How to find Free Kindle Books?
There are many places where you can download free Kindle books. There are several hundred thousand such books on Amazon.com. there are also book in other sources. Many of these sources are described here:В https://ereadertech.com/category/free-kindle-books/.
Is it possible to copy text from kindle to paste in other documents?
Yes. All of the bookmarks, highlights, notes, and clippings you have made while reading content on Kindle are saved in a в__My Clippingsв__ file which you can find in your Home screen. The contents of the в__My Clippingsв__ file are available to read later or to copy to your computer if you want to further edit or send them to someone else. The в__My Clippingsв__ file is stored as a TXT file so you can easily import it into one of your computer applications using the provided USB cable or an SD card (on first generation Kinlde devices)
How to delete books from Kindle?
To delete a book, select it in the Kindle Home screen and tilt 5-way controller left. Delete sign will be displayed. To confirm deletion, press the 5-way controller.
Please note that only books you’ve purchased from Amazon can be re-downloaded at any time. Books that you’ve copied to the device manually and your personal documents even if they were run through the online document conversion service are gone for good and can’t be restored.
Can I listen to audiobooks on Kindle?
Yes, you can. Kindle supports audiobooks from audible.com. You can register your Kindle device with Audible download manager and download books to it. Once downloaded, books will show up in your home screen along with regular books. You can play, pause and navigate chapters just like with any other mp3 player.
Kindle also supports playing generic MP3 files but controls are limited. You can only play/pause and advance to the next track (but not previous or seek within a track)
Since Kindle has 3.5mm mini-jack stereo audio connector you can use headphones with it or many existing car stereo adapters to direct sound to your car stereo.
How to copy PDF/MOBI/PRC/TXT documents to my Kindle?
You can copy documents in supported formate to your Kindle following these easy steps:
- Connect your Kindle to your computer via USB cable. After drivers are installed, you can see your Kindle device as a disk drive
- Navigate to “documents” folder on your Kindle device
- Copy your files in supported format there (PDF/TXT/MOBI/PRC/AZW)
- Safely eject the device
Your documents should now be visible along with your other eBooks in the home screen.
Can I re-read a kindle book at a later time?
Yes you can. All Kindle book purchases are tied to your Amazon.com account. So even if you delete a book you can always find it in your “Archived items” and re-download and re-read it. If your device is lost or damaged beyond repair all your Kindle purchases can also be transferred to new device or app tied to the same account.
How can I see list of my bookmarks within a book?
When you have the book opened press “menu” on your Kindle and select “View My Notes & Marks”
Can I read the same book on multiple devices at the same time?
Yes, you can. Most books can be read on as many as 7 devices simultaneously. Kindle will even sync last read position between devices so that you can continue where you left off. This feature is optional so it will not be a problem for two people reading the same book on two devices. This is true for both dedicated Kindle reading devices and apps for different platforms (PC, Mac, iPhone/iPod/iPad, Android, Blackberry)
Can I read Kindle books on PC or Mac?
Yes, you can. There are you can download Kindle for PC or Kindle for Mac and have access to the same books you purchased for your Kindle device. If the the paper version of the book has color illustrations they will be in color on PC and Mac.
Can I transfer Kindle from one account to another?
If you want to transfer (sell, gift, loan, etc) your Kindle to someone else or somebody else has given you their’s, you can deregister the device from original owner’s account and register it with yours. You can deregister Kindle by either clicking on deregister link on “Manage Your Kindle” webpage on Amazon or from the device itself: from the home screen, press “Menu”, select “Settings”, then select “Deregister” with 5-way controller and confirm. If you are not the current registered owner of the device you can only unregister Kindle via the device itself.
Then you can register the Kindle either by entering the serial number via “Manage Your Kindle” page or by entering your Amazon account credentials after selecting “register” link in the settings screen of the device.
What happens if I buy a stolen Kindle?
