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The Complete User's Guide To the Amazing Amazon Kindle 2
From the author and publisher of Kindle Nation Daily (the #1 paid blog in the Kindle Store), here's the inside scoop on the latest generation Kindle (both the Kindle International and the Kindle 2).TABLE OF CONTENTS includes Part FREE - How to Get Millions of Free Books, Songs, Podcasts, Periodicals & Free eMail, Facebook, Twitter and Wireless Web With Your Amazon Kindle 21. Isn't It Ironic? That Expensive Kindle That You are Holding is the Key to "Free"2. Find and Download Thousands of Free Books from the Kindle Store3. Find and Download Free Books from Kindle-Compatible Services (Project Gutenberg's "Magic Catalog," MobileRead and Feedbooks)4. Find Free Books from the Web, Including Any of Google's Million-Plus Free Public Domain Books, and Read Them on Your Kindle5. Find and Download Free Book Samples and Free 14-Day Periodical Trials from the Kindle Store6. Use Calibre to Manage Your Kindle's Free Books and Other Kindle Content7. Read Blogs, Periodicals, and Other Web Content for Free on the Kindlea. Read Directly on the Web With the Kindle Web Browserb. Set Up a Google Reader RSS Feed for Your Kindlec. Flag and Send Interesting Web Content with Instapaper8. Fetch the News, Newspapers and Magazines, and Other Content with Calibre9. Use Kindle Nation Daily's Free Book Alerts10. Unlock the World of Free Audio on the Kindle11. Use Free Email, Facebook, Twitter and Other Services on the Kindle12. Use Kindlepedia for Free Wikipedia Research on Your Kindle13. The Mythical $9.99 Price and the ABCs of Kindle Store Pricing14. The Politics of "Free" Books in the Age of the Kindle15. Why Your Kindle's Free Wireless Web Browser is a Revolutionary Feature, and Why Amazon Should Keep it Free16. Tips for Making the Most of Your Kindle's Free Featuresa. Check Sprint's Wireless Coverageb. Kindle Gift Certificatesc. A Directory of 500+ Kindle-Friendly Web LinksPart What's New With the Kindle 2Enhanced Design and Placement of Buttons, Switches, Bars and KeyboardA 5-Way Joystick Controller for Better On-screen NavigationThe New Kindle Battery and Charging OptionsWhat's Inside the Kindle 2An Enhanced, More User-Free Kindle Reading EnvironmentLet Your Kindle Read to You with a New "Read-to-Me" FeatureHands-Free Reading OptionsImproved Periodical NavigationImproved Reading and Web Navigation with the Joystick and the Back ButtonZoom in to Enlarge Graphics, Tables and PicturesInstant On-Screen Dictionary LookupWhisperSync Feature Allows Instant Synchronization of Catalog and Reading Place Across Kindles and Other DevicesSlightly Improved Content Management and SortingOpening, Deleting, and Restoring Kindle ContentAn Electronic Paper, e-Ink Display Screen, Purpose-Built for Long-Form Reading and Easier NavigationThe Best Features of the Original Kindle, ImprovedWhispernet Wireless The Kindle's Connection to Millions of BooksInstant Access to a Growing Amazon CatalogGreatly Improved Free Wireless Web AccessEmailing Content to Kindle
188 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 200
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October 4, 2012
While I liked the previous Kindle 2 edition of this book, I didn't like this edition as much. I can see the logic in having one source of reference to supplement all the most current models of Kindles. However, the result is a less thorough book. This book generalizes much more than its predecessor. I missed all the specific extras of the type mentioned in the previous edition. Lastly, what really bothered me was the number of typos and misspellings. I don't remember there being so many errors in my previous edition.
April 29, 2009
I wouldn't recommend trying to use your Kindle as a web browser. And apparently, if you load pictures on it, you just gunk up the function. So if you don't need to learn these things, the only reason to read this book is if you want to learn how to publish your own book direct to Kindle. Or if you love Kindle and Amazon so much, you want to spend a few hours in a big lovefest over them. I got this book to learn more about my Kindle, but I didn't find it to be very helpful.
January 4, 2010
If you have a Kindle and are totally new to E-books without a friend to push you along I'd recommend this to get yourself caught up to some of the online resources available to you. Calibre and the database of public domain books alone were worth the purchase price.
April 24, 2010
Too much "Oh, Wow!" and not enough How-To. An index would help. Most of the ALT key shortcuts described didn't work on my Kindle. I don't know whether the problem is with my Kindle, my operation of the Kindle, or the book.
October 19, 2008
Pretty solid overview of the Kindle. It's easier to read than the User's guide that came with the Kindle, but didn't have too much information that you couldn't get from the Kindle User Guide .
March 11, 2009
A very comprehensive guide and a "must-have" for anyone using the Kindle 2.
May 2, 2013
Awesome book chucked full of great tips for Kindle 2 users. If you have a Kindle tis book will help you get more out of it!!
September 1, 2010
...it's more useful than the user's guide that comes loaded onto the Kindle. seldom refer to it any more (read prior to date indicated)
February 23, 2011
Most user's guides seem to be a reiteration of the official guides. However, this one is worth the read. I got a lot out of it and understand much more about my Kindle 2.
December 26, 2011
Hardly complete and far too much of the book is used as promotion for their other books. Might be useful to a newbie who can get it for free, but otherwise is a complete waste of e-ink.
October 19, 2012
This book pretty much covers the bases on the Kindle. Everything you ever wanted to know about the Kindle and more.
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