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Move the line to the book title. Press the > on the square pad. It will give you another menu and press Remove from device. I have the latest generation, not sure how the others work.
I just want to add to the answer here...There's "deleting" meaning removing the book from your Kindle device and then there's DELETING meaning removing the book from your Amazon account.
You can remove any Amazon purchased book from your Kindle and if you later choose, you can access the book from your Archived Items.
If you truly want to DELETE the book altogether, this can only be done from your Manage My Kindle page. Scroll down to the Books and click on the book you wish to delete. Amazon will warn you that deleting the book is permanent and if you ever want the book again you'll have to repurchase it. Make sure you absolutely, positively, never want to see this book again.
Bufo Calvin has an excellent site for Kindle help (Free Kindle Books & Tips - fkbt.wordpress.com) that explains this in more detail. Hope this helps.
Krista wrote: "I just want to add to the answer here...There's "deleting" meaning removing the book from your Kindle device and then there's DELETING meaning removing the book from your Amazon account.
You can..."
Thanks for that Krista. I was concerned that if you deleted it from your Kindle it was gone forever. Am I understanding it correctly that, that only applies to books purchased from Amazon, but if you get books from Smashwords etc then they are gone forever? I will take some of my read ones off my Kindle then, as I am getting a bit snowed under with them.
Lisa, create some Collections and put them there, then they won't be crowding up your Home page. And you are correct, if you have a book from anywhere but Amazon and you delete it, it's gone forever.
The kindle can hold up to 3500, do you really need to delete some?
Thanks Patricia. Helen - My kindle was just becoming swamped with so many books. It's easier with a paperback bookshelf as you can see the spine and it stands out more. When it's in black and white it's more difficult and it just seems untidy. I think I need to create more folders and put a read one on there.
I know what you mean Lisa, my collections are at the bottom of the page. So far the books I've read go in collections and the ones I haven't dont. They now cover 5 pages. Think I'm going to set up collections and collections-read. Will also end up with author collections - perhaps as double ups. I'm also having trouble with organising YA books as some seem adult to me and make me think they should go into a different collection.
Patricia wrote: "And you are correct, if you have a book from anywhere but Amazon and you delete it, it's gone forever."That's if you delete them from you computer. If you put them on your Kindle and then delete them from your Kindle, they're still on your computer. Books downloaded from sites like Smashwords are just like any other file, except easier to put on your Kindle.
Clare-Dragonfly wrote: "Patricia wrote: "And you are correct, if you have a book from anywhere but Amazon and you delete it, it's gone forever."That's if you delete them from you computer. If you put them on your Kindle..."
That's a good point Patricia. I'll have to check that they are on my computer then before I delete them from my Kindle. Thanks as I wouldn't have thought of that! Plus it's made me think, I've also got a lot of them on Calibre too, so they'd be on there too.
Does anyone know how many books the Kindle 2 will hold?
I believe the advertisements say "up to 3500".
Patricia wrote: "I believe the advertisements say "up to 3500"."
That is correct.
That is correct.
Oops, I just noticed that Raggedyann asked about the Kindle 2. The Kindle 2 can hold up to 1500.It's the Latest Generation, Kindle 3, that can hold up to 3500. Sorry for the confusion.
I didn't even notice at first that she said Kindle 2. When I think Kindle, I automatically assume they are talking about the Latest Generation.
I'm a relatively new user with a Kindle 3 and am wondering how I delete bookmarks or notes.
To remove a bookmark:1.Go to the bookmarked page.
2.Press the Menu button.
3.Highlight and select “Delete Bookmark.”
To remove several bookmarks at one time:
1.Press the Menu button and select “My Notes & Marks.”
2.Underline the bookmark you want to remove with the 5-way controller.
3.Press the Delete key.
4.Repeat steps 2 and 3 to remove additional bookmarks.
5.Select “Close Notes & Marks” when finished.
if a book says mobile and epub, is it available as a pdf also?
I originally bought the K 3 and hated it. I gave it away. Later Amazon had the K2 on sale. I bought that and have been much happier with it. The K3 was gray, the K2 is white. I didn't like the gray (would a skin have made much difference?). I didn't like the color and found the navigation button harder to maneuver (arthritis).As I understand it, the K2 will not hold as many books. I was wondering what to do when I fill it up.
