Amazon Kindle User Manual
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Congratulations! Getting Around Getting Registered Easy-to-Read Display Wireless Access with Amazon Whispernet Your Choice of Text Size, Typeface, and Line Spacing Your Choice of Number of Words per Line Adjust Screen Rotation Read PDF Files Let Kindle Read to You or Guide You... - Page 3 Kindle User’s Guide Contents Chapter 1 Getting Started with Your Kindle 1.1 Views of Kindle Front View Bottom View Back view 1.2 Getting Around Using the Buttons Using the Menus The Application Menu 1.3 Entering Text Lowercase and Uppercase Letters Numbers, Punctuation, and Symbols 1.4 Screen Rotation 1.5 Status Indicators...
- Page 4 Kindle User’s Guide Contents 2.4 Managing Your Content Removing Kindle Content More about Managing Items Chapter 3 Reading on Kindle 3.1 Types of Content Books Newspapers Magazines Blogs Personal Documents Audible Content Background Music 3.2 Content Formatting on Kindle Progress Indicator Changing the Text Size, Typeface, and Line Spacing Adjusting the Number of Words per Line Increasing the Size of a Picture...
- Page 5 Kindle User’s Guide Contents 3.8 Listening to Audio Materials Audiobooks Background Audio Text-to-Speech Chapter 4 Searching on Kindle 4.1 Introduction to Search Types of Searches Searching What You are Currently Reading Searching All Your Content Searching Remotely Searching for Definitions Performing a Search 4.2 Search Results Page Search Results for a Specific Item...
- Page 6 Kindle User’s Guide Contents Chapter 6 Accessing the Web 70 6.1 Using Web Browser Entering a URL Using Bookmarks and Adding Your Own Using Next Page and Previous Page Selecting Links, Buttons, and Boxes Zooming in to Web Pages Optimizing the Web Browser for Reading Articles Using History The Web Browser Menu 6.2 Other Features...
- Page 7 Audible Audiobooks Audiobook Formats for Kindle Transferring Audiobooks Transferring MP3s Chapter 9 Your Kindle and Amazon 9.1 Shopping for Kindle Content on Amazon Browsing the Kindle Store Searching the Kindle Store Getting the Details Ordering Content 9.2 Managing Your Kindle on Amazon Downloading Content from Your Computer 9.3 Contacting Kindle Support...
- Page 8 Watch for Signs Additional Information for Kindle Users Outside the U.S. and UK Recycling Kindle Properly UL Certification Number Product Specifications AMAZON.COM KINDLE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF USE Digital Content Wireless Connectivity Device and Software General AMAZON.CO.UK KINDLE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF USE**...
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Page 9: Congratulations
Kindle. Your Kindle must be registered to an Amazon account in order to shop in the Kindle Store. If you bought your Kindle using your Amazon account, it is already registered. Otherwise, please look at the Quick Start Guide instructions that came with your Kindle for information on registering your device. -
Page 10: Getting Registered
To select a particular item such as a menu option or a specific word in your reading material, press the up, down, left, or right button on the 5-way controller to highlight your choice and then press the center of the 5-way controller to confirm your choice. You can press the Next Page or Previous Page button to move forward or backward in your reading material and press the Back button to retrace your steps on your Kindle. -
Page 11: Easy-To-Read Display
If you bought your Kindle with your Amazon account, it is already registered with your account information and you are ready to go. When you go to the Home screen, check the top left corner of the screen to see if your Amazon name (the same one you see when you are shopping on Amazon) is shown. -
Page 12: Your Choice Of Number Of Words Per Line
Kindle or e-mail them to your dedicated Kindle e-mail address (found on the Settings page on Kindle or the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon). If you e-mail a PDF document to your Kindle's e-mail address, we will wirelessly deliver the PDF file directly to your Kindle via Whispernet. -
Page 13: Look It Up
To transfer previously deleted content from Amazon back to your Kindle, the wireless Whispernet service must be on. From Home, select "Archived Items." This shows all of the content stored at Amazon. Amazon does not store copies of your personal documents, periodical issues older than the past seven issues, MP3, and Audible files, so make your own backup copies of those... -
Page 14: Search Your World
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 at Amazon so they will not be lost. -
Page 15: Convert Your Own Documents
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, 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). -
