Thank you for purchasing Amazon Kindle 2. You are reading the Welcome section of the Kindle 2 User's Guide. This section provides an overview of Kindle 2 and highlights a few basic features so you can start reading as quickly as possible.

You can leave this guide at any time by pressing the Home button on your Kindle. To turn to the next page, press one of the Next Page buttons.

If your Kindle was a gift, you will need to register your device. Please look at the Getting Started instructions that came with your Kindle for information on registering your device.

Congratulations!
You are reading on your new Kindle 2.

If you haven't done so already, please follow the Getting Started instructions that came with your Kindle and plug in your Kindle to charge the battery. The charge indicator light on the bottom edge of your Kindle turns yellow and a lightning bolt appears on the battery icon at the top of the display. Charging the battery fully should take less than three hours and you can continue reading while it charges.

Tip: The charge indicator light will turn green when the battery is fully charged.

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Getting Around

You navigate Kindle using the 5-way controller; the Home, Menu, Back, and Next/Previous Page buttons; and the keyboard:

To select a particular item such as a menu option or a specific word in your reading material, move the 5-way controller up, down, left, or right to highlight your choice and then press to select.

You can press the Next or Previous Page buttons to move forward or backward in your reading material and press the Back button to retrace your steps on your Kindle. Use the keyboard to type words or phrases when searching your reading material or items in the Kindle Store. You can also use the keyboard to create notes while reading. All of these are covered in more detail later in this guide.

CHAPTER 9
Your Kindle and Amazon.com

In addition to shopping directly from your device, you can acquire the same books, magazines, newspaper subscriptions, and other content you find on the Kindle Store using a Web browser on your computer.

You can also go to the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon.com to manage your Kindle account, change or cancel a subscription, or look up a past Kindle order. If you need help, Kindle Support on Amazon.com gives you information, e-mail, and phone access to dedicated customer service representatives.

9.1 Shopping for Kindle Content on Amazon.com
This section shows you how to purchase content for your Kindle on Amazon.com. As with purchases on the Kindle Store, Kindle content is auto-delivered wirelessly to your Kindle at no additional charge.

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