I would just shift the books around. If it gets full remove some from the Kindle but not your Amazon Archive. That way you can pull them back on the Kindle if need be. I really see no reason to delete books from the archive at Amazon unless you REALLY hate the book.
Raggedyann, you can get the K3 in white also, but you have to get the more expensive 3G model. The WiFi only model is only offered in graphite. The WiFi/K3 model is offered in graphite OR white.But you are right, the K2 model is a little larger and easier to access all the keys and buttons. The K2 holds 1500 books, do you think you'll fill that up? If you eventually come to that point, like Tina said you can delete some from your Kindle and they will still be stored at Amazon for you if you ever want to re-download.
Funny as I prefer the grey and don't like the white. The skin covers everything except the letter buttons - although you could stick the circle cut outs on them and hope you remember which is which!
my kindle says i can put music onto it , but when i have tried it wont let me....does anyone know how to?
Maddy, here's a link to the User's Manual. http://kindle.s3.amazonaws.com/Kindle...This was on page 95.
Transferring MP3s
You can transfer your MP3 files to Kindle by copying them to the “music” folder on your
Kindle over USB. For more information on connecting your computer over USB, see “Making
the Connection” earlier in this chapter.
Kindle only supports MP3 audio files; AAC, WAV, MP3 with DRM and other music file formats
are not supported.
To transfer MP3s to your Kindle, follow these steps:
1. Connect your Kindle to your computer, using the USB cable that came with the device.
2. Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would normally find
an external USB drive.
3. Open your Kindle. You should see a folder entitled “music.” Drag any MP3s you’d like to play
on your Kindle, into this folder.
4. Using your computer, eject your Kindle from your computer.
For more information on playing background music, see Chapter 3.
Tip: While there is no limit to the number of MP3 files and audiobooks that you can
transfer to your Kindle, keep in mind that these files are larger, and space may
become a consideration.
Soo I'm not sure what generation of Kindle I have. I got it this past Christmas as a gift, and I never thought to ask. How do I know what generation I have?
**bells** wrote: "Soo I'm not sure what generation of Kindle I have. I got it this past Christmas as a gift, and I never thought to ask. How do I know what generation I have?"If you just got it this past Christmas it's probably a Kindle 3, or what Amazon calls Latest Generation. Press Home/Menu/Settings, look at the bottom of the page, it'll probably say Version: Kindle 3.1 (or maybe 3.2).
Do anyone know how to remove a book from a collection, but not from the device?I have a Kindle 3
Do a right click on the book, the screen comes up where the top choice is Add to Collection. Click that. Then on the next screen(s) you'll see a little checkmark beside the Collection(s) that book is in. Just click on it and the checkmark goes away and you've removed the book from that Collection.
wow that was fast:-D thank you
someone from the kindleboards recommended a kind of skin called "nokey". It has no key holes and the skin actually goes over the keys and the letters are bigger. I picked one out last night and added it to my Wishlist. One of my friends who also has problems with her vision sometimes said the keys are actually look bigger on the skin (for the lastest generation) I looked through a lot of them before I found the one I liked where the design won't interfere with the lettering and the contrast between the lettering and the background is good for my eyesight. I am anxiously awaiting my next check so I can order it.
The Nokey skins do look attractive. And they offer them in glossy or matte finish now.
Well I hope it will be worth the money. But when I saw someone had posted that the keys were actually easier to see with the skin on, I took note. It was actually on a "Sticky Note" forum. I want to start making notes as I read, and wanted an easier way to do it. I really would like to take advantage of all the features on the Kindle. I am still thinking that I will eventually figure out a way to sort my books into collections. But for now, I would rather spend the time reading the books than reading the directions!
collections are easy, highlight book title, wait for arrows and click right, get option to add to collection. I use boring titles for mine - Fantasy, classics etc.
Helen, does it help? I downloaded Calibre which someone recommended but truth be told ... I don't want to take all the time it will take to learn how to use it. I'd rather be reading.
You can set them up on your kindle without Calibre or anything else. Literally takes seconds. So far I've only sorted the 'read' books but my unread are growing so thinking of sorting them into collections eg Group Reads, Fantasy TBR etc.ust hover on title, wait for arrow and go right.