There were cases when people purchased “brand new” Kindles at a great discount on craigslist.org and the like only to find out that Amazon has blacklisted the device serial number because the original owner reported it stolen. In this case you essentially stuck with a device that can never work with Amazon eBook store. To my knowledge Amazon will not help you find the original owner either. So if you do decide to buy a Kindle from stranger on craigslist, verify that it will register to your account on the spot. There is no guarantee that the device will not be reproted stolen later but at least you know that it wasn’t at the time of sale.
Can I download newspapers, magazines and blogs manually?
You can download Kindle periodicals manually or have them resent to your Kindle device by going to “Manage Your Kindle” page on Amazon website. You’ll find list of your subscriptions there. Clicking on the “+” button to the left of periodical icon expands additional options as shown on the screen shot.
This works for issues up to two weeks old.
Can I run Kindle apps on original first generation Kindle?
Unfortunately, you can not. Apps are supported only by Kindle devices starting from the 2nd generation. It has been a very long time since Amazon has released a software update for first generation devices, so it looks like, they have stopped developing that branch of software altogether. If you want apps, you best bet is to upgrade to a newer device.
Why there are no Harry Potter books on Kindle?
According to this forum thread: “JK Rowling is a firm beliver in reading books as an actual book; she even wrote the series by hand. She has never allowed her books to be published as an eBook“. There were no computers at Hogwarts, so I wouldn’t hold my breath for it.
Can I share Kindle books?
Books are tied to amazon.com account. So any device that is registered to your account has access to all books purchased from that account. It’s a great way to share books within family.
Books can also be gifted to anyone. It is not exactly sharing since you are paying for the copy of the book the other person receives but still… To gift eBook, just click on the Gift button on the book page and enter email of the person you want to gift it to. If they don’t have a Kindle, they can still download free Kindle for PC application and read the book. If they don’t like it at all they can get an Amazon.com gift card for the amount of book price.
You can also lend some of the Kindle books to other people once for a period of 14 days. You are guaranteed to get your book back and you will not be able to lend the same book again. See this post for details: Kindle Book Lending
Can I cancel the purchase I made by accident?
Yes, you can. Immediately after you click on the buy button, on the sale confirmation page there is an option to cancel the order. This option is only available for several minutes after the purchase. After that you will need to contact Amazon support by email or phone. The eBook will be removed from all your Kindles and apps and you will be issued a refund.
How to contact Amazon Support?
You can contact Amazon Kindle support either by phone or email. See here for details.
How to manually download books from Amazon and transfer them to Kindle via PC or Mac?
You can download all the books that you’ve purchased from “Manage Your Kindle” page on amazon.com. Make sure to select the device you plan to transfer the book to as each downloaded book has unique encryption code that is specific to the device. If you own two Kindles, you can’t just copy books from one device to another. After the book file is downloaded, you can transfer it to your Kindle via USB connection. Just copy the file to /documents directory of the Kindle drive following these steps.
How do I zoom in PDF files?
Press “Aa” font-size selection button on your Kindle. You will then see a menu where you can choose of the following zoom levels: fit-to-screen, 150%, 200%, 300% or “actual size”.
How many books are available for Kindle?
You can take a look at Kindle Bookstore. Currently there are more than 770,000 books available for a price or for free on Amazon Kindle.
Is it possible to copy Kindle book text or pictures to a computer?
You can highlight text in Kindle books are periodicals. All highlighted text along with notes is saved on your Kindle into xxx file in the documents folder. You can then access this file by connecting your Kindle to your computer via USB cable. You can also take screenshots of Kindle illustrations or text pages by holding “alt” and “shift” buttons and pressing “G” on your Kindle. These screenshots are saved as GIF files in the documents folder. You can copy them to your computer and process. You can take screenshots from Kindle for PC app if you want more resolution and color. Keep in mind that Kindle books are copyrighted. There are also limits as to how much you can highlight in a book.
How can I convert my personal documents to make them readable on Kindle?
While Kindle supports many document formats natively, some documents like .DOC, .RTF, .HTM etc need to be converted. You can use Amazon online document conversion service for that.
