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Chapter 10
Transferring Content to Your New Kindle
If you already own another Kindle, this section will help you understand how to transfer your
content to your new device. Copies of all your books and recent issues of newspapers and
magazines purchased from the Kindle Store are kept in your Amazon account.
Tip: You can download and share Kindle books with all the Kindles registered to
your Amazon account.
10.1 Transferring Books
To transfer Kindle books to your new device, follow these steps:
1. Press the Home button.
2. Use the 5-way to underline "Archived Items" and press the 5-way to select.
3. Use the 5-way to underline the book you want to transfer.
4. Use the 5-way to navigate to the right and "add to home" will appear under the title. Press
the 5-way to download the item to your new Kindle.
You can also transfer books to your device by visiting the Manage Your Kindle page on
Amazon using your computer. From your computer's web browser, open:
http://www.amazon.com/manageyourkindle
http://www.amazon.co.uk/manageyourkindle
Scroll down to the section entitled "Your Orders. " This lists the Kindle books and other items
you have purchased. Clicking the "+" sign next to a book title expands the item's window.
(The device name is listed in the upper left corner of the device's Home screen.)
To transfer your purchased Kindle content using Whispernet:
1. From the "Your Orders" section of the Manage Your Kindle page, choose the Kindle to which
you want to download the content from the devices listed under "Deliver to. " The content is
immediately transferred to the device you chose.
2. The content you transferred should now appear in Home on the device.
To download and transfer your purchased Kindle content over USB:
1. From the "Your Orders" section of the Manage Your Kindle page, select "Transfer via computer"
and you will be asked to choose the device to which you plan to transfer the download.
2. Connect one end of the USB cable (provided with your Kindle) to the Kindle and connect the
other end to your computer.
3. Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally find an
external USB drive.
4. Open your Kindle drive. You should see a folder entitled "documents. "
5. Copy the downloaded files into the "documents" folder of your Kindle.
Chapter 10 Transferring Content to Your New Kindle
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