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5.3 Recommendations, Reviews, and Ratings

The Kindle Store provides several features to help you decide which reading materials

you may want to purchase. This section describes the various ways you can find what

is available.

Recommended for You

The Recommendations page provides a list of things that you might enjoy based on the

types of materials (digital and printed) you have purchased in the past either on Kindle

or on Amazon. To get to this page, select "Recommended for You" from the Kindle

Storefront or from the Kindle Store menu.

Looking Up Reviews

The Reviews page lists Customer Reviews for items. To get to the Reviews page for a

specific item, select "Customer Reviews" from the product detail page for that item.

To see Editorial Reviews from publications, select "Editorial Reviews" from the Reviews

page. For the complete text of a particular review, select the review excerpt using the

5-way controller.

Summary of Contents for D00801

Page 1: ...user s guide 4th edition...

Page 2: ...ss with Amazon Whispernet 15 Your Choice of Text Size 15 Your Choice of Number of Words per Line 16 Adjust Screen Rotation 16 Read PDF Files 17 Let Kindle Read to You 17 Look It Up 18 Take It All with...

Page 3: ...Bottom View 28 1 2 Getting Around 30 Using the Buttons 30 Using the Menus 30 The Application Menu 31 1 3 Entering Text 33 Lowercase and Uppercase Letters 33 Numbers Punctuation and Symbols 33 1 4 Scr...

Page 4: ...tion 48 Adding an Item to a Collection 48 Adding Multiple Items to a Collection 49 Viewing Collection Details 50 Renaming a Collection 50 Deleting a Collection 51 Adding Collections from Another Kindl...

Page 5: ...5 Annotations and Clippings 72 Using Bookmarks 73 Placing a Bookmark 73 Viewing Your Bookmarks 74 Removing a Bookmark 74 Using Highlights 75 Highlighting a Passage 75 Deleting a Highlight 75 Displayin...

Page 6: ...Search Results for a Specific Item 100 Search Results for a Definition 101 4 3 Performing Remote Searches 103 Searching Wikipedia 103 Searching the Web 103 Searching the Kindle Store 103 Chapter 5 Th...

Page 7: ...arks and Adding Your Own 120 Using Next Page and Previous Page 121 Selecting Links Buttons and Boxes 121 Using History 122 The Basic Web Menu 122 6 2 Other Features 125 Text Size 125 Downloading Files...

Page 8: ...Conversion 144 Sending Your Documents for Conversion 145 8 4 Audiobooks and MP3s 147 Audiobooks from Audible com 147 Audiobook Formats for Kindle 147 Activation Purchase Download and Transfer 147 Tran...

Page 9: ...ponsive or appears frozen 162 My wireless isn t working 162 I m unable to download a book even though I see strong wireless signal strength 163 I only received a partial download of my Kindle Content...

Page 10: ...ormation regarding Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy for Model Number D00801 FCC ID XDZ 1013 171 Exposure to Radio Frequency Energy 171 Compliance Information for Kindle Users Outside the U S 171 Rec...

Page 11: ...basic features so you can start reading as quickly as possible You can leave this guide at any time by pressing the Home button on your Kindle To turn to the next page press the Next Page button If y...

Page 12: ...d a lightning bolt appears on the battery icon at the top of the display Charging the battery fully should take less than three hours and you can continue reading while it charges Tip The charge indic...

Page 13: ...ress 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 Use...

Page 14: ...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 na...

Page 15: ...does not need power to hold the ink in place which extends your Kindle s battery life Wireless Access with Amazon Whispernet Using the wireless Amazon Whispernet service Amazon delivers content to yo...

Page 16: ...key use the 5 way controller to choose the number of words per line you prefer and press the 5 way to select This changes the width of the margins You may find you read faster with fewer words per lin...

Page 17: ...the experimental application Text to Speech which will read aloud your books where allowed by the rights holder newspapers blogs and personal documents While reading a book or periodical press the Te...

Page 18: ...his guide A copy of all your books and recent issues of newspapers and magazines purchased from the Kindle Store are kept on Amazon To display the list of content on your Kindle press the Home button...

