I received my Kindle as a gift in August and have throroughly enjoyed it but couldn't have as much without the Windwalker guide. I, of course, downloaded it right after getting the Kindle and was so impressed I ordered the hard copy so I would be easier able to reference something as I was reading or surfing. As I indicated, the Kindle and the guide go with me together as a pair.

The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle

I found this book to be interesting, helpful and an easy read. I purchased a "Kindle" and was looking for information to make my experience with the Kindle a good one. Steve's book not only met all my needs but he personally went the extra step to direct me to other helpful sites to help me in my own search to self-publish.

If you have purchased a "Kindle" and need a few pointers this is the book for you. And as an extra bonus you'll find some really good bargains inside.

Thank you Steve for a wonderful read.

Mr. Windwalker's enthusiasm for the Kindle shines through in the enthusiasm of his writing as well as in the range of tips, advice, and thoughts he provides on the Kindle.

Obviously, as with any book of this type, Kindle users will have discovered some or many of the ideas presented for themselves. However, even I, a true Kindle lover and gadget geek, mined valuable information that I had not discovered on my own. The tips range from the merely fun (how to find Minesweeper) to the extremely useful (where to find free content, keyboard shortcuts, how to use the Kindle during travel, how to manage photos and audio files).

To me, the most fun and interesting part of the book were the author's speculations on the possible future of the Kindle and how it might be a paradigm-changing device.

Everyone who owns a Kindle should also own this book.

This book will help you understand your new Kindle. It is a "How to" book for the Kindle. Do not pass up this book. The Kindle is an amazing piece of technology and this book makes understanding it so easy. I give this book 10 stars.

This is a complete waste of digital space. Improperly described, it is more of an advertisement for the author's other books. .1 star would have been my choice were it available.

If you own a Kindle than you need this book. You will learn a lot from this book.

This book was my first Kindle purchase, because I was looking for some info on how to use the device. Little did I know how this seemingly helpful chap would misuse my e-mail address to promote his political ideology!

The book is "OK" -- it covers the basics, and gets you to the point where you can use the fundamental features, but it does not go too much further. On the book's content alone, I would maybe give it 2-1/2 stars.

I then went on to follow his suggestion of adding my e-mail address to his list. He claimed that he would be sending alerts when his Kindle book was updated.

Surprised was my reaction this morning when I opened a lengthy e-mail from Stephen Windwalker (yes, it was a real e-mail from him) in which he wrote an extensive note about the importance of buying a Kindle book that paints a certain female candidate for VP in a very negative light.

I have read several books and articles about that particular candidate -- enough to realize what is agenda-driven and what is detached accounting of the facts. The rag this Windwalker guy is pushing is something that clearly advances one particular political opinion.

Whether you agree with Windwalker's viewpoint or not, how dare he mis-use my e-mail address to send me his thinly-veiled political opinions!

I would therefore recommend find an alternative source of Kindle information, and definitely not providing your e-mail address to this guy. The "sheep in wolves' clothing" image comes to mind.

Very user friendly and easy to read. I wouldn't be using my Kindle without it.

I loved the Kindle from the moment I took off the wrappings, but had no idea what else it could do beside being a book until I read Stephen's book. And, he means it when he says "if you get stuck, send me an email." He responded to my pleas for help within minutes, and he got me 'un-stuck' more than once.

Walt K - Fort Myers, FL

Seems people either love this material or hate it. When I buy something new I try and find something to use besides what the owners' guide. The Kindle is a remarkable piece of hardware, and the author has listed a lot of things it can do not mentioned in the materials that Amazon makes available, which is quite good. The reason I decided to spend the money for the Kindle was to read, not trying to figure out all the side goodies in it. It is worth far more than the cost.

This book was the first one I bought for my Kindle. I had figured out the basics about my Kindle, but this book helped me to learn to utilize my Kindle fully. It's actually the kind of book that Amazon should have included with the Kindle purchase. I'm pretty good with technology and gadgets, but who has the time to spend figuring out the finer point? This book explains the finer points for you. As a 12th grade English teacher, I'll be using my Kindle in class to store my lessons and texts, and I need to be thoroughly familiar with it--this book helped me with that. I really think _The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle_ is worth the money and will help anyone who doesn't have the time or inclination to work out the details themselves. Amazon, I think you're missing the boat: You should include this book on the Kindle already, and give Mr. Windwalker a healthy cut!

