If it doesn't appear, then unplug the micro-USB and plug in again. The USB drive mode window will pop up on your Kindle screen to verify it is charging. It should take about 4 - 6 hours to recharge using this method. Connect directly to your computer and not through any peripheral USB port like on a monitor, keyboard or a hub.

Connect your micro-USB cable to the Kindle, then plug into any USB port on your computer. power adapter, then plug into any wall socket.īe sure your computer is plugged in and not running on battery power disable Hibernate, Sleep Mode, or Standby. To use a wall power socket, plug the micro USB into your Kindle, connect the Kindle micro-USB cable and the Kindle U.S.

(Note - The light by the socket on your Kindle is yellow while recharging and turns green when complete) You will receive both a Kindle micro-USB cable and a U.S. But even before are able to do that, you must charge up the battery. There are nearly 2,000,000 Kindle eBooks available on Amazon! And they add about 2,000 more books every day.īefore you can download your first book you will need to visit Kindle Register. Amazon reports that their sales of eBooks have passed up print books on Amazon by at least 15%, a number is getting larger every month. Then you can instantly join the happy group of owners who take their Kindles everywhere to be ready to grab some time to relax and read.Īlthough Amazon is keeping the count secret, it is estimated that the number of purchases is now in the tens of millions. All you have to do to get your new Kindle going, is go through the simple Kindle register process. You have a brand new Kindle! This is an exciting day for you, when from now on, you will have a world of reading your fingertips for the asking.

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