Page 19: ...as they are published often before they are even available in print For example if you subscribe to the Kindle edition of The New York Times the latest edition is wirelessly delivered overnight so yo...

Page 20: ...r a newspaper have you ever wanted to clip and save a few words to refer to later With Kindle simply select Add a Note or Highlight from the menu and use the 5 way to highlight the content you want to...

Page 21: ...l of your annotations by pressing the Menu button and selecting View My Notes Marks Stay in Sync Whispersync technology saves and synchronizes your reading location across your Kindle s and other supp...

Page 22: ...y thinks are the most interesting passages in the books you are reading If several other readers have highlighted a particular passage then that passage will be highlighted in your book along with the...

Page 23: ...ts Press the Back button to go back to where you were reading You can leave the Kindle DX User s Guide or any item you are reading at any time by pressing the Home button If you are done reading you c...

Page 24: ...f the things you can do with your Kindle This chapter reviews all of the physical features of Kindle and covers the basics of using the Kindle buttons menus and keyboard 1 1 Views of Kindle DX Front V...

Page 25: ...to speech Home button shows content stored on your Kindle as well as content archived at Amazon Previous Page button takes you to the previous page in your reading material Next Page button takes you...

Page 26: ...ack button retraces your steps on Kindle just like the back button on a web browser For example you can follow a link in a book and then press the Back button to return to your place Keyboard use to e...

Page 27: ...image appears on the display While your Kindle is asleep other keys and buttons are locked so that you don t accidentally change the place in your reading To turn your Kindle off slide and hold the p...

Page 28: ...rt attach the USB cord that came with your Kindle into the micro USB power port and into the Kindle power adapter The micro USB Power port is located just to the right of the headphone jack Plug the a...

Page 29: ...your computer and your Kindle connect the provided USB cable to the Kindle and to the computer s USB port Charge indicator light indicates the battery status while your Kindle is charging The charge i...

Page 30: ...age Next Page and Back For an explanation of what each button does see Front View Using the Menus In addition to the physical buttons you also navigate Kindle using the menus Kindle s menus are contex...

Page 31: ...enu 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 woul...

Page 32: ...KINDLE DX USER S GUIDE 4th EDITION Chapter 1 32...

Page 33: ...letter key like you do on your computer keyboard Alternatively you can press and release the Shift key and then press the desired letter Only the next letter will be capitalized The Shift key is locat...

Page 34: ...INDLE DX USER S GUIDE 4th EDITION Chapter 1 34 Use the 5 way controller to choose the character you want and it will appear in your text entry box Press the Symbol key again to dismiss the Symbol menu...

Page 35: ...ientation To lock your screen into portrait or landscape mode follow these steps 1 Press the Text key located on the bottom row of the keyboard Screen Rotation options are displayed at the bottom of t...

Page 36: ...GUIDE 4th EDITION Chapter 1 36 Note You can view Kindle Store pages only in portrait mode Tip Want the Next and Prev Page buttons on the left Simply rotate the device 180 degrees so that the buttons...

Page 37: ...ess signal strength is too low to connect You will not be able to connect to the Kindle Store Basic Web register your device retrieve content from Archived Items sync your devices receive your subscri...

Page 38: ...ges As you deplete the battery less of the battery indicator will be filled in The battery is too low to power the Whispernet service You must charge your Kindle battery to restore wireless service Th...

Page 39: ...l Wireless Delivery Kindle DX with international wireless only If you wirelessly receive or download content to your Kindle via Whispernet while outside the U S additional fees may apply For further i...

Page 40: ...Kindle By default the Home screen lists all of the items that you have on your Kindle beginning with the most recently viewed or acquired items Each type of content has a slightly different descriptio...

Page 41: ...r Audible Audiobooks Audible audiobooks look similar to books but they will be labeled in the Home screen as audio content Like regular books they have a progress indicator that shows where you are in...

Page 42: ...t you see on your Home screen varies depending on what reading materials you have purchased and how you choose to sort this list The screen sample and list below explain the features that you may find...

