When you log in with an existing Goodreads account, your account data will sync with your Kindle,
including your Friends list and your Want to Read, Currently Reading and Read shelves.
Keep track of what you're reading by adding books to your Goodreads shelves. When setting up your
account, you will be directed to a list of your Amazon book purchases, both digital and physical. You
can rate books you've read from one to five stars. Rating a book adds it to your Read shelf. You can
also tap the Shelf icon
to shelve the book as Currently Reading or Want to Read. Shelved and
rated books are publicly visible on your Goodreads profile. You can always remove a shelved book
later by tapping the Shelf icon
and selecting Remove from Shelf.
You can also add a book to your Goodreads shelves from the Home screen of your Kindle. Tap the
Menu icon on the item’s cover when in grid view or on the right side of the screen when in list view,
and then tap Add to Goodreads Shelf. You can also view this option by pressing and holding on
the book's name or cover. Then from the Select Goodreads Shelf pane, you can shelve the book as
Read, Currently Reading or Want to Read.
Goodreads on Kindle has four tabs located in the top corner:
Updates
: View recent updates from friends and readers you follow, including book reviews and
what they're currently reading. You can like and comment on any review. You can also rate and
shelve books in your Updates feed. Tap on a book cover to read more reviews. Tap on a reader's
name to view their Goodreads profile and more books on their shelves.
Shelves
: View all books on your shelves. You can filter by shelf type (Read, Currently Reading and
Want to Read), move books to different shelves, and add Amazon books to your shelves.
Recommendations
: View personalised recommendations based on favourite genres and books
that you have rated. You can mark books as Want To Read or rate them. The more books you rate,
the better the recommendations you will get.
Friends
: View all readers in your Goodreads network. You can filter by friends, readers you follow
and readers following you. You can also select Find Readers to Follow to expand your network. Tap
on a reader's name to view their Goodreads profile and books on their shelves.
There is also a profile icon that you can tap to view your Goodreads profile, including your shelved
books, friends and recent updates.
Tips:
• Tap Want to Read when you find a book that interests you. You can also tap the Shelf icon
to mark a book as Read, Currently Reading or Want to Read.
• Tap stars to rate a book from one to five stars.
• Tap on a book cover to read reviews, purchase some titles with 1-Click and view book
details in the Kindle Store.
• Search for your friends, approve friend requests and view personalised book
recommendations on
www.goodreads.com
.
You must have a Wi-Fi connection to use most Goodreads on Kindle features. Note that Goodreads
is not available in all countries.
Time to Read
Your Kindle includes Time to Read, a feature that helps you know how long it will take to finish
a chapter or book and displays that information on the Reading Navigation toolbar located at the
bottom of the screen. You can customise this feature to display location numbers, time left in
chapter, time left in book, percentage of content read or actual page numbers. (Not all Kindle books
include page numbers.)
As Kindle books can be read on devices with different screen sizes, locations identify specific places
in a book, just like a page number would for a print book. Location numbers allow you to direct a
friend to the exact same place in a Kindle book you are reading. Many Kindle books also contain
page numbers that correspond to the real page numbers in an actual print book.
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