Netronix KBN705 5"EBOOK READER DEVICE User Manual Kobo Mini eReader User Guide EN

Netronix Inc 5"EBOOK READER DEVICE Kobo Mini eReader User Guide EN

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Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!2!Kobo™!Mini!User!Guide!!Table!of!Contents!About!your!eReader!....................................................................!4!Anatomy!of!your!eReader!....................................................................................!5!Charging!your!eReader!.........................................................................................!6!Using!the!touch!screen!..........................................................................................!7!Putting!your!eReader!to!sleep!and!waking!it!up!........................................!9!Connecting!to!your!computer!.........................................................................!11!Using!Your!Library!...................................................................!12!Syncing!your!library!over!Wi!Fi!(updating!your!library)!....................!15!Deleting!books!.......................................................................................................!16!Reading!on!your!eReader!......................................................!17!Reading!a!book!......................................................................................................!17!Navigating!a!book!.................................................................................................!17!Changing!the!way!text!looks!............................................................................!19!Closing!books!and!bookmarking!your!page!..............................................!20!Adding!notes!and!looking!up!or!translating!words!....!22!Using!notes!..............................................................................................................!24!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!3!Bookmarking!pages!.............................................................................................!25!Using!the!dictionary!............................................................................................!26!Translating!a!word!...............................................................................................!26!Getting!a!Book!............................................................................!28!Shopping!for!a!new!book!...................................................................................!28!Buying!a!book!.........................................................................................................!29!Using!your!Wishlist!..............................................................................................!30!Adding!library!books!and!books!from!other!bookstores!....................!31!Understanding!EPUB,!PDF,!and!DRM!...............................!33!Using!Wi!Fi!...................................................................................!35!About!Wi!Fi!..............................................................................................................!35!Turning!Wi!Fi!on/off!...........................................................................................!36!Connecting!your!eReader!to!a!wireless!(Wi!Fi)!network!....................!36!Getting!Help!.................................................................................!38!Safety,!Regulatory!and!Warranty!Information!........................................!38!!!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!4!About!your!eReader!What’s!in!this!section!• Anatomy(of(your(eReader!• Charging(your(eReader!• Using&the&touch&screen!• Going&to&sleep&and&waking&up!• Connecting)to)your)computer!