How to watch movies on your Kindle Fire

Amazon Kindle Fire Videos

If you’ve just received a new Kindle Fire, it may not be immediately obvious how to watch movies on your device.

Your Kindle Fire comes with a free month of Amazon Prime, which includes not only free 2-day shipping, but also free Amazon Instant Videos (TV shows and movies).

To watch Amazon videos, tap the “Video” label on the home screen of your Kindle Fire. I’ve highlighted where to tap in the picture:

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Amazon Kindle Fire Unboxing

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So the Amazon Kindle Fire ereaders are out now and there’s a lot of anticipation in the air as folks wonder what this new device is all about.

Here’s a quick guide I put together, explaining what are ereaders, ebooks, and Kindles. And here’s an overview of the Kindle ereaders now available.

As for the Kindle Fire itself, I put together a quick unboxing video so that you can see exactly what comes . . . → Read More: Amazon Kindle Fire Unboxing

What is a Kindle?

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Lately, the news channels have been flooded with talk about “Kindles” and “Nooks” and “ereaders” and “ebooks”. Most of the stories focus on specific products, and rarely are the simple questions addressed, like: “What is a Kindle?” or “What is an Amazon Kindle?”. I’ve even heard: “What is a Kendall Reader?”. So I thought I’d give a short introduction on the Amazon Kindle.

Basically, the Amazon Kindle is a family of ereader devices made . . . → Read More: What is a Kindle?

New Amazon Kindles and a Kindle Tablet called the Kindle Fire

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Leaked data indicates Amazon is selling more than 2,000 Kindle Fires per hour! What is the Kindle Fire? More details on this and other new Kindle products below.

Amazon announced new Kindle products, and here is an initial quick look and review of what was announced–great new Kindles and a new Kindle tablet!

It also sounds like Amazon has invested a lot of money and research into improving its IT backend, enabling cloud computing . . . → Read More: New Amazon Kindles and a Kindle Tablet called the Kindle Fire

Happy New Year and weekend reading links 31 December 2010

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I just wanted to wish everyone a Happy New Year! And I hope 2011 is your best year yet.

While you are recovering from ringing in the new year, here are some news and stories and just cool things that made the rounds this past week.

Cheers!

Civil War secret message finally decoded On Cyber Monday Amazon sold 158 items per second Amazon’s fix for unwanted gifts – return the gifts before you even . . . → Read More: Happy New Year and weekend reading links 31 December 2010

Review of Kindle ebook reader — graphite version

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UPDATE 25 November 2011: The Kindle Fire and new Kindles are out. Here is an unboxing video of the new Kindle Fire Here is an overview of the latest Kindles available Here is a guide for understanding what is an ereader and what is a Kindle UPDATE 28 September 2011

New Kindles and a Kindle tablet called the Kindle Fire have been announced. Here is a quick overview of the new Kindle products. . . . → Read More: Review of Kindle ebook reader — graphite version

Version 2.5 Software Update for Amazon Kindle reader

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Amazon has just released a new software update for your Kindle reader that brings a lot of great new features to the platform.

New features in the version 2.5 software update include:

collections: the ability to create folders for organizing your books and audio files PDF pan and zoom: ability to zoom into PDFs and move the viewing window around password protection: allows you to password protect your Kindle better fonts: the fonts are now . . . → Read More: Version 2.5 Software Update for Amazon Kindle reader

Kendall Giles Blog on Amazon Kindle

Now you can have Kendall on your Kindle!

With my new site design, I’ve updated the Amazon Kindle blog subscription. Now you can subscribe to my blog for a minimal fee (which Amazon set) — blog postings will automatically be sent to your Kindle.

Below is a sample screenshot and you can find the Kindle edition of my blog on Amazon via this link.

Note that blog subscriptions come with a 14-day free trial. . . . → Read More: Kendall Giles Blog on Amazon Kindle

12 Great Gift Ideas for 2009

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If you want a larger size, choose the Kindle DX ( my review ).      tie or scarf from Mountain and Sackett    Established in 1957, these folks offer some of the best values in handmade ties and scarves. … TRX kettlebell + enter the kettlebell flip video recorder vibram five fingers shopcraft for the soul Apple Macbook Pro Amazon Gift Card If you can’t find anything from the above list of items, then you could always just buy an Amazon Gift Card, and let the recipient buy whatever it is they want.

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Kendall book reader: Amazon Kindle DX review

UPDATE 25 November 2011: The Kindle Fire and new Kindles are out. Here is an unboxing video of the new Kindle Fire Here is an overview of the latest Kindles available Here is a guide for understanding what is an ereader and what is a Kindle

UPDATE 9 October 2010: The Kindle 3 is out, and there are three models to choose from:

Kindle Wi-Fi Graphite Kindle 3G + Wi-Fi Graphite Kindle DX Graphite . . . → Read More: Kendall book reader: Amazon Kindle DX review