It works via email. Each Kindle device has email address on @kindle.com domain associated with it. You can look up these addresses on “Manage Your Kindle” page on amazon.com. Sending an email to that address with document attached will start the conversion process. Amazon servers will convert the document and send it wirelessly straight to your Kindle device. Please note that Amazon will charge you 15 center per megabyte of resulting document. This amount is rounded up so you will pay at least 15 cents per conversion.
If you don’t want to pay for the conversion or don’t have wirelessВ connectivity, you can send the email with the same document to the same email but on @free.kindle.com domain. In this case rather than sending the resulting document to your Kindle, Amazon will email it back to you. You can then transfer the document to Kindle manually.
To avoid accidental or malicious charges, Amazon doesn’t accept document conversion emails from just any address. You need to whiltelist sender in “Your Kindle Approved E-Mail List” on “Manage Your Kindle” page. Emails from all other senders will be ignored.
This conversion method doesn’t work for Kindle apps such as Kindle for PC, Kindle for Android, Kindle for iPhone/iPad/iPod, etc. This is because there are native application for these platforms that support document formats in question and they should be used to access these documents.
How do I use text-to-speech (“read to me”) feature on Kindle?
Kindle can read text to you. In books and periodicals where text-to-speech is enabled (publishers may opt-out of the feature) you can start, stop and pause either by going to the text settings screen by pressing “Aa” button or by using the hotkeys: Shift-Sym to start/stop and once it’s running – spacebar to pause/resume. In the text settings screen you can also configure speech speed and switch between male and female voice. To start reading from specific location, select the location with 5-way controller and start text-to-speech.
Can I use Kindle as MP3 player?
Yes you can. There are two ways to achieve this. You can either copy MP3 files into \music or \audible folder on your Kindle via the USB cable. If the folder doesn’t exist, you need to create it. Depending on where you put your files they will be accessible in two different ways:
- Files in “music” folder can be played as background music while reading to a book. To start/stop audio press Alt-Space. To advance to the next track – press Alt-F. There are no controls beyond that, no way to select a specific track other than iterating over them one by one, no way to fast forward or rewind. However files will play continuously.
- Files in “audible” folder will be treated as audiobooks. You can select any specific file from your Kindle homescreen, pause and resume, fast-forward and rewind. This comes at a price of not being able to play multiple files in sequence and read books while the file is playing.
Keep in mind that Kindle will only play DRM-free MP3 files. Fortunately Amazon has a huge selection of these!
Can I take screenshots on Kindle?
Absolutely! Just hold Alt and Shift (button with the up arrow) and press G. The screen will blink. After you’ve taken all the screenshots you want, you can connect your Kindle to your computer via USB cable and find them in \documents folder on your Kindle as GIF files.
How to type number on Kindle 3 or Kindle DX?
There are two ways to do it:
- Press the Sym button and dialog will appear where you can select numbers and symbols with 5-way controller.
- Hold Alt and press Q for 1, W for 2, E for 3, R for 4, T for 5, Y for 6, U for 7, I for 8, O for 9 and P for Zero.
How to permanently delete a book from Archived Items?
To completely delete a book from your Kindle so that it doesn’t show up on your account or in “Archived items” collection you need to go to “Manage Your Kindle” page, find the book in question, expand the information block by clicking on the “+” sign near the book name and click on delete. You will be asked for a confirmation, since this action is non-revocable, the book would be completely gone and you will need to buy it again to read it. You will not be refunded the original purchase cost.
If you’ve just purchased the book by accident then you need to take different steps.
How to highlight and annotate books on Kindle for Andoid?
Holding your finger over the word will start text highlighting. You can then press either Highlight to finish to “Note” to annotate.
How to set password on Kindle?
Follow these easy steps to password protect your Kindle:
- From the Home screen В press the “Menu” button.
- Select в__Settingsв__ with 5-way controller.
- Select the в__turn onв__ with 5-way controller for В Device Password setting
- Enter your password and confirm it. Optionally, enter a password hint.
- Select в__Submitв__
Can I sample or preview Kindle books?
Yes, you can. You can download sample of every Kindle ebook (usually first one or two chapters) but pressing “Send sample now” button on the book page on Amazon. Please not that lookup, highlights and annotations don’t work in Sample books.