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!5!Anatomy!of!your!eReader!!!!!!!!!!!!Power!slider!Turn!your!eReader!on!or!off,!or!put!it!to!sleep.!!USB!port!Connect!your!eReader!to!your!computer!using!the!supplied!USB!cable!to!charge!your!eReader!or!add!books.!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!6!!Reset!hole!Remove!the!back,!insert!a!paper!clip,!and!press!gently!to!reset!your!eReader.!Charging!your!eReader!To!charge!your!eReader,!connect!it!to!your!computer!using!the!USB!cable!provided!in!your!box.!!As!it!charges,!your!eReader!will!display!the!battery’s!charge!at!the!top!right^hand!corner!of!the!screen.!Battery!icon…!Meaning…!!Your!eReader!is!out!of!power.!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!7!!Your!eReader!is!charging.!!Your!eReader!has!a!partial!charge.!!Your!eReader!is!fully!charged.!To!find!out!how!much!power!your!eReader!has!left,!tap!the!Home!icon!at!the!top!of!the!screen!to!go!to!the!Home!page.!!You’ll!find!the!battery!icon!at!the!top!right^hand!corner!of!the!screen!with!the!battery’s!current!capacity.!Using!the!touch!screen!When!your!eReader!is!on,!you!can!touch!the!screen!to!open!books,!turn!pages,!select!items,!and!more.!In!many!cases!you!can!just!touch!the!screen!lightly!with!a!fingertip!to!interact!with!it.!There!are!a!few!other!gestures!that!you!may!find!useful.!Tapping!This!is!the!gesture!youʼll!use!the!most.!Just!tap!the!screen!lightly!to!open!a!book,!turn!a!page,!select!a!menu,!and!more.!Double.tapping!To!double^tap,!you!tap!the!same!spot!on!the!screen!twice!quickly.!If!youʼre!reading!a!PDF,!you!can!double^tap!to!zoom!in!to!a!page!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!8!and!make!it!bigger.!If!youʼre!already!zoomed!in,!double^tapping!the!page!will!zoom!out.!Swipe!You!can!use!this!gesture!to!page!through!books!you!are!reading.!To!page!forward,!place!your!finger!on!the!right!edge!of!screen!and!quickly!drag!it!horizontally!to!the!left.!The!page!will!turn!just!like!a!real!book.!You!can!swipe!from!the!left!edge!of!the!screen!to!page!backwards.!Press!and!hold!This!gesture!is!also!called!long%press.!To!use!this!gesture,!touch!the!screen!and!hold!your!finger!in!place.!This!allows!you!to!select!text!while!reading.!Just!press!and!hold!on!a!word,!and!when!you!let!go,!your!eReader!will!underline!your!selection!and!show!two!circles!—!one!at!each!end!of!the!word.!You!can!then!use!the!drag!gesture!on!the!circles!to!select!more!text.!!!Note:!Not!all!books!allow!for!text!selection;!for!example,!you!cannot!select!text!in!PDFs!or!comic!books.!Dragging!If!youʼre!reading!a!PDF!and!zoom!in!to!see!a!bigger!version!of!your!page,!you!can!drag!the!page!to!see!different!parts!of!it.!To!do!this,!touch!anywhere!on!the!screen!and!lightly!move!your!finger!around.!The!page!will!move!in!the!direction!of!your!finger.!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!9!Putting!your!eReader!to!sleep!and!waking!it!up!You!can!turn!your!eReader!off!or!put!it!to!sleep!when!you’re!not!reading.!Both!help!your!battery!last!longer.!The!main!difference!is!that!when!you!put!your!eReader!to!sleep!and!then!wake!it!up,!you!go!back!to!the!last!screen!you!saw.!!This!could!be!a!page!in!a!book,!the!Kobo!Store,!or!an!area!in!your!library.!If!you!turn!your!eReader!off,!you’ll!go!back!to!your!Home!page!when!you!turn!it!on!again.!Another!significant!difference!between!putting!your!eReader!to!sleep!and!turning!it!off!is!the!length!of!time!it!takes!to!come!back!on!again.!When!you!wake!your!eReader!up!after!putting!it!to!sleep,!it’s!ready!to!use!in!one!or!two!seconds;!when!you!turn!it!off,!it!can!take!up!to!25!seconds!before!it’s!ready!to!use.!Note!that!putting!your!eReader!to!sleep!can!interrupt!things!such!as!library!syncing!and!wireless!(Wi!Fi)!connections.!! !
