Kindle amazon e-book manual. How to use the Amazon Kindle e-reader. Choosing a font size

1. After the purchase, turn on the button from the bottom from the end, the green light will light up, after the first loading of the indicator, select English, wait for the second loading of the indicator, click on the offer to register Home(house, rightmost button from the bottom) Disable WiFi otherwise the reader will be quickly discharged: button Menu(right button from joystick): Turn Wireless Off in version 4.01 or go to Settings and Airplane Mode in version 4.10, the inscription turn off and the Airplane icon means WiFi is off.

The version of the reader can be seen at the bottom of the screen if you click the House button, the Settings button, and go to Settings (Settings)

2. Download the format you like MOBI, connect the book via USB and throw the downloaded folder Disk:/ Kindle/ documents. Moving to the next ten of the list of books with the paging buttons: forward with the right, back with the left.

Bookmarks are placed automatically. You can also bookmark anywhere in the book, and then return to it. To do this, in the reading mode, press the Options button, then Add bookmark: Add Bookmark. Go to the bookmark: View Notes & Marks / Select the desired one with the joystick / Press the central button of the joystick by selecting go to in the lower right corner. Delete bookmark: select delete. To get to the list of books, click House(rightmost button)

Choosing a font size, right joystick button, then Change Font Size. Lists of books, when there are a lot of them, are scrolled by 10 pieces, using the side paging keys. Charge the book until a green light appears near the power button. You can charge at any time, you do not have to wait for a full discharge.

Removing a book or links: Stand on a book or bookmark, joystick left ---> Delete. Or by connecting to a computer, delete unnecessary from the folder: ... /Kindle/ documents.

FROMsorting the list of books by last read or added, go to the topmost line in the list of books, Joystick right or left, Showing All - By Most Recent First = sort books by last added or read (works with occasional WiFi connection), Title = sort by Title,. Showing All - Author = sorting by authors, Collections = sorting by Collections (only available after registration)

Another sorting option, if there are a lot of books, register the reader http://kindle.spb.ru/problem and Russify
make a folder I read and there to put what you are reading at the moment.

Selection: Place the cursor where you want to start the selection. Press the center key of the 5-way joystick and select "start highlighting" (start highlight). Highlight the desired text with the cursor and press the center button again and select “end highlight” (end highlight). Selected text is underlined. This will also add a file to the home screen called My Clippings.

Going through the book, in the options without leaving the book you are reading:
go to -> cover go to cover
go to -> Beginning go to Start
go to -> Table of Contents go to table of contents
go to -> End jump to end
go to -> Page or Location transition to the virtual page number or the percentage of the read, you must also use the keyboard to enter numbers.

Scroll through chapters: Joystick to the right.

Add books to the Collection:(registration required) stand on the book in the menu, joystick to the right, Add to Collection, Create a new collection or add to an existing one. Or stand on the name of the Collection, joystick to the right, Add delete item, mark all the books you want to add (top can be sorted by author or recent)

Reset to factory settings, first copy the books to your computer: Home -> Menu -> Settings-> Menu -> Reset to Factory Defaults

Page flashing. Blinking is an electronic book technology, on Kindle 4 pages are updated every 5 flips, usually people get used to it after a week. Light traces of letters from the previous page may also be visible, since every 5th page is updated, if you want every page to be updated, try setting: Menu/Setting/Page 2/Page refresh/ turn-off each page will be updated, but it will also blink more often. Fast update may be disabled during high heat, cold, and PDF

cullet. Since the reader has a glass screen, it must be handled like thin, fragile glass. It is undesirable to put it on a sofa, press it in transport, throw it on a sofa, etc. An example of cullet, the reader in the bag was pressed in transport (the cover did not help):

Non-warranty cases: cullet. Not a successful installation of hacks and cracks.

To create collections Add to Collection you need to register on Amazon (see below), but then there will be a small banner from the bottom in the list of books, there is no banner when reading. Collections are displayed when placed in the top line: Sort by collections (Collections) You can not register, but simply add no more than 200 books, for example, so as not to get confused (20 pages of 10 books). Same way without connecting registration, do not set the time.

Time On the reader is shown when you press the Menu button in reading mode. In order for the time setting to appear in the settings, you need to register the reader.

To facilitate / speed up the spreading of a bunch of books into collections if the reader is registered:
1. Create a collection or several collections (empty or from one book).
2. Then select any collection from the home screen and press the joystick to the right.
3. Select the item Add / Remove Items (Add / Delete element), a multi-screen list of all the books filled in on the Kindle appears - select and add (central joystick button) the necessary books to the collection one by one.

