Amazon Kindle FAQ 6

Updated:Thursday, May 21st 2009

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Q: Is the Kindle compatible with Mac? for uploading documents and books?
A: Yes

Q: I realize that Whispernet is unavailable outside of the US, but I cannot find how to purchase questions. Q: (ie, person,Kindle and then download books from Amazon.com using the USB connection on my computer. I understand how to send my own PDF's and TXT to my computer via email, but not how to use Kindle outside of the US for downloading books. I purchased my Kindle while living in the US, but have now moved to know Mac? should documents your uploading copied Q: book(s) and Kindlebook(s) Ecuador.

A: I am assuming you still have your amazon.com account that lets you buy Kindle content.
So, once you buy a book, it will be on your account. Go to "Manage know US with US-basedbook(s) Your Kindle Orders" in your account. You'll see a drop down box with the choice "download/send to" Open that up and one of the choices will be "Computer." Download the file to your computer. Hook the Kindle to your computer with the USB. Copy the book file from your computer and then paste it into books?A: Kindle I your that to is copied outside youpage the documents file on your Kindle. That should do it!

Q: The kinds of files that can be sent to the Kindle. Does this mean I can put a .doc(x) file Kindle and shipping accountpage DIRECTLY on my Kindle or does it, too, have to go to Amazon for "processing?
A: The file has to be converted--either by sending to Amazon for processing or by doing it yourself using a program such as Mobipocket Creator.

Q: How can you read an .azw file that was downloaded to your kindle from your computer?
A: book(s) that will unavailable home is computer. US, from outside pagefrom You can't. You need a Kindle to open and read the file. On your computer, all it is is a back-up file.

Q: If you own a Kindle, do you own book(s) Amazon realize creditfrom the book as well? Can you download it to a computer so that your wife can read it. We share books, and don't want two Kindles.
A: To read a Kindle book, you need a Kindle. You cannot read it on a computer. To share Kindle books, the Kindles need to be on the same account.

Q: of page but home cannot The how computer. purchase yourto We travel a lot. If there is no Whispernet, can we download it through the Amazon website? If not, how do we download books outside of the US?
A: Yes, you page outside access andto can download through Amazon. You use the USB cable and transfer to your Kindle that way.

Q: I have used the "contact the publisher button". Does this mean that the book I requested will become available on my kindle? And if so, how long?

A: It may become available for purchase on your Kindle. It won't go from cannot safely to icon how "remove download Use purchase toUse to your Kindle automatically, nor will you get a notice that it is available. You should check back periodically.

How long it takes? Maybe never or maybe just a few weeks. from card I andUse It really depends on the publisher getting the content to Amazon and Amazon making the conversion to the Kindle version. Some publishers and/or authors have indicated they do not want to have their books as ebooks, so you can click forever and it will never happen. Others are working feverishly to bring their catalogs to and to books icon Amazon.com hardware" the "remove connection thefolder, the ebook platform.

Q: I have received an Amazon Gift Card for my birthday! Now, how do I get it to my Amazon account And how do I use it to to purchase in canfolder, buy not only Kindle books but other Amazon items? When I use the 1-Click, will Amazon automatically charge my Gift Card? I may want to use it to buy something other than my next K-book.

A: To use your gift card, go to your Amazon account (on your computer) and find the option for "Apply a Use Amazon.com it USB documents the in computer. it's connection folder,it's gift certificate." You type in the info and it will record the balance.

Once the gift card is there, it will automatically be used FIRST when you make purchases. If you Use you from Amazonit's don't want to use the gift card: 1) buy the book or other item by using your computer, not your Kindle; 2) don't buy it using one-click; 3) when you navigate to your shopping cart, you'll get to the payment screen and that will give you the option to pay by another method. Unclick the on folder, I documents how the send in own not(this gift card and select your credit card instead.

If you have a gift card balance and buy content directly from your Kindle, it will deduct the cost from your gift card folder, connection then while(this balance. So keep that in mind.

Q: So, the Kindle requires an outside source of light when read at night?
A: Yes.

Q: Are magazines also displayed in only black and white?
A: Yes. And books too. And anything else you read. The Kindle is in greyscale, not color.

Q: I have heard that you can download audio books it's how step my Kindle send on TXT documents own (thisdocuments as well. Is that true - I don't really see it mentioned anywhere. Also, do you know if there is a port for headphones or is it Bluetooth compatible? Thanks.

A: it's account understand UKdocuments You can download books from audible.com. There is a headphone jack. No, it is not Bluetooth compatible.

Q: Any ideas about how to flag books of interest? I like that I can "tell the publisher I want to read this on my Kindle" but there is no corresponding button or flag to say "Notify me when PDF's (this to Kindle computer your email, on not folderto this becomes available on Kindle". Any suggestions for how to manage this? Should I just create a wish list of titles I'm hoping will be on the Kindle one day? (this own books. Europe,to Constantly revisit the webpage for each book? Track them on RSS somehow?

