5 Essential Tips Amazon Kindle Owners Should Know
September 22nd, 2010 by K. T. Bradford 
Though Amazon’s Kindle at first glance appears to be a simple device, it has features that you may not have yet discovered. For instance, did you know that you can buy books from stores other than Amazon for your Kindle (such as eBooks.com, Diesel-ebooks.com, and eHarlequin.com)?
To sideload MOBI format eBooks and documents, you must connect your Kindle to your PC via USB. Wait for your machine to recognize the new device. It will appear until My Computer in the Devices With Removeable Storage area. On Mac OS X machines it will appear on the desktop as a drive. Double-click to access the files and folders on your eReader. Then simply drag and drop them into the documents folder on the Kindle.
We’ll show you how to get the most out of your eReader, whether it’s fresh from the box or you’ve been using it as long as Eat, Pray, Love has been on the bestseller list. Find essential Kindle tips below.
Essential Kindle Tips
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September 22nd, 2010 at 4:37 pm
After all the hype about the iPad it’s good that the Kindle is getting some publicity for being a sensibly priced ebook reader. Thanks for the tips on getting the most out of it.
September 23rd, 2010 at 2:56 pm
Where exactly are you showing us how to buy books from stores other than Amazon???
I’m really wanna know!
September 23rd, 2010 at 5:03 pm
I agree. I’m glad Laptop is acknowledging Kindle users. As an ebook, it’s a good product.
March 31st, 2011 at 9:15 am
you can now convert your kindle clippings into Microsoft Word, Excel and PDF files.
This website is for free, and it’s called http://www.clippingsconverter.com
i really love it, because it converts your clippings into a very organized and read-able format – good for students like myself.
January 19th, 2012 at 5:23 am
I also use clippingsconverter.com to organize my kindle clippings, and just to add up to jen202′s post, it is also possible to upload your clippings to evernote using that site. I think this is also something that Amazon kindle owners should know.