Reboot Your Kindle Once In a While – Lifehacker

Is your Kindle feeling sluggish? Does it seems like it takes a little longer to change the page, then it used to? That doesn’t mean there’s some technical problem. It means it’s time to reboot it.

Anyone who has ever used a computer is well aware of the "turn it off and back on again," IT’s a joke, but a number of people have told me they’re thinking about buying a new Kindle because theirs is getting "slow." It seems stupid that even mention this because it should be common, but Amazon tucks the restart option so deep into the menus that it’s a troubleshooting tip worth mentioning.

So, the next time your Kindle feels a little slow, whether that’s taking forever to wake up or the pages seem to flip a little sluggish, restart it. From the Home menu, click Menu, then Settings. From the Settings Menu, tap Menu again, then tap Restart.

Save Up to $45 on Amazon Fire Tablet and Kindle E-Readers – Laptop Mag

Throughout the years, Amazon has accumulated a variety of Fire tablets and Kindle e-readers at various price points. In celebration of Valentine’s Day, the online giant is discounting the majority of them with prices now starting as low as $ 39.99. This includes models like the Fire Tablet and the 7 rarely discounted Kindle Voyage E-Reader. All deals are valid through February 14.

Amazon Fire Tablets

Fire Tablet 7 for $ 39.99 ($ 10 off): The Fire 7 Tablet offers easy access to Amazon’s vast universe of multimedia content like Prime Video, Prime Music and the Amazon App Store Underground. It features a 7-inch 1024 x 600 IPS display, 1.3 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex A7 CPU, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage (expandable via microSD), and a 2 MEGAPIXEL VGA camera on the rear and front, respectively.

Fire Kids Edition Tablet for $ 79.99 ($ 20 off): The Fire Kids Edition Tablet comes with tons of kid-friendly content, impressive parental controls, and an unbeatable 2-year guarantee that allows you to exchange and replace the tablet for free with no questions asked. It features a 7-inch 1024 x 600 IPS display, a 1.3 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex A7 CPU, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of storage (expandable via microSD), and a 2 MEGAPIXEL VGA camera on the rear and front, respectively.

the Amazon Kindle E-Readers

Kindle E-Reader, 6-inch for $ 59.99 ($ 20 off): The Kindle is Amazon’s most basic e-reader. It features a 6-inch display with 167 ppi resolution.

Kindle Paperwhite E-Reader 6-inch for $ 99.99 ($ 20 off): The Paperwhite new features a bright backlight for nighttime reading and an improved user interface. It offers a best-in-class experience that’s easy to use and easy on the eyes. It features a 6-inch display with resolution of 300 ppi and four built-in LED lights.

the Kindle Voyage E-Reader, 6-inch for $ 179.99 ($ 20 off): The Voyage is Amazon’s top-of-the-line e-reader made of a single piece of magnesium for a durable and downright sexy look. It features a 6-inch display with resolution of 300 ppi and six built-in LED lights and an adaptive light sensor.

Bundles

Kindle for Kids Bundle for $ 79.99 ($ 2o off): This bundle includes the Kindle for Kids tablet (without a sponsored screen saver) and a free cover.

the Kindle Essentials Bundle for $ 94.97 ($ 35 off): This bundle includes a Kindle with Special Offers Amazon cover, and 5W power adapter.

Kindle Paperwhite Essentials Bundle for $ 139.97 ($ 40 off): This bundle includes the Paperwhite with Special Offers, an Amazon leather cover, and 5W power adapter.

the Kindle Voyage Essentials Bundle for $ 234.97 ($ 45 off): This bundle includes the Kindle Voyage with Special Offers, Amazon leather cover, and a 5W power adapter.

Kindle for PC gains text-to-speech (but makes Stripping DRM harder) – Liliputing

Amazon has released a new version of its Kindle for PC software that allows you to read eBooks on a computer running Windows 7 or later.

Kindle for PC version 1.19.2 includes typesetting enhancements, search improvements, and a text-to-speech feature which allows the app to read some books aloud to you.