Page 43: ...ayed in parentheses Sample title the sample label indicates the book is a sample If you like it you can purchase the full book from within the sample Audiobook title the audio label indicates the book...

Page 44: ...m Author sorts your content alphabetically by the author s last name or publisher s name If you choose this option periodicals will be sorted by their issue dates Collections sorts your content by fir...

Page 45: ...e 5 way to the right to see the Sort options 4 Move the 5 way to underline how you want the items sorted 5 Press the 5 way to select it The sort order on the Home screen changes immediately Tip If you...

Page 46: ...nnection will occur the next time you turn wireless on Shop in Kindle Store takes you to the Kindle Storefront View Archived Items takes you to Archived Items where you can view and wirelessly re down...

Page 47: ...to download any newly available items and sync the furthest page read and annotations for all the books on your device Settings takes you to the Settings screen Experimental takes you to the Experimen...

Page 48: ...on the Home screen The very first time that you create a collection the sort order changes to sort by collections on the Home screen To change the sort order move the 5 way up to underline By Collecti...

Page 49: ...anges will be saved Adding Multiple Items to a Collection Collections also let you efficiently add multiple items to a single collection This is useful for organizing similar types of items into one c...

Page 50: ...er of the most recently read item in the collection To view a collection s details follow these steps 1 If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button 2 Use the 5 way to navigate to t...

Page 51: ...ion box asking you whether you want to delete the collection or not 6 Use the 5 way to select either ok or cancel Adding Collections from Another Kindle If you have more than one Kindle registered to...

Page 52: ...0 for more information 2 On your current Kindle if you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button 3 Make sure that wireless is turned on To turn wireless on press the Menu button and sel...

Page 53: ...e remove from device and for all other content you will see delete Press the 5 way to remove the content To change your mind move the 5 way up or down to cancel Note that Kindle books are backed up fo...

Page 54: ...get from Amazon any annotations you created on Kindle for those items do not get saved Your My Clippings file will still remain as a separate file containing all the clippings you added regardless of...

Page 55: ...m and even have Amazon convert and deliver personal documents to your Kindle The different types of supported content are described below Books Thousands of books both popular and hard to find are ava...

Page 56: ...In addition to purchased content you can read your personal documents on Kindle Kindle DX can display a PDF document without losing the formatting of the original file You can either drag PDF files ov...

Page 57: ...Kindle over USB Listen to audiobooks through Kindle s speakers or plug in your headphones for private listening For more information on transferring and listening to audiobooks see Chapter 8 Backgrou...

Page 58: ...ollows the printed version of the book If the book has a table of contents it will appear in Kindle If the book has chapters a preface an illustrated cover and so forth these will be displayed While y...

Page 59: ...percentage of the book you have read and a numeric location of where you are reading so you can easily find a particular passage or reference it to your friends Locations are the digital answer to pa...

Page 60: ...isplayed as well as controls for Text to Speech 2 Move the 5 way left or right to the new text size that you want to use you see the new text size immediately 3 Press the 5 way or the Text key to conf...

Page 61: ...o use you see the change immediately 4 Press the 5 way or the Text key to confirm your choice Note You cannot change the number of words per line in PDF files or in Basic Web Increasing the Size of a...

Page 62: ...ound inside your book or periodical by selecting locations from the item s Menu clicking on links in the content or by using the 5 way controller to go to the next or previous article or chapter Using...

Page 63: ...the item you are reading This is usually the cover of the book table of contents takes you to the Table of Contents for the item you are reading beginning takes you to the beginning of the book This i...

Page 64: ...Bookmark Add a Note or Highlight displays a cursor so you can highlight a passage or create a note See Using Highlights and Using Notes for additional details on how to create a note or highlight Vie...

Page 65: ...Article makes a copy of the entire article and adds it to your My Clippings file Keep This Issue designates the newspaper or magazine issue as one to be stored in your Kindle until you remove it If y...

Page 66: ...within an issue When viewing a blog you will see similar options for navigation Previous Article takes you to the previous article when you move the 5 way controller to the left View Sections List tak...

