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2. Setting Up the Kindle Fire
When you rst receive your Kindle Fire from Amazon, you should nd that your details are already present, courtesy of
the online retailer. They really want you to use the device to access their services, after all!
If, however, you have bought the device as a gift you can easily remove the already-present details. Do this via Set-
tings > More > More > My Account and tap the Deregister button. This will remove the credentials of the person that
purchased the tablet, and a moment later new details can be input using your existing Amazon account. Should you
be the recipient of a Kindle Fire and not yet have an Amazon account, you can use the device to sign up.
When creating an account, you will need to provide various pieces of personal information and an email address. Note
also that Amazon will require you to associate a credit or debit card with the account if you plan to purchase books,
video and music to view on the Kindle Fire.
Of course, to get this far, you should have already connected to a local wireless network. We’ll look at the various
options for this later in the guide (7.4 Conguring Wireless Networking on the Kindle Fire); getting online is straightfor-
ward, activated via Settings > More > Wi-Fi and switching Wireless Networking to On.
2.1 Managing Your Kindle Account
While it is easy to set up, add or register an account for use with a Kindle Fire, more detailed account management
isn’t possible without logging into the Amazon website.
Via the Your Account button, sign in to the website and look along the left-hand column for the “Your Kindle” link. From
here, you will be taken to a page listing all eBooks associated with your account. Using the options on the left of the
page you can view the various different Kindle product types that can be downloaded (for instance, books, magazines
and documents) as well as use the “Manage Your Device” option to rename your device.
The Kindle Payment Settings option, meanwhile, enables you to add and remove payment cards to and from your
Kindle account.
After all, you’ll need to make sure you have a valid card when you start adding books!