How can I register Kindle without wireless or WiFi?
Go to “Manage Your Kindle” page on amazon and click on “Register new Kindle” link. You will be asked for the serial number. Serial number can be found either in the Settings page or on the back of your device. Please note that nothing will change on your Kindle device until it actually connects to the wireless. However you can now purchase books and transfer them via USB cable.
Can I print pages from Kindle book?
There are several ways you can print pages from Kindle books:
- Highlight the passage you want to print. Highlighted text is stored in “My Notes and Marks” text file in the documents folder. You can then open this file with any word processing software and print the parts that you want
- Use Kindle for PC. While having the page in question open, press Alt-PrintScreen. Paste the screenshot from the clipboard into photo processing software like Photoshop or MS Paint and print it from there. If you have Google Picasa installed, it will automatically save thescreenshot
- Take a screenshot on the Kindle device by pressing Alt-Shift-G. Screenshots are stored as GIF files in the \documents folder. You can then open them in image processing software and print.
- You can plain and simple put your Kindle face down on the copy machine and copy it as a regular piece of paper.
How to reset Kindle password?
You can press down on the 5-way controller to see your password hint. If you still have trouble with your Kindle password, you should contact customer support phone line and they will help you reset it.
Can I access email on Kindle?
Kindle software starting from version 3 has a very functional web browser that supports javascript and can render complex AJAX websites. This includes all major online email providers like hotmail, yahoo mail and gmail. You just need to press “Menu”, select “Experimental”, select “Launch browser”. Then press “Menu”, select “Enter URL” and navigate to your email provider of choice.
My Kindle does not work well. It does not turn on or screen displays artifacts.
Sometimes it is caused by dead battery. You can use following steps to attempt a fix:
- Charge the Kindle at least 15-30 minutes. Check that light next toВ the micro-USB port lights up while you are charging.
- Disconnect your Kindle from cable (power adapter or computer) andВ reset your Kindle.
- Turn Kindle on – slide and release the power button. The LEDВ light next to the power button will become green for twoВ seconds.
- Shut down Kindle – sliding and holding the power button for five seconds. The LED light will blink three times. Wait for the screen to go blank, then release the power button.
- Turn on the Kindle again.
If this didn’t help do a hard reboot.
If this didn’t help – contact with Amazon
Where can I find “Manage Your Kindle” page on Amazon.com?
You can find it here:Manage Your Kindle“.
How to clear browsing history in Kindle Basic Web/Experimental browser?
When browser is running, press “Menu”, select “Browser Settings”, then select “Clear History”. There are also options there to clear cookies, disable javascript and disable images.
Where can I find Kindle 3G coverage map
See this link for both US and international coverage map.
Does anyone knows if there are plans to allow multiple accounts connected to the same Kindle?
I have a personal Kindle but would sometimes like to buy books through my workplace and read them on the Kindle.
Can I move books I have downloaded from Apple Store to my books on ipad, onto my kindle book reader. Repeat they were not downloaded from Amazon.
Hey.. I am a Kindle owner, but im allso a nokia n8 owner, so I’d like to know if there is any plan of producing a Kindle app for symbian 3?
Is it possible to send a e-mail to a kinddle?
How can you see the picture covers of books that you are reading on your kindle? I see them in the kindle book store, but they are very small. Is there a way to see them larger, and save them onto your kindle?
The e-mail may be. Help – I left my Kindle on a plane about three weeks ago – just recently realized it. Please stop anyone from using my account. I will buy a new Kindle and will want to transfer my books to it. Please help me.
Robert,
You can unregister your Kindle via Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon.com or just call amazon support (see contact information above). This will prevent anyone to buy books from your account.
Before doing that you can try to send a document to your Kindle with your contact information so that the person who found it would have a chance to return it. A friend of mine recently lost an iPhone at the airport and somebody found and went to the trouble of calling me to get his contact info and later send the phone via UPS.
is it possible to transfer eBook archive which is already categorizes in different folders in PC already.? so, i don’t have to categorize all the files on Kindle again, after transferring them.
