Kindle Skills - Searching

August 24, 2010 Cindy O'Neal

Search all the books on your Kindle:

• Click the Home button.
• Enter the word (or words) you are searching for with the keypad
• Press in on the 5-way switch to make it happen

Notes: I typed the word dog just to see what would happen. I have a lot of books on my Kindle and quite a few different titles appeared, none of which had the word dog in the title... These were the titles of books with the word mentioned. To the left of each title was a number, turned out to be the number of times the word was referenced in that title. Interesting huh? Another interesting thing was the very short time it took to get these results. It was very quick.

Kindle Skills - Search This Blog

July 23, 2010 Cindy O'Neal

Search This Blog:

For those of you who are have recently subscribed, searching is a good way to have questions answered, especially if a blog has been around a while.  Some of your questions may have already been addressed. The secret to a good search is good descriptive text. Be as detailed as you can with as few words as possible. This helps with any kind of searching.

• While you have this (or any other blog) open, type what you are looking for. You will see the little search box appear.
• Once you have what you want to look for typed out, toggle to the right until the word find is highlighted. Press in on the 5-way switch to begin the search. 
• If there are any matches, you will see them listed on the next screen. Use the 5-way switch to toggle up or down the list. There may even be several pages of matches.
• When the match you want to explore is underlined (highlighted), press in on the 5-way switch to view.
• Press the Back button to go back to the list screen whenever you want to explorer other matches on the list.

Kindle Skills - typing and searching

July 5, 2010 Cindy O'Neal
Just start typing... That is all you need to know to search for something. From pretty much any screen on your Kindle, the moment you start typing something (accidentally or on purpose) the little typing box will appear with the letters you type appearing one at a time. If you make a mistake, press the DEL key to go back (erase) one letter at a time. Use the 5-way toggle switch to move the blinking cursor if you want to insert a letter somewhere to make a correction.

Once you have what you want to look for typed, move the 5-way switch to the right until what you want to search is highlighted:

• find = within the book or document you are reading
• my items = anything on your Kindle
• store = the Kindle store
• google = yep, good ol google on the Internet 
• wikipedia = wikipedia (on the Internet)
• dictionary = the built in dictionary on your Kindle

When what you want to search is highlighted, press in on the 5-way toggle switch to make it happen.

Kindle Skills

Originally posted May 7, 2010 by Cindy O'Neal

Search within a book
Take advantage of Kindle's search capabilities with books you need to refer to often. With the book open on your Kindle, type what you are looking for, then toggle the five-way switch to the word find, then press in on the 5-way switch. Depending on the words you used as your search term, you should have from one to many choices within just a few seconds. Toggle the 5-way switch to the one you want to see, then press in to view it. Use the back button to go back to the search results any time.

This is really handy if you have created a list of contacts or recipes, or any other kind of list. It doesn't matter how long the list is. Once it is on your Kindle, you can search it for specific words. Imagine just a few seconds to find someone's phone number, or the address and phone number of your doctor or dentist. Having a contact list on my Kindle has come in handy many times when I needed information quickly.

To each his own Search
Type what you are looking for and toggle the switch to:

• find: searches the currently open book or document
• my items: searches all books and documents currently on your Kindle
• store: searches the Kindle store
• google: takes you to the Internet for a Google search
• wikipedia: Internet search in Wikipedia (internet encyclopedia)
• dictionary: searches the dictionary on your Kindle

Remember: you can press the Back button to return to what you were doing any time.

New Kindle software update news
One of the new features we can expect on our Kindles once they are updated (through the magic of Whispernet and Amazon - version 2.5 sometime in May) is the ability to password protect it when you aren't using it. That will certainly be valuable to me, since I like to keep my special passwords file on my Kindle and it will be nice to know if I lose it (Heaven forbid), someone won't be able to view any of my books, much less my special file. So far, I always know where my Kindle is and if the unthinkable should happen, any thief would have to pry my Kindle from my cold dead hands.

Search By Price on Amazon

Originally posted April 14, 2010 by Cindy O'Neal

Sort a search by price in the Kindle book store with your computer.

• On the left of the main Amazon window under Shop all Departments, click the word Kindle, then Books. This will put you in the book department.
• Still in the left column, look for (and click) the genre you want to search (History, Romance, etc)
• You will see a beginning list of books on the right main side of the web page, with a sorting box toward the top.
• Click the little arrow pointing down to the right of the words Sort by
• Choose Price: Low to High
• You can also sort your search by price when you are looking for a particular author. Try doing a search for Mark Twain in the Kindle Store and sort by price.

