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The Kindle has useful features that you may want to take advantage of. Long press a word or phrase to view it definition, highlight itor take notes. You can also search the entire book for that specific word or phrase, or translate it into or from other languages.

wise words Display a short definition in small text within the line. Unfortunately, it doesn’t work with all books, but when it does, you can turn it on or off and choose more or fewer prompts. Clicking on a short definition opens the longer definition in Word Wise and the New Oxford American Dictionary or Oxford English Dictionary (you can switch between the two), as well as the translation and Wikipedia page (if applicable).

While reading, tap the top of the screen and tap “Aa” to change Font size or type— There’s even a font called OpenDyslexic that helps people with dyslexia read more easily. You can also control margin size and line spacing from this menu.

When your Kindle is connected to a Bluetooth speaker or headphones, VoiceView screen reader (via access settings > Accessibility) allows you to use gestures to navigate your device and read aloud what you press. It can also read a book aloud, although it doesn’t sound as good as an audiobook.

Amazon owns good readingso it syncs seamlessly to Kindle (press Three point menu > good reading). If you have a Goodreads account, you can view the Kindle books you’ve read or browse your bookshelf and recommendations. In addition to what’s mentioned above, long-pressing a word or phrase also opens an option to share a quote directly to Goodreads.

There is one web browser If you are connected to the Internet (Three point menu > web browser). It’s not the best, so I reserve it for emergency searches.