Registration (optional) Register on Amazon.com To continue registering already on the book, Select the item "Settings" ("Settings") and then select the item "register" ("Registration") and in the menu that appears, enter your Amazon account name and password for it.

Turn Wireless Off(On) Enable, disable WiFi In version 4.10 Settings -> Airplane Mode -> turn off
Shop in Kindle Store Go to store
Change Font Size change the font size (MOBI format only), font style (Typeface), line spacing (Line Spacing), page width (fields) of text (Words per Line), screen rotation (Screen Rotation).
Add bookmark add a bookmark

View Archived Items- viewing the archive of documents / books deleted from the device, but stored in the Amazon clouds.
Search- search by device (my items), content store (kindle store), internet (google), dictionary (dictionary/wikipedia), following a link (go to web). You need to call the on-screen keyboard with the "Keyboard" key.
Create New Collection- creation of a new collection for documents/books. You need to call the on-screen keyboard with the "Keyboard" key.
Sync & Check for Items- synchronization and checking (for new) content, if necessary. - view the process of downloading content. It is advisable to check before turning off Wi-Fi.
Settings- settings: registration (Registration), device name (Device Name), wireless connection (Wi-Fi Networks), device information (Device Info), firmware version (Version), interface language (Device Language), device address (Send- to-Kindle E-mail), Device Password, Device Time, Dictionaries, Social Networks, Popular Highlights, Public Notes, Annotation Reservation (Annotations Backup), page refresh mode (Page Refresh), personal information (Personal Info).
Experimental- experimental applications: browser (on Kindle Touch player, reading aloud).
Screen Rotation(not in Kindle Touch) - screen rotation.

Go to…(for MOBI) - transition (by document / book): to the content (table of content), to the beginning (beginning), to the page (page), to the cover (cover), to the end (end), to the location (location) .
Sync to Furthest Page Read(for MOBI) - synchronization of the last read page.
Book Description(for MOBI) - document/book summary.
Search This Document(for MOBI) - search by document/book.
Add bookmark(for MOBI) - add a bookmark.
View Notes & Marks(for MOBI) - view notes and quotes.
View Popular Highlights(for MOBI) - view popular quotes.

zoom & contrast(for PDF) - increase, 5 levels of contrast (Contrast), screen rotation (Screen Rotation).
Place Cursor in Page(for PDF) - the mode of moving the cursor on the page.

zoom in(for Web) - zoom in/out.
zoom out(for Web) - zoom out/zoom out.
Enter URL(for Web) - enter the site address. You need to call the on-screen keyboard with the "Keyboard" key.
Article Mode / Web Mode(for Web) - switching the page display mode.
Bookmarks(for Web) - bookmarks.
Bookmark This Page(for Web) - bookmark the current page.
History(for Web) - history of open pages.
Browser Settings(for Web) - browser settings: clear history (Clear History), clear cookies (Clear Cookies), disable scripts (Disable Javascript), disable pictures (Disable Images).

Amazon Reader supports many file formats, including DOC, RTF, TXT, HTML, and the most convenient MOBI and PDF. Unfortunately, the Kindle will not be able to read common ePub and FB2 without prior conversion.

There are several ways to download books, both with and without a computer.

The simplest and most obvious option. No need to register an Amazon account and the Internet. All you need is a computer and a cable.

Connect your Kindle to your computer with a cable.
Open or File Explorer and find the mounted removable drive called Kindle.
Go to the documents folder and drag the necessary books into it.
Remove the device.

Like the previous method, this one does not require registration. And thanks to the capabilities of Caliber, you can immediately convert books from incompatible formats.

Download the program from the link and install it on Mac or PC.
Connect your Kindle to your computer with a cable and wait for Caliber to detect it.
If the books have not yet been imported into the library, add them by simply dragging and dropping them into the program window.
Highlight the items you want and click Send to Device.

3. Send via Send to Kindle

Another option for sending books from a computer. You no longer need to connect the Kindle with a cable, the content is synchronized via Wi-Fi. Account registration required.

Download the app from the link and install it.
Launch and log into your account.
Drag a book into the application window and select the devices on which you want to download it.
Click the Send button and wait for the download to complete.
Make sure Wi-Fi is enabled on your Kindle and the book will appear on your device in a few seconds.

Another option is to download online. The use of a computer is optional. Any device will do, but you will need a registered Amazon account.

1. Sign in to your Amazon account by opening this link in your browser.

2. Go to the Devices tab and find the desired device in the list.

3. Open the details and copy your Kindle's personal email.

4. Go to the Preferences tab and open the Personal Document Settings section.

5. Scroll to the very bottom and, by clicking on the Add a new approved e-mail address button, add trusted addresses from which you are going to send books to Kindle.

