Kindle User’s Guide
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Chapter 2 Acquiring Kindle Content
Shop the Kindle Store anytime, anywhere
The Kindle Store offers a wide selection of Kindle books, Kindle Singles, newspapers,
magazines, blogs, and Audible audiobooks, as well as popular games and active content. To
access the store, tap the top of the screen to display the toolbars, then tap the shopping
basket icon. You can also select Shop in Kindle Store from some menus.
To navigate within the Kindle Store, simply tap on any area of interest, then swipe left and
right or up and down to move around pages and lists. You can search for a title, browse by
category, check out the latest best sellers, or view recommendations personalised just for
you. The Kindle Store lets you see details about titles, read customer reviews, and even
download book samples.
When you’re ready to make a purchase, the Kindle Store securely uses your Amazon 1-Click
payment method. After you order, the Amazon Whispernet service delivers the item directly
to your Kindle Touch via your wireless connection. Books are downloaded to your Kindle
immediately, generally in less than 60 seconds. Newspapers magazines, and blogs are sent
to your device as soon as they’re published—often even before they’re available in print.
If your Kindle is not connected to a wireless network when a new issue of a periodical
becomes available, that issue will be delivered automatically the next time you connect. If
your Kindle had wireless on prior to going to sleep, it will continue to receive your regularly
scheduled subscriptions while in sleep mode.
Audible audiobooks
The Kindle Store offers thousands of Audible audio editions, including
New York Times
best
sellers. In addition to audiobooks, the Kindle Store offers audio editions of radio shows,
stand-up comedy performances, and speeches. Listen to Audible content through the Kindle
speakers or plug in your headphones for private listening.
Due to their large file size, audiobooks can only be transferred wirelessly to your Kindle using
Wi-Fi. If Wi-Fi is not available at your current location, but your Kindle model has 3G, you can
still purchase Audible content; it will automatically download the next time your Kindle has a
Wi-Fi connection. Alternatively, you can download your Audible purchases to your computer,
then transfer them to your Kindle via USB.
Audible.com offers four versions of its audiobook format. Kindle Touch is compatible with
format 4 and Audible Enhanced Audio (AAX). Format 2, format 3, and audiobooks from other
sources are not supported.
Managing your Kindle library
Your Kindle Touch can store thousands of digital books, personal documents, newspapers,
blogs, magazines, audiobooks, and active content, which are referred to collectively as
“content” throughout this guide. To display a list of content on your Kindle, tap the Home
button. To view how much free space you have available for storing content, from the Home
screen tap the Menu button, and select Settings. On the Settings page, tap the Menu button
and select Device Info.
Chapter 2
Acquiring Kindle Content
