This Kindle manual gives step-by-step instructions on how to do everything with your Kindle FASTER. You will also unlock hidden secrets on your Kindle, such as how to download free eBooks, send an email from your Kindle, play preinstalled games or read news for free. Updated on March 29, 2010.
This eBook includes:
- How to download thousands of free eBooks
- List of Kindle-friendly websites that save you time typing in long URL addresses
- Shortcuts and tips
- Switching Wireless Providers
- Conserving Battery Life
- Kindle hidden features such as Minesweeper, GoMoku (Five in a Row), and the Image Viewer
- How to play music on your Kindle
- Text-to-speech shortcuts
- Registering the Kindle
- Editing Personal Information
- Buying eBooks through Amazon or on the Kindle
- Subscribing to Magazines and Blogs
- Cancelling Subscriptions
- Book browsing tips
- How to email from the Kindle
- How to convert your documents to Kindle format
- How to convert PDF Files
- How to search the internal dictionary, Wikipedia, and the Internet
- How to use the Kindle Web Browser
- Adding bookmarks, clippings and notes
- Viewing periodicals
- Shortcuts to Kindle audio player
- How to buy books
- How to expand an image
- How to use text-to-speech Kindle feature
- How to make a screen shot on Kindle and on iPhone
- How to choose the default dictionary
- How to use the Kindle as a calculator
- How to Display the Time
- How to Display Free Memory
- How to Display Wireless Network
- Troubleshooting
- Live Kindle support telephone numbers
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User Reviews
While nicely organized, there is nothing here that cannot be found online. For the price point, it might be nice to have this on your Kindle at your fingertips, but I did not find anything new here. Admittedly, the Kindle help on amazon.com has improved in the last year. Read that first - but if you want a copy of "help" to take along on your device, then this is fine... -- Nothing new here
I thought the Kindle was an overpriced eBook reader until I found out all that it could do. This manual definitely helped me to discover a lot of the cool features and shortcuts, not just how to flip the pages and buy books. I had no idea you could surf the internet and check email on this device. Five stars. -- This manual definitely helped me to discover a lot of the cool features and shortcuts
After trying to read the eBook manual that came with the Kindle, I realized it was written like a novel rather than a how-to user guide. This is probably why people don't read manuals. The Kindle Survival Guide was simple, to the point, and broken up into chapters to make information very easy to access. There is no technical jargon and the required actions to complete each task are clearly outlined. What a great reference tool. -- A great reference tool!
Liked the helpful tips and extras, but really 90% of this is a repeat of the guide that comes with the Kindle. The section on downloading images to the Kindle was nice however the instructions to make an image one of the screen saver images doesn't seem to work. -- Somewhat Helpful Extra Info Over the Kindle Guide
Like many new Kindle users, I bought this "survival guide" when I first logged into my Kindle account. The very first tip that I used, was a tip on how to download free eBooks. That repaid the cost of the "survival guide" right away. Was this information available elsewhere? Definitely, and those with plenty of time will find it. But if you want to save time and look for answers in the user manual, then this guide is for you.
My next task was to familiarize myself with the Kindle interface. Again the "survival guide" served its purpose. It directed me through multiple capabilities of the Kindle step by step. Who knew that the Kindle had games, that it can be used as an image viewer, and as a calculator? I did not see the instructions for any of these capabilities in the official Kindle Manual. Now I am able to read free news from the Kindle web browser and use Kindle to send an occasional email. I didn't even need to type the URLs. The guide has a list of Kindle friendly websites organized by category.
Toly K seems to be writing for the typical Kindle user who wants everything explained to him step by step. The style of the guide is similar to the official Kindle Manual. I recommend this guide to readers interested in taking their Kindle beyond the functionality explained in the official Kindle Manual. Download the sample and look at the TOC. If the topics listed in the TOC get your attention, then buy the eBook and be assured that these topics are explained in the guide in easy and gradual manner without technicalities and jargon. Of course you can find the information by searching internet forums, but for 99 cents it is convenient to have all this information in one location on the Kindle. -- Without this guide I would never know that Kindle's capabilities extend beyond a simple book reader!
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