is displayed 8 Choose submit Kindle connects to the new Wi Fi network If your Kindle fails to connect to the new Wi Fi network it will display an unable to connect message You can try manually entering all the network information for the Wi Fi network by choosing set up network when you see the unable to connect message or by following the steps described under Entering Network Information in Chapter 7 If you don t know the network information try connecting to a different network or contact the network s administrator Forget a Wi Fi Network You can tell Kindle to forget the Wi Fi network you re connected to so that your Kindle doesn t connect to it automatically in the future To forget the Wi Fi network that you re connected to follow these steps 1 While connected to the network that you want to forget press the Home button then press the Menu button 17 of 99 2 Navigate
183. 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 You can leave the Kindle User s Guide or any item you are reading at any time by pressing the Home button If you are done reading you can put your Kindle to sleep by sliding and releasing the power button located at the bottom of your Kindle you 7 of 99 wake up Kindle the same way Putting your Kindle to sleep 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 For Kindle with Special Offers the center of the 5 way controller is not locked To turn off your Kindle slide and hold the power switch for seven seconds until the screen goes blank and then release Getting Assistance If you ever need assistance you can use the Web or your telephone to contact us See Contacting Kindle Support in Chapter 9 for all of the Kindle Support contact options 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 expl
184. y downloaded from Archived Items and they will appear in Home For example suppose you have two devices named Tom s Kindle and Judy s Kindle If Tom s Kindle already includes some collections you can copy those collections and merge them with the collections on Judy s Kindle After you copy the collections from Tom s Kindle to Judy s Kindle then both devices will have the same collections If Tom s Kindle included Marley amp Me in the Summer Reading collection and Marley amp Me was already on Judy s Kindle when collections from Tom s Kindle were added Marley amp Me will automatically appear in Summer Reading If Tom s Kindle included The Lost Symbol in the Summer Reading collection and if you download The Lost Symbol from Archived Items onto Judy s Kindle it will automatically appear in Home Note that if you later decide to remove Marley amp Me from the Summer Reading collection on Tom s Kindle your changes are not synchronized with Judy s Kindle Marley amp Me will remain in the Summer Reading collection on Judy s Kindle 25 of 99 To merge collections follow these steps 6i 1 Manually transfer any books from Archived Items to your current Kindle See Transferring Books in Chapter 10 for more information 2 On your current Kindle if you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button Make sure that wireless is turned on To turn wireless on press the Menu button and select Tu
185. y in which you live Any information we receive is subject to the Amazon com privacy notice located at www amazon com privacy Information Provided To Others You are responsible for any information you provide to others using a Kindle or a Reading Application Patents The Kindle Software and Service and or methods used in association with any of the foregoing may be covered by one or more patents or pending patent applications Changes to Service We may modify suspend or discontinue the Service in whole or in part at any time Termination Your rights under this Agreement will automatically terminate if you fail to comply with any term of this Agreement In case of such termination you must cease all use of the Software and Amazon may immediately revoke your access to the Service or to Digital Content without refund of any fees Amazon s failure to insist upon or enforce your strict compliance with this Agreement will not constitute a waiver of any of its rights Disclaimer of Warranties USE OF THE SERVICE KINDLE KINDLE STORE DIGITAL CONTENT AND SOFTWARE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK EXCEPT FOR THE ONE YEAR LIMITED KINDLE WARRANTY NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY AMAZON OR AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF AMAZON CREATES A WARRANTY AND THE SERVICE KINDLE KINDLE STORE DIGITAL CONTENT AND SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED AS IS WITH ALL FAULTS AND WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND AND AMAZON ITS SUPPLIERS ITS LICENSORS AND THE OT
186. y topic For example within Books you can refine listings to Fiction Nonfiction Advice amp 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 54 of 99 Robin s 4th Kindle Boil Co Browse Path Books 24 Categories All Books 606 634 Romance 30 722 Fiction 210 754 Science 45 964 Nonfiction 383 507 History 103 768 Advice amp Children s How to 42 281 Books 22 962 Number of Business amp Reference 20 850 titles in Investing 40 896 category Travel 7 404 Politics amp s Current Events s 320 ports 7 400 Literary Fiction 15 s21 Humor 11 408 Biographies amp Computers amp Category om aoe r proses Internet 18 703 Religion amp Arts amp Spirituality 42 236 Entertainment 39 14 Science Fictionro s67 Lifestyle amp Home 29 881 Fantasy 8 642 Parenting amp Mystery amp Families 13 028 Thrillers 24 706 Begin typing to search Page 1 of 1 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 You ca
187. you will see delete Press the 5 way to remove the content To change your mind move the 5 way up or down to cancel Note that Kindle books are backed up for you at Amazon even if removed from the device 5 For content other than books purchased from the Kindle Store you will need to confirm the deletion of the content by selecting ok BRWN ke 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 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 including PDF files sent to your Kindle are not backed up at Amazon 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 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
188. your Kindle you can choose View Downloading Items to see the download status This option dimmed unless items are downloading 21 of 99 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 2 2 Special Offers amp Sponsored Screensavers For Kindle with Special Offers you will receive special offers and sponsored screensavers that only display on Kindle s home screen or screensaver not within a book As always when reading you can lose yourself in the author s words Screensaver When your device is sleeping special offers and sponsored screensavers will be displayed on your screensaver To wake your Kindle simply slide and release the power button To view more details on the special offer or sponsored screensaver press and hold the center of the 5 way controller Home Screen Special offers and sponsored screensavers will be displayed at the bottom of the Home screen To view additional details navigate to the banner and press the center of the 5 way controller Rob s Kindle wt Showing All 12 Items By Most Recent First w Alice s Adventures in Wond Lewis Carroll Successful Development Man S Nunes Romance Writer Nina Isleta a ae Fiction Favorites 2 How Train for a Marathon T Tsai Unicorns and Horses Audrey Eden Test drive the new Moku R40 and get a S25

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