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How to Read Kindle DX Books Without a Kindle

By on Monday, November 1st, 2010 | 2 Comments

Amazon’s Kindle was truly a breakthrough device when it was released in 2007. It allows its owners to instantly download books directly onto the device in less than 60 seconds. Even better, the Kindle version of many books usually cost less than the physical version. The majority of New York Times bestsellers are only $9.99, which is often a significant savings over brand new hardcover books. If you visit Amazon.com often, you’ve probably seen the link to instantly download the Kindle version of the book, but were frustrated because you didn’t have a Kindle. Perhaps you don’t want to pay hundreds of dollars for a Kindle when new devices like Apple’s iPad are hitting the market. Whatever the reason, the good news it that you actually DON’T need a Kindle in order to download Kindle books. Here are a few ways you can do it.

1. The Kindle App

This is applicable to owners of the iPod Touch, iPhone, and iPad. Many users of these devices aren’t aware that there is a free Kindle App available to download in the App Store. Amazon released this App on March 3, 2009, and it has since been downloaded hundreds of thousands of times. Even better, this App is also available for the iPad. This means that iPad owners can use their device to read not only the books that Apple makes available to them, but also Kindle’s library of nearly half a million books.

2. Kindle for PC

Another option is to download Amazon’s free Kindle for PC application. This allows you to download Kindle books directly to your computer and to use the Kindle for PC application to read them. The program is simple to use, and it is probably the best computer reading experience available. The only downside is that you cannot make annotations like you can on an actual Kindle.

3. Kindle for Mac

Until March of 2010, Mac users were left out in the cold when it came to reading Kindle books without a Kindle. However, that all changed when Amazon finally released a third method for reading Kindle books without a Kindle. Mac owners had been disgruntled about this and wondered why it was taking Amazon so long to release such a product, but Amazon finally delivered with the free Kindle for Mac software.

By providing all these methods to download Kindle books without a Kindle, Amazon has opened their library of books to an enormous number of potential customers. It is rumored that they are currently working on an App for Google’s Android cell phone operating system. This will increase their reach even further.

If you’ve previously felt left out because you couldn’t read Kindle books, there is little reason to feel that way any longer. Unless you’re reading this article on a Linux computer, you most likely already have all the hardware you need to begin enjoying Kindle books. To learn more about how to get free books on the iPad, or to find discounts if you’re looking to buy the iPad online, please visit my website.

How To Play Minesweeper On The Kindle DX

By on Friday, July 30th, 2010 | Comments Off

Among the many things you can do with your Kindle DX, did you know that there are 2 games you can play when you get tired of reading.

You can play Minesweeper, like the one on your old computer, or you can play Gomoku.

To Play Minesweeper on your Kindle DX, Press:  Alt+Shift+M

Here are the basic rules for Minesweeper using your Kindle DX to play:

  • Use the five-way controller to move your cursor around the grid.
  • Click the five way button to expose a cell on the grid. A pattern of numbers appears, indicating how many mines are adjacent to the cell.
  • Press M to mark or unmark a grid square that you think contains a mine.
  • Continue marking mines until you’ve found them all
  • If you accidentally expose a mine, you lose the game.
  • To restart the game, press R.

At any time, pressing the Home button will return you to your Kindle DX Home screen like the old boss key.

To Play Gomoku, Press: Alt+Shift+M to go to Minesweeper page, then press the  ‘G’ button to go to Gomoku.

Gomoku is sorta like tic tac toe, and you use the same cursor movement keys as in Minesweeper to play.

And thats all there is to it, Amazon has made it easy to relax with these 2 games.

Moves 1-21 of a game of gomoku
Image via Wikipedia

I’ll bring you more hacks, tips, and tricks as I discover them, until then, keep reading.

Amazon Kindle How-To Series – Find Out the “Secret” Functions on the Kindle 1

By on Friday, June 4th, 2010 | Comments Off

Amazon has built a number of different features into the Kindle that never made it to the menus you use to access your e-books and audio books. You can do everything from make screen shots of your Kindle screen to find your location on Google Maps using the WhisperNet wireless technology in the Kindle.

NOTE- the features discussed here are for the Amazon Kindle 1 device. The Kindle 2 device available after February 24, 2009 likely will have different keyboard accessible features.

To access these features you will use a combination of keys on your Kindle’s keyboard. Most all of the features begin by pressing the  key which is the at the lower left-hand side of your Kindle keyboard. You also may have to press the  key which is directly above the  key and has an upright arrow symbol. Here are a few of the special features you can access:

1. Play a game of Minesweeper on your Kindle – From the Home Screen press the key and the  key and then the  key to access a basic Minesweeper game. The Minesweeper menu lets you control the grid size and the number of mines you have to find.

2. Find-out the time – From the Kindle Home Screen press the  key and the  key. The page number display (i.e. 1 of 3) at the bottom left of your Kindle screen will change to a time display.

3. Find-out the time – From the Kindle Reader Screen (i.e. while reading and e-book) press the  key and the  key. The “Locations” display at the bottom left of your Kindle screen will change to a time that is in text vs. numeric format. For example 1:31 is “Twenty-nine till two”.

4. Take a “screen shot” of your Kindle screen – From any screen press the  and  key, then the  key. You won’t get any notification that a screen-shot has been taken but you will find the screen shot on your Kindle’s SD card. The Kindle won’t save screen shots to its internal memory.

5. Find your current location – Open the Kindle’s browser – Menu > Experimental > Basic Web then press the  key and the  key. Google Maps will open with your location shown. Your location is “triangulated” from the WhisperNet wireless access built into the Kindle so it’s not entirely accurate. But you can zoom in and out on the map to get a better idea of where you are – this gets you in the ball park.

6. View your e-book as a slide show – From the Kindle’s e-book reader press the  key and  key to turn on the slide show capability. Then press the  key and  key to start the slide show. Press the  key and the  key to turn the slide show off. Press the  key and the  key again to disable the slide show capability.

7. Control the Kindle audio player – Press the  key and  key to play or stop the audio player. Press the  key and the  key to advance to the next track.

8. Reboot your Kindle – If you Kindle has been acting a bit “flaky” you can do a soft reboot by pressing the  key and the  key then the  key.

The eight features listed above should give you an idea of the capabilities that are “hidden away” in your Kindle. Some of them will make your Kindle experience a bit better, and some will help you when you’re trying to trouble shoot problems with your Kindle. Keep this list handy so when you get tired of reading your favorite e-book or listening to your favorite audio book you can give them a try.

Want to learn even more about the Kindle 1 and Kindle 2 e-book readers? Visit http://www.guidetokindle.com and find-out about even more keyboard accessible features on your Kindle. Sign-up for our e-mail newsletter and keep up-to-date on everything Kindle.

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