And there you go!  You should have many pages of grazing and browsing fun!

Wiki Search

originally posted April 3, 2010 by Cindy O'Neal

Jesse James

Wikipedia Kindle Search:
Make sure your Kindle is connected to the Internet. Type in the name or words you want to search. Search terms are not case sensitive but spelling is important. Toggle the 5-way button to the right until Wikipedia is highlighted. Press in on the 5-way to make it happen.  Happy reading!

Crossword Puzzles Anyone?

originally posted April 3, 2010 by Cindy O'Neal

Thank you Helen for this great tip!  It is amazing the number of other uses we can find for our Kindles!
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Just a note to let you know I've found another use for my Kindle.  When I get stuck on my crossword puzzle, I go to my Kindle and type in the clue, and either go to Google, Dictionary or other, and usually find the answer!!!  Sure saves having to have a large dictionary available...

ManyBooks

Go to manybooks.net with your main computer and do an author search for Lewis Carroll. Alice and Wonderland is there for your Kindle. Just download and enjoy.
Refresh your downloading memory:
Download with Firefox
Download with Internet Explorer

Or... stay on your Kindle and toggle your 5-way switch until you see a finger pointing to this link to mnybks.net and click it by pressing the 5-way switch in. If your kindle is connected to the Internet, you will go straight to the mobile version of Manybooks.net. It is a little rougher than your main computer, but you can still search, choose books and download a Kindle version right to your little machine.

Oh... Did I mention all the books on manybooks.net are FREE? Wow!

Take Your Kindle to Church

Originally posted March 9, 2010 by Cindy O'Neal

The Kindle travels very well, and with many versions of the Bible available free, or very inexpensive, it just makes sense to have one or more on your favorite electronic book reader.

It's kind of nice knowing the Number One Most Read Book in the world is handy for inspiration, or just plain reading. You will never lose your place with your Kindle. An additional bonus with the Kindle is that is is also searchable. And I mean quickly searchable. While the Bible is open on your Kindle, type in a phrase or word, or chapter, toggle the 5-way switch to the right until Find is highlighted. Press in on the 5-way switch to begin the search. You may see several pages of results, depending on what you are searching for. Toggle the 5-way switch up or down until the one you want is underlined. Press in on the 5-way to go to that result. You can also press the Back button to return to your search if you want to explore the possibilities more. I wish I could tell you exactly how to search, but I can't. I can say that practice will make searching easier much sooner. You can't hurt a thing with a little practice, and you will find your Kindle to be the most patient practice tool you will ever use. So, go for it! And Enjoy!

Don't have a Bible yet on your Kindle? Go to the Amazon store on your Kindle and do a search using the word Bible as your search word. You will see quite a few. Browse through them until you find a free one if you like. Or your can go to amazon.com on your computer and search the Kindle store for a Bible. Look on the right side of the search page with bibles on it, toward the top... for sorting choices.. Choose Sort by Price: Low to High. Here is a jungle-search.com search (under the Kindle Search tab) I did using just the word bible as my search word, and pricing from 0 to $2.00.

Extra duty for the Kindle

Originally posted February 21, 2010 by Cindy O'Neal 

My Kindle goes everywhere with me. One nice thing about being a gal is carrying a pocketbook with us at all times, and the Kindle has its own special place in my bag.

I can't tell you how many times a question will come up ... at the oddest times, and in the oddest places... could be in the car, or at a meeting... anywhere. With Whispernet, your Kindle can access the Internet (free to you as a Kindle owner) from just about anywhere for a quick google, or wikipedia search. It is great to have that kind of information at your fingertips at all times. I don't know what a guy is to do... guess that is their problem.

To do a quickie search, turn on the Kindle and begin typing your search query. Then toggle the little switch to the right until either google or wikipedia is highlighted. Then press in on the toggle switch and you will immediately be transported to the answer... Quick tip... make your search text just as detailed, but short as possible.

Jungle Search - Kindle Freebies

Originally posted February 12, 2010 by Cindy O'Neal 

This is a great way to cut to the chase and find free or low-cost books for your Kindle. Put Jungle Search in your favorites (or bookmark it) for future (and frequent) use.

In two clicks you can be taken to the latest free offerings (updated twice daily)
Click the Kindle Search tab, then click the words Free Books. That's all there is to it!