Principles: Life & Work. The two-volume book of unconventional principles which lead to Ray Dalio’s unique results in life and business. Ray Dalio makes the business case for using radical transparency and algorithmic decision-making to create an idea meritocracy where people can speak up and say what they really think.
CourtesyIn 2007, the commerce company introduced a $399 electronic book (e-book) reader called the Kindle. The wasn't the first dedicated e-book reader device, but it didn't really have much competition - there wasn't a huge demand in the market for e-book readers before the Kindle's launch.Amazon has two distinct advantages over earlier e-book manufacturers. The first is that the company designed the Kindle to interface seamlessly with Amazon's online store. Amazon.com hosts more than a million titles in electronic format. Because the Kindle is wireless, you can access the store without connecting the device to a. You can buy a book or subscribe to an electronic version of a newspaper on Amazon and download it directly to the Kindle.
The second advantage is that Amazon has a large customer base. Both of these factors give the Kindle a leg up on the competition. Why would you want to use an e-book reader in the first place? One reason is that a single e-book reader can hold many titles. The $69 Kindle, Amazon's base model, can hold up to 1,400 titles (books, newspapers, magazines and ) in its memory source:. The newer models also offer WiFi connectivity.
The original Kindle had a port that allowed users to save titles to a memory card, extending the device's capacity, which appealed to people who like the idea of having an electronic library that takes up very little physical space. The models available today do not have card slots, but available Kindle models come with 2 or 4 gigabytes of storage space, and Amazon also stores your entire library in the cloud, allowing you to delete and re-download titles at will to organize and save space.The Kindle's memory capacity also makes it very convenient for travelers. With a Kindle, you don't have to worry about packing heavy books in your luggage to keep you occupied for your whole trip. A single Kindle can hold more than enough titles to tide you over. And if you decide you want something completely different midway through your travels (as long as you're traveling in the United States or a country in which Amazon offers service for its international Kindle), you can always use the Kindle to access Amazon's store and buy a new book.The Kindle also has several functions that you may find helpful while reading. You can bookmark a page, highlight a selection of text or even type notes as you read.
With these features, the Kindle has the potential to replace hardcopy textbooks in the future, something many students would probably welcome. While they would no longer be able to sell a used copy of a textbook at the end of a term, they wouldn't have to tote around a backpack filled with hefty books either.Next, we'll take a closer look at the Kindle.
The Amazon Kindle Oasis.Sarah Tew/CNETYour Kindle can do a lot more than just download books from. It can send documents, share books, play hidden games and much more. Take screenshotsYou can take a screenshot by pressing the two opposite corners of the screen at the same time on the and Paperwhite.To take a screenshot on the Kindle Touch, hold down the Home button and tap the screen. On the original Kindle hold down alt+shift+G to take a screenshot. To access your screenshots, connect your Kindle to a computer using a USB and export the.png files.
Get library booksDon't want to trudge to your local library? You can using your Kindle.Go to the website of your local public library and head to the ebooks section of the site. Choose your books, go to the checkout and sign in to your Amazon account. Select the type of reader you're using and send the books to it. Now that the books are stored, connect your device to Wi-Fi and download the title from the Archived Items or Cloud option. Share an accountSharing is caring and with Kindle you can share your books with another person through a Family Library account.
This option links two Amazon accounts. To set it up go to the Home screen of your device, tap the Menu Settings Registration Household Family Library Add a New Person Add Adult.Your friend or family member will then need to enter an Amazon account ID and password. Once the information is entered, the second person will be asked to enable sharing. Then, you will be prompted to enable sharing, as well. Both parties can choose to share all of their purchased books or just individual books with each other.Careful who you share with, though. Amazon says that by choosing to enable sharing, both parties can use credit cards associated with the two accounts for purchases on the Amazon site.
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Share content with kidsThere's no need to get your kids a separate account for their devices. You can share content with them for free, as well.To set up a child profile on your Kindle go to the Home screen Menu Settings Registration Household Family Library Add a New Person Add Child. From there, enter your parental controls password, enter your child's name, birthday and gender then tap Next. Select the titles you want to be included in your child's library, then tap Next and Done. Or just lend a bookYou can also just lend one book from your Kindle account for 14 days without sharing accounts.
Select the title of the book you want to share and click on the ellipsis action button, then Loan this title. Then, choose who you want to share the book with.
Only books that are eligible for sharing will have an action button. Send documentsYou can send documents from any of your devices using the Kindle Personal Documents Service. This service works with Fire, Kindle and supported Kindle reading apps registered to your Amazon account.
All you do is email the documents to your Send-to-Kindle email address. Convert those documents for KindleSending documents to your Kindle is a great feature, but most document text will be too small or too big and hard to read on a Kindle unless you convert it to a Kindle format. When you're sending documents to your Kindle using your Send-to-Kindle address you can instantly convert them into Kindle format (.azw) with one easy step. In your email subject line write 'convert' and the document will be converted when it gets to your Send-to-Kindle address.
Read articlesYou aren't just limited to books on your Kindle. You can read articles by downloading a bookmarking app like or on your phone, laptop or tablet. When you save an article online using the app, the article will get pushed to all of your other synced devices, like your Kindle, so you can read it later (even when you're offline). After downloading the app, just go into Settings on the app and choose Kindle as your delivery option. Play secret gamesIf you have an older Kindle with a physical keyboard there are hidden, free games on the early Kindles. Minesweeper will pop up after holding down Alt+Shift+M at the home screen.
After you get Minesweeper to pop up, hold the G key and GoMoku will pop up. Have a story read to youWant to multitask?
Your Kindle can read text stories or documents to you while you do something else. Open the book or document, press the Menu button and select Start Text-to-Speech. Your Kindle will read the text to you like an audiobook, but in a robotic voice. Highlight textYou can highlight text and share it, or bookmark it for later. Press and hold on the word where you want to start the highlight, drag your finger to the end of the text you want to highlight and release. Options for your selected text will pop up.
Tapping on the Highlight option will bookmark the text so that you can find it later. Listen in the kitchenWant to listen to audiobooks while you cook, but you're worried about spills?
Make to keep your Kindle above the mess. Or read at the beachTaking your Kindle to the beach can be hazardous to its health, with all the sand and water. Slip your reading buddy into a gallon-size zipper bag to keep it dry and sand free while you read the latest thriller on your beach blanket. Customize the dictionaryWith Paperwhite you can customize the dictionary. Just go to Settings Device Options Language Dictionaries. Get apps and gamesNewer Kindles can download apps and games that are compatible with E Ink devices. Simply use the device's browser to go to the.