You can do that when reading with your Paperwhite as easily as when using paper books- just tap and hold a word or tap and drag your finger to select a phrase. The choose X-Ray.įinally, you might be the sort of person who enjoys keeping notes or highlighting passages within a book. To get there, just tap the top of the page and then tap the three-dot menu. X-Ray lists characters, locations, themes, and more from the book, which can be handy to stay on top of the action. Many books also have X-Ray, a reference tool that helps summarize and provide context for the book you’re reading.

Swipe to the left to see the word’s Wikipedia entry and even get a translation. Not sure what a word means? Tap and hold a word for a second, then release after a moment you’ll see the word is underlined, then the dictionary opens to define the word. There are a few handy tools at your disposal when reading a book on your Kindle Paperwhite.įirst and foremost: the dictionary. Otherwise, it’ll take a few seconds for the book to download to your Paperwhite before it opens. If it’s already installed, it’ll open right away. When you’re ready to read a book, you can tap it in the library. You can change the sorting, for example, as well as view the books in grid or list form, or arranged by your collections, if you’ve organized them that way. You might have a lot of books in your library, so you can tap the three line menu on the right, above the book list, to change the way the books are presented. Newly downloaded books will bear a “New” banner, while books you’ve finished will say “Read.” And books that are downloaded to your Kindle will have a checkmark at the bottom left. If you’re in the middle of reading a book, you should see the percent read at the top right of the book cover.

There are a few handy icons to help you navigate your library. Not all of these books are necessarily installed on this Kindle, but it should show you all the books you have purchased using your Amazon account. Tap the Library tab to browse your eBooks. The other tab on the main screen is the Library, which, not surprisingly, contains all of your purchased books.

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