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!10!!To!turn!on!your!eReader:!• Slide&the&power&button&and&hold&until&your&eReader&turns&on.!To!turn!off!your!eReader:!• Slide&the&power&button&and&hold&until&the&Off&!screen&appears.!To!put!your!eReader!to!sleep:!• Quickly!slide!the!power!button!and!release.!To!wake!your!eReader!from!sleep:!• Quickly!slide!the!power!button!and!release.!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!11!Connecting!to!your!computer!You!can!connect!your!eReader!to!your!computer!using!the!USB!cable.!You!can!then!download!and!install!Kobo!Desktop!software,!which!lets!you!buy!and!rate!books,!organize!your!eReader!library,!and!more.!!Here!are!a!few!things!you!can!do!with!Kobo!Desktop:!• Read%your%books%on%your%computer!• Manage&your!collection(of(books!• Browse'the$Kobo$Store,"read"previews"and"buy"books!You$can$also$do#all#of#these#actions#on#your#eReader!directly;"for"more%information,%see%Getting'a'Book.!For!more!details!on!Kobo!Desktop,!you!can!download!the!Kobo!Desktop!guide!from!www.kobo.com/userguides.!You!can!also!search!our!online!help!portal!at!www.kobo.com/help!to!ask!questions!about!Kobo!Desktop!or!your!eReader.!!!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!12!Using!Your!Library!What’s!in!this!section!• Navigating(your(Home(Page(and(Library!• Searching*for*books!• Syncing'your'library'over'Wi'Fi!• Deleting(books!Navigating!your!Home!Page!Your!Home!page!is!the!first!thing!you!see!when!you!turn!on!your!eReader.!You’ll!find!the!covers!of!up!to!5!books,!newspapers,!documents!or!magazines!in!a!mosaic!on!your!Home!page.!These!are!your!most!recent!reads!or!purchases.!Just!tap!a!book!cover!to!open!the!book!and!start!reading.!You!can!always!get!to!your!Home!page!by!tapping!the! !Home!icon!at!the!top!of!the!screen.!The!Home!page!contains!only!your!most!recent!reads!or!purchases;!to!view!all!of!your!books,!go!to!your!Library.!!!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!13!Ready!to!buy!your!first!book?!You!can!find!books!by!categories,!recommended!lists,!and!more.!Your!eReader!makes!buying!books!easy!by!sorting!them!into!categories:!• Recommended(for(you!—!find%books%recommended%based&on&your&reading&preferences.!• Similar'Books!—!find%books%that%are%similar%to%the%ones%in#your#library.!• Categories!—!see#a#list#of#reading#categories.!• Reading(Lists—!see!a"list"of"popular"book"categories.!• Search'Kobo'Books!—!search'for'a'specific'book.!To!shop!for!new!books,!tap!the! !Home!icon!at!the!top!of!the!screen,!then!tap!Find!Books.!Navigating!Your!Library!Your!Library!lets!you!read!and!manage!books!on!your!eReader!–!you!can!even!see!your!reading!stats.!To!open!your!library,!tap!the! !Home!icon!at!the!top!of!the!screen!to!return!to!the!Home!page.!Next,!tap!Library.!!!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!14!In!your!Library!you’ll!find:!• Books!—!see#all#the#books#and#documents#in#your#library.(!• News%&%Magazines!—!see#any#newspapers#and#magazines)you)have)subscribed)to.!• Previews!—!see#excerpts#of#new#and#exciting#books.!• Shelves!—!add#and#edit#bookshelves#to#organize#your#library.!• Reading(Stats!—!see#how#many#hours#you’ve#read,#how#many%pages%you’ve%read,!and$more.!• Awards!—!explore'your'reading'habits,'awards,'and'achievements.!Searching!for!books!!If!you!know!exactly!what!you!want!to!read,!you!can!search!to!find!a!book!already!in!your!library,!or!a!new!book!in!the!Kobo!Store.!You!can!search!using!the!book!title,!author!name,!or!a!keyword.!To#find#a#book#in#your#library#or#in#the$Kobo$Store:!1. Tap$the$ !Home%icon%at%the%top%of%the%screen.!2. Tap$the$ Menu%icon%at%the%top%of%the%screen.!3. Tap$Search.!