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CHAPTER 3

Reading on Kindle

Kindle retains the best qualities of printed books, but adds many features that are only available through digital technologies such as word look up, changeable text size, and clippings. 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, newspapers, magazines, and blogs. If you want to begin purchasing and downloading reading material, you can learn more in Chapter 5. You can also purchase audiobooks from Audible.com and even have Amazon convert and deliver personal documents to your Kindle. The different types of supported content are described below.

Books

Thousands of your favorite books are available at 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 Chapter 5.

Newspapers

The Kindle Store offers a selection of U.S. and international newspapers. Subscriptions are delivered wirelessly to your Kindle overnight so that the latest edition is waiting for you every morning, and every newspaper subscription starts with a free trial. Should you choose to subscribe, your favorite periodicals are delivered wirelessly wherever you go, whether you are at home or on the road.

Magazines

The Kindle Store offers an expanding selection of magazines to meet every interest. As with newspapers, all periodical subscriptions are delivered wirelessly and start with a free trial.

Blogs

The Kindle Store offers hundreds of Kindle blogs, including up-to-the-minute news feeds and topical blogs from the worlds of business, technology, sports, and politics. Kindle blogs are sent to you wirelessly throughout the day, allowing you to keep current. Unlike traditional feeds which often only provide headlines, Kindle feeds download 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 as well. If you have files formatted as Kindle, 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

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Contents Page Table of Contents Reading on Kindle Searching on Kindle Accessing the Web Settings and Experimental Appendix Getting Around You are reading your first Kindle bookChoice of Text Size Easy-to-Read DisplayTake It All with You Look It UpShop Anytime, Anywhere Automatic Delivery Search Your WorldAdd Your Thoughts Keep Track of Your FavoritesStay in Sync Convert Your Own DocumentsPage Front View ChapterBack View Page Bottom View Getting AroundUsing the Menus Using the ButtonsOther Menus Using the Special KeysEntering Text Lowercase and Uppercase Letters Numbers, Punctuation, and SymbolsBattery Status Indicators Whispernet Status IndicatorsHome Screen Getting to Know Kindle ContentHome Screen Features Deleting Content From Home Show and Sort Menu Home Screen Menu Show and Sort OptionsSelecting a Different Show Option Selecting a Different Sort OptionContent Manager Moving or Removing Kindle Content Content Manager Menu Show and Sort Menu More about Managing Items Page Reading on Kindle Types of ContentContent Formatting on Kindle AudiobooksBackground Music Changing the Text Size Moving from Place to Place Using the Menu to Get AroundPage Zooming Images Selecting Internal LinksReading Across Multiple Kindles Looking Up DefinitionsLookup Feature Using Bookmarks Bookmarks, Annotations, and ClippingsPlacing a Bookmark Using Highlights Removing a BookmarkViewing Your Bookmarks Highlighting a Passage Using NotesDeleting a Highlight Viewing Your AnnotationsUsing Clippings Listening to Audio MaterialsMore about My Clippings Page Playing Background Music Introduction to Search Searching on KindleTypes of Searches Performing a SearchSearch Results Page Dictionary Results Showing a Specific InstanceSearching Wikipedia Performing Remote SearchesSearching the Web Searching the Kindle StoreAsk Kindle NowNow Page Kindle Store Connecting to the Kindle StoreGetting Started at the Store Kindle Store PagesStore Menu Browse Listings Sample Browsing the StoreProduct Detail Page Example Getting the DetailsPage Saving Items for Later Recommendations, Reviews, and RatingsYour Recommendations Looking Up ReviewsWriting Your Own Ratings and Reviews Trying a Sample Book Making PurchasesBuying Your Selections Entering a Rating and ReviewReturning an Item Accessing the Web Using Basic WebEntering a URL Using Next Page and Previous Using Bookmarks and Adding Your OwnSelecting Links, Buttons and Boxes Basic Web Menu Using HistoryDefault Mode/Advanced Mode see the description below Other FeaturesText Size Downloading FilesBasic Web Settings Adjusting Your Kindle Settings Settings and ExperimentalRegistering or Deregistering Kindle Registering Your KindleDeregistering Your Kindle Changing Automatic Backup Personalizing Your KindleViewing Available Memory Settings Menu Experimental Getting Started Kindle and Your ComputerSystem Requirements Making the ConnectionConverting and Transferring Your Documents Handling Files through USBManaging Your Documents Transferring Your ClippingsSending Your Documents for Conversion Supported Formats for ConversionAudiobooks from Audible.com Audiobooks and MusicAudiobook Formats for Kindle Activation, Purchase, Download, and TransferTransferring Music Browsing the Kindle Store Managing Your Kindle on Amazon.com Managing Your DeviceManaging Your Orders Contacting Kindle Support Your Media LibraryKindle Support Web Address Kindle Support Phone Numbers Page Battery Safety Safety InformationWireless Safety Turn Off Wireless When FlyingRecycling Kindle and the Battery Properly Headphone SafetyMaintaining Your Kindle Watch for SignsPage Government Standards for Radio Frequency Signals FCC NoticeRadio Frequency Exposure Information SAR Trademark Notices Patent NoticesCopyright Notices Product Specifications
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