The ultimate guide to using Kindle app for iPad and iPhone

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	Barnes & Noble Nook HD	Apple iPad	Amazon Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Дисплей	9 дюймов	9,7 дюйма	8,9 дюйма
Разрешение	1920×1280	2048×1536	1920×1200
Плотность пикселей	256	264	254
Вес	517 г	662 г	566 г
Размеры	6,4×9,5×0,45	7,3×9,5×0,37	6,4×9,4×0,35
Процессор	Двухъядерный 1,5 ГГц OMAP4470	Двухъядерный 1 ГГц A5X (четырехъядерная графика)	Двухъядерный 1,5GHz OMAP4470
Память	16 Гб или 32 Гб microSD	16 Гб, 32 Гб или 64 Гб	16 Гб или 32 Гб
Разъемы	Проприетарный	30-пиновый док-коннектор	microUSB, microHDMI
ОС	Google Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)	Apple iOS 6	Google Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Время работы	9 часов видео (6000 мАч)	10 часов видео (11666 мАч)	Будет подтверждено дополнительно
Камера	Отсутствует	5 Мп камера iSight, фронтальная VGA-камера	Фронтальная HD-камера
Сеть	Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi или Wi-Fi и 2G, 3G, 4G LTE	Dual-band Wi-Fi или dual-band Wi-Fi и 2G, 3G, 4G LTE
Цена	$269 за 16 Гб, $299 за 32 Гб	$499 за 16 Гб, $599 за 32 Гб, $699 за 64 Гб (Wi-Fi); $629 за 16 Гб, $729 за 32 Гб, $829 за 64 Гб (Wi-Fi cellular)	$299 за 16 Гб, $369 за 32 Гб (Wi-Fi); $499 за 32 Гб, $599 за 64 Гб (Wi-Fi cellular)

Bookmarks and notebook

The bookmark menu allows you to place a bookmark on a specific page. The “My Notebook” menu lists the bookmarks and notes that you have so you can come back to them later.

Cameras: you’ll need a tablet for that

Cameras aren’t necessary for an e-reader but are standard on tablets. The iPad and iPad mini feature an 8-megapixel camera capable of panoramas, exposure control, geotagging, image stabilization, and 1080p high-definition (HD) video recording.

The NOOK Tablet 7″ also has two cameras: a front-facing VGA camera and a rear-facing 2-megapixel camera. So, if you want a camera, look beyond a simple e-reader like Kindle or NOOK GlowLight.

Font menu

The “Aa” menu is divided into four submenus (Themes, Font, Layout and More).

From here you can control the brightness options, font size, font type, layout, background color (White, Black or Sepia), text width and line spacing as well as enabling page turn animation or displaying a clock while reading. You can choose from a set of predefined themes or customize and save your own.

Highlighting, dictionary, wikipedia and translate

To highlight a word or phrase, tap and hold on it, and then release. You can then select different highlighting colors, search for the definition in a Dictionary, Wikipedia or even translate it to another language. You can also insert a note on your Notebook or copy the word or phrase and paste it somewhere else.

How to use kindle for ios as a read-later service

1. Find the article you want to save

Which app or apps are you using to read news and blogs on the web? There are a lot of possibilities. You may read in Safari or Chrome browser. You may use Feedly. Or news aggregators such as Apple News or Google Play Newsstand.

No matter which app is your favorite, all of them support the iOS share menu, which helps send the content, its part, or a link to services such as email, text message, or notes app.

2. Open share menu and select Send to Kindle

When you find an article you can’t read immediately (but want to keep for later), you can use the share menu to add it to the Kindle iOS app.

Different apps have the share icon placed in different positions. Usually, the icon shows the arrow coming up from the box.

Kindle reading app for ipad and iphone

On the bus, on your break, in your bed – never be without a book. Kindle books you have purchased on Amazon will automatically appear in your app. Kindle Unlimited and Amazon Prime members can select and download Kindle books directly in the app.

Find your next great readChoose from over six million Kindle books (including those with Audible narration), magazines, and comics and start reading in seconds.

Read Kindle Unlimited booksKindle Unlimited members can enjoy unlimited reading and listening, with the freedom to explore over 1 million titles, thousands of audiobooks, and current magazines.

Read your wayCustomize your text size, font type, margins, text alignment, and orientation (portrait or landscape) – and choose whether to turn pages from left to right or continuously scroll. Read comfortably day and night with adjustable brightness and background colors.

Look up words, people, and places while you readBreeze through words you don’t know and characters you can’t remember with the built-in dictionary, X-Ray, Wikipedia lookup, instant translations, and search within your book. Simply tap and hold a word to view its definition, or use the Google and Wikipedia links to get more information.

Sync your books across devicesWhen you’re reading a book, the Kindle app will automatically sync where you left off—along with any bookmarks, highlights, or notes – so you can start reading on one device and pick up where you left off on another. Works across the Kindle apps on iOS and Android, Kindle E-readers, PC, and Mac.

Enjoy Whispersync for VoiceWhen you can’t read, listen. Switch seamlessly from reading your Kindle book to listening to the Audible book, all within the Kindle app.

✨ Compatible: iPad, iPhonePrice: Free

⇢ Kindle for iPad

Menus and slider

At any time, while reading the book, you can tap once in the middle of the screen to change your font, discover other reading options or leave the book.

Networking: the field narrows

Networking is where the field narrows among all these devices. All of these devices have Wi-Fi capability. The iPad, iPad mini, and Kindle PaperWhite give you the option of 4G LTE connectivity on the go, as well.

Open your kindle app

If you don’t have the Kindle App on your iPad or want to know how to download new books, follow these instructions to get you started.

Overall findings

Before you buy a device for reading e-books, have a clear idea of what you want in the device and what each product offers. For example, are you looking for:

• A thin, lightweight device dedicated to reading?
• A device that offers good visibility even in difficult environments, such as in the dark or in direct sun?
• A full-featured tablet that offers e-book reading along with web browsing, video streaming, and gaming?
• A device under $200?

Page slider

Since the Kindle App lets you choose font size, type and line spacing, instead of page numbers, the App uses location % to indicate your overall position in the book.

The slider allows you to quickly navigate the book without having to flip pages.

Popular highlights

Popular highlights are not listed in the About This Book section. If you want to find out what passages have been highlighted by other readers, tap the Menu icon and then Popular Highlights section (see the screenshot below, on the left).

When you open the window with the most popular highlights from the book, you’ll see the favorited passages accompanied by the information about how many times they were highlighted.

The feature that shares what others like in the book I’m currently reading is an inspiring way to compare your point of view with the others. It is also a great and convenient way to reread the most valuable parts of the book (besides the passages you’ve highlighted, of course).

Search menu

The magnifier menu lets you search for specific text within the book.

Sharing menu

This menu lets you share a sample of an Amazon book with a contact.

X-ray menu

X-Ray is a reference tool that allows readers to learn more about a character, event, or place. Information can be sorted out by relevance, alphabetically or in order of appearance.

Final verdict: it’s all about what you need

When you’re deciding which e-reader–capable device to buy, consider more than specs and price. After all, a device that does more of what you want and costs a bit more is a better option.