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!15!4. Choose$what%you'd&like&to&search:!• Tap$Library!to#search#your#library.!• Tap$Search!Kobo$Books!to#search#Kobo#books!(you%must%be%connected%to%the%Internet).!!5. Using&the&keyboard,&type&a&book&title,&author&name,&or&keyword.)Your)search)results)will)appear)as)you)type.!Tap$a$suggestion$to$go$to$that$result.!You!can!also!use!Global!Search!while!reading;!just!tap!the!middle!of!the!page!to!bring!up!the!Reading!Menu,!and!the!Search!icon!will!appear!at!the!top!of!the!screen.!!Syncing!your!library!over!Wi!Fi!(updating!your!library)!If!you!have!bought!eBooks!from!Kobo!before,!you!can!easily!add!these!to!your!eReader!using!a!Wi!Fi!connection.!Just!set!up!your!eReader,!and!it!will!automatically!download!any!books!to!your!Kobo!account.!This!is!called!updating!or!syncing.!To!sync!your!eReader!over!Wi!Fi:!1. Tap$the$ !Home%icon%at%the%top%of%the%screen.!2. Tap$the$ Menu%icon%at%the%top%of%the%screen.!3. Tap$the$ !Sync%icon.%!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!16!Deleting(books!If!you’re!done!with!a!book,!you!can!delete!it!from!your!eReader.!This!means!that!if!you!use!any!of!Koboʼs!other!reading!apps!you!will!no!longer!have!access!to!the!book.!!Donʼt!worry,!though.!If!you!ever!want!to!retrieve!your!book,!sign!in!to!kobo.com!and!visit!the!My!Account!page.!You!can!add!books!from!your!purchase!history!back!to!your!library.!To!delete!a!book:!1. Tap$the$ !Home%icon%at%the%top%of#the#screen.!2. Tap$Library.!3. Tap$Books.!!4. Find%the%book%you%want%to%delete%and%tap%the% Menu%icon%next%to%it.!You$should$see$a$list$of$books;$if$you$see$only$covers,$tap$the$ !View%icon%at%the%bottom$of$the$screen$and$select$!to#see#your#books#in#list#view.!5. Tap$Delete.!6. When%prompted%to%confirm%your%deletion,%choose%“continue.”!!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!17!Reading!on!your!eReader!What’s!in!this!section!• Reading(a(book!• Navigating(a(book!• Changing'the'way'text'looks!• Closing(a"book"and$bookmarking$your$page!Reading!a!book!!To!open!a!book!from!the!home!screen!or!library,!just!tap!the!title!or!cover.!Navigating!a!book!To!turn!pages!in!a!book,!just!tap!or!swipe!the!sides!of!the!page.!If!you!want!to!jump!forward!by!more!than!a!page!or!two,!you!can:!• Use$the$navigation$bar$to$change$pages$or$chapters.!• Use$the$Table$of$Contents$to$browse$a$list$of$chapters$and$change'chapters.!To!jump!around!in!a!book!using!the!navigation!bar:!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!18!1. Tap$the$center$of$the$page$to$bring$up$the$Reading$Menu.!2. Tap$the!!Navigation)icon.!• To!scroll!through!the!book’s!pages,!touch!the!circle!in!the!navigation!bar!and!slide!it!to!the!right!to!move!forward!and!to!the!left!to!go!back.!• To!move!to!the!next!page,!tap!the! Forward!icon.!• To!move!to!the!previous!page,!tap!the !Back!icon.!• To!jump!to!the!next!chapter,!tap!the! !Jump!forward!icon.!• To!jump!to!the!previous!chapter,!tap!the! !Jump!back!icon.!3. To!close!the$navigation$bar,$tap$anywhere$on$the$page;$or$tap$the$X!icon%on%the%navigation%bar.!Note:!!When!using!the!navigation!bar,!you!can!quickly!return!to!your!original!position!in!the!book!by!tapping!the! Snap!Back!icon.!!!!