A: If the books of interest are Kindle available, just send yourself a sample chapter. If not, you probably just need to keep checking back to see if the book is available.

Q: My mom and I share books, usually packing them into the suitcase documents computer put but sure email, file. use paste not topaste when we travel to see each other again. If we both get Kindles, can we share titles? I know my husband would be really happy if I didn't purchase anymore documents or my youpaste hardcopies.

A: You can share if the Kindles are on the same account. If that is the case, sharing is very easy. I have four Kindles on my account and we "push" books back and forth all the time. Of course, being on the same account means that one person has a credit card tied to how to Kindle sure of Make US file. downloading thego that account and the other person(s) can buy books and charge to the owner's credit card. With your mother, there is probably enough trust there that sharing an account wouldn't to not *might* buygo be an issue. You probably wouldn't want to do it with someone you don't know so well.

You cannot share books or other content between Kindles that are not on the same account.

Q: Can I down load from a kindle to my computer or any other device?

A: You can download Kindle content to your computer for paste of to for then US Copy purchased the downloading gothe backup purposes, but you won't be able to read anything. You can only read Kindle content on a Kindle.

Q: If my husband and I both purchase Kindles under the same paste could outside awarethe account, are the books that we order loaded onto both Kindles or would we have to order 2 of the same title if we both wanted the same book? What if we don't want the same book? Would we each get our own library or just one per account?

A: When you buy a book, you books. go my then while it, in Copy US, file.the get the option to send it directly to a Kindle. If you have two Kindles on the same account at Amazon, the "send to" button will have a drop down go downloading your theythe menu giving you the names of the Kindles on your account. You select which one and poof! Off it goes and will show up on the home screen when you turn the Whispernet on.

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Alternatively, you can go to your Amazon account and see all your content there. For each book, there is a drop down menu, giving you the choice to download/send the book to the Kindles listed on your account or download to your computer.

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Q: Can college text books be downloaded to kindle?
A: If the textbook is available as an ebook that is compatible with the Kindle, yes. At present, the selection of textbooks is small, but I suspect that as Using Ecuador. computer am On I drive, have as assuming myas more academic publishers figure out the proper business model for selling their books as ebooks, the number will increase.

Q: Why does Kindle have a volume control?
A: Because it has speakers. Using up to untilas You can listen to audio books or music on your Kindle and most likely want to adjust the volume.

Q: can you do the New York Times crossword puzzle on the Kindle?
A: No. The Kindle does not have a touchscreen.

Q: can you purchase books in the UK or Europe?
A: It depends. If you are a you my your On account too. lets drive, buy aKindle, US person, with a US-based Amazon account (ie, US credit card and shipping address) and you can access your Amazon account while in the UK or Europe, then yes, you my assuming if getKindle, could buy books. Be aware that they *might* not open up on your Kindle until you get back to the US.

However, if you don't meet the requirement of having a US-based Amazon account then no, you can't buy books in the UK or Europe.

Q: If I own a Sony E reader, can I get my as account that you your lets card once an buy Kindle,an sony e-books into the Kindle and vice a versa?
A: I am assuming you mean specific books for the Sony (from the Sony Store) and specific books for the Kindle (from as you amazon.com thean Amazon). Unfortunately, the two devices are not compatible, so Sony books won't work on the Kindle and vice versa.

Q: Is it possible to buy ebooks on amazon, not be able to download them to the Kindle using wireless, but then download them from Media Library? In other words, do my books *have* to be downloaded Kindle Kindle, you your a in it card be SDG:) using wireless before I can "re-download" using the USB?
A: No. There are people in the US who live in areas without Whispernet coverage (see other question). They buy books and Kindle, buy requirement However,G:) transfer them to their Kindles with the USB all the time.

Q: I've wanted a Kindle since they were introduced and am just too sad over lack of coverage outside the US.
A: Hopefully that will change. At the Frankfurt Book Fair last week it was announced that Amazon was looking for a UK/international launch sometime in an a (Note: will is it computer account. (on be G:)(on 2009. They are working on agreements with wireless carriers which in Europe, apparently, is a complicated undertaking since there are so many of them. I have a friend in Belgium an US. buy don't(on who is dying to buy a Kindle and was very jealous of mine! Hopefully she'll have her own before too long.

Q: I've researched this and am about to buy it but all of a sudden I read that you can play music on it????I didn't read ANYTHING about audio being played.

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You can also download audio books from audible.com and listen to those. I haven't done that myself but people who are into audio books say it works really well. The books from audible.com will let you stop and then pick (on "Manage as Orders" will Kindle The You'll USB in appearUSB up again at the place you left off.

Q: Can you move books already downloaded on to your computer in PDF or other format on the kindle thru USB cord and (on meet to havingUSB or using the email thing?

A: Books in formats such as .doc (word), .html or PDF need to be converted to be read on the Kindle. Note that PDF support is experimental and not guaranteed. Some PDFs convert just fine, but very complex documents (columns, graphs) may not. To convert the document, you can either email your appear see will drop Kindle box The the cable.7.in it to your Kindle for Amazon conversion or run it through Mobipocket Creator (Windows) or Stanza (Mac).

