Basic introduction to Kindle Fire, Fire HD, and Fire HDX. It also includes screen shots on downloading e-books from OverDrive

1. Curling Up With Your Kindle
Fire (Fire DX or HDX)
Kathy Petlewski
Plymouth District Library
2014

2. Let’s Talk About …
• Various versions and sizes of Kindle Fires
• Things I can do with my Kindle Fire
• Putting your Kindle to sleep vs. powering it
down.
• Enabling wi-fi
• Looking at the settings!
• Downloading e-books from OverDrive
• Interacting with Amazon

3. Various Kindle Fires
Kindle Fire – 7” color screen – 7-8 hours
Kindle Fire 2 – 8-9 hours
Kindle Fire HD – 8.9” screen 9-11 hours, front camera
Kindle Fire HD – 7” screen 9-11 hours
Kindle Fire HDX – 7” screen, 11 hours, front camera
Kindle Fire HDX – 8.9” screen, 11 hours, front & rear cameras

4. Table from Amazon

5. What Can I Do with my Fire?
Depends on your model …
• Browse the web using Amazon’s Silk Browser – access
your email and social media sites.
• Download and install both free and fee-based apps.
• Download e-books, e-magazines, eaudiobooks, movies, television shows and music.
• Skype with friends and relatives (if front camera
available)
• Monitor your child’s usage with FreeTime (HDX)
• Create & store docs on Amazon’s Cloud Drive.

6. Kindle Fire’s Home Screen

7. Storing on Cloud Drive vs.
Your Device
• Anything you purchase through Amazon or its affiliates
on the Amazon site can either be stored in the Amazon
Cloud or your Kindle.
• If you download it to your device, you can access it even
if you don’t have wi-fi enabled.
• If you remove it from your device, that content will be
stored in the Amazon Cloud for you to download again.
• Keeping content on the Amazon Cloud will save space
on your device!

8. E-Books on my Kindle Fire

9. E-Books Stored on the Cloud

10. Apps on the Cloud

11. Apps on your Kindle Fire

12. Amazon’s App Store

13. What Are Amazon Coins?
• Amazon Coins is a new virtual currency for U.S.
customers to purchase Kindle Fire-compatible apps,
games, and in-app items.
• Amazon Coins are supported on Kindle Fire 2nd
Generation, Kindle Fire HD 7", Kindle Fire HD 8.9", and
on the Amazon Appstore on Amazon.com.
• If you own a Kindle Fire 1st Generation, you can use
your Coins on the Amazon Appstore on Amazon.com,
and then download your purchase using the Cloud tab
on your Kindle Fire.

14. Buying Coins for Apps

15. Let’s Look At Settings !

16. The Main Settings Page

17. Settings -> My Account

18. Setting up Wireless

19. Selecting “pdlwifi” network

20. Settings -> Applications

21. Settings -> Applications
>Silk Browser
-

22. Settings -> Displays & Sound

23. Settings -> Notifications &
Quiet Time

24. Getting E-Books through the
Library (OverDrive)

25. Add Your Home Library

26. Add by Putting in zip code

27. Select Plymouth District
Library

28. Tap the Star to Save Your
Choice !

29. Sign in FIRST to take
advantage of resources

30. Select PDL and enter your
Library Card Number

31. Set Your Default Lending
Options

32. Be Sure to Filter by Format

33. Available in Kindle Format

34. Selecting Your Book

35. Click on “Borrow”

36. Now Select Download

37. Select Kindle Format

38. You Jump to the Amazon Site
to complete checkout

39. Select Your Personal Device

40. My e-Book is now on my
Device!

41. It shows up in my Cloud
Library.

42. As well as on my Device

43. Ready to Read on my Fire!

44. Things to Remember
• You must have your Wi-Fi enabled to surf web, download
content and get to the App Store.
• Don’t forget your Amazon id and password. You will
need it to purchase apps and content.
• Kindle Fires works seamlessly with Amazon, but you can
also use OverDrive for e-books and e-audiobooks.
• On older Kindle Fires, your settings icon always sits at
the top of your screen.
• It’s a “Use it or Lose it” set of skills. The more you use it,
the more comfortable you will become with it.

45. Time for Questions &
Comments
Thanks for attending !