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!19!Changing!the!way!text!looks!When!you!are!reading!a!book,!you!can!adjust!the!size!or!alignment!of!the!text!or!adjust!the!line!spacing!to!make!reading!easier!on!your!eyes.!Your!eReader!offers!several!different!sizes!of!text!for!most!books.!1. While&reading,&tap#the#center#of#the#page#to#bring#up#the#Reading(Menu.!2. Tap$the$ Text%icon.!3. To#change#the#style#of#the#text,#select#a#font#from#the#Font#Face%list.!4. To#make#text#bigger#or#smaller,#tap#the#+#or#^!signs%beside%Font"Size.!5. To#add#more#space#between#lines#of#text,#tap#the#+#or#^!signs%beside%Line%Spacing.!6. To#add#more#space#around#the#edges#of#your#screen,#tap#the$+$or$^!signs%beside%Margins.!7. To#change#how#text#lines#up#at#the$edges,$select$one$of$the$Justification$options:!• !!Uses!the!default!publisher’s!settings!for!your!book.!• !Forces!text!to!line!up!on!both!the!left!and!right!sides.!• ! !Forces!text!to!line!up!with!the!left!side!of!the!screen.!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!20!8. When%you're%done%customizing%your%book,%tap%anywhere%on#the#screen#to#go#back%to%reading.!Notes:!• When%you%change%the%way%text%looks,%your%eReader%remembers&your&preferred&text&size&and&style,&and&applies'it'to'other'books'you'read.!• If#you#are#reading#a#PDF#you#can’t#change#the#size#or#style#of#the#text,#but#you#can#zoom#in#to#make$the$entire$page$bigger&and&easier&to&read.!Closing!books!and!bookmarking!your!page!When%you’re%done%reading,%you%can%stop%reading%by:!• Turning'your'eReader'off'or'putting'it'to'sleep!• Going&to&your&Home&page&or&one&of&your&Library&pages!Your!eReader!automatically!closes!your!book!and!remembers!the!page!you!were!on.!The!next!time!you!open!the!book,!it!will!remember!where!you!stopped!reading!and!open!your!book!to!that!page.!Books%that%you’re%still%reading%are%shown%on%your%Home%page.%If%you’re'finished'with!a"book"and"don’t"want"it"on"your"Home"page,&here’s&how&you&can&close&it:!1. In#the#Books#area#of#your#library,#find#the#book#you#would&like&to&close.!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!21!1. Tap$the!Menu%icon%next%to%your%book%to#see#the#options'menu,'or'press'and'hold'the'book’s'cover'until'you$see"the"menu.!2. Select&Mark%as%Finished.!!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!22!Adding!notes!and!looking!up!or!translating!words!What’s!in!this!section!• Highlighting(text!• Using&notes!• Bookmarking!pages!• Using&the&dictionary!• Translating*a*word!Highlighting!text!Some!eBooks!allow!for!highlighting!text!in!a!way!that!is!similar!to!using!a!highlighter!in!a!printed!book.!To!highlight!text:!1. In#your#book,#press#and#hold#a#word#on#the#page.!You$will$see$a$dictionary$definition$of$your$chosen$word$appear%on%the%screen.!2. Tap$the$X!at#the#top#of#the#dictionary*definition&box.!You’ll&see&a&highlight&underlining&the&word&and&showing&two$circles$—!one$at$each$end$of$the$word.!3. Drag%the%first%circle%to%the%start%of%the%text%you%want%to%highlight,'and'the'second'circle'to'the'end'of'the'text.!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!23!4. Tap$the$ Highlight'icon.!To!see!all!the!text!you’ve!highlighted!in!a!book:!1. Tap$the$center$of$the$page$to$bring$up$the$Reading$Menu.!2. Tap$the!!Annotations(icon.!3. Tap!Annotations.!Your%eReader%will%show%a%list%of%all%the%highlights%you’ve%made%in%your%book.%!4. Tap$a$highlight$to$open$the!page%where%you%created%your%highlight.!To!delete!a!highlight:!1. Tap$the$center$of$the$page$to$bring$up$the$Reading$Menu.!2. Tap$the$ !Annotations(icon.!3. Tap!Annotations.!Your%eReader%will%show%a%list%of%all%the%highlights%and%notes&you’ve&made&in&your&book.!4. Tap$the$ Menu%icon%next%to%the%highlight.!5. Tap$Remove&Highlight.!! !
