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If you’ve got<\/span> yourself a Kindle for e-book reading\u2014maybe a brand-new model like the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition<\/a> or Kindle Colorsoft<\/a>\u2014then you’ll know these devices are brilliantly simple in terms of their interfaces and controls. The focus is on the text and whatever you happen to be reading.<\/p>\n

Behind the simple and friendly interface though, the Kindle has more features and tricks than you might expect. Sure, these e-readers aren’t going to compete with iPads for functionality, but there’s a lot you can do with them\u2014from customizing the reading experience to getting content other than ebooks onto the screen.<\/p>\n

1. Look Up Words<\/h2>\n

Don’t be flummoxed by unfamiliar words you come across while reading. You can get definitions for anything onscreen just by pressing and holding on the word. When the definition appears, you can swipe to the left to see if there’s a Wikipedia entry for the word, and swipe left again to have the word translated into another language.<\/p>\n

2. Send Web Articles to Your Kindle<\/h2>\n

You can also use your Kindle to catch up on your online reading, by sending web articles to the device. Perhaps the easiest option is the official Kindle extension<\/a> for Google Chrome\u2014as long as you only want to send articles from a desktop web browser. Once you’re signed into your Amazon account, article transfers only take a few clicks.<\/p>\n

The Kindle extension is quick and free, but it doesn’t always get web page formatting right, and it doesn’t work on mobile. Instapaper<\/a> does a better job with its own Kindle-sync service, but you need the $6-per-month premium plan to access it. Push to Kindle<\/a> is good too, but a $3-per-month subscription is required to send more than 10 articles per month.<\/p>\n

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