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1. e Da2 o Z T f f Z 92 o i Z Welcome to amp 7 a gt amazonkindle Nee Thank you for purchasing Amazon Kindle You are reading the Welcome section of the Kindle User s Guide This section provides an overview of Kindle and highlights a few basic features so you can start reading as quickly as possible You can leave this guide at any time by pressing the Home button on your Kindle To turn to the next page press one of the Next Page buttons If your Kindle was a gift you will need to register your device Please look at the Getting Started instructions that came with your Kindle for information on registering your device KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 8 Congratulations You are reading on your new Kindle If you haven t done so already please follow the Getting Started instructions that came with your Kindle and plug in your Kindle to charge the battery The charge indicator light on the bottom edge of your Kindle turns yellow and a lightning bolt appears on the battery icon at the top of the display Charging the battery fully should take less than three hours and you can continue reading while it charges x 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 from Amazon com at http www amazon com kindlesupport Getting Around You navigate Kindl
2. KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 33 SHOW OPTIONS The following screen sample shows the location of the Show options and the list below explains each of the options Moving the 5 way controller to the left lets you select what items to show in Home Show Options Personal Docs shows only the Personal Documents you have stored on your Kindle Gail s Kindle ul c Personal Docs Subscriptions Books All My Items The Accidental Tourist Anne Tyler Amazon Daily Fri Nov 21 2008 Archived Items 78 m The Audacity of Hope Thou Barack Obama Children Playing Before a St David Sedaris The New Oxford American Dictionary The New York Times Thu Nov 20 2008 Periodicals Back Issues 13 axle The Six Servants Dram The Brothers Gri en MAMMA MAR RE Subscriptions shows only the periodicals and blogs you have stored on your Kindle KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION Books shows only the books and audiobooks you have stored on your Kindle All My Items shows all of the content you have stored on your Kindle CHANGING WHAT YOUR HOME SCREEN SHOWS By default the Home screen shows all of your content To change the type of content displayed follow these steps If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button Move the 5 way up until the Show and Sort options are underlined Move the 5 way to the left to see the Show options Move the 5 way to underline the typ
3. Search press SYM key for symbols search kindle store search wiped KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 68 4 2 Search Results Page When searching all your content Kindle looks in the reading materials you have on your Kindle and the metadata like title and author of the materials you have in Archived Items This includes purchased items personal documents local reference materials and annotations that you have created The example below shows a typical Search Results page Charlie s Kindle alll Go Search Results All 13 Items Ba Hot Flat and Crowded ea The Age of Turbulence na The Audacity of Hope Thou m San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco Chronicle The Pillars of the Earth San Francisco Chronicle politics By Relevance Thomas L Fried Alan Greenspan Barack Obama Tue Nov 18 2008 Alice Schroeder Wed Nov 19 2008 Khaled Hosseini Steven Preasfield Ken Fallett Thu Nov 20 2008 amp search my items Pk Page 1 of 2 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION The screen shows the titles of the items that contain your search term and indicates how many times the term occurs The list is ordered by the number of occurrences of the search term in each item 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
4. f N kindle p User s guide o 3rd Edition 3 3 a TABLE OF CONTENTS WELCOME 8 CHAPTER 1 Getting Started with Your Kindle 17 1 1 Views of ORB aues oce sc REOR ERR CURE QUOC B oe eee ees eee Balan a acit d P oe 17 Front VIEW caga taaie aeiaai e 17 Back VIEW xa saa aa cms ed PARN Ske REEENE SMa RPG KA bebe eee eed a eN ed se ee 20 TOP NEW oak obo Sores eee heehee ard daria dr qu qr da eR Tes Dura eae i an eeeses 21 BOWO VIC sie iie JRE REM I T UUTTTITT 22 1 2 Getting Around 2 eus aac ar at Ar RUE TRU deat nok ee SOR AHA cR UTE uc mds BR 9d UR 23 Using the Buttons 2 05 3 139 rac Ra ied a Dor Ee Dee ese ewes CR na 23 Using the Menus 203 uas aci ch OR RR REOR ACRI a oo rbi Re Re BR ee RR arene ER EE cee d 23 1 3 Entering Text 44 kaa conse 5 54 X IRR REGE KA toe ORIS OR SS SEs NG DAGANG TE DECR eS TES 26 Lowercase and Uppercase Letters lille 26 Numbers Punctuation and Symbols rog mg m bow wed oe nx eed eee 26 1 4 Status Indicators Da nG 59 4 E CX KILL QUE d BALARA d ene hbes wr Ree R Lied bddblce qo cR RACE 29 Whispernet Status Indicators 1 cdcoxcrdnebunde ered nd exe 7t ons Pro e e ae a 28 Battery Status Indicators 6265040094604 sodeddoeraedeedenca o Ec dd IKAN cen 29 Activity IndiGatOF 32 02 vua y oes eeeGedad x RR SER Rx Rura ka ERR RAN Eu sue 29 CHAPTER 2 Getting to Know Kindle Content 30 2 1 The Home Screen sis sec Ska pP RP PPNE ENS DLWANG REIN PRERERASRA RES 30 Home Screen
5. 6325522223736 13pLRR DEEP R pP DALE INANG NG 52 Viewing a Table i020 3 ects sess ee Canes mra RE de EORR Rr m aeu 9 eee RR Ce SEY e 53 Reading Across Multiple Kindles 0 00 cece eee eee 53 3 4 Looking Up Definitions sus aaa paaa ad RR eee eGR ee ewes ease dee AE ee oe 54 The Lookup Feature 2 2 etek dee KAANAK BUR ACA QUIA ke eee CR doen Geen ee BAK 54 3 5 Annotations and Clippings s ssepe ra eee Rx x krass eee EX eee XO as 54 Using Bookmarks 2042468 AT ROT RR RU 54 Using Highlights 242 60344450600 RR RO 05 RUE PERA ROR RORIS CRURA RUKURUE drole ROB RC KG 57 Using Notes 22k s vwd RUREDERRRECRHA HAKA KG E ear PARAAN TANANG AKA e ses 58 Dang ClippINgS a docetur m d NA AKALANG adu Vo s ed NAAGAPAN PUE und Eg d ee es 61 3 6 Listening to Audio Materials 4 24 x4 epa 304 cities eis rtr RR RE XE 62 ZU ODODES oe oua AA 008 4 2d PRA AA QR a eee d ek es 63 Backaroand AUG Mr P 64 B into RPM UEM 65 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION EC CHAPTER 4 Searching on Kindle 67 4 1 Introduction to Search ose aus ex ac ho m oracio EBA Ere KORR Rok Soc take Rr RR exes 67 Types of Searches au asa x ede vider s a a aud cn de adea awd eesadaes BUS ip eig ra 67 Performing Search iiis Rx x Rx RR RECON BOR Ee Eee eee Oe oe eRe d 68 4 2 Search Results Page sssedas uuu ews e KG a ydus dos GaSe es Pee ees ROBUR RR Ge acinis 69 Search Results for a Specific ltem adiu ye 3E E RRRCIUE ce Eo ERR en 70 Search Results for a DefinitlOlY uude hh r
6. If you re dead set on this let me drive you as far as the border 1 know the back roads around here We can stay off the main highways can even get us around Superior Then it s a straight shot up the Morth Shore Highway Progress Let me see that map Edgar signed Locations Indicator PROGRESS INDICATOR At the bottom of every page of your reading material you can see where you are by glancing at the progress indicator As you progress further into the content you will see a solid bar growing longer The progress indicator also shows structural marks within content such as chapters articles or bookmarks In books the progress indicator also shows you the overall percentage of the book you have read and a numeric location of where you are reading so you can easily find a particular passage or reference it to your friends Locations are the digital answer to page numbers Changing the text size on Kindle also changes the page numbering but with locations you return to the same place every time regardless of the text size KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 44 CHANGING THE TEXT SIZE You can adjust the size of the text to suit your preference You have a choice of six sizes for reading content on Kindle You cannot change the text size on menus or on Kindle screens such as the Home screen or the Kindle Store The Accidental Tourist unless he was tightly wrapped in a blanket the pediatrician had explained that ne
7. Play MP3 is underlined Press the 5 way to select x Tip You can also play or stop background audio by holding down the ALT key and pressing the space bar You can forward to the next track by holding down the ALT key ar and pressing the F key KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 64 TEXT TO SPEECH Your Kindle can read aloud your books where allowed by the rights holder newspapers blogs and personal documents with the Kindle Experimental application Text to Speech To turn on Text to Speech follow these steps 1 Press the Menu button 2 Move the 5 way down so that the Text to Speech option is underlined Press the 5 way to select turn on In a few moments you will hear your content spoken aloud You can either listen to it through the Kindle s external speakers or plug in earphones into the headphone jack 3 While Text to Speech is playing the screen will update to the corresponding page of text Note that if a rights holder of a book does not allow Text to Speech to read aloud their content then Text to Speech will be grayed and you will not be able to select it x Tip By default Text to Speech starts reading at the beginning of the page currently displayed To start reading at a particular spot move the cursor where you d like the reading to begin before starting Text to Speech Press the Text key a for Text to Speech controls Text to Speech tumoff pause Speech Rate slowe
8. receive your order The following describes the buy box actions Buy now with 1 Click click this button to purchase a Kindle book or current periodical issue Your order will be auto delivered wirelessly to your Kindle in under a minute Subscribe now with 1 Click click this button to start a newspaper magazine or blog subscription with a 14 day free trial Your subscription will be auto delivered wirelessly to your Kindle You can cancel at any time during your 14 day free trial and you will not be charged Send sample now click this button to receive a free sample of a book on your Kindle You can read the beginning of the book for free If you enjoy it you can make a purchase directly from your Kindle or return to the Kindle Store on Amazon com if you prefer to purchase from your computer 9 2 Managing Your Kindle on Amazon com This section gives you instructions on how to find and use the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon com The Manage Your Kindle page is a versatile online tool you can use to view and manage your Kindle content personal settings and account information It can be found at http www amazon com manageyourkindle KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 109 Below are some of the tasks you can manage MANAGING YOUR DEVICE Your Kindle s Edit Info manages the same options available on Kindle s Settings menu such as the name that appears on the top of your Kindle Home screen allows you
9. Click the located next to the name of the periodical to download individual editions to your computer or to a specific Kindle KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 110 Your orders and individual charges view your purchase history and re download past orders You can view details of individual orders which include information such as order date and total charges Click the located next to the name of a title to download individual orders to your computer or to a specific Kindle device Manage synchronization between devices Learn more allows you to turn Whispersync off or on When Whispersync is off your book will still open to the last page read on that Kindle but Whispersync will no longer sync its bookmarks or furthest page read with other Kindles If you plan to read the same book on more than one Kindle at a time it is recommended that you keep synchronization on DOWNLOADING CONTENT FROM YOUR COMPUTER To transfer content downloaded to your computer over to your Kindle follow these steps 1 Connect the USB cable provided with your Kindle to the Kindle and your computer 2 Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally find an external USB drive 3 Open your Kindle You should see a folder entitled documents Transfer the downloaded files into the documents folder of your Kindle 5 Using your computer un mount your Kindle from your computer The c
10. Features 0 00 cee eee eee 32 cogendi DETECTED OTT 34 DOM Boe px a a oe oR eee TII 10421 5 15 0111 0 TETTE 36 The Home Screen Menu 0 0 ehh hh nnn 38 2 2 Managing Your Content cece hn 39 Removing Kindle Items sexo uu RE d REX RESP T4cRd Y d ERE XE 39 More about Managing ltemSs s xcci a dos rh RORIS PUR Ca RUD b Rhe f CORR RE CO CR 39 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 2 CHAPTER 3 Reading on Kindle 41 3 1 Types of Content 2a iaa dara x tees rhon a ke NENENG KNA Pest oco ar or RUE ERE dX OR 41 Lc p aie ai ai E a E DA E a a Ea ETE E E E ara a Ein a 41 AA AA 41 MagaZiNes 22 3 Re kk BHE BRED epena kaian P ee BRA BLLS ee EEE qud Kad pde os 41 DIOS AAP PP KA KA OF oe bale eee fare 42 Personal Documents ceno 9 RR Us dE qUE QUERER ee eek Ree eee eee RODA D oun 43 AUGIODOOKS 134 bs Rm wr gra ore ee bY SE CERE Ra Eu ds Para dna deg d 43 Background MUSICs kaaa are xe DR RC eaa ARA NANG RAD eR on b ard d Rn RU a RR 43 3 2 Content Formatting on Kindle 4 2 22 sro RR eee x xxxn rk Rr Y X ax 43 Progress Indicator uasa qa eR REO AUS ERG HACER S Kad PLAKA xd der GAI RAK NGA 44 Changing the Text Size 1 eee eee 45 Increasing the Size of a Picture iios oos ERR 9 RR ERRARE RS 46 3 3 Moving from Place to Place eee eee 46 Using the Menu to Get Around 4 4 aaa a eek RERRERRERR E R3 RE REY 9 eseseses 46 Navigating Within a Periodical xxu Kam s hs XR ER PUR RC ed denne RR Rd es 50 selecting Internal LINKS
11. Store have links to Web sites Selecting these links will open Basic Web and take you to the URL associated with the link If you select Basic Web from the Experimental page you will open to the last Web site you were viewing in your browser One other way of accessing the Basic Web browser is to type in a word anytime from any book blog newspaper or magazine you happen to be reading When you begin typing a search box will pop up at the bottom of the screen and you can move the 5 way controller to the right and select google or wikipedia from the menu to search those sites directly for the word you typed ENTERING A URL To enter the URL for a Web site navigate to the top of the screen or press Menu and select Enter URL from the menu options Begin typing when the cursor is located in the menu bar When you are done typing press the 5 way controller to view that Web site The URL text field retains the last URL you entered in case you want to quickly edit the same address and submit it again If you want to enter a secure site with an https address use the backspace key to delete the automatically entered and type the address you want KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 87 Back and Forward One Page Loading Progress Viewing Mode Location URL Text Field Reload or Stop Loading Search Google The URL text field is embedded in a navigation bar with a few other key shortcuts To the r
12. also allows you to remove content from your Kindle and to move content from Amazon com to your Kindle Read below for more details 2 1 The Home Screen Your Home screen displays a list of all of your Kindle reading materials books newspapers magazines blogs personal documents as well as audiobooks It serves as a personal bookshelf for all of your reading material as well as a starting point to access other Kindle features To display the Home screen press the Home button on the right edge of your Kindle By default the Home screen lists all of the items that you have on your Kindle beginning with the most recently viewed or acquired items Each type of content has a slightly different description and label You can read more about the types of content available in Chapter 3 KINDLE BOOKS Books are shown by title and author Below the book title are a series of dots which give you an approximation of how long the book is Bold dots within the series indicate how far along you are in the book based on the last page you viewed PERIODICALS Periodicals include newspapers and magazines that can be purchased as a single issue or as a Subscription delivered on a regular basis Your Home screen lists the most recent issue of each periodical you have on your Kindle Older issues appear inside a grouping called Periodicals Back Issues Selecting the grouping takes you to a screen that displays the back issues of all the periodicals yo
13. go back to where you were eu qe e P3 a Your reading material may also contain external links that take you to locations on the Web if you have Whispernet turned on and are in range VIEWING A TABLE Your reading material may contain a large table that is not entirely contained within the screen To see the rest of the table move the 5 way controller up or down to bring up the cursor and then place the cursor to the left of the table Move the 5 way to the right to scroll through the rest of the table READING ACROSS MULTIPLE KINDLES If you read the same Kindle Store book across multiple Kindles you ll find Whispersync makes it easy for you to switch back and forth Whispersync synchronizes the bookmarks and furthest page read among devices registered to the same account Whispersync is on by default to ensure a seamless reading experience for a book read across multiple Kindles If you would like to turn Whispersync off follow these steps 1 Go to http www amazon com manageyourkindle 2 At the bottom of the page look for Manage synchronization between devices Learn more Select Learn more 3 Select Turn Synchronization off Once you turn synchronization off your books will still open to the last page read on that device but Whispersync will no longer sync bookmarks or the furthest page read with other devices If you would like to sync the book manually press the Menu button and select Sync to Furthest Page Rea