Page 16: Getting Assistance
Next Page button — takes you to the next page in your reading material. The Next Page button is located on the right and left side, just below the Previous Page button. Home button — shows content stored on your Kindle as well as content archived at Amazon. The Home button is located on 8 of 99... -
Page 17: Bottom View
the bottom row of the keyboard, just to the left of the Back button. Menu button — displays application and navigation choices that are related to the screen you are viewing. The Menu button is located in the top row of the keyboard, just above the 5-way controller. 5-way controller —... -
Page 18: Back View
The bottom of your Kindle contains the volume controls, headphone jack, micro-USB/power port, power switch, microphone, and charge indicator light. Volume controls — controls the headphone or speaker volume for audiobooks, background music, Text-to-Speech, and Voice Guide. The volume controls are located on the bottom left edge. Headphone jack —... -
Page 19: Getting Around
1.2 Getting Around To get around on your Kindle, you use the buttons, menus, and the keyboard—all of which are explained here. Using the Buttons In the Welcome section you learned about the navigation buttons (Previous Page, Next Page, and Back). For an explanation of what each button does, see “Front View”. -
Page 20: The Application Menu
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. -
Page 21: Screen Rotation
While typing, to enter a punctuation mark, symbol, or number, press the Symbol key located in the second row from the bottom of the keyboard. Use the 5-way controller to choose the character you want and it will appear in your text entry box. You can continue typing on the keyboard while the Symbol menu is displayed. -
Page 22: Battery Status Indicators
The bars are filled in grey. This means Whispernet is checking for signal strength. This usually lasts less than 30 seconds. The Whispernet service is turned off. You can turn it on by pressing the Menu button, and using the 5-way controller to navigate to "Turn Wireless On."... -
Page 23: Wi-Fi And 3G Connectivity
International Subscription Service. This service offers the convenience of 3G delivery for a weekly fee. When you travel outside the U.S., Amazon automatically sends a notice to your Kindle Home screen with instructions on how to sign up for the International Subscription Service. If you don't choose to sign up for this service, your periodicals will be delivered at no additional charge only when you are connected to Whispernet using Wi-Fi. -
Page 24: Using Wi-Fi
If Wi-Fi or 3G is not available at your current location, you can purchase items in the Kindle Store using your computer and then transfer them to your Kindle via USB. See “Transferring Files from Your Computer” in Chapter 8 for more information on using your computer to transfer items to your Kindle. -
Page 25: Add A New Wi-Fi Network
Selecting “forget” disconnects your Kindle from that Wi-Fi network and also prevents Kindle from automatically connecting to it in the future. For more information, see “Forget a Wi-Fi Network”. Add a New Wi-Fi Network If you don't see the network you want to connect to in the list of detected networks, you can add it by choosing “Enter other Wi-Fi network”... -
Page 26: Chapter 2 Getting To Know Kindle Content
The Kindle Home screen gives you an overall picture of what you currently have on your Kindle. It shows you what you are reading, and where you are in your reading. It also allows you to remove content from your Kindle and to move content from Amazon to your Kindle. Read below for more details. 2.1 The Home Screen The Home screen displays a list of all of your Kindle reading materials —... -
Page 27: Pdf Files
HTML, or image files) on Kindle. You can attach the files to an e-mail message and send the files to your Kindle e-mail address. Amazon will convert the files if necessary and send them back to your computer or to your Kindle, whichever you prefer. You can also transfer your personal documents to your Kindle by attaching your Kindle to your computer. -
Page 28: Sort Options
Periodicals: Back Issues — stores older issues of newspapers and magazines. Archived Items — items stored at Amazon that you can re-download to your device. Pages — indicates the total number of pages in Home. Use the Next Page or Previous Page button to navigate the pages. -
Page 29: The Home Screen Menu
Create New Collection — allows you to enter a name for a new collection of items. Sync & Check for Items — connects to Amazon to download any newly available items and sync the furthest page read and annotations for all the books on your device. -
Page 30: Special Offers & Sponsored Screensavers
