Specifications
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in the book.
In addition to all of this, a progress bar displaying which page you’re currently reading is provided. This features a
slider that can be used to wind back and forth through the current book.
Finally, in the top-right corner of the page you will see a greyed-out bookmark. If you wish to return to this page at a
later time, tap this to activate the bookmark (it will be coloured blue).
In addition to Kindle eBooks, documents in other formats can be read on your Kindle Fire. While there might be fewer
menu options reading these les can be made easier by using the pinch-to-zoom gesture – this is useful for maga-
zines in PDF format (note that double-tapping to zoom also works in some documents, depending on the le type).
EBooks in the following le formats can be read on the Kindle Fire:
• Kindle Format 8 (KF8)
• Kindle Mobi (.azw)
• TXT
• PDF
• MOBI
• PRC
As a result, you can enjoy not only books but magazines, documents and even comics on your Kindle Fire, presented
in full colour for your enjoyment!
If you have any magazines and books saved on your computer in a suitable format, these can be copied to your de-
vice by connecting a USB cable. See 5.2 Syncing Media for more information.
3.5 Using Search
The Search tool on the Kindle Fire can be used in a variety of ways. While used outside of a book, Search is capable