Page 67: ...a blog View Articles List is highlighted and pressing the 5 way shows a list of the blog s articles To navigate to a particular section use the 5 way controller to underline the section title and then...

Page 68: ...you were last reading in a blog or to the Sections List in a magazine or newspaper select Close Articles List located at the bottom of the screen Selecting Internal Links Your reading material may als...

Page 69: ...ed Devices If you read the same Kindle Store book across multiple Kindles or supported devices for example Kindle for iPhone or Kindle for PC you ll find Whispersync makes it easy for you to switch ba...

Page 70: ...KINDLE DX USER S GUIDE 4th EDITION Chapter 3 70 furthest page read with other devices If you would like to sync the book manually press the Menu button and select Sync to Furthest Page Read...

Page 71: ...default dictionary The Lookup Feature To see the definition of a particular word in your reading content follow these steps 1 Move the 5 way controller up or down to display the cursor 2 Use the 5 wa...

Page 72: ...Kindle also gathers the annotations and bookmarks you ve made across all your various books magazines newspapers and personal documents and places them in the My Clippings file in your Home screen Se...

Page 73: ...rn to a bookmarked location at any time Kindle stores all your bookmarks for the current content along with your annotations You can view them at any time by pressing the Menu button and selecting Vie...

Page 74: ...Press the Menu button 3 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...

Page 75: ...ight This displays a blinking cursor 2 Use the 5 way to position the cursor where you want to start highlighting 3 Press the 5 way 4 Move the cursor right or left to where you want your highlight to e...

Page 76: ...merge them together to determine a book s most frequently highlighted passages If a passage in a book is a Popular Highlight we will highlight that passage and we will also display the total number of...

Page 77: ...ion appears dimmed make sure you enabled the Popular Highlights feature in Settings See Displaying Popular Highlights in Your Books for instructions on enabling Popular Highlights If Popular Highlight...

Page 78: ...pular Highlights option will appear dimmed Updating Popular Highlights in a Book Popular Highlights may not be available for the books you already own If a book you already own does not include them y...

Page 79: ...ring of the previously created notes will change To edit a note while reading follow these steps 1 Press Menu and choose Add a Note or Highlight This displays a blinking cursor 2 Use the 5 way to move...

Page 80: ...elete key to delete the note To delete a note while viewing your notes and marks follow these steps 1 Press the Menu button and select View My Notes Marks 2 Move the 5 way down to select the note you...

Page 81: ...Page buttons to turn the pages just as you would in a book To go to a location use the 5 way to navigate up or down to select the bookmark highlighted passage or note and press the 5 way to go there Y...

Page 82: ...ings 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 Use the 5 way to navigate d...

Page 83: ...ou can still use them for navigation and reference To remove the My Clippings file from your Kindle 1 Press the Home button and use the 5 way to navigate down until My Clippings is underlined 2 Use th...

Page 84: ...lights with your social networks is easy once you ve linked your Kindle to your social network accounts For example on Twitter your note is added as a tweet in your Twitter stream along with a link to...

Page 85: ...to tweet or share Keep in mind that your message must be no longer than 100 characters 7 Use the 5 way to highlight share and press to select it To share a note or highlight that you ve already creat...

Page 86: ...d When your Kindle is held in portrait orientation PDF documents are displayed in their original layout and fit the entire screen of the device White margins of PDF documents are automatically cropped...

Page 87: ...rait and landscape orientations the bottom of the screen shows how far you have read as an overall percentage The bottom of the screen also displays the current page number as well as the total number...

Page 88: ...a zoom option a selection frame appears you can move the frame using the 5 way To move the frame in small increments hold down the Shift key while using the 5 way to move left or right Once you ve sel...

Page 89: ...EDITION Chapter 3 89 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 Options that are not available in PDF f...

Page 90: ...Chapter 3 90 Go to allows you to move to another location in the PDF document Choose one of these options cover takes you to the cover page of the item you are reading table of contents this option i...

Page 91: ...This allows you search for a word or a combination of words inside the currently opened PDF document This feature doesn t work in cases where a PDF document was created using image files Add a Bookmar...

