Kindle 2nd edition User Guide - Manual (Page 17)

Kindle User's Guide 2nd
edition
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Chapter 4
Getting More From Your
Kindle
You can send Microsoft Word (DOC, DOCX), PDF, HTML, TXT, RTF, JPEG, GIF, PNG,
BMP, PRC and MOBI files to your Kindle and read them in Kindle format. You can add
notes, highlights and bookmarks, which are synchronised across devices together with the
last page you read via our Whispersync technology. Synchronisation of notes, highlights,
bookmarks and last page read is available only for personal documents archived in Kindle
format. You can also read documents in PDF and TXT format natively.
Reading Kindle documents on other devices
You can synchronise your Kindle books with other supported devices you own. Amazon's
Whispersync technology keeps track of your last reading location in each book. For
example, you can read a few pages using the Kindle application on your iPhone, iPad, or
Android device and then pick up where you left off when you return to your Kindle. To
learn more about supported devices, go to www.kindle.com/support.
Sharing comments via social networks
You can share your Kindle notes and highlights with friends using social networks such as
Twitter and Facebook. To link your Kindle to your social network accounts, from the Home
screen use the Menu button and select Settings. On the Settings page, select "manage"
next to Social Networks. (This feature is not available in all countries.)
Lending Kindle books
In many cases, you can share your favourite book with any friend who has a Kindle or
uses a Kindle application on another supported device. Each eligible Kindle book can be
loaned once for up to 14 days. You cannot read the book yourself during the loan period.
It is up to the publisher or rights holder to determine which titles are eligible for lending.
For more information about lending a book, go to www.kindle.com/support.
Borrowing Kindle books from your local library
Kindle books are available at more than 11,000 libraries across the US. You can check
out a Kindle book from your local library and read it on any generation Kindle device or
free Kindle reading app.
When you borrow a Kindle public library book, you'll have access to all the unique features
of Kindle books, including real page numbers and Whispersync technology that
synchronises your notes, highlights and last page read. After a library book expires, if you
check it out again or choose to purchase it from the Kindle Store, all of your annotations
and bookmarks will be displayed again. Note that library books can only be downloaded
using Wi-Fi. This feature is not available in all countries.
Using Kindle with your computer