Curling Up With Your Kindle Fire (Fire DX or

HDX)

Kathy Petlewski

Plymouth District Library2014

Let’s Talk About …• Various versions and sizes of Kindle Fires• Things I can do with my Kindle Fire• Putting your Kindle to sleep vs. powering it

down.• Enabling wi-fi• Looking at the settings!• Downloading e-books from OverDrive• Interacting with Amazon

Various Kindle FiresKindle Fire – 7” color screen – 7-8 hours

Kindle Fire 2 – 8-9 hours

Kindle Fire HD – 8.9” screen 9-11 hours, front camera

Kindle Fire HD – 7” screen 9-11 hours

Kindle Fire HDX – 7” screen, 11 hours, front camera

Kindle Fire HDX – 8.9” screen, 11 hours, front & rear cameras

Table from Amazon

What Can I Do with my Fire?

Depends on your model …• Browse the web using Amazon’s Silk Browser –

access your email and social media sites.• Download and install both free and fee-based

apps.• Download e-books, e-magazines, e-audiobooks,

movies, television shows and music.• Skype with friends and relatives (if front camera

available)• Monitor your child’s usage with FreeTime (HDX)• Create & store docs on Amazon’s Cloud Drive.

Kindle Fire’s Home Screen

Storing on Cloud Drive vs. Your Device

• Anything you purchase through Amazon or its affiliates on the Amazon site can either be stored in the Amazon Cloud or your Kindle.

• If you download it to your device, you can access it even if you don’t have wi-fi enabled.

• If you remove it from your device, that content will be stored in the Amazon Cloud for you to download again.

• Keeping content on the Amazon Cloud will save space on your device!

E-Books on my Kindle Fire

E-Books Stored on the Cloud

Apps on the Cloud

Apps on your Kindle Fire

Amazon’s App Store

What Are Amazon Coins?• Amazon Coins is a new virtual currency for U.S.

customers to purchase Kindle Fire-compatible apps, games, and in-app items.

• Amazon Coins are supported on Kindle Fire 2nd Generation, Kindle Fire HD 7", Kindle Fire HD 8.9", and on the Amazon Appstore on Amazon.com.

• If you own a Kindle Fire 1st Generation, you can use your Coins on the Amazon Appstore on Amazon.com, and then download your purchase using the Cloud tab on your Kindle Fire.

Buying Coins for Apps

Let’s Look At Settings !

The Main Settings Page

Settings -> My Account

Setting up Wireless

Selecting “pdlwifi” network

Settings -> Applications

Settings -> Applications ->Silk Browser

Settings -> Displays & Sound

Settings -> Notifications & Quiet Time

Getting E-Books through the Library (OverDrive)

Add Your Home Library

Add by Putting in zip code

Select Plymouth District Library

Tap the Star to Save Your Choice !

Sign in FIRST to take advantage of resources

Select PDL and enter your Library Card

Number

Set Your Default Lending Options

Be Sure to Filter by Format

Available in Kindle Format

Selecting Your Book

Click on “Borrow”

Now Select Download

Select Kindle Format

You Jump to the Amazon Site to complete checkout

Select Your Personal Device

My e-Book is now on my Device!

It shows up in my Cloud Library.

As well as on my Device

Ready to Read on my Fire!

Things to Remember• You must have your Wi-Fi enabled to surf web,

download content and get to the App Store.• Don’t forget your Amazon id and password. You will

need it to purchase apps and content.• Kindle Fires works seamlessly with Amazon, but you

can also use OverDrive for e-books and e-audiobooks.

• On older Kindle Fires, your settings icon always sits at the top of your screen.

• It’s a “Use it or Lose it” set of skills. The more you use it, the more comfortable you will become with it.

Time for Questions & Comments

Thanks for attending !