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Kindle User’s Guide
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Chapter 3 Reading on Kindle
Kindle retains the best qualities of printed books, but adds many features that are available
only through digital technologies such as word lookup, changeable text size, clippings,
annotations, and sharing. This chapter explains more about Kindle’s reading features.
only through digital technologies such as word lookup, changeable text size, clippings,
annotations, and sharing. This chapter explains more about Kindle’s reading features.
3.1 Types of Content
There are many types of reading material available for your Kindle, such as books, audiobooks,
newspapers, magazines, and blogs. If you want to begin purchasing and downloading reading
material, you can learn more in
newspapers, magazines, and blogs. If you want to begin purchasing and downloading reading
material, you can learn more in
. You can even have Amazon convert and deliver
personal documents to your Kindle. The different types of supported content are described
below.
below.
Books
Thousands of books in different categories—both popular and hard-to-find—are available
in the Kindle Store. Once you buy a book, it usually arrives wirelessly in under a minute.
Because you can’t always judge a book by its cover, you can download and read a sample of
most Kindle books for free. If you like it, simply buy it from within the sample and continue
reading. You can learn more about this feature in
in the Kindle Store. Once you buy a book, it usually arrives wirelessly in under a minute.
Because you can’t always judge a book by its cover, you can download and read a sample of
most Kindle books for free. If you like it, simply buy it from within the sample and continue
reading. You can learn more about this feature in
.
Newspapers
The Kindle Store offers a selection of U.S. and international newspapers. Subscriptions are
delivered wirelessly to your Kindle so that the latest edition arrives as soon as it is available,
and every newspaper subscription starts with a free trial.
delivered wirelessly to your Kindle so that the latest edition arrives as soon as it is available,
and every newspaper subscription starts with a free trial.
Magazines
The Kindle Store offers an expanding selection of magazines to meet every interest. As with
newspapers, all magazine subscriptions are delivered wirelessly and start with a free trial.
newspapers, all magazine subscriptions are delivered wirelessly and start with a free trial.
Blogs
The Kindle Store offers thousands of Kindle blogs, including up-to-the-minute news feeds
and topical blogs. Blog categories include business, technology, sports, politics, culture,
entertainment, humor, and science. Kindle blogs are sent to you wirelessly throughout the
day, allowing you to keep current. Unlike traditional feeds, which often only provide headlines,
Kindle downloads the complete feed onto the device so you can read them even when you
are not wirelessly connected.
and topical blogs. Blog categories include business, technology, sports, politics, culture,
entertainment, humor, and science. Kindle blogs are sent to you wirelessly throughout the
day, allowing you to keep current. Unlike traditional feeds, which often only provide headlines,
Kindle downloads the complete feed onto the device so you can read them even when you
are not wirelessly connected.
Personal Documents
In addition to purchased content, you can read your personal documents on Kindle.
Kindle can display a PDF document without losing the formatting of the original file. You can
either drag PDF files over USB to your device 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).
You can rotate your device sideways for widescreen viewing. For more information on the
unique aspects of reading PDF files on Kindle, see
either drag PDF files over USB to your device 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).
You can rotate your device sideways for widescreen viewing. For more information on the
unique aspects of reading PDF files on Kindle, see
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). For more information on transferring, converting,
and e-mailing your personal documents, see
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). For more information on transferring, converting,
and e-mailing your personal documents, see
Chapter 3
Reading on Kindle
Reading on Kindle