Kindle Tip #6
Listening to Audio Books on your Kindle is a feature you may have overlooked. Kindle supports listening to the many thousands of audio books available for purchase from Audible.com.

You must purchase and download these books with your computer using the free AudibleManager software supplied by Audible, This software is available for Windows 2000, XP, or Vista only. There is no Mac OS X version, but if you are running Windows via Boot Camp, Parallels or VMware Fusion you can use this.

Once purchased and downloaded with the AudibleManager software you can then transfer these books to your Kindle using the USB connection to listen.

Audible offers four versions of its audiobook format that are various quality and file size. Kindle is compatible with formats 2, 3, and 4 with format 4 being the best quality and hence the bigger file size.

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To Download audiobooks from Audible for your Kindle
1) Go to http://www.audible.com/kindle with your Windows PC. If you are not already an Audible customer, create an Audible account.

2) Download and install the AudibleManager software on your computer.

3) Connect your Kindle to your computer’s USB port.

4) Launch AudibleManager and activate your Kindle using the “Activate” command found under Devices in the AudibleManager software. Now your Kindle will be authorized to play the audiobooks you purchase at Audible.com.

5) Use AudibleManager software to transfer your audiobook to your Kindle.

Listening to Audiobooks
Go to the Home screen on your Kindle and you should see a small speaker icon next to the title of audiobook. Select the title using the select wheel.

Choose the desired audio control button using the select wheel on the detail page.

The Location bar at the bottom of the Kindle screen will indicate your location in the audio book.

Here’s a list of the available audio controls that will help you navigate:

  • Beginning: Takes you back to the beginning of the audiobook.
  • Previous Section: Begins playback from the previous section/chapter.
  • Back 30 sec.: Begins playback 30 seconds back from your current location.
  • Play/Pause: Plays or Pauses the audio playback. (A Stop option is not available.)
  • Forward 30 sec.: Begins playback 30 seconds forward from your current location.
  • Next Section: Begins playback from the next section/chapter.

Volume control and a headphone jack are located on the bottom of the Kindle. Press the plus and minus volume buttons will allow you to increase and decrease the volume of audiobooks.

When headphones are connected to Kindle, the external speaker is disabled. You can also attach external speakers via the headphone jack if desired.

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