Kindle Paperwhite for Dummies (12 page)

The Back icon returns you to the article listing or the front page. Newspaper and magazine content is sorted by lists of articles or sections that you scroll through to select what you want to read. For tips on reading periodicals, see Chapter 4.

Figure 3-6:
Cover view of the
New York Times.

Figure 3-7:
Section view of the
New York Times
.

The secondary toolbar that you see when reading a periodical (such as a magazine or newspaper) is different than the one you see when reading a book. Both toolbars sport the Font icon. But instead of the Go to, X-ray, and Share icons you see when reading a book, you see a Clip This Article icon, as shown in Figure 3-8. This icon enables you to quickly add an article of interest to the My Clippings file. (For details, see Chapter 4.)

Figure 3-8:
You see the second toolbar when reading a periodical.

Chapter 4

Reading

In This Chapter

Understanding your Kindle Paperwhite’s basic reading features

Viewing and sorting content on your device and in the Cloud

Reading a periodical efficiently

Making the most of comic books, graphic novels, and manga

Organizing your content in collections

Reading on other devices

I
n this chapter, we show you the basics of reading on your Kindle Paperwhite — which is so simple and elegant that you’ll soon forget you’re even using an e-reader.

You also find out how to navigate through your collection of books both on your Kindle Paperwhite and in the Cloud. In addition, we include information on how to have a stellar experience when reading periodicals, such as newspapers and magazines. Along the way, we share tips and hints that can save you time and make the most of your reading experience.

It All Begins on the Home Screen

The Home screen displays a list of all the content loaded on your Kindle Paperwhite. Typically, that content is mostly books but can also include games, newspapers, magazines, blogs, and personal documents.

When you turn on your Kindle Paperwhite (by pressing the power button on the bottom edge), it displays your last viewed page. You can always go directly to your Home screen by tapping the Home icon on the toolbar at the top of the screen. If the toolbar is not displayed, just tap in the top half-inch of the screen and it will appear.

If you’re using the Amazon cover, your Kindle Paperwhite will automatically come out of sleep mode when you open the cover. If you have a Kindle Paperwhite with traditional screensavers, you’ll see the last viewed screen. A Kindle Paperwhite with special offers and sponsored screensavers will display one of those screens. Give the screen a quick swipe to display the last viewed screen.

Figure 4-1 shows a typical Home screen on a Kindle Paperwhite with special offers.

Figure 4-1:
The Home screen in List view.

The Home screen on the Kindle Paperwhite with special offers and sponsored screensavers displays seven items — one slot for content is taken up by the small special offer banner at the bottom of the screen. If you don’t have special offers on your Kindle Paperwhite, eight items will be listed.

The Home screen in Figure 4-1 is shown in List view, which used to be the only option on Kindles. Now, however, a new feature on the Kindle Paperwhite enables you to choose between List view and the default Cover view, which is shown in Figure 4-2.

Figure 4-2:
The Home screen in Cover view.

Note that the first page of Cover view displays three covers of your content and four covers of something Amazon thinks you might enjoy (popular mysteries and thrillers in Figure 4-2). When you tap to move to the next page, the Home screen will display six covers generated from your content.

Perhaps you don’t like seeing Amazon’s recommendations and would prefer to see six covers of your content on every screen. No problem — you have the option to change the display. Tap Menu⇒Settings⇒Device Options⇒Personalize Your Kindle. Recommended content is an on/off toggle switch, as shown in Figure 4-3.