14. in the file KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 60 MORE ABOUT MY CLIPPINGS You cannot edit the My Clippings file from within Kindle but you can edit the file on your computer To edit the My Clippings file 1 Connect your Kindle to your computer using the USB cable 5 6 7 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 Transfer the My Clippings file back to the Documents folder on your Kindle Un mount your Kindle from your computer before removing the USB cable Changing your My Clippings file does not affect any notes bookmarks or highlights you ve made in the actual content The next time you read the content you can still use them for navigation and reference To remove the My Clippings file from your Kindle 1 Press the Home button and move the 5 way down unti is underlined My Clippings Move the 5 way to the left and press the 5 way Press the 5 way to confirm that you want to remove My Clippings from your Kindle Kindle adds a new My Clippings file the next time you add a clipping or annotation to any conte
15. its own annotations When you view the annotations you see only those for the content you are currently reading Kindle also gathers the annotations you ve made across all your various books magazines newspapers blogs and personal documents and places them in the My Clippings file in your Home screen See Using Clippings below for more information on My Clippings KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 54 The list below explains the types of annotations Bookmarks mark an entire page for later reference Highlights mark a passage on a page for later reference Notes add your thoughts about a passage The sections below explain how to add annotations x Tip All of your annotations on a Kindle book are backed up on Amazon servers in case you transfer your Kindle to another person or lose or break the device When you download a previously annotated book from Amazon com your annotations and last location read will come down with it When you open the book you will be right where you were the last time you read the book and all of your annotations will be included Note that your My Clippings file is not listed as a separate downloadable item USING BOOKMARKS Although Kindle automatically saves your place whenever you stop reading you may also want to add additional bookmarks You can place a bookmark at any location and you can have multiple bookmarks in whatever you are reading When you add a bookmark it is ass
16. navigation buttons Previous Page Next Page and Back For an explanation of what each button does see Front View of Kindle USING THE MENUS In addition to the physical buttons you also navigate Kindle using the menus Kindle s menus are context sensitive but they all work the same way You use the 5 way controller to navigate within the menu and press the 5 way to select an item KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 23 The illustration below shows the Home menu the bold line under Shop in Kindle Store indicates that it is ready to be selected VE MB CRM BA Showing Al 3 Items S Amazon Daily Shop in Kindle Store View Archived Items Search Settings Experimental Sync amp Check for Items The Irish Times mn The Shack William P Young Periodicals Back Issues 3 Archived Items 76 My Clippings Page 1 of 2 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 24 THE APPLICATION MENU You can display a menu from any screen on your Kindle When you press the Menu button it displays choices related to the screen you are viewing The sample screen below shows you the screen you would typically see when you press the Menu button from within a book 1483 MB free Turn Wireless Off Shop in Kindle Store Cover Table of Contents Go to Beginning Go to Location Sync to Furthest Page Read Book Description Search This Book Add a Bookmark Add a Note or Highlight My Notes amp Marks Star
17. on screen highlight or cursor up and down when moved up and down Moves the on screen highlight or cursor side to side when moved left or right Keyboard use to enter search terms notes in your content URLs for Web sites etc Back button retraces your steps on Kindle just like the back button on a web browser For example you can follow a link in a book and then press the Back button to return to your place Symbol key 6 presents a menu of punctuation marks and symbols Move the 5 way controller to select the desired symbol and press the 5 way to select KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 18 Text key changes the size of the text while you are reading and presents available controls for Text to Speech Move the 5 way controller to select the optimal text size or a Text to Speech action The Accidental Tourist unless he was tightly wrapped in a blanket the pediatrician had explained that new babies have a fear of flying apart Macon had not been able to imagine that at the time but now he had no trouble He could picture himself separating falling into pieces his head floating away with terrifying swiftness in the eerie green air of Alberta In Vancouver she asked if the rain vanished there as well No he said No No it rains in Vancouver ha Aa Aa Aa Aa Text to Speech tum on KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 19 BACK VIEW The back of your Kindle contains stereo s
18. on the Manage Your Kindle page to help prevent spam The default setting dictates that only items sent from your Amazon com account e mail address will be forwarded You can add e mail addresses to the list by visiting http www amazon com manageyourkindle In Manage Your Kindle add the addresses of your friends co workers or anyone else you would like to enable to send you files 1 the Your Kindle approved e mail list section from http www amazon com manageyourkindle 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 necessary 2 Address the e mail to your Kindle e mail address for wireless delivery directly to your Kindle a small fee will be charged for the wireless delivery 3 Send the e mail KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 105 x Tip If you would like to avoid the fee address the e mail so that the second part of your Kindle e mail address is free kindle com After sending to the free kindle com address a link to the converted file will be e mailed to your Amazon com e mail address You can then download the file to your Kindle s documents folder via USB using your computer The conversion service on Your Kindle is meant for the receipt of personal non c
19. prototypes we are working on Sync amp Check for Items connects to Amazon com to download any newly available items and sync the furthest page read and bookmarks for all the books on your device 2 2 Managing Your Content All books you purchase are automatically backed up on Amazon com When you remove a book that you have purchased it appears in your Archived Items You access your Archived Items from your Home screen To move content between Archived Items and Home Whispernet needs to be on REMOVING KINDLE CONTENT To remove content follow these steps 1 If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button 2 In the list of the content already on your device move the 5 way to underline the item you want to remove 3 Move the 5 way to the left to remove the item 4 When you see delete press the 5 way to confirm the deletion To change your mind move the 5 way up or down to cancel Note that Kindle books are backed up for you at Amazon com even if removed from the device KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 39 MORE ABOUT MANAGING ITEMS Amazon also stores the seven most recent issues of your newspapers and magazines If you d like to keep a copy of an issue indefinitely open the issue press the Menu button and select Keep this Issue you will then see the word keep to the left of the issue title in Home You can download items stored at Amazon com any time you are within Whispernet coverage
20. the current location Beginning takes you back to the beginning of the audiobook KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 63 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 Move the 5 way down unti select it 4 Move the 5 way down until Play MP3 is underlined and press down to select it a Experimental is underlined and press the 5 way to The songs are played in order by the date you added them to your Kindle You can adjust the volume of the music using the volume controls on the right side of your Kindle You can continue to listen to the audio while reading content the background audio continues to play unless you open an audio book turn on text to speech all of the files have been played or if you stop the playback as indicated below To turn off background audio 1 fyou are not already on the Home screen press the Home button 2 Press the Menu button 3 Move the 5 way down until Experimental is underlined Press the 5 way to select 4 Move the 5 way down until
21. the maximum value This is because Kindle is designed to operate at multiple power levels so as to use only the power required to reach the network In general the closer you are to a wireless base station antenna the lower the power output The highest measured SAR value for this model Kindle as reported to the FCC when held at least 0 39 of an inch 1 0 cm from the body is 1 32W kg The FCC has granted an Equipment Authorization for this Kindle with all reported SAR levels evaluated as in compliance with the FCC RF exposure guidelines SAR information on this Kindle is on file with the FCC and can be found under the Display Grant section of http Awww fcc gov oet ea after searching on FCC ID WI5 1210 This Kindle meets RF exposure guidelines when positioned at least 0 39 of an inch 1 0 cm away from the body Amazon sells Kindle branded accessories that can be used to position the device at least 0 39 of an inch 1 0 cm away from the body UL CERTIFICATION NUMBER The UL Certification Number is E310454 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION A22 PATENT NOTICES The Kindle device and or methods used in association with the Kindle device may be covered by one or more patents or pending patent applications MPEG Layer 3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson TRADEMARK NOTICES 1 CLICK AMAZON the AMAZON COM LOGO the AMAZONKINDLE LOGO AUDIBLE KINDLE MOBIPOCKET WHISPERNET AND WHISPERSYNC are trademarks
22. to change your Kindle e mail address to which you or others can send e mail attachments to be read on your Kindle see Chapter 8 for more information on converting personal documents lists your Kindle s serial number Deregister disassociates the Kindle from your account if you transfer ownership of the device to someone else Register a new Kindle registers your Kindle to your personal Amazon com account Your Kindle approved e mail list allows you to maintain a list of e mail addresses authorized to send e mail personal documents to your Kindle MANAGING YOUR ORDERS Delivery status for view the status of recently ordered books and your subscriptions to determine what content has been recently delivered wirelessly to your Kindle s Your default 1 Click payment method allows you to update the payment method Kindle uses to make purchases on Amazon com All Kindle transactions are completed with 1 Click Changes made to your default 1 Click method will apply to your future Amazon com 1 Click transactions but will not change your current active Kindle subscriptions Your active Kindle subscriptions view which subscriptions are currently active change payment information and see billing details and re download past issues up to seven issues prior You can see all of your active and inactive subscriptions by going to Manage Your Subscriptions which you access from the Your Account or Manage Your Kindle pages
23. to find relevant Kindle content associated with the keyword or phrase that you type into the search box The search engine finds and displays lists of content along with descriptive images titles authors and ratings You can narrow results by categories by clicking on the drop down list located in the upper right corner of the Search Results page GETTING THE DETAILS The product detail page for Kindle content provides the most pertinent information to help you make a purchase decision In addition to cover image title author and KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 108 pricing information the product detail page gives you insight into the content from other readers For example you can read customer reviews and check out Customers who bought this also bought to find out what other customers have enjoyed From the product detail page you can purchase Kindle books newspapers blogs and other periodicals with Amazon com 1 Click ORDERING CONTENT Ordering content from the product detail page is as easy as the click of a button Similar to ordering directly from your Kindle you can place orders from detail pages on Amazon com and receive your content in usually under a minute Once you make a selection your order is auto 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
24. 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 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 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 27b THE KINDLE STOREFRONT When you select Shop in Kindle Store from any menu you will be taken to the Kindle Storefront An example is shown below the storefront you see may be different as we update it often The features are explained in the list that follows Charlie s Kindle alil Browse Books Newspapers Magazines Blogs National Best Sellers List Kindle Top Sellers outtiers New amp Noteworthy Books LOUSA Kindle Daily Post mu November 20 2008 0 26 AM POT The National Book Awards were announced last evening According to their site this tradition has been going on since 1950 when a congoartium of book publishing Recommended for You Begin typing to search o search store Browse the Kindle Store displays the currently available content by type in the Kindle Store National Best Sellers List displays a list of current best se
25. 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 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION S0 Hot Flat and Crowded Why We N wll E Search Results Showing All 38 Location 158 mitigate That proposal was the epitome of dumb as we wanna be RISE There is a third trend though and this is the one that gives me Location 242 terror We have so much more to contribute But changes in our 2S and temperament over the last three decades not only after 9 11 have Location 34 been bottled in our economy But like all good things in for everything there is a season and limits Reaganism which coincided with the Location 459 globalization that would have a huge impact on economics MAA and military and social affairs The more I travel the more see the Location 1528 Mamoun Fandy the author of Un Civil War of Words Media and SII TE in the Arab World and senior fellow for Gulf security in the Middle East Page1ot amp Close Search Results 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 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 071 7 SEARCH RESULTS FOR A DEFINITION When you want to look up the meaning of a wor
26. you the type of listings you will see on the Books browse page KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION EE AS EC Charlie s Kindle Browse Path Books 24 Categories All Books 202 097 Fiction 85 215 Nonfiction 114 369 Advice amp How to 111667 Category Business amp Investing 17 416 Politics amp Current Events 17 328 Literary Fiction 1 555 Biographies amp Memoirs 6 238 Religion amp Spirituality 12 505 Science Fiction sag Fantasy 3 128 Mystery amp Thrillers 8 446 Begin typing to search Romance Number of Titles in Category Sclence 28 529 History 12 774 Children s Chapter Books 4705 Reference 5 823 Travel 1 526 Sports Humor Computers amp Internet Arts amp Entertainment Lifestyle amp Home Parenting amp Families l 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 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 EDITION 80 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 PRO
27. DUCT 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 Charlie s Kindle The Story of Edgar Sawtelle Title Dy David Wroblewski Author Bom mute speaking only in sign Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their farm in remote Description northem Wisconsin For generations the Sawielles have More Prini ListPrice 2555 Kindle Price 11 99 Buy You Save 13 96 5455 includes tren wireless delivery via Amazon Whispemet 662 Customer Reviews dini Reviews Sales Rank 80 in Kindle Store Try a Sample Publisher HarperCollins e books Published Jun 10 2008 Save for Later Print Length 576 pages Customers who bought this book also bought Hecommendations Aiii The Guemsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society wai Art of Racing in the Rain The by Garth Stein sokinkir The Beach House by Jane Green Begin typing to search KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 81 Author searches the Kindle Store for other books by the author when selected If more than one author wrote the book selecting this item will show a menu of the authors from which to choose Description describes the item Select more to see the full text Buy purchases the item using your default Amazon 1 Click payment method and sends it wirelessly to your Kindle for free Reviews disp
28. If you are not within coverage Kindle will automatically download the item when you re enter Whispernet wireless service Personal documents sent to your Kindle are not backed up at Amazon com When you remove a Kindle book you bought from Amazon we automatically save all of your annotations for the book in case you ever want to download it again However if you remove a subscription issue that is older than seven days a blog of any age or an item you did not get from Amazon any annotations you created on Kindle for those items do not get saved Your My Clippings file will still remain as a separate file containing all the clippings you added regardless of whether the content is a book subscription or blog or was purchased from Amazon or not See Chapter 3 for more information 7 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 40 CHAPTER 3 Reading on Kindle Kindle retains the best qualities of printed books but adds many features that are available only through digital technologies such as word look up changeable text size and clippings This chapter explains more about Kindle s reading features 3 1 Types of Content There are many types of reading material available for your Kindle such as books newspapers magazines and blogs If you want to begin purchasing and downloading reading material you can learn more in Chapter 5 You can also purchase audiobooks from Audible com and even have Amazon convert and deliver personal doc
