Compatibility of Kindle, iPad and B&N Nook Reader Files

Although an e-reader may be capable of reading different types of files, each device is designed primarily for the e-books available from the manufacturer's e-bookstore. Amazon sells e-books in MOBI format, while Apple and Barnes & Noble sell e-books in EPUB format. If you think that should make Nook e-books and iPad e-books compatible with each other, you might almost be right. Each manufacturer embeds code in their e-books, making them incompatible with other readers.

Returning Borrowed Books on a Kindle Fire

Amazon Prime members have access to the Kindle Owners' Lending Library, which enables you to borrow an e-book from a library of over 180,000 titles. Members don't need to worry about due dates, but you can only borrow one book per month. If you're not an Amazon Prime member, you can still borrow books for up to 14 days from a friend. In either case, you should return the borrowed book when you're finished reading it.

Can You Tell How Many Pages You Have Read on a Kindle?

When Amazon.com first introduced its Kindle e-readers, users could mark the progress they made on a book in one of two ways: by the percentage of the book they'd completed or by location number, which corresponded to specific points in the text. Given the many different sizes of screens users would be viewing text on with the Kindle app, it made sense that an e-book page on an iPhone couldn't possibly contain the same amount of text as an e-book page on an iPad. However, many Kindle users still found traditional pagination useful, so in February 2011, Amazon.com released a firmware update that allowed users to quickly see page numbers in their Kindle library

How To Change a Document Name on Kindle

While the Kindle e-reader and the Manage Your Kindle page on Amazon.com let you keep track of your Kindle documents and books, it does not let you make changes to the document itself. The document's title, any tags and other information about the document is known as its metadata, and while you cannot change the metadata directly on the Kindle, you can use one of three free products: Calibre, Alfa EBook Editor or EPUB Metadata Editor, to make changes to the document name or title, and then manually replace it in the Kindle.

How to Fix Your Kindle Fire if It Will Not Turn Vertically

The Kindle Fire detects the orientation of the device and automatically changes the screen to accommodate how you're holding the tablet. If the screen doesn't change when you hold the Kindle Fire vertically, you probably have the screen lock option enabled. This option locks the screen to its current orientation, so it won't change when you move the tablet. Disabling the lock enables the device to automatically change orientation again.

How to Set Up a Kindle for a Child

Amazon’s Kindle e-reader device connects to the Internet via Wi-Fi, enabling you to browse websites and access the Amazon bookstore to purchase and download e-books directly to the device. You can also use the Kindle to access backed-up books and other documents that you’ve stored with Amazon’s cloud service. Before you hand a Kindle over to a child, you can set up parental controls to block access to the Internet and prevent children from buying and downloading books with the device.

How to Put Credit on Your Nook

When you initially register your Nook, you must set up an account online with Barnes & Noble, which allows you to manage the payment methods you use to download Nook content. You can add multiple payment methods, including major credit cards, Microsoft account information or Barnes & Noble gift cards. Once you add one or more payment method, any purchases you make on your Nook are charged to the option you selected as your default