Kindle Fire HD For Dummies

Get fired up about new storage options, Amazon content, and the power of Kindle Fire HD

Your Kindle Fire HD is loaded with new features, and this book shows you how to take advantage of every one. You can store your Amazon content in the cloud, make Skype video calls, get the fastest Wi–Fi speed, and choose from hundreds of apps, movies, and songs. Follow this guide to start reading, watching, and playing right away!

Meet your Kindle Fire HD — learn to use the touchscreen and discover pre–installed apps for audiobooks, photos, social media, and IMDb Shop, browse, and e–mail — manage your Amazon account, personalize the Silk browser, and send and receive e–mail Read everything — enjoy colorful periodicals, borrow books from Amazon′s lending library, and understand how Whispersync syncs your bookmarks across different devices Do stuff — discover Kindle Docs and OfficeSuite, which let you work with Word and Excel documents Get social — manage your contacts, tweet, and post to your Facebook page

Open the book and find:

The advantages of an Amazon Prime account What you can store in the cloud for free A tour of the Amazon Appstore How Whispersync keeps content from all your devices connected Why streaming video beats downloading Information you′ll get from the cool X–ray feature How to make Skype calls 11 great game apps

Learn to:

Set up your device, navigate the touchscreen, and connect to Wi–Fi Browse the web, receive and reply to e–mail, and post to Facebook Play music, watch movies, read e–books, and download apps from the Amazon Appstore

IN FULL COLOR!

Introduction 1

Part I: Making the Kindle Fire HD Yours 5

Chapter 1: Overview of the Kindle Fire HD 7

Chapter 2: Kindle Fire HD Quickstart 23

Chapter 3: Kindle Fire HD Settings 51

Part II: Taking the Leap Online 77

Chapter 4: Going Shopping 79

Chapter 5: Going Online 101

Part III: Having Fun and Getting Productive 125

Chapter 6: E–Reader Extraordinaire 127

Chapter 7: Playing Music 151

Chapter 8: Playing Video 167

Chapter 9: Going Social 179

Chapter 10: Getting Productive with Kindle Fire HD 199

Part IV: The Part of Tens 225

Chapter 11: Ten Apps That Add Functionality to Kindle Fire HD 227

Chapter 12: Ten (or So) Top Gaming Apps 241

Index 255

Nancy C. Muir is a writer and consultant as well as the author of more than 100 books on business and technology. Her credits include multiple editions of Computers For Seniors For Dummies and Laptops & Tablets For Seniors For Dummies.