29. N SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON HOW LONG AN IMPLIED WARRANTY LASTS SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU WE ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU This limited warranty gives you specific legal rights and you may have other rights which vary from state to state KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION A20 Notices and Certifications GOVERNMENT STANDARDS FOR RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS In 1991 92 the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE and the American National Standards Institute ANSI joined in updating ANSI s 1982 standard for safety levels with respect to human exposure to RF signals More than 120 scientists engineers and physicians from universities government health agencies and industries developed this standard In 1993 the Federal Communications Commission FCC adopted this updated standard In August 1996 the FCC adopted a hybrid standard consisting of the existing ANSI IEEE standard and the guidelines published by the National Council of Radiation Protection and Measurements NCRP The Kindle design complies with updated NCRP standards FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules Operation is
30. ages to appear when you load a Web page Note that if you do not show images Web pages will load faster KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 94 CHAPTER 7 Settings and Experimental Use the Kindle Settings page to personalize items on Kindle such as the name of your Kindle automatic backup personal information etc The Settings page also gives you information about your Kindle such as the software version number The Experimental page contains a number of prototype concepts we are working on 7 1 Adjusting Your Kindle Settings The Settings page is shown below and the features are explained in the list that follows To go to the Settings page press the Menu button while on your Home screen Use the 5 way controller to underline Settings and press to select KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 95 Settings amp Device Information Jic Registration This device and amy content purchased in the Kindle Siore are registered to tha Amazon com usar name shown below Registered User Charlie Tritschler deragister Registered on Nov 21 2008 Device Name The current name for your Kindle is shown below and appears in Home Name Charlie s Kindle edit name Device E mail You can send documents 1o your Kindle s amp mail address shown below To edil the address or add additional addresses ta your approved list of senders go to wWw amazon com manageyourkindle E mail ctritsch_3 kindle com Personal Info Yo
31. arrow 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 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 74 CHAPTER 5 The Kindle Store The Kindle Store is the place to purchase your Kindle books newspapers magazines and blogs Find an item in the store select Buy and you will typically receive your item wirelessly in under a minute All of your Kindle purchases use Amazon 1 Click for easy purchasing and Amazon automatically backs up all of your purchases in case you lose your Kindle or want to download a title again To help other Amazon users decide what to buy you can also add your own ratings and reviews 5 1 Getting Started at the Store This section tells you how to connect to the Kindle Store on your Kindle and provides some ideas about the best ways to look for content once you are connected CONNECTING TO THE KINDLE STORE You connect to the Kindle Store using your device s built in Whispernet service To go to the Kindle Store follow these steps 1 If Whispernet is not already on press the Menu button move the 5 way controller up so that Turn Wireless On is underlined and then press the 5 way to turn on Whispernet 2 Move the 5 way controller down to
32. cover on to avoid scratches Don t expose your Kindle to extreme heat or cold For example don t leave it in the trunk of your car in sub zero or high heat conditions RECYCLING KINDLE AND THE BATTERY PROPERLY In some areas the disposal of certain electronic devices is regulated Make sure you dispose of or recycle Kindle in accordance with your local laws and regulations For information about recycling Kindle go to http www amazon com kindle recycling ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY This Warranty is provided by Amazon Fulfillment Services Inc for the Kindle Device the Device We warrant the Device against defects in materials and workmanship under ordinary consumer use for one year from the date of original retail purchase During this warranty period if a defect arises in the Device and you follow the instructions for returning the Device we will at our option either i repair the Device using either new or refurbished parts ii replace the Device with a new or refurbished Device or iii refund the purchase price of the Device This limited warranty applies to any repair replacement part or replacement Device for the remainder of the original warranty period or for ninety days whichever period is longer All replaced parts and Devices for which a refund is given shall become our property This limited warranty applies only to hardware components of the Device that are not subject to accident misuse neglect fi
33. d KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION b3 3 4 Looking Up Definitions While reading a book or periodical you can see a brief definition of a word using the Lookup feature The Lookup feature uses The New Oxford American Dictionary by default but you can also purchase other dictionaries and make them your default dictionary using the Settings page See Chapter 7 for details on how to change your default dictionary THE LOOKUP FEATURE To see the definition of a particular word in your reading content follow these steps 1 Move the 5 way controller up or down to display the cursor 2 Move the 5 way in front of the word you want to look up 3 If the word is found in the dictionary a definition extract appears at the bottom of the screen 4 To see the complete definition press the Return key 9 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 x Tip If you want to expand your search beyond the dictionary on your device you can use the Search feature to look for the word on Wikipedia or the Web See Chapter 4 for more information 3 5 Annotations and Clippings You can add annotations to all of your books and periodicals Annotations can include notes you have written highlights you ve marked and bookmarks you ve created Annotations are specific to the content you are reading so each book or periodical has
34. d you can limit a search to the dictionary Kindle searches your default dictionary for definitions of the word you enter To find a definition follow these steps 1 Type in the word you want defined 2 Move the 5 way right to highlight dictionary 3 Press the 5 way to submit your search _ The New Oxford American Diction lt pol i tics pale tiks a plural n usu treated as sing the activities associated with the governance of a country or other area esp the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power the Communist Party was a major force in French politics thereafter he dropped out of active palitics SPECIAL USAGE gt the activities of governments concerning the political relations between countries in the conduct of global politics economic status must be backed by military capacity the academic study of government and the state as adj a politics lecturer activities within an organization that are aimed at improving someone s status or position and are typically considered to be devious or divisive yet anather discussion of office politics and personalities You will see a complete definition of the word KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 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 M
35. d American Dictionary included on your Kindle but you can change your dictionary choice by purchasing a different dictionary on the Kindle Store and then following these steps 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 the Menu button Move the 5 way to underline Change Primary Dictionary and press to select Move the 5 way to underline the dictionary you want to use and press to select nm oa BB UN 7 CHANGING AUTOMATIC BACKUP Automatic Backup will backup your last location read all of your notes and bookmarks you make to Amazon com on any of your purchased content If you delete an item from your Kindle or your Kindle is lost stolen or damaged you can automatically restore your annotations bookmarks and the last location you read by downloading the item from the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon com You can enable or disable automatic backup by following the steps below 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 the Menu button Move the 5 way to underline Disable Enable Annotations Backup and press to select nb ON 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
36. delivered wirelessly to your Kindle and also added to the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon com You will see an items downloaded message at the top of the screen when your item has arrived on your Kindle x Tip Once your item has been downloaded the original is retained in the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon com If the download is not successful or if it is interrupted Kindle will attempt to download again without any action required from you RETURNING AN ITEM All of your Kindle Store purchases present an order cancellation feature at the time of purchase in case you change your mind or made a mistake Just select Purchase by Accident Cancel this Order on the order confirmation page If you prefer you can also contact Kindle Support using Amazon s Click to Call service on the Web at http www amazon com kindlesupport KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 86 CHAPTER 6 Accessing the Web Your Kindle comes with an Experimental application called Basic Web which is a Web browser optimized to read Web sites that are primarily text based It supports JavaScript SSL and cookies but does not support media plug ins Flash Shockwave etc or Java applets 6 1 Using Basic Web There are three ways to open the Basic Web browser The two main ways are to select Basic Web from the Experimental screen or to follow a link from within your reading material Many of the blogs that you subscribe to from the Kindle
37. e 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 com user name and password the e mail address and password associated with your Amazon account Use the keyboard to enter in your information 6 Navigate the 5 way to select OK to finish the registration process or Cancel to cancel your registration nb ON gt x Tip If your Amazon user name or password contains characters not present on the Kindle keyboard press the Symbol key E on the bottom of the keyboard to see a menu of additional characters and select the character you require Once registered you can make purchases on the Kindle Store convert personal documents on Amazon use Basic Web and take advantage of other Amazon sponsored services If your Kindle has incorrect registration information deregister the device and then reregister it KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 97 DEREGISTERING YOUR KINDLE If you want to transfer ownership of your Kindle or return it for service or recycling you should deregister it to prevent unauthorized purchases The process is similar to the registration process descr
38. e Kindle connects to the Whispernet network we deliver your favorite periodicals over the air to your device as soon as they are published often before they are even available in print For example if you subscribe to the Kindle edition of The Wall Street Journal the latest edition is wirelessly delivered overnight so you can read it each morning Your favorite periodicals follow you wherever you go in Whispernet s broad coverage area whether you are at home or on the road Also you pay only for your subscriptions Amazon com covers the wireless delivery cost Peruse Your Periodicals Just as you would thumb through a physical newspaper or magazine to locate an article of interest your Kindle supplies you with navigation shortcuts so that you can quickly zero in on an article of interest By moving the 5 way controller right or left you can advance to the next or previous article and pushing the 5 way brings up the periodical s section list Search Your World While you are in Home the Kindle Store or reading content you can use your Kindle s search feature From the keyboard begin typing what you d like to search for and then using the 5 way controller select the range of your search If you begin your search while in Home or with open content you have the option to search for that item in all of your books newspapers blogs personal documents and annotations You also have the option to focus your search to the built in dictionar
39. e of content you want to display Press the 5 way to select it The new display option changes immediately or WN KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 3D 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 Charlie s Kindle Sort Options Most Recent First Title Author sample The Snowball Warren Buff Alice Schroeder Greg Mortenson Hot Flat and Crowded Thomas L Fried ae The Omnivore s Dilemma Michael Pollan m The Audacity of Hope Thou Barack Obama Piskal ha ia M NM Twilight The Twilight Sa Stephenie Meyer Sara Gruen A Thousand Splendid Suns Khaled Hosseini Michael Pollan PA oF nan Most Recent First sorts your content by the most recently added or recently opened items first Title sorts your content alphabetically by title of the item Author sorts your content alphabetically by the author s last name or publisher s name If you choose this option periodicals will be sorted by their dates KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 36 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 If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button Move
40. e of the item you are reading This is usually the cover of the book Table of Contents takes you to the Table of Contents for the item you are reading Go to Beginning takes you to the place in the book the publisher considers to be the beginning This is usually the first chapter but may be a foreword the table of contents or other point the publisher chooses Go to Location displays at the bottom of the screen a text entry box that allows you to specify a location to jump to in the content Sync to Furthest Page Read connects to Amazon com and compares your current reading location with the one saved at Amazon If you are further along in your book using another device Kindle gives you the choice to go to the furthest page read Book Description connects to the Kindle Store and displays the detail page for the full book Search This Book displays the Search line at the bottom of the screen Additional details on how to conduct a search are provided in Chapter 4 Add a Bookmark bookmarks the page you are currently on After selecting this option the upper right corner of the book will be dog eared and this menu option will change to Delete Bookmark Add a Note or Highlight puts you into annotation mode Additional details on how to create a note or highlight are provided later in this chapter My Notes amp Marks displays a page containing all of your current item s notes highlight
41. e that came with the device 2 Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally find an external USB drive 3 Open your Kindle You should see a folder entitled Audible Drag any audiobooks you want to play on your Kindle into this folder 4 Using your computer un mount your Kindle from your computer The content you transferred should now appear in Home x Tip To pause the playing of Audible press the space bar on the keyboard and press the spacebar again to resume TRANSFERRING MP3s You can transfer your MP3 files to Kindle by copying them to the music folder on your Kindle over USB For more information on connecting your computer over USB see Making the Connection earlier in this chapter Kindle only supports MP3 audio files AAC WAV and other music file formats are not supported 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 un mount your Kindle from your computer For more information on playing background music see Chapter 3 x Tip While there is no limit to the number of MP3 files and audiobooks that you can t
42. e using the 5 way controller the Home Menu Back and Next Previous Page buttons and the keyboard Volume Controls Previous Page Button Home Button Next Page Next Page Button Button Menu Button 5 Way Controller Keyboard Back Button Symbol Key KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION segs To select a particular item such as a menu option or a specific word in your reading material move the 5 way controller up down left or right to highlight your choice and then press to select You can press the Next or Previous Page buttons to move forward or backward in your reading material and press the Back button to retrace your steps on your Kindle Use the keyboard to type words or phrases when searching your reading material or items in the Kindle Store You can also use the keyboard to create notes while reading All of these are covered in more detail later in this guide Easy to Read Display Kindle uses a high resolution display technology called electronic paper It works using ink just like books and newspapers but it displays the ink particles electronically The page flash you see when you turn the page is part of the ink placement process The electronic paper display is reflective which means unlike most displays you can read it clearly even in bright sunlight Also electronic paper does not need power to hold the ink in place which extends your Kindle s battery life Wireless Access with Whispernet Using the wirel
