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4. Installing and Launching Apps

With your high speed, full colour 7 inch eBook reader and tablet all set up, you can spend all of your free time enjoying

books, magazines and occasionally browsing the web at your leisure.

Additionally, you can also install and launch apps courtesy of the Amazon App Store, an online marketplace providing

apps for your Kindle Fire. This can be reached by connecting to the Internet, although you should note that there are

international restrictions.

So how can you get around this?

Fortunately there are many other places from which you can download and install suitable apps for your Kindle Fire!

Keep reading to learn more.

4.1 Installing New Apps from the Amazon App Store

To nd and add new apps to your Kindle Fire, tap Apps > Store and browse the available selection.

When you see an app with an interesting title, tap to open the description page. Here you will nd details about the

product, screenshots and reviews from other users and recommendations for other similar (and perhaps better) apps.

To install an app, you must rst have a credit card associated with your account, just as with purchasing books. You

will see a price listed on the app or game description page, so tap this, then Get App.

In the background, the transaction will complete; in the foreground, you will be informed of the app’s imminent down-

load, complete with a progress bar indicating the current status.

Note that if you are using a US-bought Kindle Fire overseas you will be unable to purchase apps without a US-regis-

tered credit card. This can prove complicated to setup if you don’t have access to such a thing, but don’t worry – there

are other marketplaces offering Kindle Fire app downloads…

4.2 Other Resources for Installing Apps