Review: Good resource for all Kindle owners, especially the new versions...
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 26, 2012
Steve Windwalker's Kindle Nation Daily has been helping owners get the most out of their Kindles since that first week of Kindle 1.0 back in November 2007. For this reader, it was one of those sources that made me pick my first one shortly after its 2009 release, a 2nd generationKindle Wireless Reading Device, Free 3G, 6" Displaycommonly called the Kindle 2. It's still in use today.For those who have bought one of these devices or are considering doing so,The Complete 2013 User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindleis a very good resource. Well written and nicely formatted, this version covers all of the current Kindles, including the Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Fire HD 8.9", Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle Basic. Authors Bruce Grubbs and Stephen Windwalker have done a good job of organizing the information available, and peppered this Kindle Edition with enough information, images and comparison charts to help new users find their way around.There's a complete listing of the topics covered here in this eBook in the product description, so they won't be re-posted here, but there's a lot of good information for Kindle first time users in this one. It's up-to-date and covers all Kindles currently in production, from the Kindle Fire 2nd generation and the HD models, through the E Ink readers available as of the time of this review. Today you now have more choices than ever, and selecting the Kindle that would fit your own needs can be confusing. There are currently six models: the Kindle basic, Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Keyboard,  Kindle Fire 2nd generation, Kindle Fire HD, and Kindle Fire HD 8.9". Go through this eBook carefully and it should help make your decision easier, and don't miss its Kindle Comparison Tables.And note that you can read this title without owning a Kindle, before you decide which Kindle model is best for your use. Just download one of the free Kindle reading applications for the PC, Mac, iPad, iPhone, Windows Phone, or Android device from the Amazon Kindle web page. but as the authors have noted in this title, "Don't agonize too much over your choice, especially between the Kindle Paperwhite and the Kindle Keyboard. Take the plunge and give a Kindle a try-- and remember that you have 30 days to return the Kindle for any reason--you'll pay only for shipping to return it to Amazon."There's a lot of good, concise information here, and this one will be a keeper for the new user. When I got my original Kindle 2, I downloadedThe Complete User's Guide To the Amazing Amazon Kindle 2by Stephen Windwalker, and found its tips, tricks, and links to unlock the various features to be invaluable. It's still there as reference on that device to this day, if that says anything.This new Kindle edition also had a hyperlinked index, and some chapters and sections will focus on features that do not apply to a particular Kindle. I read this title from beginning to end on my own 1st generation Kindle Fire, and you may wish to read through these sections so that you will have a clearer idea of how your device compares with other Kindles. If you have already bought one and are just focusing for now on how to operate the Kindle that you have in your hands, you may wish to go to the Table of Contents and read selectively.As a subjective criticism, I might have preferred to see a separate edition of this book for the new E Ink readers (the Kindle basic, Kindle Paperwhite and the Kindle Keyboard), and another for the new Kindle Fire models (Kindle Fire 2nd generation, Kindle Fire HD, and Kindle Fire HD 8.9"), but this is still a good overview of all of these devices, especially for the novice.The Complete 2013 User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindleis a very good resource, as noted earlier. I picked it up as a freebie here after seeing it appear on the Kindle Nation Daily page on Facebook, and was glad to find it. This book has helped to confirm my own decision to add the newKindle Fire HD 8.9"to my personal arsenal.11/26/2012