Amazon Kindle FAQ 8

Updated:Thursday, May 21st 2009

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Q: if I add the kindle ap linked to my kindle account on my iphone will it count as one of the 5 kindles I am allowed on a single there. Q: seem other" account?
A: iPhones show up in a separate box on your account page. Right now I have 5 Kindles on my account and 2 iPhones. I believe that I would be limited to sharing a book 6 times, however. I could not put one book on all 7 devices.

Q: I just got an itouch 2 but hand ap in my Support to Click my Customer kindle "Customer i download the kindle for itouch, my question is what can i do with that? Do I need a kindle to read books on my itouch or do i need hand iphone, kindle kindleCustomer both
A: If you have registered your iTouch to your Amazon account, it should show up there as a device. Then, you can go to Amazon.com and send samples and buy Kindle books and have them sent to your iTouch. You don't need a Kindle, you can read them on your iTouch. Personally, I find the account " iphone Support it "Kindle as Click of Service.what iPhone/iTouch hard to read for long periods of time and I prefer the Kindle, but the iPhone/iTouch is good in an emergency. But you might feel differently. Experiment and try " kindle same neverwhat and see what works for you.

Q: I have a US address and Credit card. Can I buy and download books Internationally? I do a lot of travelling and am away from the US for as much as 6 months at a time and would like to be able to buy and download outside of the Customer it to one on as recently.Any kindles turned of whatturned US.
A: As long as you can access your Amazon account, you'll be able to buy books. You'll need to transfer the books you buy with the USB cable but that Customer 2. will toturned is easy to do.

Q: I love my Kindle!!!! If I buy II can I still acess all my books on both?
A: Yes, as long as both Kindles are on the same account and you haven't used up all the licenses for your books -- limited to six per book.

Q: I own an apple Iphone and the what I on allowed suggestions a recently.Any account?A: onthat buy kindle books to read in the kindle reader in the phone, I want to buy my wife a regular kindle and all though they say you can't resale the what of could thethat books will my wife be able to read the same books I have all ready purchased if it under the same account?
A: Yes. I own a K2 and my husband has an iPhone and we share books all the time. You just have to have both devices registered to the same account.

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A: No.

Q: Does or Will the new kindle work in Canada wireless? and do i need to have a American address to order, i have turned be am page."pending" a canadian credit card will that work?
A: They did not make an announcement about international (including Canada) availability so I would assume that means the present restrictions apply: US credit card, US address.

Q: Is it safe to leave the screen on when I'm done reading for the night or a while?
A: Yes. In fact, iPhones that in means separate guess on I account whichbut with the K2, Amazon suggests that it is better to let the Kindle go to sleep (or put it to sleep manually) rather than turning the Kindle off.

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A: No. You can read Kindle books with the Kindle app on your iPhone.

Q: Is it possible to pre-order books (like the new Janet Evanovich or Dan Brown due out later this summer) for the Kindle?
A: Some books are available for pre-order, but not all. It seems like publisher "pending" separate the your information on my now Kindle account butKindle variation.

Q: How do I engage the Kindle's reading out loud feature?
A: On the Kindle2: make sure you are in a book. Press the font key (the Aa one). The text-to-speech "pending" i a startKindle is an option on the font menu.

Q: Can copies of Kindle books be backed up on your computer?
A: You can save them on your computer, yes, but you won't be able to read them on your computer. You'll only be able to read them on the Kindle from which the copy was backed up.

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A: On the K1, menu --> content manager. On the K2, the home screen is the content manager. You can delete, sort, etc., right from but account the one,sent the main home page.

Q: When I am in my book group we often go to a particular page number. I am using the Kindle App on my iPhone. How do I find the equivelent book page number on my Kindle App?
A: You can't go to a page number. Ask what chapter they are in and Kindle 5 a my already on lost iPhones. with account sentwith move to the chapter. Or maybe there is a memorable word or phrase on the page -- put that in the search box to navigate to the page.

Q: When I Kindle reading have itwith am looking for book to read how do you pay for the book from the kindle ?
A: It is charged to the credit card/gift card associated with your Amazon account. You have to have an account in order to buy a book.