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!24!Using!notes!!You!can!add!notes!to!your!books.!This!can!be!useful!when!you!study!a!passage,!or!want!to!add!comments!about!what!you’re!reading.!To!add!a!note:!1. In#your#book,#press#and#hold#on#a!word%that%appears%in%the$section$you’d$like$to$comment$on.!2. Tap$the$X!at#the#top#of#the#dialog#box#that#appears.#!You’ll&see&a&highlight&underlining&the&word&and&showing&two$circles$—!one$at$each$end$of$the$word.!!Note:"You"can"select"more"text"to"highlight"for"the"note"by#moving#the#circles#at#either#end#of#the#word.!3. Tap$the$ !Notes&icon.!4. Use$the$keyboard$to$enter$your$note.!5. Tap$Save.!To!read!your!note:!• Press%and%hold%the%text%you%highlighted%for%the%note.!Or!1. While&reading,&tap&the&center&of&the&page&to&bring&up&the&Reading(Menu.!2. Tap$the$ !Annotations(icon.!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!25!3. Tap$Annotations.!Your!eReader!will!show!a!list!of!all!of!your!notes!and!highlights.!4. Tap$the$text$next$to$the$ !Notes&icon.!Bookmarking!pages!Like!a!dog^ear!in!a!paper!book,!you!can!mark!interesting!passages!or!pages!that!you!want!to!return!to!using!dog^ears.!!To!bookmark!a!page:!• While&reading,&tap&the&top&right^hand%corner%of%the%page.%A"bookmark'or'dog1ear!will$appear$in$that#corner!of#the#page.#!!To!find!a!dog^ear:!1. While&reading,&tap&the&center&of&the&page&to&bring&up&the&Reading(Menu.!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!26!2. Tap$the$ !Annotations(icon.!3. Tap$Annotations.!4. Tap$the$ !Menu%icon%beside%the%dog^ear$you$want$to$see.!5. Tap$Show%on%Page.!Using!the!dictionary!Your!Kobo!eReader!has!a!built^in!dictionary!that!you!can!use!while!reading!Kobo!eBooks.!The!dictionary!may!not!work!if!you're!reading!books!from!other!sources,!such!as!books!you!get!from!a!public!library,!free!eBooks!you’ve!found!on!the!Internet;!the!dictionary!also!does!not!work!with!PDFs.!To!find!a!definition:!1. In#your#book,#press#and#hold#the#word#you’d#like#to#look#up.!2. Tap$Definition.!Translating!a!word!Your!Kobo!eReader!has!built^in!translation!that!you!can!use!while!reading!Kobo!eBooks.!Translation!may!not!work!if!you’re!reading!books!from!other!sources,!and!does!not!work!when!reading!PDFs.!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!27!To!translate!a!word!into!different!languages:!1. In#your#book,#press#and#hold#the#word#you’d#like#to#translate.!2. Tap$Translate.!3. Tap$the$drop^down%menu%under%Translate%Word.!4. Select!your%preferred%language.!!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!28!Getting!a!Book!What’s!in!this!section!• Shopping(for(a(new(book!• Buying'a'book!• Using&your&Wishlist!• Adding&library&books&and&books&from&other&bookstores!Shopping(for(a(new(book(!You!can!find!and!purchase!books!in!several!ways!on!your!eReader.!!Using!Find!Books!!Find!Books!lets!you!browse!the!Kobo!Store!in!different!ways,!or!search!for!a!particular!book!you!want:!!• Similar'books'—!find%books%that%are%similar%to%the%ones%in#your#library.#!• Recommended(for(you(—!find%books%recommended!based&on&your&reading&preferences.!• Categories*—!see#a#list#of#book#categories.!• Reading(Lists—!see#a#list#of#popular#book#selections.!• Search'Kobo'Books'—!search'for'a'specific'book.!To!use!Find!Books:!