Kindle Manual for Beginners: The Perfect Kindle Guide for Beginners, Seniors, & New Kindle Users

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On the Kindle Paperwhite, the Home button is now a Home icon (it looks like a house), which appears on a toolbar at the top of the screen.

Read a book with text size and screen brightness that’s most comfortable for you (includes labelled figure). It's advised not to get the Kobo Libra 2 or any e-reader wet if you can help it, and it's important to wipe away external splashes and dry the whole device carefully if water ingress does occur.We think it's best to avoid Kindles with keyboards or any other physical buttons—page-turn buttons on the latest Oasis are OK. Things like screen brightness, frequency of use, and app usage will determine your Kindle's battery's lifespan. Once you’ve purchased the book, you can access it using your Kindle e-reader or the free Kindle app on your phone, tablet or computer (read our guide on how to read Kindle books on PC). Some e-books also have audiobook versions that you can purchase at a discount if you are purchasing the audiobook. When viewing a list of books on the Home screen, a long-tap on a particular book displays such options as adding the book to a collection and reading its description.

It starts out by going over the physical properties of the device, followed by defining some key terms that every iPhone user needs to know. com/v2/authors/9762"}},{"authorId":9763,"name":"Harvey Chute","slug":"harvey-chute","description":"","hasArticle":false,"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.

Long-pressing a word or phrase, in addition to what is mentioned above, opens up an option to share quotes directly to Goodreads. Prior to WIRED, she was an assistant editor at Wirecutter and an assistant in the newsroom of The New York Times. Note that you can purchase books for your Kindle on any device with a web browser, but here we’ll show you how to do it on the Kindle itself. These features can help older readers with specific eyesight needs, such as the requirement for a font to be bolder or lines to be spaced further apart to avoid them appearing to blend together.

To navigate through the book, press, hold and drag the circle forward or backward, or tap on the progress bar to view a new page or location. If your Kindle is charged and the screen is blank, press and hold the power button for about 7 seconds to turn it on.

To do this, press and hold the power button for approximately 7 seconds until the screen goes dark, then release the button and wait for the device to restart.