Karen, you can only create Collections on your Kindle, you can't do that in Calibre. On your main Menu, select Create Collection. Name it whatever you want, then go through your books and click the ones you want to place in that Collection.
thank you Helen and Patricia. If I am understanding you correctly I can use "collections" in Kindle the way I use my shelves in goodreads. One of the things I'd like to do is have a certain collection of books which I was given and asked to review. Then I guess I could click the button that allows different types of sorting and I can choose most recent. That way the ones at the bottom of the collection would be the ones I needed to review first.
Right now I have been keeping a word document on the computer which lists the books I have received from Goodreads giveaways, in order by date, books I have received from LT member giveaways in order by date and a third list of e-books given to me with hopes of writing revies and again by date. I could then for my personal collection on Kindle separate my books into fiction, not-fiction, books I have read (which I don't want to delete) That's what I had feeling I could do with collections. Then I don't need Calibre at all right? Good, one less thing to try to remember how to do it.
Has anyone else downloaded the Kindle app Sticky Notes? I thought it might be a good way to take notes as I am reading, and see them better.
Karen B wrote: "Right now I have been keeping a word document on the computer which lists the books I have received from Goodreads giveaways, in order by date, books I have received from LT member giveaways in order by date and a third list of e-books given to me with hopes of writing revies and again by date. "Karen, you have GR giveaways on your Kindle? I didn't think they did Kindle giveaways. Don't remember where I read that.
Karen, it sounds to me like you've got it. I personally have many more Collections on my Kindle than I do Shelves here on Goodreads. I have 4 pages of Collections! But you can start out more general, then refine it as you get the hang of it and see what works best for you. One good thing about Collections, you can have a book in more than one Collection.
No but I listed the paper books I have received from Goodreads giveaways. About three weeks ago, I did see one book in the giveaway section that was an e-book. Another time there was a paperbook listed for a giveaway contest but the author had a note that if you wanted the e-book copy instead just e-mail her and she would give it to you, so I idid. But LibraryThing has e-book giveaways and some of the authors are very generous: they might put as many as 200 copies of their e-books up for review and giveaway. Then I have some people on the goodreads Giveaway list who post giveaways. I also belong to the authors and readers group and many authors will give a copy of their e-books free in exchange for a review. And then this is very strange ... people just out of the blue will give me a copy of their book. I might just say that the book sounds interesting and suddenly they are offering me a copy of it. Or I have had two where I have won an e-book from Library Things and the author offered to give me one of his/her other books. That's why I am so behind in my reading. I got the Kindle so I could access some of the free giveaway e-books. But I am trying to be much more selective now. I have downloaded a couple of author giveaways and several of the "free" books that I just couldn't read because they had no point or were full of grammar and spelling mistakes. I've gotten a new pet peeve ... self-publishers who don't think they need their books edited! If you want to give me what is the equivalent of an ARC copy in e-book format than tell me up front that it needs more editing. I don't want to waste my time on stuff the authors didn't even take time to proofread!
Karen B wrote: "Has anyone else downloaded the Kindle app Sticky Notes? I thought it might be a good way to take notes as I am reading, and see them better."I haven't, but I want to. What does it do exactly? And does it cost anything?
Amen Karen! One of the first books I got on Goodreads giveaway was just awful. It had so many typo's and grammatical errors and the editing was nonexistent! I'm going to have to check into LibraryThing, I've never heard of it. And I'm with you on being a little more choosy on what books I download free or otherwise on my Kindle so I'm not wasting my time on a book that's not worth reading. I think I just got overly excited about being able to get free books on my Kindle that I was just downloading anything that remotely looked interesting. Prior to getting my Kindle, I was putting more thought into choosing a book and then just getting it from the library. I never buy books, so there are many on my to-read list that I wish was free. I guess I'm just a tight wad. If I was to buy every book I wanted to read, I'd be broke! I guess that's what libraries are for... :)
**bells** wrote: "Karen B wrote: "Has anyone else downloaded the Kindle app Sticky Notes? I thought it might be a good way to take notes as I am reading, and see them better."I haven't, but I want to. What does..."
I believe the Sticky Notes is $.99. I don't have it but I have the one called Notepad and as I understand it, they are a lot alike. But I have to admit I don't use it much. One time I did make a small grocery shopping list on it and then propped up my Kindle in the shopping cart, but I'm old fashioned, I'd just rather write it down on paper!
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Sooo, for the first question: does anybody know how I can delete books from my kindle?