The Amazon Kindle for Study and Witnessing
For those unfamiliar with Kindle, it is an electronic book reader developed by Amazon.com. While there are other electronic book readers available, Kindle is the most high profile due to its affiliation with online mega-bookseller Amazon.com. There are several models of Kindle: Original 1st Generation (for sale used only), Kindle 2 (Latest Generation), and the Kindle DX. (Latest Generation which is a larger size, has additional storage capacity, and more features.)
This article will focus on the Kindle 2 since it is less expensive and is not equipped with an onboard PDF converter like the Kindle DX.
What Can The Kindle Do For Me?
If you have not visited Amazon.com you may not be aware of all the incredible features of the Kindle 2. While it is not our intent to promote any product, the features of the Kindle book reader can definitely be utilized to make your Biblical study stunningly mobile. If you travel or commute for work, you will not need to carry lots of books or a heavy Bible. Simply pack the lightweight, ultra-slim Kindle 2.
Things believers can do with Kindle:
- Download an authorized King James Bible for under $5.00!
- Convert PDF versions of the Bible study booklets, "We Are Almost There", "I Hope God Will Save Me", and "To God Be The Glory."
- Download MP3 audio files from any of the ministries and listen to them with your Kindle with onboard speakers or with earphones.
- The Kindle 2 offers a new experimental feature called Text To Speech that will turn any written book into an audio book.
- Quickly search within any book for particular word or reference to enhance witnessing.
- Enlarge text to eliminate the need for reading glasses.
*No wi-fi hotspots needed or wireless bills for Kindle!
Download the KJV Bible on your Kindle
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Email Set UpYou must have your Kindle in hand and your Kindle Account set up. When Amazon sells this device, it automatically generates a Kindle account and assigns a special email address for that particular device. This email account will be along the lines of "jsmith@kindle.com" and this is how your Kindle will communicate with Amazon for instant book & PDF deliveries. If you have not yet set up your Kindle email or looked at the automatically assigned email, please follow the steps below: Kindle email address set up:
*IMPORTANT NOTE! In order to convert PDF booklets, the file will need to be sent to Kindle from an approved email address. Follow these steps to create an approved email address list for the email address(es) that you plan to use to send attachments: To set up approved "Sent From" e-mail address list:
FOR EXAMPLE: My Kindle's email is 'allison@kindle.com' and I am going to be emailing my attachments to my Kindle from my Yahoo Account which is 'allison123@yahoo.com.' Though it seems a little complicated, you are simply going to be talking to your Kindle via your personal email. |
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Download DocumentsThere are several free PDF booklets available for download on the right side of every page throughout this site. Simply download on any of the titles there and save the file to your computer so it can be converted to Kindle format. |
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Convert Downloaded Books To Kindle FormatThe easiest method of conversion is to use Amazon's Personal Document Service to convert the PDF to be Kindle compatible. Two options for this are available. One is free, the other is 15 cents per 1MB. Please visit this link to learn more about the fee: Quick & Easy Conversion for a Fee!
Quick & Easy Conversion For Free!
PLEASE NOTE: The converted document does not go directly to your Kindle with the free service. It is emailed back to you from Amazon and you must transfer the file to your device. |
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Send Documents To Your KindleIf you used the Free conversion service you will need to send the document you received as an email attachment to your Kindle device. If you used the paid conversion service, you're all done and you can skip this step! Connecting Kindle To Your Computer For File Transfer:
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