Amazon kindle User Manual

Kindle User’s Guide

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Contents

Contents

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