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Kindle User's Guide
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Chapter 1 Getting Started . .. . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .......... 5
Using the controls . .. .. .. .. ... . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . .......... 5
Charging the battery .. .. .. ... . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . .......... 6
Status indicators .. .. .. .. .. .... . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . ............ 6
Wi-Fi status indicators .. .. .. ... . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . .......... 6
Battery status indicators .. ... .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. ........... 6
Activity indicator . . ... .. .. .. .. ... . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . .......... 7
Setting up your Kindle .. .. .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . ........... 7
Special Offers & Sponsored Screensavers . . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .......... 7
Screensaver . . . . . . . ... ... .. .. .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . ........... 7
Home screen . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. .......... 7
Chapter 2 Acquiring & Managing Kindle Books . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .......... 8
Shop the Kindle Store anytime, anywhere . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . ............ 8
Managing your Kindle library .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. ........... 8
Creating collections .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. .......... 8
Removing content .. .. .. .. .. .. . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. .......... 8
Chapter 3 Reading Kindle Documents . . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .......... 10
Understanding Kindle display technology . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . ........... 10
Customizing your text display . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .......... 10
Zooming in on images . .. .. .. . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. .......... 10
Interacting with your documents . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .......... 10
Viewing page numbers and progress . . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . ........... 11
When you're finished reading . . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .......... 11
Chapter 4 Getting More From Your Kindle . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. ......... 12
Customizing your Kindle settings . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .......... 12
The Settings contextual menu . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .......... 13
Viewing other types of files . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . ......... 13
Reading Kindle documents on other devices . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. .......... 13
Sharing comments via social networks . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . ........... 13
Loaning Kindle books . .. .. ... . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . ......... 13
Using Kindle with your computer .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . .......... 14
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