Page 92: ...to Speech in your reading material where allowed by the rights holder For information about transferring audiobooks or MP3 files from your computer to your Kindle see Chapter 8 Audiobooks On your Home...

Page 93: ...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 takes you back to the beginning of the audio...

Page 94: ...down to select it The songs are played in order by the date you added them to your Kindle You can adjust the volume of the music using the volume controls on the right side of your Kindle You can cont...

Page 95: ...erimental application Text to Speech To turn on Text to Speech follow these steps 1 Press the Text key 2 Use the 5 way to navigate down so that the Text to Speech option is underlined Press the 5 way...

Page 96: ...e currently displayed To start reading at a particular spot move the cursor where you d like the reading to begin before starting Text to Speech Tip You can also play or stop Text to Speech by holding...

Page 97: ...hrase and Kindle searches in the body of the text in the current item Searching All Your Content You can alternatively search all the reading material that you have stored on Kindle including books ne...

Page 98: ...l automatically appear You can use whole words and no distinction is made between lower and upper case 2 To find the word or phrase in the content you are currently reading use the 5 way to navigate t...

Page 99: ...udes 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 te...

Page 100: ...earch Results for a Specific Item To see the results for one of the items listed 1 Use the 5 way to underline the item 2 Press the 5 way to view the matches 3 A page appears showing all instances of t...

Page 101: ...s then use the Next Page and Previous Page buttons to navigate between pages To close the Search Results move the 5 way to highlight Close Search Results and press the 5 way Search Results for a Defin...

Page 102: ...KINDLE DX USER S GUIDE 4th EDITION Chapter 4 102 You will see a complete definition of the word...

Page 103: ...Wikipedia enter your term and use the 5 way to select wikipedia This opens Basic Web and displays the Wikipedia page Searching the Web To search the Web enter your term and use the 5 way to select goo...

Page 104: ...r of the Search Results page Tip You can also narrow a search in the Kindle Store to an author s name by typing author followed by the author s name For example to search the Kindle Store for books by...

Page 105: ...n tells you how to connect to the Kindle Store on your Kindle and provides some ideas about the best ways to look for content once you are connected Connecting to the Kindle Store You connect to the K...

Page 106: ...le Storefront the Browse pages and the product detail pages for individual pieces of content Note You can view Kindle Store pages only in portrait mode The Kindle Storefront When you select Shop in Ki...

Page 107: ...ing links on the pages of the store such as New Noteworthy Books or Top Sellers by using the Store menu or by searching the Kindle Store for specific titles The Store Menu The menu you see while you a...

Page 108: ...U S Kindle DX with international wireless will display Kindle Best Sellers instead Recommended for You displays items recommended for you by Amazon based on your previous digital and physical purchas...

Page 109: ...st to make browsing easier Select the category you are interested in to show only items in that particular subject You can also select subcategories within the main category by selecting View subcateg...

Page 110: ...explained in the list below Author searches the Kindle Store for other books by the author when selected Buy purchases the item using your default Amazon 1 Click payment method and sends it wirelessl...

Page 111: ...on 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 Aft...

Page 112: ...KINDLE DX USER S GUIDE 4th EDITION Chapter 5 112 To see your wish list select Your Wish List from the Store menu To remove the item from your wish list select Delete for that item...

Page 113: ...types of materials digital and printed you have purchased in the past either on Kindle or on Amazon To get to this page select Recommended for You from the Kindle Storefront or from the Kindle Store...

Page 114: ...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...

Page 115: ...k this item deserves by selecting the line with the appropriate number of stars 2 Select Title and enter a title for your review Select ok to submit your title 3 Select Review and type your review on...

Page 116: ...om 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 mes...

Page 117: ...ll service on the Web at http www amazon com kindlesupport For customers outside the U S Kindle Support can be reached via e mail at kindle cs support amazon com or by phone at 1 206 266 0927 charges...

Page 118: ...plication called Basic Web which is a web browser optimized to read websites that are primarily text based It supports JavaScript SSL and cookies but does not support media plug ins Flash Shockwave et...