6. Send an email to the Kindle you learned in Step 3 with the file you need as an attachment.

7. A couple of minutes after Wi-Fi is turned on on the reader, the book will appear in the library.

The most standalone option without the use of additional devices, applications and account. Books are downloaded directly from the built-in browser.

Amazon is different from other e-book makers by constantly expanding the capabilities of already released models with new software that improves Kindle functionality.

It is known that any Kindle model has a Wi-Fi or 3G module. And on new models of readers, they will also be. Users often wonder why they are needed on readers? Obviously, browsing sites is very inconvenient - the screen updates slowly and blinks, annoying the user. The wireless module is present on readers not for this at all. About six months ago, all Kindle owners had the opportunity to wirelessly download books via Wi-Fi or 3G using the Send to Kindle utility.

This means that now you do not need to connect to a computer at all to download files. Very few owners of American readers in Russia have learned about this possibility. This is not about sending books to the e-mail assigned to the Kindle during registration - this method is more complicated and not suitable for everyone. The Send to Kindle utility allows you to transfer files to your Kindle over Wi-Fi or 3G without connecting the reader to your computer via a cable. This is the fastest way to download books to Kindle today. In addition, no other manufacturer offers anything like this.

We will illustrate the entire algorithm for using these utilities with understandable screenshots to convince you that there is nothing complicated in wireless downloading books and articles on Kindle. It's fast and convenient.

As you know, Kindle supports MOBI, TXT and PDF formats. But using this wireless download, you can additionally upload to books in RTF, DOC and DOCX formats, since Amazon has an online converter that converts files of these formats to MOBI. Thus, using wireless download, you get the opportunity to read books on your Kindle already in six formats! Not a bad expansion of functionality, right?

After installing the utility, you can start downloading files. Select files to upload in the formats you want. Having selected them, press the right mouse button. You'll see a new "Send to Kindle" item in the right-click context menu. Feel free to click on it. Your computer, of course, must be connected to the Internet. Sending books from your computer may take a few minutes.

To receive sent books, you just need to connect your Kindle to Wi-Fi (and if you have a reader with 3G support, then just wait for the download). In the main menu of the reader you will see the received books.

Another important plus of wireless downloading is that books sent to Kindle via Send To Kindle are stored on Amazon in your account ("Your Kindle Library" section). You can read books on your Kindle and delete them from the reader, but they will still remain in your library in your account. If you need them again, and you can simply upload them back from your account through the "Document Archive" function in the main menu of your .

Read articles from the Internet on Kindle

In addition, Amazon introduced a version of the same Send To Kindle utility for Chrome and Firefox browsers, which converts the text on a web page into the MOBI Kindle format and sends it to the reader. Moreover, this process takes only a couple of minutes. Very soon, Amazon promises to release Send To Kindle for the Safari browser.

The situation when you need Send To Kindle looks like this: You need to read an article on a website, but it is long and you have time to read it right now. But you have a Kindle on which you can read the article when you have time. For example, in transport on the way to work or study.

Now you have the opportunity to convert any web page into an e-book and send it to your Kindle for later comfortable reading.

Search the web for an article you'd like to read on your Kindle. For example, let's take an article on Lenta.ru. Click on the mentioned icon and select one of the options: "Submit entire article", "Preview article" or "Send selected text only". In any case, you won't have to make more than two mouse clicks to send an article or a piece of text!

Kindle Touch Instruction in Russian. You can read more about this e-book in the article. The official instructions can always be downloaded from the official website of Amazon.

Kindle Touch Instruction in Russian

Chapter 1
Beginning of work

The Kindle Touch User Guide will guide you through all the features and specifications of this e-reader.

If you purchased your Kindle Touch with a registered Amazon.com account, the e-book will already be linked to it. To check this, press the Home button, and see what Amazon username is displayed in the upper left corner of the Home page screen. If it says My Kindle or shows the name of the previous owner of the Kindle Touch instead of your Amazon account name, then you need to register the book. To learn more about how to register your Kindle Touch, see the " " section later in this chapter.

Use of control
In order to learn how to read and download audiobooks, newspapers, magazines and books - you need to remember just a few simple movements. Most of your Kindle Touch operations will take place through the device's touch screen.

Below the screen is the Home button. On the bottom there is a headphone jack, a charging indicator, a power button and a micro-usb port, which is also used for charging. On the back side are two built-in speakers.

Home button: This button returns you to the Home Page, where you can view a list of downloaded e-books and other files.

