Downloading to the Kindle

To buy from the Kindle Store you must register a credit card to your Amazon account.

When you buy a Kindle e-reader device from Amazon it's automatically registered to your Amazon account. Being logged into an Amazon account is a requirement for buying or downloading new digital reading content onto your Kindle from the online Kindle Store. The device connects directly to the Kindle Store via a Wi-Fi connection or using a 3G cellular data network, if it's the 3G-equipped model of Kindle. Your existing library of e-books can also be downloaded to your Kindle from you computer via a USB connection.

Things You'll Need

• Kindle USB cable

Instructions

On the Kindle

1. Slide the power switch on the bottom of the Kindle to the right to turn the device on.

2. Press the "Menu" button on the Kindle's keyboard and select "Shop in Kindle Store" using the five-way controller.

3. Browse through the Kindle Store categories using the five-way controller and the page turn buttons to find an e-book you want to download. Alternatively, type a search term using the Kindle's keyboard to find something specific.

4. Select the e-book, newspaper, blog or magazine that you want to download using the five-way controller. Its full listing page is displayed.

5. Click the "Buy" button using the five-way controller to begin downloading the reading content.

From a Computer

1. Plug one end of the Kindle USB cable into your Kindle and the other end into a USB port on the computer. The computer recognizes the Kindle as a mass storage device and assigns it a drive letter in My Computer.

2. Click the Windows orb and click "Computer." Click the Kindle's drive letter. Three folders are present, called Audible, Music and Documents.

3. Drag and drop your Kindle-compatible e-book files into the Documents folder to download them to the Kindle.

Tips & Warnings

• Content can also be uploaded to your Kindle by emailing the files to your Kindle's email address as an attachment.

• If you register your Kindle to a different Amazon account, its previous content will be removed.

References

• Amazon: Shopping for Content on Kindle
• Amazon: Transferring Files via USB