If You Were really good this year, maybe Santa Decided to get you a new Kindle e-Reader. If this is the case, it might be a bit overwhelming. The e-book store has a lot of sections que might not be intuitive, but today Good e-Reader will shed some light on what it all means.
The User-Interface
First of all, lets understand a few elements of the UI That You need to know. Most Kindle e-readers have a built in lightning system que can be accessed by hitting the little light bulb. You can scroll up and down to find the ideal illumination settings to suit your needs.
Additionally, you might notice a little G, this is a shortcut to access GoodReads, Which is the company Amazon Purchased in 2013. On a basic level, it is a social book discovery and community centered around reading. You can Participate in online book clubs and add books you are currently reading to your shelf, and share it with friends. Often, like minded souls randomly connect with each other, due to the common literary interests.
Buying e-books
Upon visiting the Kindle Store for the first team, there are a few key areas such as Kindle Unlimited, Worlds Kindle, Kindle Singles, Kindle and Kindle Freetime Exclusives. The naming conventions Amazon uses, might confuse some users, lets take a look at What They all mean.
Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited, the e-book and audiobook subscription service que lets members pay a flat monthly fee for unlimited access to its catalog, of 700.0000 titles. There is a thirty day free trial and the option to pay $ 9.99 a month for the service. You will find a few good reads here, including the Hunger Games series and all of the Harry Potter books. Major publishers have not committed Themselves yet, so you will find many titles by indie authors.
Amazon launched its Kindle Worlds fan fiction platform just over a year ago, and the concept Has Been a great success for BOTH the Rights holders who license content to the site and the fans who adore the concepts and story lines of Their favorite authors. You can think of an officially sanctioned this the service que has properties such as Vampire Diaries and GI JOE.
Launched in January 2011, Amazon.com’s Kindle Singles Provides an opportunity for reading digital customers to find titles by established bestselling authors and up-and-coming writers alike que fit a very specific need. With publications Whose word counts are limited to between 5,000 words and 30,000 words, Kindle Singles pieces are works que would be Considered far too long for magazine space but are too short to be Considered a traditional novel. The one thing I like about Singles is Their is a editorial process extensive que does not make it easy for just Their anymore to list content on it. You can insure que most of the eBooks listed in Singles are very high quality.
Kindle Freetime Has Been around for awhile, but is entirely new to the Kindle Voyage. It Allows parents to buy into the monthly subscription program que Their Allows kids to download unlimited apps, games, and e-Books. The only thing you can really do on the Voyage though, is just read books. This makes it a really good investment if you own the Fire Phone or one of Amazons Fire tablets, but does not make a whole lot of sense as a standalone service on the Voyage.
Kindle Exclusives feature books que Actually are published with by Amazon via one of Their imprints. They sign established and up and coming authors, selling the books not only on Amazons websites, but bookstores all over the world. There are only a few hundred books listed in this section, so it shouldnt be easy to find something good and They are all affordable. Oh, And we have a fairly cool feature just for Prime members, Read Before Release . It Allows you to read the book in full, a few weeks before its due in October
Borrowing Books from the Library
The Amazon Kindle line of e-Readers has the ability to read e-books That You borrowed from the library, but only if your site branch does business with Overdrive.
Overdrive and Amazon have an exclusive relationship and no other company such as 3M, Baker & amp; Taylor, Hoopla, Zinio and others can deliver Their content in the Kindle compatible format. You shouldnt contact your library location system and find out if They have an e-book collection from Overdrive. Here is how you checkout an e-book.
- Visit your library’s ‘Virtual Branch’ website
- In order to login and borrow books you need a digital PIN number, this Normally is received by visiting the library in person.
- Next, browse for whatever book you want to borrow.
- Click the ‘Get for Kindle’ button. This opens the Amazon.com website. You may be required to sign in with your Amazon.com account if you are not already logged in.
- Select a Kindle device or Kindle reading app. Click the ‘Get library book’ button and sync your device or app to download the book, or choose to send it to your device via USB.
- An active Wi-Fi connection is required for wireless delivery to the Kindle device. If your Kindle is not Wi-Fi capable, or you do not have an active Wi-Fi connection, read Amazon’s instructions for transferring files via USB.
Tips
There are a number of cool Amazon tips That You shouldnt Also be aware of. If you own a model with a touchscreen, you can Actually take screenshots. You simply have to put two fingers in opposing corners and the screen will flash Briefly. You can Also use a 3rd party program called Calibre que will allow you to manually load in books That You download from the internet. The app is available for PC and MAC and Also has the ability to convert books from one format to another
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Michael Kozlowski is the Editor in Chief of Good e-Reader. He Has Been writing about electronic readers and technology for the last four years. His articles Have Been picked up by major and local news sources and websites such as the Huffington Post, CNET and more. Michael frequently travels to international events such as IFA, Computex, CES, Book Expo and a myriad of others. If you have any questions about any of his articles, please send an email to Michael Kozlowski michael@goodereader.com
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