Settings — takes you to the Settings screen. Experimental — takes you to the Experimental page where you can see and use some of the experimental prototypes we are working on. 2.2 Special Offers & Sponsored Screensavers For Kindle with Special Offers, you will receive special offers and sponsored screensavers that only display on Kindle's home screen or screensaver - not within a book. -
Page 31: Organizing With Collections
To view all available special offers: Press the Home button, then press the Menu button. Navigate to "View Special Offers" by moving the 5-way controller down, then press the 5-way controller to select. Navigate to the item you want to view by moving the 5-way controller down, then press the 5-way controller to view details. -
Page 32: Creating A Collection
Creating a Collection You can create as many collections as you need. To create a collection follow these steps: If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button. Press the Menu button and use the 5-way to select "Create New Collection". Use the keyboard to enter the name of your collection. -
Page 33: Viewing Collection Details
Adding Collections from Another Kindle If you have more than one Kindle registered to your Amazon account, you can add the collections from another Kindle and merge them with collections on your current Kindle. This is useful if you've set up an organization system on another Kindle and you want use it on your current Kindle. -
Page 34: Managing Your Content
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. -
Page 35: Types Of Content
If you have PDF files, or files formatted as text, Microsoft Word, HTML, or image files like GIF or JPEG, you can e-mail the files as attachments to your Kindle e-mail address. Amazon will convert the files if necessary and send them back to your computer for free or via Whispernet to your Kindle (fees may apply). -
Page 36: Background Music
If Wi-Fi is not available at your current location, you can still purchase Audible content using 3G (on Kindle 3G+Wi-Fi models), and your Audible purchase will automatically download to your Kindle the next time your Kindle connects using Wi-Fi. Alternatively, you can download your Audible purchases to your PC or Mac over your existing Internet connection and then transfer them to Kindle using USB. -
Page 37: Progress Indicator
Progress Indicator Pressing Menu also temporarily displays a progress bar. Its start location indicates the starting point for your current reading session. As you progress further into the content, a solid bar growing longer indicates your overall reading progress. The progress bar shows structural marks within content such as articles, bookmarks, notes, or highlights. -
Page 38: Adjusting The Number Of Words Per Line
To pick the text size, typeface, or line spacing that you want to use while reading, follow these steps: Press the Text key located on the bottom row of the keyboard. Use the 5-way to select the new text size, typeface, or line spacing that you want to use (you see the changes immediately). -
Page 39: Moving From Place To Place
3.3 Moving from Place to Place There are several ways for you to get from place to place once you have opened your reading material. Most often you will turn pages using the Next Page and Previous Page buttons (described in Chapter 1). - Page 40 Sync to Furthest Page Read — connects to Amazon Whispernet and compares your current reading location with the one saved at Amazon. If you are further along in your book using another device, Kindle gives you the choice to go to the furthest page read.
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Page 41: Navigating Within A Periodical
Keep This Issue — designates the newspaper or magazine issue as one to be stored in your Kindle until you remove it. Once selected, this option changes to Do Not Keep This Issue. If you are reading a blog, you will see the following options: Navigating within a Periodical At the bottom of a newspaper or magazine you will see options for quickly navigating within an issue. -
Page 42: Selecting Internal Links
In the Sections & Articles view, you see the headlines of all the articles in each section. To see the Articles List of a particular section, navigate using the 5-way to "View Articles List" at the bottom of the screen. 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. -
Page 43: Viewing A Table
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: Go to: http://www.amazon.com/manageyourkindle (U.S. and other countries) or http://www.amazon.co.uk /manageyourkindle (U.K. customers) At the bottom of the page, click on the link "Manage synchronization between devices."... -
Page 44: Using Bookmarks
