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Kindles have useful features that you can use.Long press a word or phrase to see it definition, highlight itor pick up notes. You can also search the whole book for a given word or phrase or translate it into other languages or other languages.
Word wise shows short definitions in small text. Unfortunately, it is not available for all books, but when it is available, you can turn it on or off and select less and less prompts. Clicking on a short definition opens a longer one. from and the New Oxford American Dictionary or the Oxford Dictionary of English (you can switch between the two), plus translations and a Wikipedia page if applicable.
While reading, tap the top of the screen and press “Aa” to change font size or type— there’s even a font called OpenDyslexic that helps make reading easier for people with dyslexia. You can also control margin sizes and line spacing from that menu.
When your Kindle is connected to a Bluetooth speaker or headset, VoiceView Screen reader (available via Settings >: Accessibility) lets you use gestures to navigate your device and read aloud what you’ve clicked.It will also read a book aloud, though it doesn’t sound as nice as an audiobook.
Owned by Amazon Goodreads:so it syncs seamlessly with Kindles (click the button three-point menu >: Goodreads:). If you have a Goodreads account, you can review the Kindle books you’ve read or browse your bookshelf and recommendations. Long-pressing a word or phrase, in addition to the above, opens an option to share the quote directly to Goodreads.
There is one web browser also if you are connected to the Internet (three-point menu >: Web browser). It’s not the best, so I’d reserve it for emergency searches.