Author provides simple instructions which will help you learn all that our mighty Kindle can do. Since I am far from being a computer guru the book has been just what I needed to learn to get the most from Kindle, without talking down to the reader.

I have been getting updates on this book? Since i purchased it, none of it is useful. In retrospect i would have used my time more productively reading blogs on the kindle. Don't waste your money.

The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle ((Labor Day Weekend Special!))

This is the best buy I have ever made. Not only is the book straight-forward, but it is easy to understand. I have now downloaded it as a Word document so I have it by my side until my poor memory of how to use the Kindle gets better. A+ for The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle

This is an essay about amazon and the Kindle. The type of con that may kill Kindle. Zero stars.

This Kindle download was a fun read. Not only did I learn a bit of how Kindle was created but I learned that it is much more than just a Reader.

I did a lot of "WOW" while reading this. Sure, I could have found most, if not all, of this information by doing some of my own research on the web or tinkering with my new toy, but why bother. At this price, all the searching was done for me. I enjoyed the non-techy language and simple to use instructions. It was fun learning about my new little gadget (which I love). Well worth the download!!

Worth the price; can't wait for the expanded full version. Thanks for the great info.

I found the book worth the money I paid for it. I thought it had a lot of tips that the Users Guide which came with the Kindle did not include. I admit I am not that technical -- someone who already knows a lot might not need this, but I found it helps me get the most out of my purchase. The Kindle is expensive. The small amount of money this book costs relative to the cost of the Kindle, so that you can maximize your use of the device, made it worth it to me.

Most of what I found useful I likely could have found if I read the manual. It wasn't very expensive though.

Being somewhat over the age of consent, I have found this publication to be extremely helpful. It is a work in progress. A particularly attractive feature is that you can receive updates as they become available. Don't expect that from your Funk and Wagnalls. The author gently led me through information about features that are hardly touched upon in the user handbook and not at all in their advertising. I look forward to more information as it is developed. Thank you Mr. Windwalker.

I found the guide to be very helpful and extremely detailed. I was able to learn more regarding how to use my Kindle from this guide than from the reference guide that came with my Kindle. The guide also provided a lot of useful links and I really liked the links to free ebook downloads. Well worth the BETA price for certain.

I am a weekly traveling consultant and spend a lot of time on planes and in hotels. My Kindle is the perfect travel companion. I found this guide to be very resourceful and it contains a lot of useful information and it is much easier to read than the manual that came with the Kindle. It also saved me a lot of trial and error time.

I realize that not every one can be pleased but I have no complaints especially considering how little this item cost. I appreciate that the author put a lot of effort into learning how to use his Kindle and for taking the time to share this information in written form.

A waste if money. I wish I could return it even though it was only 2 bucks.

I found the guide to be very helpful and extremely detailed. I was able to learn more regarding how to use my Kindle from this guide than from the reference guide that came with my Kindle. The guide also provided a lot of useful links and I really liked the links to free ebook downloads. Well worth the BETA price for certain.

Like most people, I found this book while delightedly playing with my new Kindle. It added immeasurably to the fun I was having -- and continue to have. It saved me a lot of trial and error. I highly recommend it.

My Kindle was a gift and I was skeptical. Then I read Stephen Windwalker's User's Guide and he converted me into a Kindle enthusiast. He gives well-written, lucid and simple instructions on the varied functionalities of this amazing product. I have downloaded a number of books, many of them free, and have no worries about being bored on a plane or having to lug a lot of books with me.
Tom Harbin

Two dollars is not much but so is this manuscript! Nothing more than promotional piece for what is a terrific product. Unecessary, misleading, and inaccurate. There are many great things about the Kindle but this is not one of them.

I bought the Kindle three days before departing on a two month trip to a small village in the Rhodphi Mountains in Bulgaria. It was loaded with 26 books. The Kindle provided me with countless hours of reading pleasure and ample opportunity to read and think in a place where no books in English or French were available. It is simple to use and has a feature that makes it attractive to people who wear glasses, the size of the text can be adjusted.