The sections below explain how to add annotations. Tip: All of your annotations and bookmarks on a Kindle book are backed up at Amazon in case you transfer your Kindle to another person or lose your device. When you download a previously annotated book from Amazon, your annotations and last location read will come down with it. -
Page 45: Removing A Bookmark
Removing a Bookmark To remove a bookmark: Go to the bookmarked page. Press the Menu button. Move the 5-way controller down until "Delete Bookmark" is underlined. Press the 5-way to select. The bookmark is removed. You can also delete a bookmark on the page by holding down the Alt key and pressing the "B"... -
Page 46: Displaying Popular Highlights In Your Books
Settings. Keep in mind that if you turn off Annotations Backup, your notes, highlights, and bookmarks will not be backed up by Amazon, and they will not be displayed on other devices registered to your Amazon account. Also, if you lose or damage... -
Page 47: Updating Popular Highlights In A Book
your device, there will be no way to retrieve your notes, highlights, and bookmarks. Not all books contain Popular Highlights, and some books do not have enough highlighted passages to have even a single Popular Highlight passage. When you are reading such a book, if you press the Menu button you will notice that the "View Popular Highlights"... -
Page 48: Viewing Your Annotations
Press the Delete key to delete the note. Tip: You can view your own notes and highlights and see Popular Highlights at http://kindle.amazon.com. Viewing Your Annotations To view your bookmarks, highlights, and notes, press the Menu button and select "View Notes & Marks."... -
Page 49: More About My Clippings
Use the 5-way controller to navigate down until "Clip this Article" is underlined. Press the 5-way to select. Kindle adds your clipping to the "My Clippings" file. You can review your clippings later, search for words or terms you clipped, and transfer the "My Clippings" file to your computer. To view your clippings, press the Home button to display the Home screen. -
Page 50: Reading Pdf Files
Begin typing your note. Notes must be no longer than 100 characters. Use the 5-way to highlight "save & share" and press the 5-way. To share a new highlight, follow these steps: While reading a book, periodical, or personal document, press Menu and choose “Add a Note or Highlight”. If you are zoomed in to a PDF page, press Menu and choose “Place Cursor in Page”. -
Page 51: Zooming Into Pdf Files Or Adjusting Contrast
A black outline defines the limit of the page of the PDF document. In both portrait and landscape orientations, the bottom of the screen shows how far you have read as an overall percentage and from your start location during the current reading session.The bottom of the screen also displays the current page number, as well as the total number of pages of the current document. -
Page 52: Using The Pdf Menu
Contrast — select a contrast option to increase or decrease the contrast of the PDF document for easier reading. The contrast option you choose remains in effect for the current PDF document until you change it. Using the PDF Menu The options available while reading a PDF file are slightly different than when reading a book or a periodical on Kindle. -
Page 53: Listening To Audio Materials
cover — takes you to the cover page of the item you are reading. beginning — takes you to the beginning of the PDF file. page — type the number of the page you want to jump to and select this option. Press the Symbol key to enter numbers. -
Page 54: Background Audio
Progress Indicator — indicates how far you have come in the audiobook, the elapsed time, and the section you are in. Pause/Play — pauses or plays the audiobook (there is no Stop control). Forward 30 Seconds — moves ahead thirty seconds from the current location. Beginning —... -
Page 55: Text-To-Speech
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 and pressing the F key. Text-to-Speech Your Kindle can read aloud your books (where allowed by the rights holder), newspapers, magazines, blogs, and personal documents with the Kindle Experimental application, Text-to-Speech. -
Page 56: Types Of Searches
"My Clippings" file. For PDFs, Kindle searches for the term in the metadata only (author's name and file name). Additionally, Kindle also keeps and searches the metadata for the content you have stored on Amazon. -
Page 57: Search Results For A Specific Item
author) of the materials you have in Archived Items. This includes purchased items, personal documents, and annotations that you have created. The example below shows a typical Search Results page. 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. -
Page 58: Search Results For A Definition
Use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons if there are more results than fit on the Search Results page. To go to a specific location in the content where the search term occurs, use the 5-way to underline the location and press the 5-way to select. -