Headphone jack: plug in headphones to listen to audiobooks, background music, or text-to-speech-readable text.

Glowing charging indicator: The indicator glows amber during charging and green when the battery is fully charged.

Power Button: To turn on your Kindle Touch, press the Power button. To switch your e-book to "sleep mode", press and release the Power button; a screensaver should appear on the screen. To completely turn off the Kindle Touch, hold down the Power button for 7 seconds until the book screen goes blank. In the event that the Kindle Touch freezes or does not turn on, you can restart the reader by pressing and holding the Power button for 20 seconds.

Speakers: There are two speakers on the back of your Kindle Touch to play your audio content. Connecting headphones automatically disables the built-in speakers.

Charging Port/Micro USB Port: You can use the included USB cable to connect your book to your PC to download content or charge your Kindle Touch. To recharge from the mains, you will need a special charger, which is sold separately.

When Kindle Touch is charging, a lightning bolt icon appears at the top of the Home screen.

When using a wall charger, Kindle Touch batteries will fully charge in less than 4 hours. If you are using third-party AC adapters or a USB charging cable, the e-reader batteries may take up to 4 hours to charge.

If the charging light on the bottom of your Kindle Touch does not turn amber, check that the USB cable is fully inserted into your computer's USB port.
If after this, your e-book is still not charging, try a different USB port or outlet. Please note that some older computers have low power USB ports that are not suitable for charging.

Screen Usage
Kindle Touch has a touch screen, which is used to perform most of the operations with the device.

To select a file, simply click on its icon on the screen. For example, if you want to start reading a book, click on its title located on the Home Page.

The EasyReach technology applied in Kindle Touch will allow you to effortlessly navigate through the pages of your favorite books, magazines and other periodicals. In this case, you can hold the book in one hand. Pressing almost any area of the screen will scroll the page forward, there is enough space to make the scrolling comfortable for the left and right hand. Pressing on the left side of the display will move one page back.

You can also flip through the pages of an e-book by swiping your finger across the screen. Swipe the screen from right to left to page forward, swipe left to right across the screen to go back a page. To go to the next chapter in a book (or the next article for a periodical), swipe from the top of the screen; To go back a chapter, swipe across the bottom of the screen. Please note that not all books allow you to turn pages with a swipe.

Pressing at the top of the display brings up the Toolbar, which includes the following options:

Back button: Use this button to go one step back.

Kindle Store: Pressing the button will take you to the Kindle Store using Wi-Fi.

Search field: tapping this area of the screen automatically shows the virtual keyboard. You can select different search targets: This Book (search the current book), My Items (search all Kindle Touch catalogs including book titles and authors), Kindle Store (search the Kindle online store), Wikipedia, and Dictionary ( dictionary lookup). After you have chosen the purpose of your search, press the Go button or the Return button on the virtual keyboard to display the search results.

Menu Button: This button displays the options menu. The list of options may vary depending on the position of the Kindle Touch screen. For example, when you are reading a book, the menu displays the options necessary for reading: enabling the text-to-speach function, viewing notes, book descriptions, leaving bookmarks.

The second toolbar appears at the bottom of the display while reading a book:

Button Aa: Clicking this button will open the book text settings window, including its size, type, line spacing, and number of words per line.

Go To Button: The options shown after pressing this button vary depending on what the Kindle Touch display is currently showing. However, in most cases, they include Beginning (Start), Table of Contents (Content), Location (Position), and Page (Page).
X-Ray Button: The Kindle Touch's X-Ray feature allows you to explore the structure of a book. For example, one click will allow you to see exactly where in the book individual words, characters, or topics occur. In addition, you can see a more detailed description of a particular word using Wikipedia or Shelfari (X-Ray is not supported by all Kindle books).

sync: If the X-Ray feature is not available for the book, the Sync button will show it. To sync your current book with your other devices or the Kindle app, click the Sync button.

Dashboard for Periodicals
When you read a periodical, the Toolbox adjusts itself for this purpose.

Home button for periodicals: Click to return to the section list.

Button Sections and Articles: Click to switch to a hierarchical display of the list of sections and articles of a newspaper or magazine.

Status indicators
At the top of the screen, the Home Page displays indicators that show the status of available services for your Kindle Touch. To see these indicators while reading documents, simply press at the top of the display - this will bring up the Toolbar.

Wireless LED Statuses
The Whispernet service delivers content to your Kindle wirelessly. Your Kindle can connect to Whispernet via a Wi-Fi connection or an established, on some models, 3G connection (read more about this in the article).

Kindle connects to Whispernet using Wi-Fi.