Page 119: ...o be reading When you begin typing a search box will pop up at the bottom of the screen and you can use the 5 way controller to navigate to the right and select google or wikipedia from the menu to se...

Page 120: ...cess a web page without needing to type the address every time When you open Basic Web from the Experimental page for the first time you will see a list of default bookmarks with links to information...

Page 121: ...alent to using your mouse on a computer to move up and down in a web page You can also move around the page using the directional buttons on the 5 way controller Selecting Links Buttons and Boxes You...

Page 122: ...ving the cursor to the button you want to change and pressing the 5 way to select this button Using History You can easily return to websites you recently viewed by pressing the Menu button and select...

Page 123: ...takes you to the Kindle Storefront Enter URL takes you directly to the URL field where you can enter a web address to visit Go to Top returns you to the top of the current web page Bookmarks displays...

Page 124: ...sites This mode displays web pages like your desktop computer In this mode you may want to rotate your Kindle DX from portrait to landscape to see the entire width of a web page JavaScript can also be...

Page 125: ...may have books or documents you can download and read on your Kindle When you select these books or documents using Basic Web you will be asked to confirm if you want to download these to your Kindle...

Page 126: ...to clear the cache Clear History removes cached Internet address entries from your Kindle Move the on screen highlight to Clear History and press the 5 way to clear this list Clear Cookies removes coo...

Page 127: ...6 127 Javascript while in Basic Mode the current page will automatically be shown in Desktop Mode Disable Images select whether you want images to appear when you load a web page Note that if you do...

Page 128: ...The Settings page also provides information about your Kindle such as the software version number The Experimental page contains a number of prototype features that you may find useful 7 1 Adjusting Y...

Page 129: ...to turn on or off the display of popular passages highlighted by others in the books you are reading Social Networks allows you to link your Kindle to your social network accounts so that you can sha...

Page 130: ...com manageyourkindle Personal Info enter any personal or contact information here such as an address or phone number in case you lose your Kindle Device Info displays Kindle software version and the...

Page 131: ...ering Your Kindle If you want to transfer ownership of your Kindle or return it for service or recycling you should deregister it to prevent unauthorized purchases The process is similar to the regist...

Page 132: ...your content you can create a password that must be entered whenever your Kindle starts or wakes from sleep If your Kindle is sleeping when you attach it to a computer using the USB cable you will al...

Page 133: ...password If your Kindle is sleeping when you attach it to a computer using the USB cable you will also be prompted to enter your password 2 Type in your password and press the ENTER key to submit it...

Page 134: ...n change the default dictionary choice by purchasing a different dictionary in the Kindle Store and then following these steps 1 If you are not already on the Home screen press the Home button 2 Press...

Page 135: ...If you are not yet a member of social networks such as Twitter or Facebook visit their website and create an account with them before you link your Kindle to them They may require you to accept their...

Page 136: ...w linked to your Twitter account Your Kindle remains linked to a social network account until you unlink it To unlink your Kindle from a social network account follow these steps 1 If you are not alre...

Page 137: ...ary Dictionary change the dictionary you are using for the built in Lookup function This menu option is only present if you have at least one additional dictionary on your Kindle besides the default d...

Page 138: ...p any personal documents periodical issues older than the past seven issues that you d like to keep MP3 and Audible files Once your Kindle restarts you must create a new device password if you want to...

Page 139: ...eady on the Home screen press the Home button 2 Press the Menu button 3 Use the 5 way to navigate down until Experimental is underlined and press the 5 way to select 4 Select the concept you would lik...

Page 140: ...Requirements Both Macintosh and Windows users can manage Kindle files through the USB connection When your Kindle is plugged into your computer your Kindle will appear as a removable mass storage dev...

Page 141: ...computer To eject Kindle from your computer follow these steps Windows Vista and Windows 7 Click on the Start button select Computer from the options right click on the Kindle drive icon and select E...

Page 142: ...the files that are already there The computer file formats that you can read or listen to on your Kindle are listed below Kindle AZW AZW1 Text TXT PDF PDF Unprotected Mobipocket MOBI PRC Audible AA AA...