Page 59: Performing Remote Searches
You will see a complete definition of the word. 4.3 Performing Remote Searches To search remotely, you must have Whispernet switched on. You can select any of the remote searches described in this section. If Whispernet is not already on, press the Menu button. Use the 5-way controller to underline "Turn Wireless On" and press the 5-way to select and turn on Whispernet. -
Page 60: Chapter 5 The Kindle Store
Amazon 1-Click for easy purchasing and Amazon automatically backs up all of your purchases and the most recent issues of your periodicals in case you lose your Kindle or want to download a title again. To help other Amazon users decide what to buy, you can also add your own ratings and reviews. -
Page 61: Kindle Store Pages
5.2 Kindle Store Pages This section describes the different pages you will find at the Kindle Store, like the Kindle Storefront, the Browse pages, and the product detail pages for individual pieces of content. Note: You can view Kindle Store pages only in portrait screen rotation. The Kindle Storefront When you select "Shop in Kindle Store"... -
Page 62: Browsing The Store
Kindle Top Sellers — displays a list of Amazon best sellers. New & Noteworthy — displays a list of new or noteworthy content on the Kindle Store. Recommended for You — displays items recommended for you by Amazon based on your previous digital and physical purchases. -
Page 63: Getting The Details
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. -
Page 64: Additional Details For Audible Audiobooks
Already have an Audible Account? Sign in — If you already have an Audible account, this one-time process lets you link your Audible account to your Amazon account. This lets you use the credit card on file with Amazon to make Audible purchases directly on your Kindle. -
Page 65: Adding Items To Your Wish List
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. -
Page 66: Writing Your Own Ratings And Reviews
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. -
Page 67: Making Purchases
To make your purchase, select "Buy" from any product detail page for the item you want. Your item will be auto-delivered wirelessly to your Kindle and also added to the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon. You will see an "items downloaded"... -
Page 68: Using Web Browser
other web browsers you may have used on a computer or another device. It supports JavaScript, SSL and cookies but does not support media plug-ins (Flash, Shockwave, etc.) or Java applets. To use the web browser, make sure your Kindle is connected to Whispernet. 6.1 Using Web Browser There are four ways to open the Web Browser. -
Page 69: Using Next Page And Previous Page
want to delete. Navigate the 5-way left to display "delete bookmark." Press the 5-way and the site will be deleted from your Bookmarks. From the Bookmarks list, navigating the 5-way to the right lets you edit the name of the bookmark. Using Next Page and Previous Page Most web pages you find on the Internet will have more content than can be displayed on one page. -
Page 70: Optimizing The Web Browser For Reading Articles
Use the 5-way controller to position the magnifying glass over the area that you want to magnify. (The magnifying glass is only available in portrait screen rotation.) Press the 5-way to zoom into the web page. To see more zoom options, press the Text key fit-to-width —... -
Page 71: Using History
Using History You can easily return to websites you recently viewed by pressing the Menu button and selecting "History." You will then see a list of recently visited websites to select from. You can add a site to your Bookmarks by using the 5-way to navigate to the right and choosing “add to bookmarks”. -
Page 72: Other Features
6.2 Other Features As you become more familiar with the Web Browser, the following topics may be of interest to you. Downloading Files Some websites may have books or documents you can download and read on your Kindle. When you select these books or documents using Web Browser, you will be asked to confirm if you want to download these to your Kindle Home. -
Page 73: Adjusting Your Kindle Settings
Menu button while on your Home screen. Use the 5-way controller to underline "Settings" and press to select. Registration — this is the Amazon account name to which your Kindle is registered. All Kindle Store and other charges will be applied to the credit card associated with your 1-Click account. - Page 74 Device Email — this is the e-mail address of your Kindle. You and your friends can send documents to this address and they will be converted by Amazon and sent to your Kindle. To edit this e-mail address, go to: http://www.amazon.com/manageyourkindle (U.S.