The Kindles is truly remarkable. I hope in the coming months the technology will evolve in order to allow its users who are out of the United States access to more of its features. I almost ran out out of books to read. Having said that, for anyone who does a great deal of traveling this device is a miracle and I would recommend it highly. The Kindles is one of the great advances in technology. For once a machine has been invented that really does what it says it supposed to do.

If it is your intent to use your Kindle as a Google web browser, this is for you. If not, save your money, even if it is only $2. I use an Iphone.
I have full web browser portability, send email, text message, etc. I haver no use for my Kindle in those tasks. I bought this text hoping to get more information on the toggling functions of the unit. No such luck!
From this paper, I learned: How to view the time on the Kindle; how to use the ALT/x key functions for various duties but those are covered in the miniscule manual included with the Kindle; and I learned how to better secure the kindle into it's jacket. That's it. I still don't how to use the page toggles effectively as I'm constantly toggling away from my page accidentally and then can't get back.
As I said, if you need Google web browser and Gmail capability,this is for you. Otherwise, just send me the $2.

husband surprised me with kindle. a powerful little something i had not heard of. he is happy to save $ on my b

As soon as I bought the Kindle I picked this book up. It let me understand the 'hidden' capabilities of Kindle. For example, I use the slideshow feature of Kindle described in this book immediately to turn the pages automatically for me when I am working out on a bike or a treadmill. To give me enough time to read the page while working out I set the font size to be maximum. I listen to the music while working out with Kindle as well. For someone who just bought Kindle, this book will get you started quickly and serves as a quick reference in the Kindle. I use the search feature of Kindle to hit the information in the ebook whenever I want to lookup. Highly recommend buying this book, for this price you will not regret it.

I am extremely disappointed in this pamphlet. I recently purchased a Kindle (which I love, by the way)and wish to know about everything it can do. This 'book' seemed like it would be worth a try, particularly since it was marked down from $4.95 to 99 cents. How can you go wrong on 99 cents, right? (Although today I see the price is $2.39.??) I found this to have only one chapter (I believe it was #12)that had anything even vaguely helpful. I now know how to play Minesweeper! There were a few other tips, but the majority of the beginning chapters were more or less a screed for the Kindle. Also, if you want to self publish for the Kindle it could be helpful indeed. I feel somewhat mislead - where were the '100 pages of other cool tips'.
Highly misleading.

I missed the word "excerpt" in the book description. What you get is a tiny excerpt that tells you how to use the Kindle Browser to read blogs via the Google Reader. Might be worth the $2.50 price if there were a dozen other articles of similar depth. As is, not worth the money.

This is going to be a great book when the full version is out. Lots of useful information provided in this preliminary copy. Discusses in plain language what can be done with the Kindle besides downloading and reading books. Kudo's to Mr Windwalker. Keep up the good work.

Everytime I hear from you, I get more and more excited because of the new information. The Kindle is uniquely the best thing I've bought in a long time. With all of the good tips and tricks I'm receiving from you, the money that I spent on the Kindle seems like a bargain. Hopefully with your help, I'm going to utilize all the features it has.

This is only four stars because I'm waiting eagerly for the rest of the book. I have had my kindle now for about three weeks...and love it! But I found the manual that came with the unit a little thin on info for actually using it. This article showed me several tricks that I use now, and I am looking forward to getting more time to explore the email aspects, along with reading the complete book. It was worth the small investment to help me get the most out of the Kindle, especially since some of the finer points weren't readily available in the included documentation. I say it's worth every penny.

This is an excerpt from an upcoming publication. You will get the complete thing for free as an upgrade if you purchase now. It has a few tips that were worthwhile for me. I really wanted to know the time as I was reading. Now I know how.

There is nothing in this "book" that 5 minutes with Google wouldn't get you. This is theft, plain and simple.

