Kindle tips: 15 tips for the Amazon reader

Kindle Tips.Fifteen easy tricks to learn immediately to make the most of the potential of the most famous reader.What are the best Kindle tricks to master to make the most of the potential of Amazon’s ebook reader ? So popular that it became an e-reader par excellence, Kindle appeared for the first time in 2009, arriving in Italy two years later and today it is available in different variants ranging from the classic one to the one with integrated LED light i.e. Paperwhite up to that precious Oasis .

We have selected fifteen very simple tips , from the most basic to those a little more elaborate, to go far beyond just the reproduction of digital books.

Change font and size

Let’s start from the basics, that is the possibility to change the font and its size , just a tap on the top bar and on the “ Aa ” icon, choosing the style and size that is considered best to appreciate the contents.

Save Screenshots to Kindle

To save a screenshot on your Kindle, there is a very simple procedure that allows you to save an image in png format of what the display is showing at a given moment. A simultaneous tap on the top left and bottom right or top right and bottom left corners is enough. A “flash” will confirm that the procedure has been performed correctly. You can find the images by connecting your Kindle to your computer.

Delete the suggestions on the homepage

To remove the suggestions on the Kindle homepage and do some visual cleaning, just go to Settings> Device Options> Advanced Options and you can disable the Home Screen view so that you only have your own collection.

Convert documents on the fly

Send-to-Kindle or Send to Kindle is a tool that quickly sends ebooks and documents to the Amazon reader. Format compatibility is quite wide, but if yours isn’t, don’t despair too much since just write “convert” in the subject of the email and everything will happen automatically by finding the file in your library on Kindle.

Check out the most popular highlights

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Kindle Highlights or Highlights is one of the functions that you learn to use right away: many people like to underline on paper and can also continue on ebooks. Just tap on the text and drag with your fingertip. It will all be saved in the appropriate page accessible on. To find out which passages are most emphasized by other users, you can, with the book open, follow the path Settings> Notes> Popular .

How to export underlined quotes

To export the underlined citations go back to Notes from Settings and you will read an item Export notes and, if selected, will send an email to your personal address in .pdf and .csv format.

Connect social networks

It is possible to connect the Kindle to three social networks such as Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads in order to share extracts and quotes (while the third case we will tell more in a later step). To log in, you can go to Settings> My account> Social network and log in with your accounts .

Kindle X-Ray

X-Ray is a function to go deep into what is being narrated just as if you were making a slab and so you can deepen and extend your knowledge about the places mentioned, real or fictional characters, topics, terms and passages salient. Just tap on the document icon with the “X” at the top right. Please note: it is not present for all books.

Leverage Goodreads

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Goodreads is the community of book lovers also present in Italian for some time to be able to share their library with all the reviews, votes and comments. In addition, you can also publish the status of your last reading in progress. A terrific resource for finding tips and making new bookish friends. Just a tap on the bar at the bottom with the “g”.

Kindle Matchbook

Kindle Matchbook brings to the world of books what could already be exploited for some time in that of songs: if you already have the physical version you can get the digital one at an advantageous price. In this case, you spend no more than 2.99 euros fishing from your database on Amazon.

Increase the autonomy of your Kindle

There are some practical tips to extend the life of your Kindle battery . The first is to activate the airplane mode which deactivates wi-fi and any cellular connection. The second is to disable Refresh page from Settings> Reading Options of course there is more risk that a page will remain “imprinted” with ghosting, but given the reading speed on the reader this is not the case.

Lower the intensity of the screen brightness

To quickly lower the intensity of the screen lighting, just a long tap on the sun icon at the top left.

Learn languages ​​with Kindle

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For now, you can learn two languages ​​on Kindle thanks to the Word Wise function which can be activated Reading Options> Language Learning . The system is “playful” with instead of the definition some clues to understand it.

Create a family library

Amazon allows you to create a digital family library with the ability to share ebooks as well as set parental control filters for minors. You can add a new member from Settings> Family Library> Add New Person> Add Adult .

Lend a Kindle book

Perhaps not everyone knows that it is possible to lend an ebook on Kindle for fourteen days, during which time the book will of course not be accessed. However, you will have to go to the Amazon desktop site, open the book page and click on Lend this book . You will have to enter the email address of those who will receive it for two weeks. Here too, not all books are pre-established.

Create collections

If you’ve bought tons of ebooks it’s not easy to browse your electronic ink library. But as well as for wooden shelves, pixel ones can also be ordered well . Just tap on the three vertical dots to open the menu, choose Create new collection , indicate a name and confirm. You can then select the book to be moved from the list.

 

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