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Page 75: Registering Or Deregistering Kindle
Press the 5-way to select "register." You will see a text entry box at the bottom of the screen to enter your Amazon user name and password (the e-mail address and password associated with your Amazon account). Use the keyboard to enter in your information. Press the Symbol key to see a menu of additional characters and numbers so you can select the character you need. -
Page 76: Deregistering Your Kindle
If you don't yet have an Amazon account, you will need to create one before you register your Kindle. You can easily create an Amazon account on your computer. Go to www.amazon.com/sign-in if you are in the US or countries other than the UK, or to www.amazon.co.uk/sign-in if you are in the UK. -
Page 77: Entering Network Information
When Kindle joins a Wi-Fi network, you will see a Wi-Fi indicator at the top right corner of the screen. To join a Wi-Fi network that isn't shown in the list of networks, select “Enter other Wi-Fi network”. Enter the network name and password (if required), and select “submit”. -
Page 78: Personalizing Your Kindle
Personalizing Your Kindle Your Kindle acquires a default name when it is first registered. This name is based on your Amazon account name, and is displayed at the top of your Home screen. Before you edit this name on your Kindle, make sure that wireless is turned on. -
Page 79: Password Protecting Your Kindle
If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button. Press the Menu button. Move the 5-way to underline "Settings" and press to select. Press Next Page to go to Page 2 of Settings. Move the 5-way to underline "turn on" or “turn off” next to the "Voice Guide" setting and press to select. Password Protecting Your Kindle To prevent others from using your Kindle or seeing your content, you can create a password that must be entered whenever your Kindle starts or wakes from sleep. -
Page 80: Setting The Device Time
Press Next Page to go to Page 2 of Settings. Use the 5-way to underline "turn off/turn on Annotations Backup" and press to select. If you turn off annotations backup, then your annotations will not be backed up at Amazon and they will not be included in Popular Highlights. -
Page 81: The Settings Menu
Use the 5-way to navigate to "Sign in" and press to select it. If this is the first time you are linking your Amazon account to your Twitter account, select "Allow" to confirm that you want to allow your Kindle to access your Twitter account. -
Page 82: Experimental
Legal — provides trademark, copyright, and other notices about the software installed on your Kindle. Sync & Check for Items — connects to Amazon to download any newly available items and sync the furthest page read and annotations for all the books on your device. -
Page 83: Kindle Shortcuts
“Background Audio”, and “Text-to-Speech”. To give us feedback on items on the Experimental page, send an e-mail to kindle-feedback@amazon.com (U. S. and other countries) or kindle-feedback@amazon.co.uk (U.K. customers). We are really interested in hearing what you have to say, so type as much as you want. -
Page 84: Chapter 8 Kindle And Your Computer
Kindle and Your Computer Kindle uses Amazon Whispernet to deliver books, periodicals, personal documents, and audiobooks (via Wi-Fi delivery only) to your Kindle without the need for a computer. Some Kindle content, such as MP3 files, must first be downloaded to your computer and then transferred to your Kindle using USB. -
Page 85: Transferring Files From Your Computer
Kindle. Amazon charges a fee for personal documents delivered directly to your Kindle via 3G (on Kindle 3G+Wi-Fi models). You can avoid fees for the personal document service by e-mailing the files to your Kindle's @free.kindle.com e-mail address. For more information, see “Sending Your Documents for... -
Page 86: Sending Your Documents For Conversion
Kindle e-mail address is @free.kindle.com. The document will be delivered to your Kindle when your Kindle is connected via Wi-Fi and it will also be e-mailed to your Amazon e-mail address. -
Page 87: Audible Audiobooks
find on the Kindle Store using a web browser on your computer. You can also go to the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon to manage your Kindle account, change or cancel a subscription, or look up a past Kindle order. If you need... -
Page 88: Shopping For Kindle Content On Amazon
Send sample now — click this button to receive a free sample of a book on your Kindle. You can read the beginning of the book for free. If you enjoy it, you can make a purchase directly from your Kindle or return to the Kindle Store on Amazon if you prefer to purchase from your computer. -
Page 89: Downloading Content From Your Computer
Kindle's name and e-mail address. review the list of computers or other mobile devices registered to your Amazon account, so you can automatically sync your library of Kindle books with your computer or other devices such as iPhone. -
Page 90: Chapter 10 Transferring Content To Your New Kindle
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 (U.S. -
Page 91: Transferring Periodical Subscriptions
10.2 Transferring Periodical Subscriptions To transfer a periodical subscription from one Kindle to another, follow these steps: From your computer's web browser, open http://www.amazon.com/manageyourkindle (U.S. and other countries) or http://www.amazon.co.uk/manageyourkindle (U.K. customers). Scroll down to the section entitled "Your Active Kindle subscriptions". -
Page 92: Appendix A Troubleshooting
Open your Kindle drive. Transfer the "music" folder from your computer desktop to your Kindle. You may receive a message asking if you want to replace the folder already on the Kindle. Select “Yes” to replace the content. Using your computer, eject your Kindle from your computer. Appendix A Troubleshooting You can resolve many problems with your Kindle, quickly and easily. -
Page 93: I Only Received A Partial Download Of My Kindle Content Or My Kindle Content Seems To Be Corrupted
Press the Menu button. Select "Restart." I only received a partial download of my Kindle Content or my Kindle Content seems to be corrupted. Delete the content and re-download from Archived Items by following these steps: Use the 5-way controller to select the content from Home. Press the left arrow on the 5-way to delete and press the 5-way to confirm. -
Page 94: I Can't Create Or Share Annotations Or Receive New Content
If restarting your Kindle does not resolve the issue, then try doing a factory reset of your Kindle. Prior to doing so, back up any personal documents, periodical issues older than the past seven issues that you'd like to keep, MP3, and Audible files. To do a factory reset: Press the Home button. -
Page 95: Maintaining Your Kindle
Wireless Safety and Compliance Turn Amazon Whispernet off in areas where wireless use is forbidden or when it may cause interference or danger. Some specific situations are described below. In general, you should not use your Kindle with Whispernet turned on any place you are not allowed to use a cellular device. -
Page 96: Be Careful Around Other Electronic Devices
/oet/ea/ after searching on the FCC ID for your Kindle, which can be found on the back of the device. EU Declaration of Conformity Amazon Fulfillment Services, Inc. 410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109-5210 United States 88 of 99... - Page 97 Declaration of Conformity June 25, 2010 We, Amazon Fulfillment Services, Inc. declare under our own responsibility that the product: Product Name: Electronic Display Device Product Spec: WLAN 802.11 b/g Model: D00901 Complies with the essential requirements of Article 3 of the R&TTE 1999/5/EC Directive and the following standards: 1.