The Kindle connects to the Whispernet using a 3G connection. In addition, you can see icons for EDGE and GPRS networks next to the signal strength bar.

Battery indicator
The battery indicator shows how fully charged your Kindle's battery is. Please note that a weak Wi-Fi connection signal can lead to excessively fast power consumption.

Operation indicator
This indicator appears in the top left corner of the Kindle Touch screen when the device is busy downloading new content, checking for updates, searching, opening large pdf files, or loading web pages.

Kindle Touch Settings
Kindle Touch settings relate to connecting the device to Wi-Fi and 3G networks, as well as registering ("binding") it to an Amazon account.

Network connections: Books, magazines, and other content are delivered to your Kindle Touch via built-in wireless connectivity. If your Kindle Touch supports both Wi-Fi and 3G, try using a faster Wi-Fi connection to download content. You can connect to Wi-Fi networks at home or through hotspots around the world. To see the available Wi-Fi connections, go to the "Home Page" and press the "Menu" button, and then select "Settings". In the settings window, click on Wi-Fi Networks and then select the connection you need. If you see a lock icon next to the network icon, then you will need a password to access the connection.

Kindle models with 3G connectivity use the same data transfer technology as cell phones, so the quality of the 3G signal will depend on the cellular coverage area. By default, Kindle 3G is automatically connected to a 3G network. If the 3G signal is insufficient, Kindle may switch to slower GPRS and EDGE connections. Your Kindle automatically disables 3G connection if you are currently using a Wi-Fi connection. If you disconnect from a Wi-Fi network, or if coverage becomes weak, Kindle will automatically switch back to a 3G connection.

To save battery power for as long as possible, try to use your wireless network only when you need to connect to Whispernet. If you turn off the wireless connection, then both Wi-Fi and 3G communication stop working.

To register your Kindle Touch, click on the Menu button located on the Home Page, then select Settings from the list of menus displayed. Click Registration and select the appropriate option to start the registration process.

Download various apps. The reader does not have to be read-only at all, you can download a lot of different applications there! Bring up the menu on the main page and select Apps.

You can download social media apps - Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, etc. Actually, if you want to share with the world the news about what you read and what you like about these books, then such applications will serve you faithfully.
You can also download the Netflix app (if you have an account) or HBO to watch movies and shows directly from your reader.
Even games can be downloaded to the reader! For example, free versions of Candy Crush Saga, Words with Friends and other games.
Sideloading (installing apps from unknown sources) is a great way to install apps on your reader that aren't available through Amazon. In this case, you need to go to the settings, then More, then Device, and then find the phrase “Allow Installation of Applications” or “Apps from Unknown Sources” and activate this option. You will then be able to download apps from third-party Android app sources. To do this, you need to go from the reader to the network, go to the site from which you are supposed to download the application, find the application and click on the “Download” button or similar. Then go to the Amazon app store and download the ES File Explorer app there (this will help you find apps from third-party publishers). When it downloads, open it and go to the downloads folder. There you will find the app you downloaded. Select it, agree with everything and click Install. Once the app is installed, open it.

Convert PDF files. Alas, the Kindle opens the .pdf as if the page size of the text is exactly the same size as the screen. In other words, the text can simply be compressed to the point of obscenity and unreadability. To avoid this, you need to send a .pdf file to your reader with the word "convert" in the subject line. Kindle will then convert the .pdf to its format.

However, this is an experimental feature that does not always give a qualitative result. However, it's better that way!
And yes, you can upload .pdf files to your e-reader, either converted to native Kindle format or not (and you can read them instead of books).

Solution of problems. Alas, even Amazon readers can suddenly start to work incorrectly. The reasons for this are darkness, and most of them can only be corrected by a specialist. However, before you panic and look for the address of the nearest service center, you should check something yourself - but, of course, not when the reader is constantly overheating, such problems require replacement of components.

If your screen is frozen or seriously freezes, then hold down the power button for 20 seconds. Then release the button, but press it again for another 20 seconds. The start screen should appear. There can be many reasons for the appearance of a “frozen” screen - from outdated firmware and clogged memory to overheating and low battery power.
Email not working? Yes, sometimes. Sometimes it does not turn on at all, sometimes it works, but only for a short time. Either way, it's annoying. The best way to deal with this is to download the third party K-9 app or Kaiten mail, or buy the Enhanced Mail app.
Problems with access to the network can lead to white heat, because if there is no connection, then there is no opportunity to buy books! In this case, you need to check the connection (upper right corner of the screen). If the signal is weak, but still there, then restart the reader. Also check the battery level - sometimes this affects the quality of the connection.

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