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If you have Get a Kindle device to read e-books — perhaps a brand new model e.g Kindle Paperwhite Premium Edition or Kindle Colorsoft— Then you will know that these devices are very simple in terms of their interfaces and controls. The focus is on the text and on everything you read.
Behind the simple, friendly interface, the Kindle has more features and tricks than you might expect. These e-readers certainly won’t compete with iPads in terms of functionality, but there’s a lot you can do with them — from personalizing the reading experience to displaying content other than e-books on the screen.
1. Find the words
Don’t be surprised by unfamiliar words you come across while reading. You can get definitions for anything that appears on the screen by simply pressing and holding the word. When the definition appears, you can swipe left to see if there’s a Wikipedia entry for the word, and swipe left again to translate the word into another language.
2. Send web articles to your Kindle device
You can also use your Kindle device to keep up with your reading online, by sending web articles to the device. Probably the easiest option is Official Kindle accessory For Google Chrome – As long as you only want to submit articles from your desktop web browser. Once you’re signed in to your Amazon account, article transfers are just a few clicks away.
The Kindle extension is fast and free, but it doesn’t always format web pages correctly, and it doesn’t work on mobile. Instapaper It does a better job with its Kindle-sync service, but you need a $6-per-month premium plan to access it. Push to Kindle It’s also good, but a $3/month subscription is required to submit more than 10 articles per month.
3. Take a screenshot
You can take screenshots on your Kindle if you want to showcase your library or share a passage from a book on social media, for example. Simply click on two diagonally opposite corners, right in the corner. The screen flashes, and the screenshot is saved. Connect your Kindle to a computer using a USB cable, and you’ll find all your screenshots saved in their designated folder.
4. Sort your e-books into groups
As you add more and more e-books (and web articles) to your library, it can get a little unwieldy—and more difficult to sort through to find your next read. You can mitigate this somewhat by creating groups. These are basically folders to sort titles into, whether it’s by genre, author, or how long you want to read them for.
To get started, from your Kindle home page, tap the three dots at the top right, then… Create a group. Give your group a name, and mark it as a favorite if you want (which will make it appear more clearly across different screens). You can then choose to sort your Library page by Collections — just tap the Sort By icon, the three horizontal lines in the top right.