Im asking this becaue its hard work to create collection section on Kindle and choose each (1000s of) ebooks and transfer into that collection. its too much work.
so, is that possible to do it on pc and transfer them to kindle.
my kindle will not accept my wireless password so I cannot connect. What should i do?
I’ve had my Kindle for 6 months and use it every night with a pillow speaker to play text to speech while I sleep…It’s great….I leave it plugged into the charger most all of the time…My question is…when and if my battery dies… will I still be able to use it when it is plugged in– Or will it be useless until I get a new battery?
Cathy,
In theory your Kindle would work when plugged in. I’m sure it will. However in practice the battery in my 1st generation Kindle is still alive and well. It is also possible to replace the battery in Kindle 3
Regarding this question: How can I convert my personal documents to make them readable on Kindle? Does this mean that you can convert your own books to be read on your Kindle? That would be awesome!
Carolsue,
Yes you can as long they are in one of the supported formats listed in this FAQ
I have a Kindle Dx version 2. Can I down load software to upgrade to have page numbers on the books I read
Frank J Thomas
My kindle set the password i typed in, but every time i type in the password it says its incorrect, how do i rest the password? please help me!
Shauna,
You should contact Amazon Kindle customer support. Please see link in the main FAQ section for details.
In April or so of this year, Kindle said that “later this year” Kindles would be able to borrow books from “over 11000 libraries.”(because Nook is able to do so) Do you know if this is really going to happen and when? If it is already possible, how can it be done?
When I try to zoom the simple HTML table in kindle the text is hidden (cut off) when the zooming content exceeds the current reader screen. Is there any option to view the hidden content or to make them wrap to the next page?
Thanks for your previous answer. I have narrowed it down to the fact that I want a 3G one because I want to use it “on the road” to access the internet in a basic way. But NOW, what is the difference between these two 3G models offered. One is $189 and the other is $139. Does the cheaper one mean I will have to look at advertisements all the time?
1) Kindle 3G, Free 3G + Wi-Fi, 3G Works Globally, Graphite, 6″ Display with New E Ink Pearl Technology ($189)
2) Kindle 3G, Free 3G + Wi-Fi, 3G Works Globally, Graphite, 6″ Display with New E Ink Pearl Technology – includes Special Offers & Sponsored Screensavers ($139)
Carolsue,
Not all the time. Author pictures in the screensaver are replaced with ads and there is a small ad on the very last page of the book. But it is not like you will be asked to buy cheap plane tickets between the lines on every other page.
Hello,
Two questions. 1) Does anyone know if a new software update is coming and if so will it show the cover of the book one is reading when you put the kindle to sleep, instead of the few screensavers the wi-fi/3g version shows? And 2) will the kindle 3 eventually allow one to choose which credit card one wants to use via the kindle when buying books rather than using the computer to change the card via one click?
Thanks.
Shane
is there any way to make my kindle read .azw4 files? i downloaded them from amazon.com, but when i copy them to my kindle it says that they cannot be read, and when i try to change them to a normal .azw file it tells me to delete it and download again.
Hello,
I bought my Kindle in Australia and noticed that the second page of setting menu which provides the facility such as “Device Time” are not exist in it. Is it a general problem or not? Is there any patch to download and fix the problem?
Thank you for the reply
I am reading a Spanish novel in efforts to improve my Spanish. I am thinking of buying a kindle because i someone told me that a Spanish-English Dictionary can be put on a Kindle so when you place the cursor on a word in the Spanish novel/book it will default (or at least easily go to) the Spanish-English dictionary?
Is this true??
justine,
Yes. There is Kindle Spanish-English dictionary that can be used for lookups – http://blogkindle.com/dictionary/
Hello! Help, I’ve forgotten my device password, so typed in resetmykindle instead of password- but the kindle just displays- wait a moment while your Kindle starts up- and it’s been like this for 10 hours. I tried to turn it off and on- nothing works, what do I do?
Natalia,
Try doing a hard reset (http://blogkindle.com/2009/02/reset-kindle/), If this doesn’t help – contact customer support
I used Kindle for my PC. Last evening I purchased an e-book that has text to speech enabled. Okay. How do I get this book reading to me via my PC?
