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Kindle (1st Generation) Quick-Start Guide 
 
  Turn on Your Kindle  
  Use the Select Wheel 
  Register Your Kindle for the First Time 
  Learn More About Kindle (1st Generation) 
 
 
Turn on Your Kindle  
To turn on your Kindle, push the power switch on the back of your Kindle up into the ON position. You 
may need to plug in your Kindle and charge the battery. 
 
 
 
Use Your Kindle's Select Wheel 
Your Kindle's Select wheel scrolls the silver cursor up and down the page. To select a point on a page, 
scroll the cursor to the selection point and push the Select wheel inwards once.