Are you aware that the new Kindle has functional shortcuts and hidden features? Most Kindle owners do not know this, but the Kindle 3 is much more than just an eBook reader.
The Kindle reader is a digital media reader that is designed and exclusively marketed by Amazon. Kindle users can download and read eBooks, blogs, magazines, and newspapers. Kindle reader owners can essentially store his or her entire collection of books in a device the size of a traditional paperback. Book lovers and avid readers nowadays are getting fascinated with the capabilities of this seemingly flimsy device.
Amazons new Kindle is already enticing enough, with all its impressive features such as the enhanced E-Ink Pearl Technology display, the larger storage capacity, which can now hold up to 3,500 books, and the overall physical attributes that has significantly become more appealing to many consumers. But did you know that there are certain features and shortcuts that most Kindle owners do not know about? The Kindle 3, or third generation Kindle, can do more than just display eBooks.
Take the menu button, for instance, did you know that the menu button can display the time situated on the top-center of the screen? If you press the menu button on the home screen, you can view the free memory on your electronic book reader as well, which is expressed in megabytes and is located on the top-left portion of the display.
Amazons new Kindle reader has reading shortcuts as well, which many of its owners may not know about. As you are enjoying your newly downloaded eBook, you can jump to the start of the next chapter by pressing the Right Arrow key on the devices directional pad. If you decide to go back to the start of the previous chapter, just press the Left Arrow key and youre there. Adding a bookmark is made easy as well by pressing Alt + B. The bookmark is then placed exactly where the cursor is located on the page.
Want to turn on the text-to-speech feature of your Kindle? There is a shortcut for that too. While you are on a particular page, you can press the Shift key and the Sym key at the same time to turn on the said feature. The text-to-speech will then begin reading in the location where your cursor lies. If you wish to stop the function, simply press the same button combination. If you want to listen to your mp3 files while reading, just press the Alt and Spacebar buttons, and the mp3 player will start playing your songs.
As a Kindle owner, you now have a better understanding of your electronic book reader, and, for sure, by now you have realized the functionality of this incredible device. The two games that the Kindle is actually hiding is a surprise to a lot of owners as well. Pressing Shift + Alt + M will open the Minesweeper game. By pressing G while Minesweeper is open will give you access to the GoMoku game. This will surely impress your friends and fellow Kindle owners.
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