Chapter 10  ·  141KINDLE USER’S GUIDE 5
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To download and transfer your purchased Kindle content over USB: 
1.   From the “Your Orders” section of the Manage Your Kindle page, select  
“Transfer via computer” and you will be asked where you want to save the item  
on your computer.  
2.   Connect the USB cable (provided with your Kindle) to the Kindle and  
your computer. 
3.   Your Kindle should appear on your computer in the same location you would 
normally find an external USB drive. 
4.  Open your Kindle. You should see a folder entitled “documents.”  
5.  Copy the downloaded files into the “documents” folder of your Kindle. 
6.   Using your computer, eject your Kindle from your computer. The content you 
transferred should now appear in Home.  
10.2 Transferring Periodical Subscriptions
To transfer a periodical subscription from one Kindle to another, follow these steps:
1.   From your computer’s Web browser, open:  
http://www.amazon.com/manageyourkindle 
2.  Scroll down to the section entitled “Your Active Kindle subscriptions.” 
3.   Under “Deliver future editions,” select the Kindle to which you’d like the 
subscription to be transferred and select “Save.” 
4.   Upon the next delivery of your subscription, the periodical will appear in the 
designated Kindle.