43. ect 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 You should see a folder entitled music Transfer this folder to the computer s desktop Using your computer un mount 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 Open your Kindle Transfer the music folder from your computer desktop to your Kindle You may receive a message asking if you want to replace the folder already on the Kindle select Replace or Yes Using your computer un mount your Kindle from your computer KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION APPENDIX SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE INFORMATION Use Responsibly Read all instructions and safety information before use to avoid injury W CAUTION FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS COULD RESULT IN FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR OTHER INJURY OR DAMAGE BATTERY SAFETY Charge the battery only in temperatures that range from 32 to 95 Fahrenheit 0 to 35 Celsius WIRELESS SAFETY Turn Amazon Whispernet off in areas where wireless use is forbidden or when it may cause interference or danger Some specific situations are described below In general you should no
44. en http www amazon com manageyourkindle Scroll down to the section entitled Your orders and individual charges This lists the Kindle books you have purchased Clicking the sign next to a book expands the item s window On the right side of the window are two boxes one called Download to computer and another with the name of one of your Kindle devices The device name is listed in the upper left corner of the device s Home screen To transfer your purchased Kindle content using Whispernet 1 Pull down on the box containing the name of one of your Kindles and select the Kindle to which you want to download the content 2 Select Go 3 The content you transferred should now appear in Home KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 452 To transfer your purchased Kindle content over USB 1 Select Download to computer and the file will appear on your desktop 2 Connect the USB cable provided with your Kindle to the Kindle and your computer 3 Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally find an external USB drive 4 Open your Kindle You should see a folder entitled documents Transfer the downloaded files into the documents folder of your Kindle 6 Using your computer un mount your Kindle from your computer The content you transferred should now appear in Home o1 10 2 Transferring Periodical Subscriptions To transfer a periodical subscription from
45. en an update is loaded on your device this menu option becomes available otherwise it is grayed out Restart restarts your Kindle Reset to Factory Defaults resets your Kindle to its original factory settings You should only select this action if instructed to do so by Kindle Customer Service Legal provides trademark copyright and other notices about the software installed on your Kindle Sync amp Check for Items connects to Amazon com to download any newly available items and sync the furthest page read and bookmarks for all the books on your device 7 2 Experimental The Experimental page is a place for you to try out and experiment with some of the concepts we have under development We encourage you to send us your feedback to help us decide how to improve the concepts and whether or not you think we should make them part of the Kindle product To open Experimental follow the steps below 1 If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button 2 Press the Menu button 3 Move the 5 way down unti to select 4 Select the concept you would like to try a Experimental is underlined and press the 5 way To give us feedback on items on the Experimental page send an e mail to kindle feedbackQ amazon com 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 thought
46. en to music while you use your Kindle use your computer to transfer MP3 files to the music folder on your Kindle When you select Play MP3 from the Experimental page each of the songs will play in the order they were added to your Kindle KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 42 3 2 Content Formatting on Kindle When you read a book on Kindle you will find that the formatting generally follows the printed version of the book If the book has a table of contents it will appear in Kindle If the book has chapters a preface an illustrated cover and so forth these will be displayed While you are reading each page displays a header showing the content title and or issue date The top of the page shows the battery and Whispernet status indicators KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 43 The Story of Edgar Sawtelle il Coy dogs then the flashers atop his cruiser would have started to spin and that would have been the end of it By the time they pulled into the driveway Edgar had resolved to leave at once Henry stalled him and dug out a map and calculated the distance from Lute to Thunder Bay It turned out to be over two hundred miles Henry pointed out the impossibility of Tinder walking that far with a half healed foot And that s if you go straight through Superior How did you plan to do that if you re so worried about being spotted don t know Edgar wrote We ll figure out something Look Henry said
47. enu button Turn Wireless On should automatically be underlined so press the 5 way controller to select and turn on Whispernet SEARCHING WIKIPEDIA To search Wikipedia enter your term and move the 5 way to select wikipedia This opens Basic Web and displays the Wikipedia entry for the term if it exists SEARCHING THE WEB To search the Web enter your term and move the 5 way to select google This opens Basic Web and submits your search term to Google SEARCHING THE KINDLE STORE To search the Kindle Store enter your term and move the 5 way to select store Your Kindle connects to the Kindle Store and displays the search results page for the store sorted by relevance as shown in the example below You can page through the results just like you would content on your Kindle KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 2 Charlie s Kindle ai E Kindle Store Narrow Resutis by Search Results politics Category 8917 Titles Sorted by Relevance Politics by Aristotle by Aristotle a a POLITICS UPDATED w LINKED TOC by Aristote Soci cinir Politics by Aristotle by Aristotle Parian Politics by Aristotle Published by MobileReference mobi by Aristotle A N William Ellis ie Secrets to Winning at Office Politics How to Achieve Your Goals and Increase Your by Marie G Melntyre mi God s Politics by Jim Wallis ent Begin typing to search Pagel of 1487 x Tip You can also n
48. ess 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 If you have files formatted as text Microsoft Word HTML PDF or image files like GIF or JPEG you can e mail the files as attachments to your Kindle e mail address Amazon will convert the files if necessary and send them back to your computer for free or wirelessly to your Kindle for a small fee whichever you prefer Currently the conversion of PDF documents is an experimental feature Some complex PDF files might not format correctly on your Kindle For more information on transferring converting and e mailing your personal documents see Chapter 8 AUDIOBOOKS You can download and enjoy thousands of audiobooks from Audible com Due to their large file size audiobooks must be downloaded to your PC or Mac over your existing Internet connection and then transferred to Kindle over USB Listen to audiobooks through Kindle s speakers or plug in your headphones for private listening For more information on transferring and listening to audiobooks see Chapter 8 BACKGROUND MUSIC If you like to list
49. ess Amazon Whispernet service Amazon delivers content to your Kindle whenever and wherever you want it within the wireless coverage area using the same technology as a cell phone By default your Kindle ships with Whispernet already turned on To turn Whispernet on or off press the Menu button move the 5 way controller up to underline Turn Wireless On Off and then press the 5 way Your Choice of Text Size To optimize your reading experience Kindle provides a quick way to adjust the size of the reading text among six sizes KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 10 To try it now press the Text key a move the 5 way controller to choose the size you prefer and press the 5 way to select The text changes to the new size Repeat The Accidental Tourist unless he was tightly wrapped in a blanket the pediatrician had explained that new babies have a fear of flying apart Macon had not been able to imagine that at the time but now he had no trouble He could picture himself separating falling into pieces his head floating away with terrifying swiftness in the eerie green air of Alberta In Vancouver she asked if the rain vanished there as well No he said Ho No it rains in Vancouver ha Aa Aa Aa Aa Text to Speech tumon the same steps to change the text size back or to change it to a size comfortable for you to read KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION Let Kindle Read to You Yo
50. he highlight to end 5 Notice that the text you highlighted appears with a gray underline DELETING A HIGHLIGHT To remove a highlight follow these steps 1 Navigate the cursor over the highlight you want to remove 2 Press the Delete key Or 1 Press the Menu button 2 Move the 5 way controller down until My Notes amp Marks is underlined Press the 5 way to select it 3 Using the 5 way navigate to the highlight you want to remove Press the Delete key 5 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 A KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 57 USING NOTES To add a note follow these steps 1 Using the 5 way move the cursor to the left of the word where you want to add your thoughts 2 Type your note 3 Using the 5 way navigate the cursor over save note and press the 5 way Notice the superscripted number where you inserted your note Notes are numbered in the order they appear in the content so if you later create another note on an earlier page the numbering of the previously created notes will change To edit a note follow these steps Use the 5 way to move the cursor over the note s number The note appears at the bottom of the screen Press the Return key to edit the note Use the keyboard to make your changes Navigate the 5 way over save note a
51. ibed above Just select deregister from the Registration section and select ok to confirm Note that you will not be able to buy or download samples from the store or use Basic Web if your Kindle is not registered You can also deregister your Kindle from the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon com PERSONALIZING YOUR KINDLE Your Kindle acquires a default name when it is first registered This name is based on your Amazon com account name and is displayed at the top of your Home screen If you want to edit this name on your Kindle only follow these steps 1 If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button 2 Press the Menu button 3 Move the 5 way down until Settings is underlined and press to select 4 Move the 5 way down until Edit name is underlined Press the 5 way to open the text entry box 5 Use the keyboard to change the device name 6 When you have finished move the 5 way to the right to highlight Submit and press the 5 way to submit the change Tip To add any personal information such as your contact information navigate with the 5 way so that Edit personal info is underlined then press the 5 way Use the keyboard to add your information then select Submit when you have finished KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 98 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 Oxfor
52. iewer Yesh Prabhu author of The Beech Tree Plainsboro This is an astonishing mysterious bewildering and profound novel And even trough the story is sad and hieart breaking it is written so well that it has resulted in a deeply satistying novel ag well Mot since read Yann Marlel s mesmerizing Wk Disappointed Not worthy of quesionable hype Reviewer A Kocher Phila PA I m having a really hard time believing that all these 5 star reviews are legitimate Some of them don t even seem lo be by someone who READ this book as they are full of factual errors canned recommend this book but will try 1o provide moo Very Disappointing Reviewer Hedwig of NG North Carolina Coast From all of the hype surrounding this book To the overahelminghy positive reviews on the back Stephen King RAVES about Hj couldn t wait t read i was certainly surprised but nat in a good way Begin typing fo search Kame da 28 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 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 84 Charlie s Kindle alll Go My Rating and Review Rate This Item The Story of Edgar Sawtel
53. ight of the URL text field there is a button to stop loading or reload the current page From there move your 5 way to the right and you can quickly search the Google search engine for the text entered in the URL text field Above the URL text field are shortcuts to navigate back and forward one page an indication of how much of the page has been loaded whether you are viewing the page in Basic or Advanced Mode and where you are in the web page USING BOOKMARKS AND ADDING YOUR OWN Bookmarks let you easily access a Web page without needing to type the address every time When you open Basic Web from the Experimental page for the first time you will see a list of default bookmarks with links to information such as daily news and weather While browsing you can also access the same list of bookmarks by selecting Bookmarks from the browser menu just press the Menu button To add a Web site to the Bookmarks page simply navigate to the site that you want to bookmark and press the Menu button Move the cursor to Bookmark this page and press the 5 way controller Any new bookmarks that you select will be added to the existing list on your Kindle You can remove a bookmark by going to your Bookmarks lists and moving the 5 way controller until the item you want to delete is underlined Press the 5 way and the site will be deleted from your Bookmarks From the Bookmarks list moving right on the 5 way allows you to edit the name of the bo
54. indle The supported file formats are listed below Microsoft Word DOC e RTF e PDF Structured HTML HTML HTM JPEG JPEG JPG GIF GIF PNG PNG e BMP BMP Compressed ZIP ZIP Note PDF conversion is currently an experimental feature on Kindle Due to PDF s fixed layout format some complex PDF files might not format correctly on your Kindle x Tip ZIP files are automatically opened up by the conversion service if you choose to compress your documents Any enclosed files listed above inside the ZIP file will be converted and sent to your Kindle or computer as specified KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 104 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 2 Sign in to your Amazon com account Inthe Your Kindle s section select Edit Info 4 In the Kindle E mail Address text field change the first part of the e mail address to what you would like it to be The kindle com will automatically be appended 5 Select Update information to save your changes and close the text entry box Co Your Kindle will only receive converted files from e mail addresses you have authorized
55. ip sie approval Tuesday to a new 30 day ge limit for children who can b z i for aid to cS borrowers JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS The CEOs of the nation s Big Three automakers didn t get much respect when they pulled up at Cheney Gonzales are indicted in Texas CHRISTOPHER SHERMAN Vice President Dick Cheney and former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales have been Stevens loses re election bid MICHAEL R BLOOD Sen Ted Stevens the longest serving Republican in Senate history narrowly lost his Lieberman to retain chair of key panel PAUL KANE AND SHAILAGH MURRAY Sen Joe Lieberman independent Conn easily won a vote to remain chairman of a key Page 2014 To navigate to a particular article within a section or blog simply move the 5 way controller to underline the article title and press to select To dismiss this view and return to where you were last reading in the magazine or newspaper select Close Articles List located at the bottom of the screen SELECTING INTERNAL LINKS Your reading material may also contain links to other places in the document For example in many books the table of contents is set up to link to the content pages Links are easy to spot because they are underlined KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 52s To select a link Move the 5 way over the link The cursor changes to look like this Press the 5 way to select the link Kindle takes you to the linked location Press the Back button to
56. ist of the content on your Kindle Move the 5 way controller up or down to underline the item you want to open and then press the 5 way to open the item To delete content on your Kindle move the 5 way controller up or down to underline the item you want to delete Move the 5 way to the left and then press the 5 way to complete the removal of the item To move previously deleted content from Amazon com back to your Kindle Whispernet must be on From Home select Archived Items This shows all of the content stored at Amazon com Underline the item you want to move back to your Kindle and move the 5 way to the right to start the transfer In under a minute the item re downloads into your Kindle and appears in the list of content in Home KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION prs Shop Anytime Anywhere If you have Whispernet on and you select Shop in Kindle Store from any menu Kindle connects you to a broad offering of reading material including books newspapers blogs and magazines You can browse by category or check out the latest bestsellers new and noteworthy items or your personalized recommendations You can see details about an item read customer reviews and even download free samples of books you are interested in If you want to buy an item Kindle uses secure Amazon 1 Click and then Whispernet delivers the item to your Kindle generally in under a minute with no wireless delivery charges to you Automatic Delivery Sinc