- Page 98 410 Terry Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109-5210 United States Declaration of Conformity June 25, 2010 We, Amazon Fulfillment Services, Inc. declare under our own responsibility that the product: Product Name: Electronic Display Device Product Spec: WLAN 802.11 b/g GPRS EDGE 850/900/1800/1900...
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Page 99: Additional Information For Kindle Users Outside The U.s. And Uk
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: U. S. customers: http://www.amazon.com/kindle-recycling U.K. customers: http://www.amazon.co.uk/kindle-recycling UL Certification Number... -
Page 100: Amazon.com Kindle License Agreement And Terms Of Use
AMAZON.COM KINDLE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF USE* This is an agreement between you and Amazon Digital Services, Inc. (with its affiliates, “Amazon” or “we”). Please read this Amazon.com Kindle License Agreement and Terms of Use, the Amazon.com privacy notice located at www.amazon.com/privacy, and the other applicable rules, policies, and terms posted on the Amazon.com website or the Kindle... -
Page 101: Digital Content
Kindle, and will govern in the event of a conflict with this Agreement. For more information, see the Legal section in the Kindle Settings menu. Automatic Updates. In order to keep your Software up-to-date, Amazon may automatically provide your Kindle or Other Device with updates/upgrades to the Software. - Page 102 Neither the sale or transfer of the Kindle to you, nor the license of the Software or Digital Content to you, transfers to you title to or ownership of any intellectual property rights of Amazon or its suppliers or the other Content Providers.
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Page 103: Amazon.co.uk Kindle License Agreement And Terms Of Use
Amendment. We may amend any of the terms of this Agreement in our sole discretion by posting the revised terms on the Kindle Store or the Amazon.com website. Your continued use of the Kindle, Digital Content, Service, or Software after the effective date of any such amendment constitutes your agreement to be bound by such amendment. -
Page 104: Digital Content
“Periodicals” means Digital Content made available to you on a subscription basis, such as electronic newspapers, magazines, journals, blogs, and other subscription-based content. “Reading Application” means software (including any updates/upgrades to that software) we make available that permits users to shop for, download, browse, and/or use Digital Content on an Other Device. “Service”... -
Page 105: General
Neither the sale or transfer of the Kindle to you, nor the license of the Software or Digital Content to you, transfers to you title to or ownership of any intellectual property rights of Amazon or its suppliers or the other Content Providers. -
Page 106: One-Year Limited Warranty
Seattle, WA 98109-5210, United States. However, if this Device was purchased in the United Kingdom, then this Warranty is provided by Amazon EU S.à r.l., 5, rue Plaetis, L-2338 Luxembourg (Lux reg. no. B 101818, Share capital €37500, Trading authorization no. 104408). The provider of this warranty is sometimes referred to herein as “we.”... -
Page 107: Additional Information
MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson. Copyright and Trademark Notices Amazon Kindle device software, the Amazon Kindle Quick Start Guide, and the Amazon Kindle User's Guide © 2004 - 2011 Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. All rights reserved.