The Complete User's Guide To the Amazing Amazon Kindle 2: Tips, Tricks, & Links To Unlock Cool Features & Save You Hundreds on Kindle Content

by Stephen Windwalker

Nov. 2007: Amazon launches Kindle. One week later: Stephen Windwalker releases the first Kindle guide, and it spends 17 weeks as the bestselling title in Amazon's Kindle Store. Oct. 2008: Oprah Winfrey endorses the Kindle, which had sold a little over half a million units up until then. Kindle sells out a week later. Feb. 2009: Amazon launches Kindle 2, soon followed by the DX and Kindle for iPhone App. Sept. 2009: In a clear sign of the coming ebook revolution, downloads of Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol outpace Amazon hardcover sales. Dec. 2013: According to projections by analysts at Tech-On, one of Asia's most popular websites, the worldwide number of Kindles and other ebook readers will reach 28.6 million. Today: On this day in 2009 or 2010, as you read these first pages of The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle 2, you are about to take your rightful place as a citizen of Kindle Nation and an active, informed participant in The Kindle Revolution.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference, How To, Technology, Books About Books, Ebooks

186 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 200

Reviews

[Jackie Fowler · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.

[Lisa · Rating 1 out of 5]

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.

[Shaun · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Harlowb · Rating 2 out of 5]

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.

[Robert · Rating 3 out of 5]

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 .

[Ernest · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very comprehensive guide and a "must-have" for anyone using the Kindle 2.

[Josef · Rating 4 out of 5]

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!!

[Paul Forste · Rating 3 out of 5]

...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)

[Jackie Fowler · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Rich Meyer · Rating 1 out of 5]

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.

[Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book pretty much covers the bases on the Kindle. Everything you ever wanted to know about the Kindle and more.