e-readers

Kindle tip: Reset the “furthest page read” of a book you’re re-reading

by ben patterson on May 2, 2013

Thanks to the Kindle’s handy “Whispersync” feature, you can start reading a book on, say, your Kindle Fire, then pick up right where you left off on another Kindle-friendly device, Read More

Tagged as: Amazon, Featured, Kindle

iPad/iPhone tip: How to create new collections for your iBooks

by ben patterson on April 5, 2013

iPad/iPhone tip: How to create new folders for your iBooks

Is your digital library of iBooks getting a bit cluttered? If so, good news: there’s an easy way to tidy up the virtual bookshelves on your iPhone or iPad.

Tagged as: iBooks, iPad, iPhone

Kindle tip: How to buy Kindle books on an iPhone or iPad (video)

by ben patterson on March 4, 2013

Wondering where Amazon hid the Kindle store on its Kindle app for the iPhone and iPad? Nope, you’re not missing anything—it simply isn’t there.

Tagged as: iPad, iPhone, Kindle

Mac/Windows tip: Send PDFs and other documents to your Kindle

by ben patterson on January 31, 2013

How to send a document to your Kindle from your PC/Mac desktop

Got a PDF or Word file on your desktop that you’d rather read on your Kindle? Thanks to a handy utility from Amazon, you can send text documents from your Read More

Tagged as: Kindle, Mac, Windows

Kindle tip: How to view all your highlights in one place

by ben patterson on January 15, 2013

How to view your Kindle highlights on the web

Whether you read Kindle books on a smartphone, a tablet, in a web browser, or on an honest-to-goodness Kindle, highlighting interesting passages in the text is a simple matter of Read More

Tagged as: Kindle

How to read a Kindle book on the web, no Kindle (or smartphone) required

by ben patterson on August 14, 2012

Wish you could buy and read books from Amazon’s online Kindle store without actually owning a Kindle, tablet, or smartphone? Well, you can—all you need is a computer and a Read More

Tagged as: Google Chrome, Kindle, Safari

How to find and transfer free e-books to your Kindle (reader mail)

by ben patterson on March 20, 2012

Mario writes: I have an Amazon Kindle e-reader with Wi-Fi. As a first time user, how can I go about on getting free books to read. Please provide a step Read More

Tagged as: Kindle, Reader mail

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