There has been a revolutionary change in the publishing industry since emergence of eReaders. Some have even called the eBook revolution the biggest since Gutenberg built the printing press. The rise of eBooks and eReaders is phenomenal, and you don’t have to take my word for it. According to Kathryn Zickuhr and Lee Rainie at Pew Research, almost half of US population now use a tablet or an eReader to read books. Along with this popularity, the devices too have evolved. Here are some examples of how you can use Kindle for other than reading.
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Listen to music
Connect your Kindle to your computer and browse to the music folder. Here you can add the mp3 files that you want to listen to when you want to take a break from reading. No need to carry multiple devices on you while traveling.
Some basic tasks
Want to make a quick calculation while reading a nonfiction book to verify the author’s claim. You can do that without leaving your Kindle interface. Kindle works on Linux and some of these basic functions are built into Kindle, by default.
Put on your cooling mask
Nothing feels better than a cool eye mask sucking the heat out of your eyes after a tiring day. You can use Kindle’s Text-to-Speech engine to listen to a few pages of your book and resting your eyes at the same time.
Learn about how to use these features and many more interesting tips about Kindle in Ultimate Guide to Amazon Kindle magbook by Nik Rawlinson. The eBook discusses the various versions of Kindle and their strengths and weaknesses. The author also instructs you on how to make optimum use of Kindle to buy books online and share books with others using Kindle.