57. k Times Thu Nov 20 2008 Periodicals Back Issues 13 Audiobook mw The Six Servants Dram The Brothers cri Pages in Home Device name the name of your Kindle You can edit this name on the Settings screen Show options choose which types of content you want displayed in Home KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 132 Sort options choose the order you want content displayed in Home Title the title of the item Author or Date for books the author of the item is listed For periodicals and blogs the date is listed Unread title the new label indicates the item has never been opened and is less than 24 hours old Once you open a new document or more than 24 hours has passed since the item arrived on your Kindle the new label is removed Archived Items items stored at Amazon com that you can re download to your device Sample title the sample label indicates the book is a sample If you like it you can purchase the full book from within the sample Progress indicator the series of dots below the item shows how long the book is and bold dots show how far you have read in a particular item Audiobook title the audio label indicates the book is an audiobook Pages indicates the total number of pages in Home Use the Next Page or Previous Page button to navigate the pages Periodicals Back Issues stores older issues of newspapers and magazines
58. lays the customer reviews for this item Provides links to editorial reviews and for writing your own review Try a Sample downloads the beginning of the book for free so you can sample it before buying Save for Later adds the item to your Save for Later Items list so you can peruse or purchase it later Customers who bought this book also bought displays a list of items purchased by Amazon customers who also bought this item ADDITIONAL DETAILS FOR PERIODICALS The product detail page for newspapers magazines and blogs is similar to the product detail page for books but it contains different purchasing options Subscribe now with 14 day Free Trial select this to start your subscription All newspapers magazines and blogs come with a free trial to start your subscription and you can cancel your subscription on the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon at any time during this period After the trial period your subscription will automatically be delivered at the regular monthly price Buy Current Issue purchases the current issue of the newspaper or magazine and sends it to your Kindle KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 82 SAVING ITEMS FOR LATER The Kindle Store provides a Save for Later Items page for you to save items that you want to look at or purchase later This page lists the item s title author and average customer rating To add an item to your list select Save for Later fro
59. le by David Wroblewski Publication Date Jun 10 2008 Average Customer Review adit Review This Item Title Hona Review Hone Submit Begun typing fo search ENTERING A RATING AND REVIEW 1 Indicate the rating you think this item deserves by selecting the line with the appropriate number of stars 2 Select Title and enter a title for your review Select ok to submit your title 3 Select Review and type your review on the lines provided Select ok to submit your review 4 To submit your rating and review select Submit If you want to close this page without submitting your rating or review select Cancel KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 85 5 4 Making Purchases This section explains various aspects of purchasing items from the Kindle Store TRYING A SAMPLE BOOK Most Kindle books allow you to download a sample before you decide to buy the item The end of the sample book has a link to revisit the product detail page for the item or a link to purchase the item directly In addition while reading a sample the Menu shows Buy this Book Now so you can purchase the sample at any time during your reading BUYING YOUR SELECTIONS All of your Kindle Store purchases use Amazon 1 Click which allows you to purchase reading materials with a single selection To make your purchase select Buy from any product detail page for the item you want Your item will be auto
60. le and a laptop computer connected through the USB cable KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 102 USB ports USB cable When you are connected to your PC your Kindle will go into USB drive mode and its battery will be recharged by the computer Your Whispernet service is temporarily shut off and you will not receive any of your subscriptions while in this mode Also your Kindle is not usable as a reading device while you are in USB drive mode but will return right to where you were when you unmount the device from your computer x Tip If you d like to continue reading your Kindle while its battery is being charged by the computer you will need to release it from USB drive mode by unmounting or ejecting the Kindle from the computer Note that it is always best to use your computer to unmount or eject your Kindle before disconnecting the USB cable Consult your computer manual for details on how to properly disconnect a USB storage device 8 2 Handling Files through USB MANAGING YOUR DOCUMENTS When your Kindle is connected to a computer and mounted as a USB drive you will see three default directories or folders The one called documents contains all of your digital reading materials like books newspapers your My Clippings file etc The Audible directory is for your audiobooks and music is for your MP3 files You can add Kindle compatible files to these directories and you can copy move or delete the files
61. llers in the Kindle Store from the New York Times USA Today and Wall Street Journal KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 76 Kindle Top Sellers displays a list of Kindle bestselling titles New amp Noteworthy Books displays a list of new or noteworthy books on the Kindle Store Kindle Daily Post displays a daily blog from Amazon on content related topics Recommended for You displays items recommended for you by Amazon based on your previous digital and physical purchases Search Store enter your search criteria here and Amazon will search the entire Kindle Store for matches and return the search results Once you are in the Kindle Store you can move around using links on the pages of the store such as Reviews or Top Sellers by using the Store menu or by searching the Kindle Store for specific titles 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 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION Su e Browse Books Newspapers Magazines Blogs National Best Sellers Kindle Top Sellers amp New amp Noteworthy Bc Turn Wireless Off Kindle Storefront Books Newspapers Magazines Blogs Kindle Daily Post mo q J9P Sellers The best oT lists keep com for the best Nation and naa lst includes New amp Noteworthy Recommended for You Save for Later Items Recommended f
62. lymer battery Connectivity USB 2 0 micro B connector EVDO CDMA wireless modem Operating temperature 32 F to 95 F 0 C to 35 C Storage temperature 14 F to 113 F 10 C to 45 C KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 124
63. m the product detail page for the item You will see a confirmation message that your addition was successful To see your list of saved items select Save for Later Items from the Store menu To display the product detail page for this item select Details To remove the item from your list select Delete 5 3 Recommendations Reviews and Ratings The Kindle Store provides several features to help you decide which reading materials you may want to purchase This section describes the various ways you can find what is available YOUR RECOMMENDATIONS The Recommendations page provides a list of things that you might enjoy based on the types of materials digital and printed you have purchased in the past either on Kindle or on Amazon com To get to this page select Recommended for You from the Kindle Storefront or from the Kindle Store menu LOOKING UP REVIEWS The Reviews page lists Customer Reviews for items To get to the Reviews page for a specific item select Reviews from the product detail page for that item To see Editorial Reviews from publications select Editorial Reviews from the Reviews page For the complete text of a particular review select the review excerpt using the 5 way controller KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 83 Charlie s Kindle i all C Write a Review Editorial Reviews Customer Reviews The Story of Edgar Sawtelle kms Its understated elegance shines through Rev
64. mental 2444250000555 E PERRO NI NGA NAG NAPAKA sees eek eens ees 101 CHAPTER 8 Kindle and Your Computer 102 8 1 Getting SEIITeg s isiecdsantcdecevtatddicdecedsseeeeenewesdebeteteseeess 102 System Requirements eese eese nn 102 Making the Conne tlOnz zs uxo deo KG mb x ERU WR ua cee ee esse ese 102 8 2 Handling Files through USB een 103 Managing Your Documents x53 x x Room ox OR CACRERERCR UR RUN e rac SUR DA WO NG 103 Transferring Your Clippings s o uident asa ausu d XCRGRCR Seemann dae ps os E sens 104 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION D 8 3 Converting and Transferring Your DocumentS 0 llle ee eee 104 Supported Formats for ConverSion 00 cece eee eee eens 104 Sending Your Documents for ConverSion 0000 ellen 105 8 4 Audiobooks and MPSS 222 aaa PBA podido Pep Rx 9n E romane KAG KGG yox ga e 106 Audiobooks from Audible com eens 106 Audiobook Formats for Kindle iicooe rm xem 106 Transferring MP3S paaa ANA RG Ras adeb a d xm RR Kha EN me mu Sd 107 CHAPTER 9 Your Kindle and Amazon com 108 9 1 Shopping for Kindle Content on Amazon com llle 108 Browsing the Kindle Store 0 2a Ka e rry RERO KALAKI RE REA 108 Searching the Kindle Store 0 eee eee 108 Getting the Detalls 4 naag x REFERT ERE d REGE ed bane HER Eod Poe YE xd 108 Ordering COMEM a 6 ars a tama nd rebos ded eR aa ach nece d x ond AG mE a ee ees 109 9 2 Managing Your Kindle on Amazon c
65. nd press the 5 way PUNS 9 To delete a note follow these steps 1 Use the 5 way to move the cursor over the note s number 2 The note appears at the bottom of the screen 3 Press the Delete key Ge to delete the note KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 58 VIEWING YOUR ANNOTATIONS To view your bookmarks highlights and notes press the Menu button and select My Notes amp Marks Brisingr a Showing All amp Notes amp Marks Location 325 Bookmark AROUND THE CAMPFIRE Location 406 Highlight Saphira had then pointed out in the most diplomatic of terms that if Nasuada asserted her authority as Eragon s liegelord and forbade him Location 547 Bookmark out of sight Nothing happened Scowling even harder Roran repeated his Location 762 Note Erago sniffed and then pulled out his kerchief and wiped his nose He sniffed again What he had said was not quite true It was the toll his Location 1003 Highlight Out of the corner of one eye Eragon watched as a humpbacked figure leaped toward him extending its leaf bladed sword so as to impale him The Paged ot Close Notes E Mars KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 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
66. ng on Amazon com is shown If it says My Kindle instead of your Amazon account name you need to register your Kindle To register first press Home to display the Home screen and then press the Menu button Select Settings and then select register on the page that appears to enter your Amazon user name KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION Tb and password If your Amazon user name or password contains characters not present on the Kindle keyboard press the Symbol key e on the bottom of the keyboard to see a menu of the extended characters and use the 5 way to select the character you require Alternatively you can register your Kindle by visiting the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon com at http www amazon com manageyourkindle You can leave the Kindle User s Guide or any item you are reading at any time by pressing the Home button If you are done reading you can put your Kindle to sleep by sliding and releasing the power button located at the top of your Kindle you wake up Kindle the same way Sleeping your Kindle will extend battery life and also lock all of the keys and buttons so you don t inadvertently press one while not using your Kindle When your Kindle is asleep you will see an image on the screen To turn off your Kindle completely slide and hold the power switch for four seconds then release The Kindle screen will blank and the device will turn off If you ever need assistance you can use the Web or yo
67. nt KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 61 3 6 Listening to Audio Materials There are three types of audio materials that you can listen to on your Kindle You can purchase transfer and listen to audiobooks from Audible com transfer MP3 files from your computer to play as background music while you read or turn on Text to Speech in any of your reading material For information about transferring audiobooks or MP3 files to your Kindle see Chapter 8 AUDIOBOOKS On your Home screen your audiobooks list the title and author but they also have the word audio next to the title to indicate that they are audiobooks 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 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 62 Book Title The Omnivore s Dilemma A Natural History of Four h by Michael Pollan a Narrator Scott Brick Description Date April 10 2006 Length 8 hr 1 min 17 sec Progress Indicator 2 09 25 Section 4 of 11 CS CKD Gs GRID P4 CDOT Next Section ee Beginning Previous Forward Section 30 Seconds Back 30 Pause 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
68. o use the browser Shop in Kindle Store takes you to the Kindle Storefront Enter URL takes you directly to the URL field where you can enter a web a ddress to visit Go to Top returns you to the top of the current Web page Bookmarks displays your list of Web bookmarks Bookmark This Page adds the current page to the bottom of your list of bookmarks History displays your History page which keeps track of the sites you have visited Settings displays your list of settings where you can change the options for Basic Web Use Advanced Mode for complex Web sites This mode squeezes pages down to fit the width of the Kindle screen In this mode JavaScript can also be enabled When this mode is selected the menu selection then changes to Use Basic Mode which optimizes the Kindle s browser for viewing most pages 6 2 Other Features As you become more familiar with the Basic Web browser the following topics may be of interest to you TEXT SIZE Just like when you are reading a book or periodical you can adjust the size of the text when viewing Web pages See Chapter 3 for details on how to change text size DOWNLOADING FILES Some Web sites may have books or documents you can download and read on your Kindle When you select these books or documents using Basic Web you will be asked to confirm if you want to download these to your Kindle Home KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 92 The
69. ociated with the first location on the page If you change text size the bookmark will still be associated with that location You can return to a bookmarked location at any time Kindle stores all your bookmarks for the current content in your annotations You can view them at any time by pressing the Menu button and selecting My Notes amp Marks PLACING A BOOKMARK To place a bookmark 1 Go to the page that you want to bookmark 2 Press the Menu button 3 Move the 5 way controller down until Add a Bookmark is underlined Press the 5 way to select 4 A dog ear icon in the upper right corner of the page will appear indicating that the page is bookmarked KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 55 x Tip You can quickly create a bookmark by either holding down the Alt key a1 and pressing the B key or by moving the 5 way up or down to go into cursor mode and then pressing the 5 way controller twice VIEWING YOUR BOOKMARKS To view your bookmarks press the Menu button and select My Notes amp Marks Bookmarks are listed in the order they occur in the content Each bookmark entry shows a location number and the first line of the bookmarked location To go to a bookmark location navigate to the bookmark and press the 5 way There is no limit to the number of bookmarks that you can set REMOVING A BOOKMARK To remove a bookmark 1 Go to the bookmarked page 2 Press the Menu button 3 Move
70. of Amazon Technologies Inc or its affiliates G Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered lt trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the U S and other countries Java POWERED ACCESS is a trademark or registered trademark of ACCESS Co Ltd in Japan and other countries RealSpeak and NuanceQ are trademarks or registered trademarks of Nuance Communications Inc in the United States and or other countries All other brands product names company names trademarks and service marks are the properties of their respective owners COPYRIGHT NOTICES Kindle device software the Kindle Quick Start Guide and the Kindle User s Guide 2004 2009 Amazon Technologies Inc or its affiliates All rights reserved NF Browser v3 4 1996 2008 ACCESS Co Ltd ACCESS is a trademark or registered trademark of ACCESS Co Ltd in Japan and other countries RealSpeak Solo 2008 Nuance Communications Inc KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION AS PRODUCT SPECIFICATIONS Display 6 diagonal electrophoretic display 600 x 800 pixel resolution 167 pixels per inch 16 level gray scale Size 8 inches by 5 3 inches by 0 36 inches 203 2mm x 134 6mm x 9 1mm Weight 10 2 ounces 289 29 Storage 2GB internal storage approximately 1 4GB available to the user Audio 3 5mm stereo headphone jack built in stereo speakers Power AC power adapter and rechargeable lithium po
