[Fire HD 6 and 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Newslogger44:
I recently purchased a new Amazon Fire HD 6--my first foray into the tablet world.

I chose the HD 6 because I wanted an e-reader having a compact size and with a color screen so that I could read not only books but color comics as well.

At the present time, I really have no interest in the additional functions such as the Wi-Fi capability, downloading of videos, on-board camera, or gaming options, email, etc., as my laptop serves that purpose satisfactorily, but considering the price of the HD 6 I opted to purchase it anyway, considering that there seems to be nothing more specific to my needs without the extra frills.

However, a problem has arisen.

Because my laptop already has several e-books as well as .rar nd .pdf comics on file, my plan was to transfer one or two of these files onto the HD 6 as needed and then delete them once they had been read in order that I could avoid taking up the limited GB space on the tablet. Read them and then delete them.

The HD 6 came preloaded with several dictionaries which I am easily able to click and read--not that I really need them--however, when I attempted to download an e-book from my laptop onto the tablet, and although the laptop screen indicated that the file was transferred, even showing a tick-mark appearing next to my presumably-transferred e-book on the HD 6, there seems to be no way that I can enable it to be read. I can only assume that I have missed performing a step or two before I can begin to transfer and read my files.

Is registration necessary for that basic purpose?

Obviously, if in future I ever want to purchase e-books directly onto the tablet, I will need to register, enable the wi-fi, access the webpage, make payment and then download, but why must I register my HD 6 before having access to my (presumably) ALREADY TRANSFERRED e-books or comics--if indeed they have been successfully transferred in the first place? Is registration a prerequisite for this and all of the other features the HD 6 offers?

For convenience and security reasons, I will continue as usual to use my laptop whenever making online purchases and downloading products, so the option of doing this with the HD 6 is really not necessary.

My laptop library consists of preloaded, ready-to-read e-books and comics viewable with Adobe Acrobat Reader DC, Adobe PDF Reader, Calibre2, Amazon Kindle, and WinRAR. I presume that most or all of these readers are compatible with the HD 6 but, if some are not, that I can simply switch to an HD 6-compatible reader or perhaps work around any obstacles which may prevent a more flexible use of the HD 6. Must I load all of these reader programs (Calibre2, WinRAR, etc.) onto the HD 6 first before I can access the relevant files, assuming that some of those readers are even compatible?

Oddly enough, noting in Google or YouTube I have seen so far addresses this issue, therefore I would appreciate it if someone can advise me in a step-by-step procedure exactly how I may successfully transfer my laptop's e-books and comics to the HD 6 enabling me to read them as well as the best way to maximize the presumed 8 GB of user file space.

Thank you for your assistance.

NB