Kindle Basics #9: Downloading a Book From the Kindle Store

The true beauty of the Kindle is being able to shop directly from the device and start reading your new purchases in a matter of seconds. Buying books on the Kindle is as easy (maybe even easier) than buying them from Amazon.com.

First, navigate to the Kindle Store (if you don’t know how to do that, see our previous post on getting to the Kindle Store). Once there, you have several options for finding a book to buy. If you know what you’d like to buy, you can search for it by typing your search term using the keyboard. Then click Go using the scroll wheel.

If you’d rather browse for a book, you can use the scroll wheel to choose from the Kindle Top Sellers list, New & Noteworthy Books, the National Best Sellers List, or even books recommended for you (these are based on previous Kindle purchases and, it appears, previous book purchases from Amazon.com).

Once you have found a book to purchase and you are on the book’s Kindle Store page (seen at right for Twilight), use the scroll wheel to select Buy. Your Amazon account will be charged and your book will appear on your Kindle homepage within seconds (the last book I purchased appeared in ten seconds flat).

Happy reading!