Kindle Fire: The Complete Guidebook - For Your First Generation Kindle Fire

KINDLE FIRE: THE COMPLETE GUIDEBOOK
FOR YOUR FIRST GENERATION KINDLE FIRE
Illustrated Step-by-Step Instructions, Plus Tips on Getting the Most from Your Kindle Fire and Finding Free Books, Videos, and Apps

COVERS: The First Generation Kindle Fire, released in 2011 and sold from November 2011 through August 2012 (in the US only).

IF YOU HAVE A KINDLE FIRE MODEL RELEASED IN 2012 OR 2013: Please see "Kindle Fire: The Complete Guidebook - For Your Kindle Fire HDX and HD, Second Edition," available as a Kindle book by the same author (bit.ly/KFHDGuide).

THE BOOK
The Kindle Fire is a unique device and many of its most useful features lie just beneath the surface. A little guidance can greatly enhance your enjoyment of your Kindle Fire.

This tutorial and reference manual was written to provide that guidance. It includes three types of material for your edification and enjoyment, which you WON'T find in the documentation included with your Kindle Fire:

(1) COMPLETE, illustrated, step-by-step directions on all the essential operations of the Kindle Fire.

(2) Explanations and insights to help you UNDERSTAND the logic and organization of your Kindle Fire -- what makes it tick.

(3) TIPS, TRICKS, and SHORTCUTS that go beyond the basic instructions to help you get the most from your Kindle Fire.

The book also includes extensive guidance for finding FREE AND INEXPENSIVE KINDLE FIRE CONTENT: videos, apps, and especially Kindle books.

THE FORMAT
The book was designed, written, and formatted specifically for the Kindle. You can read it on your Kindle Fire. OR, if you would rather read it on a separate device while you learn your Kindle Fire, you can read it on any other Kindle device or free reading app, or in your web browser with the free Kindle Cloud Reader. (Amazon provides free reading apps for most computers, tablets, and other mobile devices, including the iPad.)

THE COMPANION WEBSITE
You'll find a companion website for the book at SelfReliantPress.com, where you can contact the author and also read ongoing updates, corrections, and elaborations on the material covered in the book.

THE CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter 1. Setting Up Your Kindle Fire
Chapter 2. Working with the Kindle Fire Home Screen
Chapter 3. Kindle Books: How to Buy Them, Find Them for Free, and Read Them
Chapter 4. Reading Magazines and Newspapers
Chapter 5. Listening to Music
Chapter 6. Movies and TV Shows: How to Buy Them, Stream Them for Free, and Watch Them on Your Kindle Fire
Chapter 7. Personal Documents and Free Ebooks: How to Convert them to Kindle Format and Copy them to Your Kindle Fire
Chapter 8. Browsing the Web with Silk
Chapter 9. Games and other Apps: How to Buy Them, Get Them for Free, and Run Them on Your Kindle Fire
Chapter 10. Using Email and Storing Contact Information
Chapter 11. Optimizing Your Kindle Fire Settings, Getting Help, and Learning More
Conclusion

THE AUTHOR
Michael J Young has a master's degree in computer science and is the author of 30 books on computing. His book "XML Step by Step" won the top award, "Distinguished Technical Communication," in the 2000-2001 International Technical Publications Competition of the Society for Technical Communication.

ALSO BY THE AUTHOR
"Kindle Fire: The Complete Guidebook - For Your Kindle Fire HDX and HD, Second Edition" (bit.ly/KFHDGuide): The version of The Complete Guidebook for the Kindle Fire models released in 2012 and 2013.

"Kindle Fire HDX + HD: Tips, Tricks, & Troubleshooting" (bit.ly/KFHDXTips): A collection of practical tips, tricks, and troubleshooting instructions that go beyond The Complete Guidebook.