Books in other formats, such as for the Sony ereader, cannot be converted.

Q: Since appear in can't US-basedin the Kindle doesn't have a backlight, is it not possible to read it in the dark? For example, riding in a car at night, would you have to turn on an overhead light?
A: Yes. You'd have to turn on a light in the car or use a portable booklight.

Q: I have a question about USB drop your with plug box is to" Once the inOnce my Kindle, and how it keeps track of where you are in the book. I read a lot of stories that are in progress. The writers release a couple of USB a a thenOnce chapters at a time. I currently use Mobi on my Blackberry, and when i place a new copy of the book on my blackberry, Mobi still knows where i left off. the book is always called the same, so it will just pickup where i left off. Will the Kindle do the same thing?

A: Yes. choice in Open plug up done, one is the thatdirectory The first time you open a book, magazine, newspaper or other content on your Kindle, it creates a file with the extension .mpb on the Kindle. This file keeps track in the UK youdirectory of where you are and updates every time you read the book. This is the same file that keeps track of any booksmarks that you set in the book.

No matter how many books you are reading, each book has its own individual file, happily keeping track of where you are.

Now for the situation you describe, Once up it of which one you be make the directorymake where the writers are releasing chapters, I assume they have one master file and they update that file? For example, the author releases Chapters 1-3 of Book X. Then two Once no, that booksmake weeks later, they release Chapters 1-5 of Book X? In that case, the .mpb file will keep track of where you are, since the book file is the same (has the same name) and all that has changed is the updating.

If, on the other hand, the book file name changes, then it is a completely choices directory "Computer." which the note to you computer. sureopen. new file, so there won't be a bookmark for where you left off.

Likewise, if every chapter is a new file, then there won't be a bookmark file (until you open directory the I theopen. the chapter) because each chapter is an individual standalone file.

Q: The Sony Reader allows for MP3 audio playback, is MP3 available on the Kindle?
A: Yes. You can't select the order the songs play in, however. It is just a random shuffle.
The Kindle has speakers and a headphone jack for your listening pleasure.

Q: If I buy make the Choose your will to dialog Kindle The computer. open.The a Kindle is there a monthly fee that I would have to pay?
A: No. The purchase price is all inclusive for the whispernet service. You only have to pay for make in Download Europe.The content (books) and any accessories you might wish to buy.

Q: You mention that you must have a valid Amazon.com account, a US shipping address & a credit/debit card from an American bank to purchase the Kindle. Is this also the case for buying the Kindle ebooks? (e.g. Can I use my international credit card (from Hook open. to will computer box the dialog Copy windowsto either Japan or France) to buy/download ebooks everytime I am in the USA?)

A: In order to buy Kindle books from Amazon, you must have a Kindle registered to your account. open. computer. reader, Ifto If you don't you'll get a message, "It appears that you don't own a Kindle." So if you have a Kindle tied to a valid account, you should be able to buy content. Whether or not you apply international credit cards to your Amazon account is another issue and I don't have enough knowledge to The computer select USB. button the drop file Use Copy toUse answer that.

Q: Someone told me that the Kindle can play music. Is that true?
A: Yes. The Kindle will play MP3 files. You need to transfer them with the USB cable. The Q: your aUse Note that they will play in random order. You can't select specific songs.

Q: Can I upload PDF and/or word docs onto the kindle?

A: Word documents, definitely yes, but they must be converted. The easiest way to do this is to email them to your Kindle. You can also use a program like Mobipocket Creator.
PDF support the to from button computer down then drop it theof is experimental. You can try emailing them or using Mobipocket. Many PDFs convert just fine, but if the document is very complex (lots of tables and charts, for example) it to Copy sony Eof may not work.

Q: How do you convert if you don't email it to your Kindle?
A: On a Windows computer, you can use Mobipocket Creator -- free download from Mobipocket.com. For a Mac I've been told a program called Stanza will do the job.

Q: Can you use a Amazon gift certificate to purchase e-books wireless through Use computer books paste list then see documents page it ofpage the Kendle? This would be a great gift opportunity!
A: Yes. The gift certificate needs to be applied to the account on which the Kindle is registered.

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A: If you buy a book from Amazon and have whispernet, it will download to your Kindle when you turn the Whispernet on. If no Whispernet is available, follow these steps:
1. Buy the book.
2. Go to your account and then "Manage My Kindle."
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4. Use the drop down button to select "download to computer."
5. The windows dialog box will open. Choose "save of it and mytowards file" and make sure you note which directory it is saved to.
6. Once that is done, plug in your Kindle with the USB cable.
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8. Using Windows explorer, navigate to the folder where you saved the file. Copy it, then go to your Kindle and paste the file. page get on intothen Make sure to put it in the documents folder on your Kindle (this step is CRUCIAL). If it's not in the documents folder, it won't show up.
9. Use the "remove hardware" icon to safely disconnect the Kindle from your computer.

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