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Movies & TV Shows: You can watch over 120,000 movies and TV shows on your Kindle. Many free
with Prime. If you have a Kindle Fire HD, you can watch them on your HD television.
HD HDMI: Buy an HDMI cable with the following two connectors: Type A (for HDTV) with type D
micro-USB (for Kindle Fire HD). On your TV, you will need to set-up the HDMI input/source. For help,
phone the Amazon Instant Video specialists at 866-749-7539. (Note that this only works with the original
2012 Kindle Fire HD, not the 2
nd
generation 2013 Kindle Fire HD.)
HDX Mirroring: Help, User Guide, Connect Wirelessly, Mirror Your Display on Your HD TV or
Media Streaming Device.
3.5. E-MAIL & SOCIAL NETWORKS
App: Your Kindle Fire comes with an app for email and an app for managing your email contacts. You
can read your email, send emails and even view email attachments. For more information, go to: Help(?),
User Guide, “Communicate with E-mail, Contacts, and Calendar”.
Web: Another E-mail method is via your existing Internet Service Provider (ISP). Tap Web, search for
your ISP, enter your Username and Password and Log In.
Social Networks: To set up Facebook and/or Twitter: Go to Setting, My Account, Social Network
Accounts.
3.6 PHOTOS
Screenshot: Press and hold the reduce-volume button and the power button together for a second, and an
animation will appear indicating that a screenshot was taken. The screenshots are saved in your Photos
section of the Shortcut Bar.
Camera: Help(?), User Guide, “Take & Manage Photos and Personal Videos”.
4. BUY HD OR HDX?
Similarities: Both offer the same “library buttons” (e.g. Books, Music etc.). Also, both have E-mail,
web and phone support.
HDX has Mayday: Live on-device expert technical support just a tap away, available 24/7, 365 days a
year, and it’s free. No other tablet has this.
HDX Advantages: Better display, longer battery life, better processor, thinner and lighter tablet.
Detailed Comparison: See Exhibit A. Also, note Amazon’s trade-in policy.
HD Warning: Note that the 1
st
generation 2012 HD includes a camera, 16 GB of storage and an HDMI
port. The 2
nd
generation 2013 HD does not.
5. AMAZON PRIME
Description: Amazon Prime is an annual membership program that offers customers unlimited free two-
day shipping on over 20 million items, instant streaming of 40,000 thousand movies and TV episodes and
a selection of over 500,000 books to borrow from the Kindle Owners’ Lending Library every month. The
annual cost is $99 (effective 3/13/2014). Amazon offers a free month of Prime for new users.
Departments: You can buy products from each of the following 31 departments: A: Appliances, Arts
Crafts Sewing, Automotive. B: Baby, Beauty, Books. C: Cell phones, Clothing, Computers. E:
Electronics. G: Gift Cards, Groceries, Gourmet Food. H: Health & Personal Care, Home & Kitchen.
I: Industrial & Scientific. J: Jewelry. K: Kindle Store. M: Magazine Subscriptions, Movies & TV,
Music, Musical Instruments. O: Office Products. P: Patio Lawn & Garden, Pet Supplies. S: Shoes,
Software, Sports and Outdoors. T: Tools & Home Improvement, Toys & Games. W: Watches.
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