Page 143: ...KINDLE DX USER S GUIDE 4th EDITION Chapter 8 143 clippings you can drag and drop the My Clippings txt file onto your computer Clippings and other annotations are described in more detail in Chapter 3...

Page 144: ...version In addition to the file formats listed above you can also convert other personal documents to read on your Kindle The supported file formats are listed below Microsoft Word DOC DOCX Text and R...

Page 145: ...iles from e mail addresses you have authorized on the Manage Your Kindle page to help prevent spam The default setting dictates that only items sent from your Amazon account e mail address will be for...

Page 146: ...nal Document Service at Amazon s website Tip If you would like to avoid the fee address the e mail so that the second part of your Kindle e mail address is free kindle com After sending to the free ki...

Page 147: ...rd audio next to the title to indicate that it is an audiobook Audiobook Formats for Kindle Audible com offers four versions of its audiobook format Kindle is compatible with format 4 and Audible Enha...

Page 148: ...e over USB For more information on connecting your computer over USB see Making the Connection earlier in this chapter Kindle only supports MP3 audio files AAC WAV MP3 with DRM and other music file fo...

Page 149: ...GUIDE 4th EDITION Chapter 8 149 Tip While there is no limit to the number of MP3 files and audiobooks that you can transfer to your Kindle keep in mind that these files are larger and space may become...

Page 150: ...dle Store Kindle content is auto delivered wirelessly to your Kindle Browsing the Kindle Store When browsing the Kindle Store on Amazon you use categories and sub categories to find content that suits...

Page 151: ...you make a selection your order is auto delivered wirelessly to your Kindle You do not need to use your computer to download your content If you have more than one Kindle you can use the drop down me...

Page 152: ...to send personal documents such as Word and picture files to your Kindle wirelessly for a small fee To avoid spam only contacts on your Kindle approved e mail list are authorized to send attachments...

Page 153: ...your computer 2 Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally find an external USB drive 3 Open your Kindle You should see a folder entitled documents 4 Transfer t...

Page 154: ...one of our Customer Service members will be happy to help you Kindle Support Web Address http www amazon com kindlesupport Kindle Support E mail Address kindle cs support amazon com Kindle Support Pho...

Page 155: ...eps 1 Press the Home button 2 Use the 5 way to underline Archived Items and press the 5 way to select 3 Use the 5 way to underline the book you want to transfer 4 Use the 5 way to navigate to the righ...

Page 156: ...purchased Kindle content over USB 1 From the Your Orders section of the Manage Your Kindle page select Transfer via computer and you will be asked where you want to save the item on your computer 2 C...

Page 157: ...eps 1 From your computer s web browser open http www amazon com manageyourkindle 2 Scroll down to the section entitled Your Active Kindle subscriptions 3 Under Deliver future editions to select the Ki...

Page 158: ...ally find an external USB drive 3 Open your Kindle You should see a folder entitled documents Transfer your personal documents from this folder to the computer s desktop 4 Using your computer un mount...

Page 159: ...computer eject your Kindle from your computer 5 Connect the Kindle you want to receive the audiobooks to your computer using the USB cable provided for that particular Kindle 6 Open your Kindle Transf...

Page 160: ...nal USB drive 3 Open your Kindle You should see a folder entitled music Transfer this folder to the computer s desktop 4 Using your computer un mount your Kindle from your computer 5 Connect the Kindl...

Page 161: ...ars frozen My wireless isn t working I m unable to download a book even though I see strong wireless signal strength I only received a partial download of my Kindle Content or my Kindle Content seems...

Page 162: ...s not turn on then try resetting it by doing the following 1 Disconnect your Kindle from any power source 2 Slide and hold the power switch for 15 seconds then release Note that the screen will be bla...

Page 163: ...eps 1 Use the 5 way controller to select the content from Home 2 Move the 5 way to the left to delete and press the 5 way to confirm 3 Open Archived Items in Home and select the content 4 Press the 5...

Page 164: ...Audible file on your Kindle using the device s built in speakers If the audio still sounds distorted contact Customer Service For instructions on downloading an MP3 or Audible file see Transferring M...