Lorraine,
Kindle for PC app doesn’t have text-to-speech. This feature is exclusive to eInk Kindle devices that have audio (except Kindle 1 and Kindle 4 non-touch)
What type of apps are there for kindle keyboard 3G? Are there only games?
Hola, en el pc me muestra el disco kindle lleno de libros que he copiado como archivos, y en el kindle no me los muestra, por donde los busco? Mil gracias
How do I use text-to-speech with a kindle that has a virtual keyboard? Please provide step-by-step instructions.
Thanks,
Mary Pat
Mary Pat,
The new $79 Kindle 4 does not have the ability to use text to speech functions. No speakers or headphone jack. When the Kindle Touch starts shipping, though, we’ll keep an eye out for any complications and post instructions if they seem useful.
Kindle does not have a text-to-speech function. Also it cannot play music. You can only read something. If you want to listen, you need to buy more expensive model – Kindle Touch or Kindle Fire. Also you can buy any older model.
Paul, it depends which kindle you are talking about.
the kindle keyboard does have text to speach, play music, etc.
I’m nor surprised to see this dropped from the $79 kindle mini, but is it gone from the kindle touch as well?
David,
It is definitely not gone from the Kindle Touch. When the Kindle Touch starts shipping, it will do so with all the functionality of the Kindle Keyboard aside from open 3G access
I am reading the 4-book bundle of Game of Thrones. For a while the real page numbers were showing in the iOS kindle software. At some point they disappeared. How can I get this to show once again?
My Kindle screen is frozen and I can’t fix it by reboot so now I’m going to buy another Kindle. I want to know how I handle purchases for my new Kindle. Should I choose a different name and/or email address for my new one?
At first try to restart you Kindle. Very often it is software problem, not hardware. You can buy as many Kindles as you want for one account. There is advantage doing that – you will have access to all your books from all your Kindles.
I am planning on getting the newest version of Kindle Reader: Kindle Fire, the only snag is that Kindle is not sold in Nigeria. But I really do need it for my academic work. So I am wondering if there is the possiblity of jailbreaking it so that I can use that here. Can anyone help pls?
francis mekas,
We expect the Kindle Fire to be rooted almost immediately, actually. Amazon doesn’t care enough about locking it down to make the task a big deal. That said, I don’t think you’ll be able to access most of the Amazon web services after that happens, which could significantly reduce the value of the tablet to you. Might be best to wait and see if anybody finds a workaround in a month or two.
I am using Kindle for Mac and recently, I found a book listed in my archive that I did not download. I can’t figure out how to delete it as it isn’t listed in Manage my Kindle. It is not a book I would even accidentally buy as it is not in English which is my only language. Is there any way to delete it? A minor issue I guess but it is bugging me.
Can we connect kindle fire to net using datacard???
To the best of my knowledge this will not be possible
hi, is it possible to write or type in korean on Kindle fire?
I don’t see a lot of difference in having a Harry Potter ebook and having Harry Potter audiobooks like they already do.
Does anyone know how to delete permanently a Kindle book on the I PAD?
Regarding the Kindle fire: Does anyone know how I can get to my specific content on the my yahoo page? If I select ‘my yahoo’ on the yahoo site I get some generic information that certainly is not my content that is on my yahoo. For example: I cannot see my stock portfolio, my sports scores, my weather selections etc.
I want to buy my mom a Kindle Fire for x-mas. I also want to have 3 books on it when I give it to her. She lives hundreds of miles away so this isn’t someone in my house. If I register the Fire on my account and load the books then are the books still on it when I transfer the Fire to my mom on x-mas day?
P.S. I do not have any desire to have the books I am buying her. I would prefer they aren’t reflected on my account, but I suppose I’ll have to deal with that later.
Sean,
You have the ability to send a Kindle eBook to anybody with an email address, last I checked. Just buy it as a gift using the “Give as Gift” button and send it to her immediately after she receives the Kindle. Acceptance is simple. When the device is registered to her account they will be automatically available, assuming she accepts the gifts rather than returns them for store credit.