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Popular Highlights — allows you to turn on or off the display of popular passages highlighted
by others in the books you are reading.
Public Notes — allows you to turn on or off the display of the notes and highlights of people
you follow in the books you are reading.
Annotations Backup — allows you to turn on or off the automatic backup of your annotations,
last page read, and collections at Amazon. Disable this feature if you do not want your
annotations backed up or shared in Popular Highlights.
Personal Info — enter your contact information here such as an address or phone number,
in case you lose your Kindle. Press the Symbol key
present on the Kindle keyboard.
Registering or Deregistering Kindle
Your Kindle needs to be registered with your Amazon account information to use many
of the Kindle features such as purchasing content. If your Kindle is lost or transferred to
another user, you should deregister your Kindle from your account. The process to register
or deregister is described below. You can also register or deregister your Kindle on the
Manage Your Kindle page on:
http://www.amazon.com/manageyourkindle
http://www.amazon.co.uk/manageyourkindle
Registering Your Kindle
If your Kindle is not already registered, follow these steps:
1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button.
2. Press the Menu button. Make sure that Whispernet is turned on.
3. Move the 5-way down until "Settings" is underlined and press to select.
4. Press the 5-way to select "register. "
5. 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
additional characters and numbers so you can select the character you need.
6. Navigate the 5-way to select "submit" to finish the registration process or "cancel" to cancel
your registration.
Once registered, you can make purchases on the Kindle Store, convert personal documents
on Amazon, use Web Browser, and take advantage of other Amazon-sponsored services. If
your Kindle has incorrect registration information, deregister the device and then reregister it.
If you don't yet have an Amazon account, you will need to create one before you register your
Kindle. You can easily create an Amazon account on your computer. Go to
sign-in
if you are in the U.S. or countries other than the UK, or to
if you are in the UK.
You can also create an Amazon account directly on your Kindle, which will also conveniently
register your Kindle in the process. To create an Amazon account on your Kindle, follow these
steps:
1. If you are not already on the Home screen, press the Home button.
2. Press the Menu button. Make sure that Whispernet is turned on.
3. Move the 5-way down until "Settings" is underlined and press to select.
4. Press the 5-way to select "register. "
Chapter 7 Settings and Experimental
to enter numbers or symbols not
(U.S. and other countries)
(UK customers)
www.amazon.co.uk/sign-in
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