If you are buying a Kindle and are new at the game, this is a worthwhile investment. It gives you all sorts of information you may not pick up on from the Kindle Users Guide. It has the bonus of regular updates on the Kindle and the promise of a no-cost copy of the finished book when it is published later this year [2008]. You also can get a bunch of links to interesting Kindle websites. I have had my Kindle for about 2 weeks now and find it worth every penny I spent on it. It works just as advertised and is extremely practical. This guide got me started right from the beginning; explaining features I would still not have known about if I had depended solely on the Kindle Users Guide. If you are wondering whether to go ahead and buy the Kindle, I urge you to take the plunge. Just be sure to add this article to the order!

This article was somewhat helpful on the subject, but it lacked step by step instructions on how to do some things.It was mostly external links to websites with information explaining most of the things that the author does not.Good for a person lacking experience, but not for anyone else.

This should be required reading material for any Kindle owner. Windwalker unearths a wealth of secrets to getting the most of our your Kindle. Read this before anything else and you will be well on your way to getting the full value of this incredible device.

I like the Kindle, but I don't like the endless nickel-and-diming to death that comes with it. The dime charge for putting an email attachment on your Kindle makes it literal.

This book is another example. Amazon, maker of the Kindle, produces a book on how to use their product. But you have to pay extra for the manual. That's outlandish.

It's a small amount, but for $400 the thing should come with the complete instructions.

the sample offered nothing except for the author tooting his own horn with reviews, and a table of contents. My guess is that he realized this info is readilly available on the web, with a little searching, and offering a sample would alert the reader to such a fact. So either buy or browse the web AK

I cannot disagree with many of the posted reviews. This book is a little light on content. Much of it can be found in the user guide that came loaded on the Kindle. But, then again, you buy for pennies more than two bucks.

I love my Kindle. I received it in December. I have subscribed to newspapers, blogs and magazines. Books are great to read on it. I particularly love it when I travel. With Whispernet, a new book is never out of reach.

Although I am a satisfied user, this book whets my whistle with potential applications.While I use it, I have a sense that it will do much more. For two bucks, this book opened my eyes to many of those new gadgets and applications. Plus, one of Kindle's promises intrigues me. I can upgrade by collection whenever there are content changes.

As a writer, I am particularly interested in the concept of "progress payments" for material. This book cannot be described as anything near complete. Yet the author is receiving payments. He promises to update this book. I hope so. He and Amazon have my 2 bucks. They will reap many more with a full compliment of content.

How to Use the Amazon Kindle for Email & Other Cool Tricks: Read and Answer Email Anywhere, Anytime on the Amazing Amazon Kindle (The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle)
Good concise information useful to all. Great attitude by author. Essential to have for owners of the Kindle. Good URL's for updates and additional information. A veritable mine of information and suggestions for having more fun and benefit with Kindle.

The price is certainly right. I learned a lot that I couldn't learn from the Kindle guide. I'd recommend it.

These exerpts from the coming "The Complete User's Guide to the Amazing Amazon Kindle" Are a great read and excellent help for a newbie Kindle owner. I didn't know I could do any of this stuff when I bought it.

Very cool, helpful, and handy

it is insulting to be asked to write a review, a 5 star review no less, for such dreck. i was fooled. don't be. pass this one by.

This article was completely unneccesary. There is nothing in the tiny amount of information about the device that you cannot find in the user guide on the home screen. Perhaps if you know nothing about using the Internet for email this would be mildly useful but otherwise it is pretty useless. I do not recommend this for the previously known content and the waste of $2.50.

My son gave me a kindle for my 70th birthday and immediately fell in love. Your book (to be) has, in easy reading, all the tricks I need to get full enjoyment from my Kindle. Burt

Well, let's just say it isn't exactly what I expected. But it isn't as bad as some made it sound. I am not the most experienced when it comes to all the new gadgets of the world, but I am an intelligent women who can usually figure things out. Having said that...sometimes you just don't want to or have the time to figure things out. Sometimes you just want to pick up a reference manual and go for it. Let's face it, we live in a world where no one has time for anything. So I liked this guide for that reason. My days are just too busy to sit and figure the ins and outs of a new gadget. Maybe some people have more time than I do. It was nice to read through this guide and get all the information quick and easy. That is the only reason I have given this 3 stars, for the simple fact I would have eventually figured it out. So yes, I would recommend this guide. Nicely written, information was clear and precise, and it simplified everything I wanted to know and simplified it very quickly.