71. okmark KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 88 USING NEXT PAGE AND PREVIOUS PAGE Most Web pages you find on the Internet will have more content than can be displayed on one page Use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons to move through these pages This is equivalent to using your mouse On a computer to move up and down through a Web page You can also move the cursor down with the 5 way controller until it reaches the bottom of the page SELECTING LINKS BUTTONS AND BOXES You can navigate the links on a Web page by using the 5 way controller to move the cursor around the page Links in Basic Web are shown as underlined words just like in the Reader Below is a Web page with multiple selectable links KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 89 z Game Magic Vs Red Ho Dad you know Steve Slaton s 1 yard TD run against the Colts was the longest run from scrimmage in Texans histo SCORES amp SCHEDULES HFL Scores ores FEAA Men s Basketball Scores WHAT S a oT Special C Colleg Banaba Texas Tech Vs Oklahoma 3 FH Gimes gt HEWS amp ANALYSIS HBA Wa rriors trade Harrington to Enicks for Crawford atsuzm AT L3 Lt wm wor ATEDA lassie teinbrenner ran SDS TAL offer has nme Lr ur Dp Bai Using the 5 way controller highlight the link you want to go to and press the 5 way The browser will open that page If you want to enter information in an input field in a Web page to search that site for example you should m
72. om 0 000 ce eee eee ee eee 109 Managing Your DEVICE qx uw acr qon box dol OR weno HORROR PCR Iob ecco deed ene 110 Managing Your Orders 12 uode NA PA LG AG DL BIB BEB S094 0054 ob RR ego BA 110 Downloading Content from Your Computer ee 111 9 3 Contacting Kindle Support 223 kaka NG TG KAR Ro FREUE REG RIRORERUR RAN KGG 111 Kindle Support Web Address llllllllleeee en 111 Kindle Support Phone Numbers 4 2a xa sh mmm RRRRRY ew tek RR kk X n eee 111 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 6 CHAPTER 10 Migrating Content to Your New Kindle 112 10 1 Transferring Books aoa dr ara ions isa on e ks KANA NEKEK LALA IA Ro RR atis evden 112 10 2 Transferring Periodical Subscriptions ossoa aaae eee eee 113 10 3 Transferring Personal Documents 0000 c cece eee eens 114 10 4 Transferring Audiobooks 2646522080040 nde E bee dewirescics RE AE ERR 115 10 5 Transfering MIPSS a2 2022212402553 BELA aa Tunu 920452 EE E NLA a EG aa 116 APPENDIX 117 Safety InformatlOIk gt besocs4 prede kr eee ee KN BM SERS Sete deed ewes Se e ER 117 Maintaining Your dle s sapak RE ERR parks ROB U RRCACR CR don e Reit acm Wa EN 119 ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY 232 2 na DARK pn 3 3 84 AN NO X x RR 119 Notices and Certification 0 0 ehh nn 121 Product Specifications 162 cde gie ok E qe 3 REN XE RF KE RR RR ORE SESS dE 124 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION PE gt 2 2 Ar ls Cw od M
73. ome KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 114 10 4 Transferring Audiobooks To transfer audiobooks you have stored on a Kindle to another Kindle follow these steps 1 Connect the Kindle you want to transfer an audiobook from to your computer using the USB cable provided for that particular Kindle 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 Audible Transfer this folder to the computer s desktop Using your computer un mount 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 Transfer the Audible folder from your computer desktop to your Kindle You may receive a message asking if you want to replace the folder already on the Kindle select Replace or Yes Using your computer un mount your Kindle from your computer The content you transferred should now appear in Home The first time you play an Audible audiobook on your new Kindle you will be prompted to register the device with Audible Make sure you register with your Audible account name and password not your Amazon account credentials KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 115 10 5 Transferring MP3s To transfer MP3s you have stored on a Kindle to another Kindle follow these steps 1 Conn
74. ommercial documents only You may not authorize the sending of documents from automated distribution services 8 4 Audiobooks and MP3s You can purchase transfer and play audiobooks from Audible com as well as transfer MP3 files to Kindle to play as background audio while you read AUDIOBOOKS FROM AUDIBLE COM Kindle supports the thousands of audiobooks available through Audible com You can purchase and download one or more of these books from Audible com through your Windows or Mac based computer and then transfer these books over USB to your Kindle s Audible folder and listen to them on your Kindle Once on your Kindle an Audible file will be displayed on your Home screen with your other documents The file will have the word audio next to the title to indicate that it is an audiobook AUDIOBOOK FORMATS FOR KINDLE Audible offers five versions of its audiobook format Kindle is compatible with formats 4 and Audible Enhanced AAX Formats 1 2 3 and audiobooks provided from other sources are not supported ACTIVATION PURCHASE DOWNLOAD AND TRANSFER The first time you play an Audible audiobook you will be prompted to register your Kindle with Audible Make sure you register with your Audible account name and password not your Amazon account credentials KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 106 To transfer audiobooks to your Kindle follow these steps 1 Connect your Kindle to your computer using the USB cabl
75. on Kindle and some complex PDF files might not format correctly on your Kindle Learning More This ends your brief introduction to just some of the capabilities on Kindle The chapters that follow give a more complete overview of these and other features Remember you can always search on a particular feature or learn more about how to do a particular task by opening this guide and typing on the keyboard to activate Search 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 Move the 5 way down until you underline Table of Contents and press the 5 way to go to it You can also navigate by clicking an underlined word or words like the Table of Contents above Underlined words indicate a link to somewhere else in the material you are reading like a footnote a chapter or a web site In the example above when you navigate the 5 way controller over one of the underlined words a hand icon will appear Pressing the 5 way will take you to the beginning of the table of contents Press the Back button to go back to where you were reading If you bought your Kindle with your Amazon account it is already registered with your account information and you are ready to go When you go to the Home screen check the top left corner of the screen to see if your Amazon name the same one you see when you are shoppi
76. one Kindle to another follow these steps 1 From your computer s Web browser open http www amazon com manageyourkindle 2 Scroll down to the section entitled Your Active Kindle subscriptions 3 Under Deliver future editions select the Kindle to which you d like the subscription to be transferred and select Save 4 Upon the next delivery of your subscription the periodical will appear in the designated Kindle KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 113 10 3 Transferring Personal Documents To transfer personal documents you have stored on a Kindle to another Kindle follow these steps T Connect the Kindle you want to transfer information 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 You should see a folder entitled documents Transfer your personal documents from this folder to the computer s desktop Using your computer un mount 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 Transfer your personal documents from your computer desktop to your Kindle s documents folder Using your computer un mount your Kindle from your computer The content you transferred should now appear in H
77. ontent you transferred should now appear in Home AB 9 3 Contacting Kindle Support If you have problems with your Kindle try using the Kindle Support Web site or one of our Customer Service members will be happy to help KINDLE SUPPORT WEB ADDRESS http www amazon com kindlesupport KINDLE SUPPORT PHONE NUMBERS If you are calling from inside the U S call toll free 1 866 321 8851 If you are calling from outside the US call 1 206 266 0927 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION spa Me CHAPTER 10 Migrating Content to Your New Kindle If you already own another Kindle this section will help you understand how to transfer your content to your new device Copies of all your books and recent issues of newspapers and magazines purchased from the Kindle Store are kept on Amazon com Tip You can download and share Kindle books with multiple Kindles registered to your Amazon account 10 1 Transferring Books To transfer Kindle books to your new device follow these steps 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 Move the 5 way to the right and add to home will appear under the title Press the 5 way to download the item to your new Kindle oma You can also transfer books to your device by visiting the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon com with your computer From your computer s Web browser op
78. options are defined below To display the Settings menu press the Menu button while you are on the Settings screen KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 99 Turn Wireless Off Registered User Gf Shop in Kindle Store Registered on Jan 1 Disable Annotations Backup Device Name The current name for appears in Home Restart Mame Gail s Kindl Reset to Factory Defaults Device E mail You can send docun Legal shown below To edi addresses to your af waw amazonconwmi Sync amp Check for Items E mail gailnishim Personal Info You can enter personal information such as an address or phone number in case you lose your Kindle Personal Information edit personal Into Version Kindle 2 0 1 200450007 Turn Wireless Off turns off Whispernet When Whispernet is off this option will change to Turn Wireless On Shop in Kindle Store takes you to the storefront of the Kindle Store Disable Annotations Backup by default the last location read on your content and any annotations you ve made to Kindle Store content is backed up at Amazon You can disable the automatic backup by selecting this option KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 100 Change Primary Dictionary change the dictionary you are using for the built in Lookup function This menu option is only present if you have at least one additional dictionary loaded on your Kindle Update Your Kindle installs the latest software for your Kindle Wh
79. or 3G icon appears to the left side of the signal bars that indicates the speed of your Whispernet service The 1X icon indicates that your Kindle is connected to the 1XRTT wireless network which is slower than the 3G Whispernet service Kindle will automatically switch back to the faster 3G EVDO network when available KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 28 BATTERY STATUS INDICATORS CH You have your Kindle plugged into power and the battery is charging The charge indicator light on the bottom of your Kindle also lights up Note that if your Kindle is plugged into a low powered USB port such as those found on some keyboards or older computers you will only derive enough charge to avoid depleting the battery but not enough to recharge it Ga Lu M UL These images show the various states of the battery as it discharges As you deplete the battery less of the battery indicator will be filled in ri The battery is too low to power the Whispernet service You must charge your Kindle battery to restore wireless service ACTIVITY INDICATOR O Your Kindle is busy downloading new content checking for new items searching for an item or loading a web page gt KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 29 CHAPTER 2 Getting to Know Kindle Content The Kindle Home screen gives you an overall picture of what you currently have on your Kindle It shows you what has arrived recently what you are reading and where you are in your reading It
80. or Yo HY G search store Turn Wireless Off turns the Whispernet connection off If you turn wireless off you will not be able to access the Kindle Store Kindle Storefront takes you to the Kindle Storefront Books displays the books currently available in the Kindle Store Newspapers displays the newspapers currently available in the Kindle Store Magazines displays the magazines currently available in the Kindle Store Blogs displays the blogs currently available in the Kindle Store KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 78 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 Save For Later Items displays items you have previously noted as something that might be of interest to you BROWSING THE STORE Another way to find reading material in the Kindle Store is to browse through the different content categories such as books or newspapers Once inside a category you can further refine your browse by topic For example within Books you can refine listings to Fiction Nonfiction Advice 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
81. ote attached as indicated by the superscripted number one to the right of this text Using the 5 way controller move the cursor over the notation number to see the note To add your own note move the cursor to the word where you want to add your thoughts and begin typing your note Then use the 5 way again to highlight the save note button onscreen and press the 5 way to select You can later view edit or remove a note or see all of your annotations by pressing the Menu button and selecting My Notes amp Marks Stay in Sync If you own multiple Kindles Whispersync makes it easy to synchronize the furthest page read in your book and your bookmarks among your devices With Whispersync turned on you can start a book on your Kindle and pick up where you left off on your Kindle KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 14 Convert Your Own Documents In addition to all of the great reading material you can get from the Kindle Store Amazon can also convert your own documents so you can read them on Kindle You can e mail Microsoft Word TXT HTML RTF PDF or image files like JPEGs and GIFs to your dedicated Kindle e mail address found on the Settings page on Kindle or the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon com We will convert the document into Kindle format and wirelessly deliver it directly to your Kindle for a small fee or back to your computer for free Currently the conversion of PDF documents is an experimental feature
82. ove the cursor to that input field and begin typing When you finish typing press down on the nearby Go or Enter or Search button to retrieve the results If there are radio buttons embedded within a Web page you can change the input by maneuvering the cursor to the button you want to change and press the 5 way to push this button KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 9O USING HISTORY You can easily return to Web sites you recently viewed by pressing the Menu button and selecting History You will then see a list of recently visited Web sites to select from As noted above you can also use this list to add a site to your Bookmarks by moving the 5 way to the right THE BASIC WEB MENU The Basic Web menu contains other items you can select many of which also appear in the Browser s navigation bar To view the menu press the Menu button when the Basic Web browser is on the screen Ls LA s TE Does http arr TORRE on com gp uw4 Turn Wireless Off Shop in Kindle Store Enter URL Go to Top Bookmarks Bookmark This Page Record History Settings Recommoencdatig Use Basic Mode Category Top Sellers and Dea ii Today s deals Books Electronics Music More categories Holiday Shipping Help Shopping Cart Tour Account E mj Pa a ng KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION S9 Turn Wireless Off turns the Whispernet connection off If you turn the wireless off you will not be able t
83. peakers for audio content Speakers KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 20 TOP VIEW Power switch Headphone jack Power switch puts your Kindle to sleep wakes it up and turns your Kindle on or off To put your Kindle to sleep slide and release the power switch a full screen image appears on the display While your Kindle is asleep other keys and buttons are locked so that you don t accidentally change the place in your reading To turn your Kindle off slide and hold the power switch for four seconds until the screen goes blank and then release To wake up or turn on your Kindle slide and release the power switch again If your Kindle does not power on or is unresponsive during use try resetting the device by disconnecting your Kindle from any power source and then sliding and holding the power switch for 15 seconds before releasing x Tip Your Kindle will also go to sleep by itself after ten minutes if you are not using it If your Kindle had wireless on prior to going to sleep it will continue to receive your regularly scheduled subscriptions while in sleep Headphone jack plug in headphones to listen to an audiobook background music or content read aloud through text to speech Attaching headphones turns off the built in speakers KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 21 BOTTOM VIEW The bottom of your Kindle contains the charge indicator light and a micro USB port Charge indicator light USB Po