But there is at least one down side: users who like to strip the DRM from Kindle eBooks might have to jump through a few more hoops to do so after updating to the latest version of Kindle for PC.

Amazon’s Kindle eBooks include DRM software that’s supposed to prevent you from reading them in a device that’s not tied to your Amazon account. But there are tools that let you strip the DRM so that you can read on any device and not worry that Amazon will delete an eBook you’ve purchased from your account.

Right now the simplest method for Stripping DRM from Kindle (or NOOK or Kobo) books is install the Calibre eBook management utility and load the latest version of Apprentice Alf’s DRM Removal Tool as a plugin. Then when you import a book with DRM into your Calibre library, the plugin goes to work and removes the DRM, allowing you to save your books in a variety of formats.

That still works… except that if you want to strip the DRM from a Kindle eBook it needs to be in the AZW file format. But the new Kindle for PC app only downloads of eBooks in the newer KFX format (because of those new typesetting features).

So instead of downloading eBooks with the Amazon Kindle for PC software and then dragging and dropping them to Calibre, you’ll need to download the AZW versions of your purchased books from the Amazon.com/myk website. It’s not clear if you’ll be able to do that forever though.

If you want to hang onto Kindle for PC version 1.17 for now, you might want to go into the program’s settings and disable automatic updates.

One thing I should point out: while some people strip the DRM in order to maintain control over digital items they’ve paid for others to use tools of this sort for piracy.

It is illegal in many regions to distribute the book (or other digital media) which have had their DRM…. and in some parts of the world, it may be illegal to strip the DRM on books even if you only plan to save them for your personal collection.

via The ebook Reader and MobileRead

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Download free books

Amazon offers over 8,000 titles that are free to download. Pick from a variety of classic novels, romance reads, and thrillers. Even if you don’t own a Kindle, you can download the free Kindle app on your smartphone and get these reads for on-the-go convenience. Another great source for free downloads is Open Library. It allows you to borrow and read a wide variety of titles. Check with you local library as well, many offer similar programs to Open Library.

transfer articles from the web

Download Instapaper, transfer web articles to your Kindle. Create an account and then under Settings ” choose the Kindle as your delivery option. Now, when you save an article to Instapaper it will get pushed to your Kindle account.

Send a document

You can email personal documents, as attachments, it your Kindle. All you need to do is send the document to your Kindle e-mail address. How do you find that? Go to Manage Your Content and Devices > Settings > Personal Document Settings. The email will be yourname@kindle.com. Then you have to add your email to the Approved Document e-Mail List. Something to note is that you could be charged for this. Avoid the charge by adding to your free kindle address. Therefore, it would read yourname@free.kindle.com.

Reset a frozen screen

Simply press or slide and hold the power button for 40 seconds. When you release, the device should display the start-up screen.

Take a screenshot

If you find a quote that you really like, or need to save a page to use for a class project, you can take a screenshot on your Kindle. If you have an original Kindle, hold down alt + shift + G. For the Kindle Touch, hold down the home button and tap the screen. And for the Voyage and paperweight, press the opposite corners of the screen at the same time. Plug your Kindle into your computer to download the screenshot as a .png file.

Clear up space on your home screen

If you’re tired of the Amazon book suggestions adding clutter to your home screen, there’s a way you can clear them. Go to the menu bar in the upper right hand corner, then it’s Settings > Parental Controls > . > slide the Kindle store off and hit OK.

Lend a book to a friend

Certain books are eligible to be sent to a friend for 14 days. Log in to your Amazon account and go here. Select Manage Your Content and Devices from the tabs on the screen. Then click the action ellipses button next to the book you want to send and selectLoan This Title. Remember, not all titles are available to loan.

You can publish your own book for Kindle users

For all you authors out there, Amazon offers an easy way to publish your book on their e-store. Simply follow these instructions to make your book available to Kindle users worldwide.

Sources: womansday.com, buzzfeed.com