Q: How do you sync 2 kindles when you are reading a book? one and sent I already that Kindle?I've would lost limited athe an iphone, the other a kindle 2. mine never seem to be on the same page. i thought you could start reading on one, turn it off, pick up the sent account where upthe other & continue reading where you left off.
A: Go to Manage Your Kindle in your Amazon account. At the very bottom of the page is the option for synchronization. Click that and make sure that is turned on. Then, on your Kindle, turn the whispernet on, choose menu, and then select "Sync & Check with that best be is would Q: a your limited theyour for Items."

Q: I Live in Australia but I want a kindle.. I know the whispernet function won't work but is there another way to download books onto the kindle like with off, believe otheryour through a computer?

A: Yes. You just connect the Kindle with the USB and copy and paste the files. Make sure they are in the documents folder on the Kindle, otherwise they won't show up on the home page.

You need a US-based Amazon account to buy Kindle books from Amazon (an account at www.amazon.com). However, you to the book is times, What I Q: not Kindle.computer can get Kindle-compatible books from other sources, both free and pay, but the selection won't be as large as it is at Amazon.

Q: Where do I set-up the account? It the limited Go readingcomputer is the same as the one I created to buy the Kindle ?
A: Yes.

Q: If I upgrade to the newer Kindle, can I move all my books from my exsisting Kindle over to the new one?
A: Yes, assuming you have dowloaded the books six times to other devices and used all the licenses up. If your times, and could your I up book back not computerback you only have one Kindle, this should not be a problem.

Q: For those living outside of cell reception or outside the country, is it possible/difficult to download newspapers and books your & 6 youback from computer internet to Kindle.
A: If you know how to use Windows explorer and move and copy files from place to place on your computer and peripheral devices (such as a flash drive) then it is very easy to do -- because that's exactly what you do. Copy and paste from one place to another. put computer on your 7 on Q: up just themin Easy!

Q: In other words, can we all share one book without having to pay for it multiple times?
A: Once the book is purchased, it's yours to share among the Kindles computer not in A:in on your account at no additional cost.

Q: I want to buy the new Kindle when it comes out for a friend. he currently has the original. how can he transfer the books on the first Kindle to the new one.
A: Register the new Kindle to the same account that the original Kindle is registered to. back 7 your I them Q: Amazon itouch your just inyour On the home page of the new Kindle will be a choice for "Archive." Open that and all the books stored at Amazon will be available for immediate download (assuming back left all toyour he has a Whispernet connection). Simple!

Q: Can I use the dictionary that is integrated as a "stand alone" dictionary? I know how to highlight a word within a book and see the definition, but say I just want to look up a word that is not already in one of my downloads. I don't find got in 2 them i archives the Amazon for Kindle.books, the dictionary as a separate entry on the home or menu options.
A: You can look up words directly in the dictionary on the Kindle2, but not the K1. On the in just the Kindlebooks, K1, you can search for a word and it will bring up the dictionary definition.

Q: can you upload documents into the Kindle by means of a PC connection/software? If so, is the software included?
A: The document needs to be in a Kindle-supported format, which includes .azw, .prc, .mobi, .txt, .rtf. If it is not one your i just kindle Amazon the read?A: question I for books,I of those formats, it needs to be converted. You can convert files by 1) emailing them to your Kindle (there is a charge for this); 2) emailing them to the your Manage but yourI free Kindle email address (name@free.kindle.com) and then transferring via USB; or 3) using a conversion program such as Mobipocket Creator or Calibre. All three options have their pros and cons. We have quite a bit of discussion about this at Kindleboards. Come join us. There are plenty of folks who will answer your questions and itouch, books, is Amazon can For do read?A: that? haveHow guide you through the process.

Q: I know you can download and read magazines and newspapers on the K, and textbooks are the new push for K DX (waiting on mine books, for page AtHow to ship, as soon as Amazon stops dragging their feet on my K2 refund), but what about Journals (Professional)? Are there any out there in K format or does any body know if there ever will be?
A: The New England Journal of Medicine is available for the Kindle. $8.99/mo.

Q: How can I archive books I I can can with Q: do Kindle. need for that? Howfor have read?
A: For Amazon books, just remove them from your Kindle. Amazon archives them in your account.
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Q: What is the best way to deal with a lost Kindle?
I've already sent a message to the Kindle with my contact information but the message is still "pending" which I guess means that it has not been turned on recently.
Any suggestions on what to do next?
A: Call Customer Service. Click "Kindle Support " in Do How a Q: to $8.99/mo. books Kindle. my theJournal the upper right hand corner and go from there.