84. r default faster KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 65 By default content is spoken with a male voice but using the 5 way you can select a female speaking voice You can also slow down or increase the rate of speech as well as pause or turn off Text to Speech Text to Speech can also be turned off by pressing the Menu button and selecting Stop Text to Speech x Tip You can also play or stop Text to Speech by holding down the Shift key OQ and pressing the Symbol key mr You can pause and resume Text to Speech by pressing the Spacebar KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 66 CHAPTER 4 Searching on Kindle Kindle allows you to take advantage of powerful search capabilities You can search locally on Kindle or remotely at the Kindle Store Wikipedia or the Web 4 1 Introduction to Search This section describes the types of searches that you can perform using Kindle and how to use search TYPES OF SEARCHES Kindle supports several types of search as summarized below SEARCHING WHAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY READING You can limit a search to only what you are currently reading You enter your search term or phrase and Kindle searches in the body of the text SEARCHING ALL YOUR CONTENT You can alternatively search all the reading material that you have stored on Kindle including books newspapers magazines and other items You enter your search term or phrase and Kindle searches in the body of the text in the metada
85. r or magazine when you press the 5 way View Articles List takes you to the articles list of a blog when you press the 5 way Next Article advances you to the next article when you move the 5 way controller to the right By default View Sections List for newspapers and magazines is highlighted and when you press the 5 way a list of the sections will appear If you are viewing a blog View Articles List is highlighted and pressing the 5 way shows a list of the blog s articles KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 59 Sections Listo ccc Soe Che New York Times Wed Feb 18 2009 view section view articles view section view articles Front Page uu 9 Sports Wedn 19 International 19 The Arts n an National na New York NG Editorials Op 10 Dining In Di 14 Business Day 23 Obituaries 4 To navigate to a particular section use the 5 way controller to underline the section title and then press the 5 way to select Selecting the number to the right of the section title will take you to a list of articles found within that section To dismiss this view and return to where you were last reading in the magazine or newspaper select Close Sections List located at the bottom of the screen KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION s a San Francisco Ch Nov 19 2008 ell Coy Nation amp World 18 Articles NATION amp WORLD DIGEST Lincoln Neb Nebraska lawmakers gave c
86. r you to get from place to place once you have opened your reading material Most often you will turn pages using the Next Page and Previous Page buttons described in Chapter 1 You can also get around inside your book or periodical by selecting locations from the item s Menu clicking on links in the content or by moving the 5 way controller left or right to advance to another article or chapter USING THE MENU TO GET AROUND To go to the menu press the Menu button when reading a book or periodical You will have slightly different options depending on the content you are reading Examples of the menu options are described below KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 46 1483 MB tro Turn Wireless Off Shop in Kindle Store Cover Table of Contents Go to Beginning Go to Location Sync to Furthest Page Read Book Description Search This Book Add a Bookmark Add a Note or Highlight My Notes amp Marks Start Text to Speech 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 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 047 Cover takes you to the cover pag
87. ransfer to your Kindle keep in mind that these files are larger and space may become a consideration KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 107 CHAPTER 9 Your Kindle and Amazon com In addition to shopping directly from your device you can acquire the same books magazines newspaper subscriptions and other content you find on the Kindle Store using a Web browser on your computer You can also go to the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon com to manage your Kindle account change or cancel a subscription or look up a past Kindle order If you need help Kindle Support on Amazon com gives you information e mail and phone access to dedicated customer service representatives 9 1 Shopping for Kindle Content on Amazon com This section shows you how to purchase content for your Kindle on Amazon com As with purchases on the Kindle Store Kindle content is auto delivered wirelessly to your Kindle at no additional charge BROWSING THE KINDLE STORE When browsing the Kindle Store on Amazon com you use categories and sub categories to find content that suits your interests Each page shows listings of content relevant to the categories or sub categories you have navigated to and clicked on Once inside a category you can further refine your browse by topic Each page shows the path taken so you can easily retrace your steps SEARCHING THE KINDLE STORE When searching the Kindle Store on Amazon com you use the Amazon com search engine
88. re or other external causes alterations repair or commercial use KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 119 Instructions Please contact Customer Service for specific instructions about how to obtain warranty service for your Device In the United States 1 866 321 8851 Outside the United States 1 206 266 0927 In general you will need to deliver your Device postage paid in either its original packaging or in equally protective packaging to the address specified by Customer Service Before you deliver your Device for warranty service it is your responsibility to back up any data software or other materials you may have stored or preserved on your Device It is possible that such data software or other materials will be lost or reformatted during service and we will not be responsible for any such damage or loss LIMITATIONS TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW THE WARRANTY AND REMEDIES SET FORTH ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES AND WE SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIM ALL STATUTORY OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND AGAINST HIDDEN OR LATENT DEFECTS IF WE CANNOT LAWFULLY DISCLAIM STATUTORY OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES THEN TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW ALL SUCH WARRANTIES SHALL BE LIMITED IN DURATION TO THE DURATION OF THIS EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTY AND TO REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT SERVICE AS DETERMINED BY US IN OUR SOLE DISCRETIO
89. s and bookmarks Start Text to Speech converts your books newspapers blogs and personal documents to the spoken word so you can listen instead of read KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 48 If you are reading a periodical or blog you will see the following different options Kindle Editien 20 Shop in Kindle Store The Disabili Couldn t Say Search This Issue Clip This Article Sync to Furthest Page Read Add a Note or Highlight My Notes amp Marks Start Text to Speech Keep This Issue A NATIONAL ISSUE I railroad workers wers if they could not perform their regular jobs The Railroad Retirement Board a federal agency in Chicago governs those and other benefits neat article The 17ih Alcor Where Health Went fo Manish View Sections List Next Article Clip This Article makes a copy of the entire article and adds it to your My Clippings file Keep This Issue designates the newspaper or magazine issue as one to be stored in your Kindle until you remove it KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 49 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 View Sections List Previous Article takes you to the previous article when you move the 5 way controller to the left View Sections List takes you to the sections list of a newspape
90. s be known gt KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 101 CHAPTER 8 Kindle and Your Computer You can download and read text based content on your Kindle without using your computer However if you want to access audiobooks or MP3 files you need to transfer them by connecting Kindle to your computer over USB In addition there are other tasks you can accomplish using your computer as described in this chapter 8 1 Getting Started This section lists the requirements for connecting Kindle to your computer The USB cable you use with your power adapter can also be used to connect your Kindle to a computer so there is nothing additional to buy SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Both Macintosh and Windows users can manage Kindle files through the USB connection When your Kindle is plugged into your computer your Kindle will appear as a removable mass storage device If your computer is Windows based you need to be using Windows 2000 or later If your computer is a Macintosh you should be using Mac OS X 10 2 or later With either computer you must have an available USB port or an attached USB hub with an available port MAKING THE CONNECTION To connect Kindle to your computer follow these steps 1 Plug the larger end of the USB cable into an available USB port or a powered USB hub connected to your computer 2 Connect the other end of the USB cable to the micro USB port on the bottom of your Kindle The illustration below shows a Kind
91. subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This device has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation This device meets the FCC Radio Frequency Emission Guidelines and is certified with the FCC as FCC ID number WI5 1210 RADIO FREQUENCY EXPOSURE INFORMATION SAR Your Kindle device meets the U S government s requirements for exposure to radio waves Kindle is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emission limits for exposure to RF energy set by the U S FCC The exposure standard for wireless devices employs a unit of measurement known as the specific absorption rate or SAR The SAR limit set by the FCC is 1 6 watts per KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 121 kilogram W kg Tests for SAR are conducted using standard operating positions accepted by the FCC with the device transmitting at its highest certified power level in all tested frequency bands Although the SAR is determined at the highest certified power level the actual SAR level of Kindle while operating can be well below
92. t Text to Speech KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 25 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 O Shift Alternate Text Symbol Return LOWERCASE AND UPPERCASE LETTERS To enter lowercase letters press the appropriate letter key To enter uppercase letters hold down the Shift key and then press the desired letter key like you do on your computer keyboard Alternatively you can press and release the Shift key and then press the desired letter Only the next letter will be capitalized NUMBERS PUNCTUATION AND SYMBOLS The number keys are located at the top of the keyboard If you need a punctuation mark or a symbol that is not shown press the Symbol key Gn on the bottom row of the keyboard You will see a menu of punctuation marks and symbols KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 26 The Story of Edgar Sawtelle icc dogs then the flashers atop his cruiser would have started to spin and that would have been the end of it By the time they pulled into the driveway Edgar had resolved to leave at once Henry stalled him and dug out a map and calculated the distance from Lute to Thunder Bay It turned out to be over two hundred miles Henry pointed out the impossibility of Tinder walking that far with a half healed foot And that s if you go straight through Superior How did you plan to do tha
93. t if you re so worried about being spotted don t know Edgar wrote We ll figure out something Look ipd nU Jf you Te Basa set on this rive 3 know the Use the 5 way controller to choose the character you want and it will appear in your text entry box KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 1 4 Status Indicators At the top of every screen you also see Whispernet and battery life status indicators to keep you in the know WHISPERNET STATUS INDICATORS The Whispernet status indicator shows you whether the wireless radio is turned on or off the signal strength of your Whispernet service and the connection speed Here are the possible indicators and their meanings alll 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 oll None of the bars are filled in This means the wireless signal strength is too low to connect You will not be able to connect to the Kindle Store Basic Web register your device retrieve content from Archived Items or receive your subscriptions utl The bars are outlined in grey This means Whispernet is checking for signal strength This usually lasts less than 30 seconds JFF The Whispernet service is turned off You can turn on the wireless by pressing the Menu button and using the 5 way controller to navigate to Turn Wireless On AX ull 3G ull When you activate a menu a 1X
94. t use your Kindle with Whispernet turned on any place you are not allowed to use your cell phone TURN OFF WIRELESS WHEN FLYING To prevent possible interference with aircraft systems the U S Federal Aviation Administration regulations require you to have permission from a crew member to use your device s wireless service If you have your wireless service turned off you can use your Kindle for reading once a crew member has said it is okay to use electronic devices KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 117 BE CAREFUL AROUND OTHER ELECTRONIC DEVICES Kindle generates uses and can radiate radio frequency RF energy and if not used in accordance with its instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications and electronic equipment Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from RF signals However RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic operating systems entertainment systems and personal medical devices If in doubt check with the manufacturer For personal medical devices such as pacemakers and hearing aids consult with your physician or the manufacturer to determine if they are adequately shielded from external RF signals STEPS TO MINIMIZE INTERFERENCE If your Kindle does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which you can determine by turning your Kindle off and on you can try to correct the interference by one or more of the following meas
95. tOfis xs os ice e oci Uses BINAN AN AT MG MEN NANA sp uf do diea n 86 Returning an ltem iesu xac ka esos BAG XE ER ERG ONE ERREUR ERE TEST RE 86 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 4 CHAPTER 6 Accessing the Web 87 6 1 Using Basie WED sided mda aa EROR RO cui OR Nr E RFR RR Re docu dad cras rad aUe seks 87 Entering a URL suus RR Oeo ave dos Daci RUE E EUR RC RS aba dO E E S ea 87 Using Bookmarks and Adding Your Own 0 00 es 88 Using Next Page and Previous Page c ccc eee eee eee ees 89 Selecting Links Buttons and Boxes 0 0 00 cece ee eens 89 Using History 4 4 eke AA 91 The Basic Web Menu 2x4 x ERR I mr REX Gm RX Eurer RR REY ERE 91 6 2 Other Featill85s 234 c VREERSSEECESReRPTQERPERIEFZRENREEREARAQST ERE RASEN 92 TOXt S126 RE eee re ood AA Kae Kea ee eh SSSR Ewe PAA AA 92 Downloading Files 2 kagagawa E teeta ka RE ARGXCGRHAORE GS KARA REG OE x drip RUE dX RR 92 Basic Web Settings 0 0 cece ee eens 93 CHAPTER 7 Settings and Experimental 95 TA Adjusting Your Kindle Settings 2 64420 Ka DNA AN ee ewes heme x x snes 95 Registering or Deregistering Kindle 0 02 eee 97 Personalizing Your Kindles4 sse anaana 3 RR RE ed oes GEEG OR 3 Red d Y acd ES ven 98 Choosing Your Primary DICHOBOD add dk rmx m AR nana AA QU UR eee 99 Changing Automatic Backup lt 2 s202254024220446454000 2004 00404200850 BAG 99 The Settings Menu usse xxr see es hei owen ee ee s E e oco bee owes eds eas 99 7 2 Experi
96. ta for example the title or author and in your My Clippings file Additionally Kindle also keeps and searches the metadata for the content you have stored on Amazon SEARCHING REMOTELY Kindle can perform remote searches in several different locations using Whispernet Each of these remote location searches are described in the final section of this chapter See Searching the Kindle Store Searching the Web or Searching Wikipedia KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 67 SEARCHING FOR DEFINITIONS You can limit a search to the dictionary Kindle searches your default dictionary for definitions of the word you have entered PERFORMING A SEARCH To perform a search follow these steps 1 Type in your search term the Search line will automatically appear You can use whole words or partial words and no distinction is made between lower and upper case You can enter up to 255 characters politics gt To find the word or phrase in the content you are currently reading move the 5 way to the right to highlight find Press the 5 way to select Or to choose the type of search continue moving the 5 way right You can search all your items the Kindle Store Google Wikipedia the dictionary or your notes if you have any for the current content CID soo Coge wikipedia Getionary 4 Press the 5 way to submit your search When you are searching from Home the screen will display a full Search page
97. that are already there The computer file formats that you can read or listen to on your Kindle are listed below Kindle AZW AZW1 Text TXT Unprotected Mobipocket MOBI PRC Audible AA AAX e MP3 MP3 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 103 x Tip Mobipocket files must have no Digital Rights Management DRM protection applied to be readable on your Kindle If you purchased a Mobipocket file from a Mobipocket retailer you will not be able to open the file on your Kindle TRANSFERRING YOUR CLIPPINGS Your clippings are stored in a file called My Clippings txt which is located in the documents directory If you want to copy the clippings from your Kindle to your computer so you can edit them e mail a passage to a friend or just archive your clippings you can drag and drop the My Clippings txt file onto your computer Clippings and other annotations are described in more detail in Chapter 3 8 3 Converting and Transferring Your Documents In addition to reading commercially available materials you can have Amazon convert your personal documents into a Kindle compatible format for reading on your Kindle You can have the converted files sent wirelessly to your Kindle for a small fee or to the e mail address associated with your Amazon account for free SUPPORTED FORMATS FOR CONVERSION In addition to the file formats listed above you can also convert other personal documents to read on your K
