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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 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 books - 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 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 can arrive on your device
every morning, and every newspaper subscription starts with a free trial. If you subscribe, your
favorite periodicals are delivered wirelessly wherever you go, whether you are at home or on the
road. If you are traveling outside of the US, you can still retrieve your newspapers from the
Manage Your Kindle page at Amazon.com. You can learn more about this feature in Chapter 9.
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 over one thousand 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.