Step 9: You can also email personal documents to your registered Kindle devices, supported Kindle reading applications and Kindle Library in the Cloud. Kindle Fire users can also access videos, music and games. If you have a basic Kindle, this is limited to books, magazines and newspapers. Simply search .uk for ‘Free Kindle books’.Īny Kindle titles you buy on Amazon is saved to your account and sent automatically to your Kindle - as long as it has an active Internet connection. Many of these, together with other free publications, are available from .uk. Over two million books published before 1923 are now in the public domain, and therefore copyright-free. Step 8: Amazon makes it easy to buy books in all genres, but there are also many free classics available. To find the correct port look for the USB symbol Most USB connection ports can be found on the front of PCs, to the side or at the back of laptops, and on some monitors and keyboards.
Step 7: To charge your Kindle, you plug the small micro-B USB end into the Kindle and the normal USB plug end into either the three-pin wall socket adapter that is supplied with the Kindle, or the USB connection of a powered-on PC or laptop. Step 6: You turn the pages by using the page turning buttons on the left- or right-hand side of the Kindle e-readers, or, on the touch screen versions, by swiping your fingers on the screen, or tapping the right or left sides on the screen. You can choose these, or later books from your Kindle library, by either clicking at the centre button of the five-way controller or by tapping on the touch screen.
Step 5: The Kindle comes preloaded with the user’s manual and some dictionaries. If you do not have an Amazon account, select the 'If you do not have an Amazon account' option and follow the on-screen instructions to set up a new Amazon account.
Your name will appear as the 'Registered User' when registration is complete.
If you already have an Amazon account, enter the email and password associated with your Amazon account. Specify the Amazon account you want to use for your Kindle: Once again using the controls on your Kindle, from Home, go to Menu, Settings, and then Registration. Step 4: You then need to register your Kindle to an Amazon account. If you have a device with 3G or 4G, you can miss out this step and use the built-in Whispernet cellular connection, although you may want to add your wireless network later, as it's usually faster. Using the controls on your Kindle, from Home press the Menu button, and then, using the five-way controller or touchscreen as appropriate, select Settings, Wi-Fi Settings, and scan the list for your home wireless network. Step 3: The first time you use your Kindle, you are prompted to join a wifi network. With the later Kindle Fire and Kindle Touch models, you swipe your fingers across the touchscreen.Īll models except the Kindle Fire have a Home button which takes you back to the main menu. Step 2: On the Kindle and Kindle Keyboard models, you can navigate through the menu using the directional buttons, also known as the five-way controller, because of the four direction buttons and the "Enter" button in the centre. Others, like the Kindle Fire, require you to press and hold the button. Some models, like the Kindle Keyboard, use a sliding power button. All Kindle models have the power button along the bottom.
This guide is based on a PC running Windows 7 and Internet Explorer 10, but the steps in this process are very similar for Mac users or if you’re using a different browser, such as Chrome/Firefox/Internet Explorer11 or 12/Safari, etc.įollow these step-by-step instructions to use a Kindle a credit or debit card to pay for new content (optional).