Page 165: ...ocuments periodical issues older than the past seven issues that you d like to keep MP3 and Audible files To do a factory reset 1 Press the Home button 2 Press the Menu button 3 Select Settings 4 Pres...

Page 166: ...Select Restart If your Kindle is unresponsive then try resetting it by doing the following 1 Disconnect your Kindle from any power source 2 Slide and hold the power switch for 15 seconds before releas...

Page 167: ...B Product Information Safety and Compliance Information Use Responsibly Read all instructions and safety information before use to avoid injury CAUTION FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS COU...

Page 168: ...ng abrasive When carrying your Kindle in a bag or briefcase keep a book cover on to avoid scratches Don t expose your Kindle to extreme heat or cold For example don t leave it in the trunk of your car...

Page 169: ...nce with aircraft systems the U S Federal Aviation Administration regulations require you to have permission from a crew member to use your device s wireless service If you have your wireless service...

Page 170: ...as health care facilities and construction sites If you are not sure look around for signs indicating that two way radios or cell phones should be turned off FCC Compliance Statement for Model Number...

Page 171: ...gov oet ea after searching on the FCC ID for your Kindle which can be found on the back of the device Compliance Information for Kindle Users Outside the U S You can see additional information for Kin...

Page 172: ...eless Operating temperature 32 F to 95 F 0 C to 35 C Storage temperature 14 F to 113 F 10 C to 45 C KINDLE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND TERMS OF USE THIS IS AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND AMAZON DIGITAL SERVIC...

Page 173: ...on your Device such as Web browsing and downloading of personal files should you elect to use those services We will maintain a list of current fees for such services in the Kindle Store Amazon reserv...

Page 174: ...ot sell rent lease distribute broadcast sublicense or otherwise assign any rights to the Digital Content or any portion of it to any third party and you may not remove any proprietary notices or label...

Page 175: ...icense or otherwise assign any rights to the Software in whole or in part No Reverse Engineering Decompilation Disassembly or Circumvention You may not and you will not encourage assist or authorize a...

Page 176: ...ld and such license is non exclusive Information Received The Device Software will provide Amazon with data about your Device and its interaction with the Service such as available memory up time log...

Page 177: ...AT USE OF THE SERVICE DEVICE DIGITAL CONTENT AND SOFTWARE IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK EXCEPT FOR THE ONE YEAR LIMITED WARRANTY THE SERVICE DEVICE DIGITAL CONTENT AND SOFTWARE ARE PROVIDED AS IS WITH ALL FAUL...

Page 178: ...OR RELATING IN ANYWAY TO THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO CONFIDENTIAL ARBITRATION IN SEATTLE WASHINGTON EXCEPT THAT TO THE EXTENT YOU HAVE IN ANY MANNER VIOLATED OR THREATENED TO VIOLATE AMAZON S...

Page 179: ...on For communications concerning this Agreement you may contact Amazon by writing to Amazon com Attn Legal Department 1200 12th Avenue South Suite 1200 Seattle WA 98144 2734 For help with your Device...

Page 180: ...er new or refurbished parts ii replace the Device with a new or refurbished Device or iii refund the purchase price of the Device This limited warranty applies to any repair replacement part or replac...

Page 181: ...LIED WARRANTIES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND AGAINST HIDDEN OR LATENT DEFECTS IF WE CANNOT LAWFULLY DISCLAIM STATUTORY OR IMPLIED WAR...

Page 182: ...182 Patent Notices The Kindle device and or methods used in association with the Kindle device may be covered by one or more patents or pending patent applications MPEG Layer 3 audio decoding technol...

Page 183: ...its affiliates Java and all Java based trademarks and logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of Sun Microsystems Inc in the U S and other countries NF Browser v3 4 1996 2008 ACCESS Co Ltd ACCE...

Page 184: ...x B 184 Other Language Versions You can see a version of the Kindle License Agreement and Terms of Use One Year Limited Warranty and other Kindle information in other languages by clicking on this lin...

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