98. the 5 way controller down until Delete Bookmark is underlined Press the 5 way to select The bookmark is removed To remove several bookmarks at one time 1 Press the Menu button 2 Move the 5 way controller down until My Notes 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 e 5 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 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 56 USING HIGHLIGHTS You can highlight text in Kindle like you would use a highlighter pen on paper Kindle stores all your highlights for the current content in your annotations You can view them at any time by pressing the Menu button and selecting My Notes 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 1 Use the 5 way to position the cursor where you want to start highlighting 2 Press the 5 way 3 Move the 5 way right or left to where you want your highlight to end You can turn pages if you want to highlight text across multiple pages 4 Press the 5 way at the place where you want t
99. the 5 way up until the Show and Sort Options are underlined Move the 5 way to the right to see the Sort options Move the 5 way to underline how you want the items sorted Press the 5 way to select it The sort order on the Home screen changes immediately 9I pe E D cm KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 37 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 Current Time Whispernet Status Battery Status Showing All 8 Items Turn Wireless Off ie Amazon Dail Shop in Kindle Store View Archived Items Kindle User s Guide Search Settings Experimental Sync amp Check for Items William P Young Periodicals Back Issues 3 Archived Items 76 My Clippings Page 1 of2 KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 38 Turn Wireless Off On turns the Whispernet service off or on Shop in Kindle Store takes you to the Kindle Storefront View Archived Items takes you to Archived Items where you can view and wirelessly re download content you are storing at Amazon com Search brings up the Search text entry page for submitting a word or phrase to search for Settings takes you to the Settings screen Experimental takes you to the Experimental page where you can see and use some of the experimental
100. to turn the pages just as you would in a book To go to a location move the 5 way up or down to select the bookmark highlighted passage or note and press the 5 way to go there Your annotations are also stored in your My Clippings file for later reference See below for more information USING CLIPPINGS In addition to annotations you can clip an entire periodical article to the My Clippings file The My Clippings file contains all of the bookmarks highlights notes and clippings you have made across all your content Later you can view the file or copy it to your computer it will download to your computer as TXT file Once on your computer you can edit it or send your clippings to someone else Clipping and highlighting are a great way to capture your favorite quotes and share with others To clip an article 1 Go to the article you want to clip 2 Press the Menu button 3 Move the 5 way controller down until Clip this Article is underlined Press the 5 way to select Kindle adds your clipping to the My Clippings file You can review your clippings later search for words or terms you clipped and transfer the My Clippings file to your computer To view your clippings press the Home button to display the Home screen Move the 5 way down until My Clippings is underlined Press the 5 way to open it While viewing the file you cannot navigate through to the materials referenced
101. types of files you can download include Kindle content AZW AZW1 unprotected Mobipocket books MOBI PRC and text files TXT BASIC WEB SETTINGS You can modify the default browser behaviors and perform simple maintenance procedures using Basic Web Settings To display the Settings screen press the Menu button while in the browser and then use the 5 way to select Settings Switch to Advanced Mode am ase Clear Cache Clear History Clear Cookies Enable Javascript Always disabled in Basic Mode Disable Images Page loti Glosesetings _ KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 93 Switch to Advanced Mode switches between Basic and Advanced modes when you view Basic Web Clear Cache removes temporary Internet files from your Kindle Move the on screen highlight to Clear Cache and press the 5 way controller to clear the cache Clear History removes cached Internet address entries from your Kindle Move the on screen highlight to Clear History and press the 5 way to clear this list Clear Cookies removes cookies from your Kindle Move the on screen highlight to Clear Cookies and press the 5 way to remove the cookies Enable Javascript enables or disables Javascript to be executed on the pages you visit Note that if Javascript is disabled Web pages will load faster The view mode must be set to Advanced Mode to use this feature Disable Images select whether you want im
102. u can also choose to turn on the experimental application Text to Speech which will read aloud your books where allowed by the rights holder newspapers blogs and personal documents You can either listen through your Kindle s external speakers or plug in earphones into the headphone jack While Text to Speech is playing the screen will turn the pages automatically so you can follow along while the audio is playing You have the choice of hearing your content spoken with a male or female voice and can also further optimize the listening experience by slowing down or increasing the rate of speech Look It Up Your Kindle includes The New Oxford American Dictionary You can easily look up a particular word without leaving the content Simply use the 5 way controller to navigate the cursor in front of the word you want defined A definition of the word appears at the bottom of the screen To view the full definition press the Return key on the keyboard To return to the text you were reading press the Back button Take It All with You Although Kindle is about the size of a paperback book it can store over a thousand digital books newspapers blogs and magazines which are referred to collectively as content throughout this guide A copy of all your books and recent issues of newspapers and magazines purchased from the Kindle Store are kept on Amazon com To open content on your Kindle press the Home button This displays a l
103. u can enter personal information such as an address or phone number in case you lose your Kindle Personal Information edit personal info Version Kindle 2 0 282640082 Registration this is the Amazon com account name to which your Kindle is registered All Kindle Store and other charges will be applied to the credit card associated with your 1 Click account Device Name you can change the name of your device to anything you want This name shows at the top of the Home screen Device E mail this is the e mail address of your Kindle You and your friends can send documents to this address and they will be converted by Amazon and sent to your Kindle To edit this e mail address go to http www amazon com manageyourkindle KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 96 Personal Info enter any personal or contact information here such as an address or phone number in case you lose your Kindle Version indicates which version of software your Kindle is using REGISTERING OR DEREGISTERING KINDLE Your Kindle needs to be registered with your Amazon com account information to use many of the Kindle features such as purchasing content If your Kindle is lost or transferred to another user you should deregister your Kindle from your account The process to register or deregister is described below You can also register or deregister your Kindle on the Manage Your Kindle page on http www amazon com manageyourkindl
104. u 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 amp next to an issue indicates that it will be deleted within 48 hours KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 30 BLOGS Blogs are subscription based and appear on the Home screen as a single entry like books As additional blog content arrives it is added to the item and older entries are rolled off much like a blog works on a computer AUDIOBOOKS Audiobooks look similar to books but they will be labeled in the Home screen as audio content Like regular books they have a progress indicator that shows where you are in the audiobook KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 31 HOME SCREEN FEATURES What you see on your Home screen varies depending on what reading materials you have purchased and how you choose to show and sort this list The screen sample and list below explain the features that you may find on your Home screen Device Name 4 V Show Options Showing All 11 Items By Title Sort Options Title The Accidental Tourist Anne Tyler dadi isi Author or Unread Title T Amazon Daily Fri Nov 21 2008 Date Archived Item Archived Items 78 Sample Title ano The Audacity of Hope Thou Barack Obama Children Playing Before a St David Sedaris Progress Q Indicator y SS Pppings The New Oxford American Dictionary The New Yor
105. uments to your Kindle The different types of supported content are described below BOOKS Thousands of books both popular and hard to find are available in the Kindle Store Once you buy a book it usually arrives wirelessly in under a minute Because you can t always judge a book by its cover you can download and read a sample of most Kindle books for free If you like it simply buy it from within the sample and continue reading You can learn more about this feature in Chapter 5 NEWSPAPERS The Kindle Store offers a selection of U S and international newspapers Subscriptions are delivered wirelessly to your Kindle overnight so that the latest edition can arrive on your device every morning and every newspaper subscription starts with a free trial If you subscribe your favorite periodicals are delivered wirelessly wherever you go whether you are at home or on the road If you are traveling outside of the US you can still retrieve your newspapers from the Manage Your Kindle page at Amazon com You can learn more about this feature in Chapter 9 MAGAZINES The Kindle Store offers an expanding selection of magazines to meet every interest As with newspapers all periodical subscriptions are delivered wirelessly and start with a free trial KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 41 BLOGS The Kindle Store offers over one thousand Kindle blogs including up to the minute news feeds and topical blogs Blog categories include busin
106. ur telephone to contact us See Chapter 9 for all of the Kindle Support contact options KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 16 CHAPTER 1 Getting Started with Your Kindle In the Welcome chapter of the Kindle User s Guide you read about many of the things you can do with your Kindle This chapter reviews all of the physical features of Kindle and covers the basics of using the Kindle buttons menus and keyboard 1 1 Views of Kindle FRONT VIEW The front of your Kindle contains the screen the keyboard and the navigation controls These features are illustrated below and explained in the list that follows Volume Controls Button Home Button Next Page Next Page Button Button Menu Button 5 Way Controller Keyboard Back Button Symbol Key KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 017 Volume controls controls the headphone or speaker volume for audiobooks background music and text to speech Previous Page button takes you to the previous page in your reading material Home button shows content stored on your Kindle as well as content archived at Amazon Next Page button takes you to the next page in your reading material To accommodate different ways of holding the Kindle there is a Next Page button on both sides Menu button displays application and navigation choices that are related to the screen you are viewing 5 way controller selects an item or action when pressed down Moves the
107. ures reorient or relocate the receiving antenna for the radio or television increase the separation between the radio or television and your Kindle connect equipment and receivers to different outlets or consult the radio or television dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help WATCH FOR SIGNS There are some places where RF signals could constitute a hazard For example health care facilities construction sites and so forth If you are not sure look around for signs indicating that two way radios or cell phones should be turned off HEADPHONE SAFETY Listening to audio at high volume for extended periods of time can cause hearing damage To avoid this problem consider the tips below 1 Keep the volume down 2 Avoid prolonged continuous listening and 3 Wear headphones that isolate the wanted audio from background noise KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 118 MAINTAINING YOUR KINDLE Avoid exposing your Kindle and its accessories to rain or liquid spills If your device does get wet immediately turn the power off Wait for the device to dry completely If your device needs service consult only Amazon com authorized personnel by contacting us through Customer Support listed at the end of the Tips and Troubleshooting section Faulty service may void the warranty Clean the screen with a soft cloth be careful not to wipe it with anything abrasive When carrying your Kindle in a bag or briefcase keep a book
108. w babies have a fear of flying apart Macon had not been able to imagine that at the time but now he had no trouble He could picture himself separating falling into pieces his head floating away with terrifying swiftness in the eerie green air of Alberta In Vancouver she asked if the rain vanished there as well Mo he said Ho No it rains in Vancouver aa Aa Aa Aa Aa Text to Speech tumon KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 45 To pick the text size that you want to use while reading follow these steps T Press the Text key a located on the bottom row the keyboard The text size choices are displayed as well as controls for Text to Speech Move the 5 way left or right to the new text size that you want to use you see the new text size immediately Press the 5 way or the Text key to confirm your choice INCREASING THE SIZE OF A PICTURE If you d like to see a larger size of a picture or image you encounter in your reading material simply follow these steps to zoom temporarily on the image 1 2 Use the 5 way controller to position the cursor over the picture An image of a magnifying glass with a plus sign will appear on top of the picture Press the 5 way to zoom the image You will see an expanded view of the picture that rotates if necessary to maximize the use of the display Press the 5 way to return to your content 3 3 Moving from Place to Place There are several ways fo
109. wer port Micro USB power port attach the USB cord that came with your Kindle into the micro USB power port and into the Kindle power adapter Plug the adapter into a power outlet to charge the Kindle battery The charging status light will turn yellow indicating that the battery is charging you can continue to use your Kindle while it charges A green light indicates that the battery is fully charged Check to make sure the power adapter is not covered by anything that could cause it to overheat If the charge indicator light does not light up make sure that the USB cable is fully inserted into your Kindle and the power adapter If Kindle still is not charging try another electrical outlet x Tip The Kindle power adapter is a universal power adapter and will work worldwide If you are traveling outside the United States and want to recharge your Kindle connect the power adapter to a country approved physical plug adapter not included for the country that you are in To transfer content between your computer and your Kindle connect the provided USB cable to the Kindle and to the computer s USB port If your computer s USB port or powered USB hub provides power your Kindle will charge over USB KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 22 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
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111. y the Kindle Store Wikipedia and the Web KINDLE USER S GUIDE 3 4 EDITION 13 Clip Your Favorite Passages Have you ever been reading a book or a newspaper and wanted to clip and save a few words to refer to later With Kindle simply select Add a Note or Highlight from the menu and use the 5 way to highlight the content you want to clip and then press the 5 way to save your selection The clipping is added to a file in Home called My Clippings You can review your clippings later search for words or terms you clipped and transfer the My Clippings file to your computer This is a great way to capture your favorite quotations to share with others Bookmark Your Reading Kindle automatically saves your place in whatever book you are reading but you can also add a bookmark to any page by pressing the Menu button and selecting Add a Bookmark You can see that the upper right corner of the page is dog eared Kindle stores all your bookmarks for the current content in your annotations You can view them at any time by pressing the Menu button and selecting My Notes amp Marks Add Your Own Notes Do you like to take notes and make comments while reading You can add notes to any of the content on Kindle Amazon automatically stores all of your book annotations in the My Clippings file and backs them up on Amazon servers so they will not be lost As an example this sentence is highlighted and has a n

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