The Amazon Kindle Paperwhite has more than 150 different functions & settings. Not all of them are important. But if you want get the most out of using your Amazon Kindle, we will show you the ones you definitely need to know – plus many additional tips & tricks.
In the 7 sections of the Kindle Tutorial you will learn to
- Master your Device – Be in control of important & hidden functions, so you are in charge of your device, not the other way around.
- Increase your Productivity – The Kindle can be an excellent tool for private and professional study – you will learn how to use it for that purpose.
- Get even smarter 😉 – Reading in itself already makes us smarter – the Kindle has several functions that even enhance that experience.
- Have more Fun – There are ways to even increase the fun you already have – I’ll show you how.
- Socialize using your Kindle – Sounds like a contradiction? No! Use the Paperwhite to reach out to family & friends or to even make new friends around the globe!
- Protect your Privacy – Everyone is concerned about data protection on their smartphones & computers – I wonder why nobody seems to care about everything the Kindle/ Amazon knows about us!? Learn to chose the right settings.
- Save lots of Money – Last but not least – I will introduce you to different ways to saving on digital content over time – especially when you read a lot.
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Here are all the lessons of the Kindle Tutorial in detail:
- Master your Device
- Increase Kindle Battery Life
- Set up the Kindle in an optimal way for the longest possible battery life
- How to use the Kindle Touch Screen
- Learn the moves on the touchscreen that open hidden menus
- Take Screenshots
- There are situations when a screenshot can be very helpful – learn how to take screenshots and transfer the images to your computer
- Troubleshooting
- Learn to handle the Kindle when it freezes or reacts very slowly
- Deal with content that is broken & doesn’t open or can’t be deleted
- Change the Default Dictionary
- Learn to install new dictionaries
- Change/ set the default dictionary
- Increase Kindle Battery Life
- Increase your Productivity
- Highlights, Notes & personalized Summaries
- Use highlights & notes in an optimal way
- Create personalized book summaries for work or study – improve your study skills
- Send E-Mails to your Kindle
- Find out your Kindle’s e-mail address
- Allow friends & colleagues to send documents to your device
- The Kindle “Send-to” Extension
- Use all available ways to send content to your Kindle
- Send content directly from your browser, office software, or desktop
- Send content from your Android or iOS devices
- Manage your Library Online
- Control your services & apps settings
- Register/ deregister devices
- Edit your Kindle e-mail address
- Edit your content sharing preferences
- Highlights, Notes & personalized Summaries
- Get even smarter 😉
- Learn a Language
- Use the Kindle to learn a language & improve your reading skills
- Find the appropriate content in the language
- Improve your understanding & translation skills
- Memorize new words with the vocabulary builder
- Use X-Ray
- Get the most out of the X-Ray feature
- How to use Kindle Word Wise
- Use & set up the Word Wise function in the best possible way
- Screen book content
- Edit the Word Wise view
- Learn a Language
- Have even more Fun
- Read free News with the Browser
- Use the browser & read your favorite free news & other content online
- Convert your favorite websites & blogs into a hassle-free Kindle reading format
- All of this without extra software on your computer
- Enjoy Kindle Comics
- Find cheap of free comics in the Kindle Store
- Use the Comic Panel View
- Use Reading Helpers
- Find & use the right reading helpers that make your reading experience more relaxed for your hands, neck & shoulders
- Read free News with the Browser
- Socialize using your Kindle
- Lend or borrow E-Books
- Use the Kindle lending feature
- Exchange books on online communities like Booklending or Lendle
- Join lending groups on Facebook
- Use Social Sharing Functions
- Share your notes, highlights with your friends
- The social reading advantages of Goodreads (share books, recommendations, book clubs, readings lists)
- Connect Goodreads with your Kindle
- Optimize your privacy settings on the platform
- Lend or borrow E-Books
- Protect your Privacy
- Set a Passcode
- Set the right passcode to protect the content on your device
- Delete Content from the Cloud
- Organize your content in the cloud
- Delete critical content for good
- Optimize the Privacy Settings
- Adjust your privacy settings in case other people have access to your device
- Delete Wi-Fi Passwords
- The Kindle stores all Wi-Fi networks & passwords you logged in to
- Delete these e.g. for your network at the workplace
- Set a Passcode
- Save lots of Money
- Subscribe to Kindle Daily Deals
- Subscribe to the Amazon Kindle Daily Deals Newsletter & save up to 80% on special offers
- The available genres are romance, science fiction, non-fiction & books for young readers
- Get Alerts on Price Drops
- There are tools that monitor the development of e-book prices
- Learn how to activate alerts on your favorite titles and authors
- Get Free E-Books
- Get to know sources for free e-books around the Web and in the Amazon store
- Get Bestsellers from your Local Library
- Learn how to lend e-books from your local library (mainly US – requires Overdrive membership)
- Subscribe to Kindle Daily Deals
These lessons will help you become a pro in the use of your Kindle and make the use of the e-reader much more fun & effective!
Looking forward to seeing you in the course!
Here is where you can get the course:
Get the Kindle Tutorial on UDEMY
Watch the Kindle Tutorial on SKILLSHARE
Watch parts of the Tutorial on YOUTUBE
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Instructor Bio:
Frank is a book enthusiast and has been an entrepreneur and consultant in the digital industry for over 20 years.
His comprehensive Kindle tutorial has been among Amazon’s Top 100 self-published titles in Germany. His IT tutorial e-books have been sold over 30.000 times in Europe & the US.
He has co-founded readfy, the world’s first reading app with ad-sponsored content & has many years of experience in public speaking & teaching.