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!29!1. Tap$the$ !Home%icon%at%the%top%of%the%screen.!2. Tap$Find%Books.!3. Tap$any$of$the$listed$options.!Using!Discover!!Discover!shows!you!books!that!you!might!like!based!on!books!you!own!and!books!you’ve!rated.!!To!use!Discover!to!find!a!book:!1. Tap$the$ !Home%icon%at%the%top%of%the%screen.!2. Tap$Discover.!3. Tap$a$book$cover$at#the#left#or#right#of#the#center#book#to#see#more#books.!Note:!Tap!the!center!book!cover!to!see!a!synopsis.!Buying'a'book'!When!you’ve!found!a!book!you!want!to!purchase,!simply!tap!Buy!Now!to!check!out.!You!can!use!credit!cards,!store!credit,!or!gift!cards!from!select!partners!to!pay!for!your!book.!If!you!have!a!promo!code!(which!is!a!sort!of!coupon)!you!can!enter!this!during!checkout!to!get!a!discount!on!your!book.!To!buy!a!book:!1. Tap!the$Buy$Now$button.!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!30!If#you#have#shopped#with#Kobo#before#and#saved#your$billing&information,!you’ll&go&directly&to&the&confirmation&screen.'Skip'to'step'5.!2. Use$the$keyboard$to$enter$your$billing$address$and$credit$card%information.!Note:"This"is"the"address"associated"with"your"credit"card.&You&need&to&provide&this&even&if!you$use$store$credit$or#a#gift#card#to#pay#for#your#order#—!this%address%is%used%to#ensure#the#correct#tax#is#calculated#for#your#purchases.!3. Tap$Done!to#continue.!4. Review&your&order.!5. If#you#want#to#use#a#gift#card#to#pay,#tap#Add#Gift#Card."If"you$want$to$use$a$promo$code,$tap$Add#Promo#Code.!6. Tap$Buy$Now.!7. Tap$Keep$Shopping!to#buy#more#books.!Using!your!Wishlist!!Your!Wishlist!is!where!you!save!books!you!are!interested!in!but!not!yet!ready!to!buy.!You!can!add!books!to!your!Wishlist!while!browsing!and!easily!find!them!later.!For!example,!if!you!see!three!books!you!like!in!Discover,!you!can!add!them!to!your!Wishlist!and!buy!one,!two,!or!all!of!them!later.!!To!add!a!book!to!your!Wishlist:!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!31!• While&shopping,&in#Discover,#or#when#using#Find#Books,#tap"the" !Pin$icon.!!To!see!the!books!in!your!Wishlist:!1. Tap$the$ !Home%icon%at%the%top%of%the%screen.!2. Tap!Wishlist'at!the$bottom$of$the$screen.!!• Tap!a!book!to!read!the!synopsis!or!buy!it.!!Adding!library!books!and!books!from!other!bookstores!Want!to!borrow!eBooks!from!a!public!library!and!read!them!on!your!eReader?!Or!maybe!you!have!eBooks!from!other!sources!that!you'd!like!to!add?!Most!eBooks!that!you!borrow!and!buy!are!protected!using!Digital!Rights!Management,!or!DRM.!They're!protected!so!that!only!you!can!read!them!(and!in!the!case!of!library!books,!only!for!a!specific!period!of!time).!!Your!eReader!can!display!books!protected!using!Adobe!DRM,!which!is!a!form!of!DRM!used!by!most!libraries!and!booksellers.!You'll!know!when!you've!bought!or!borrowed!a!book!using!this!type!of!protection!if!the!library!or!bookseller!gives!you!a!file!with!an!.acsm!extension!(rather!than!an!.epub!or!.pdf!extension).!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!32!The!.acsm!file!contains!licensing!information!for!unlocking!your!book.!To!read!one!of!these!books!on!your!Kobo!eReader,!you!need!to!use!an!application!called!Adobe!Digital!Editions.!This!application!can!open!your!.acsm!file,!read!the!licensing!information,!download!your!book,!and!copy!the!book!to!your!eReader.!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!33!Understanding!EPUB,!PDF,!and!DRM!eBooks!come!in!a!range!of!formats.!When!you!look!for!books!to!read!on!your!Kobo!eReader,!look!for!books!in!EPUB!or!PDF!formats.!There!are!different!types!of!EPUBs,!as!well:!Kobo!EPUBs,!which!come!from!the!Kobo!store,!and!other!EPUBs,!which!come!from!other!sources.!There!are!some!features!in!Kobo!EPUBs!that!you!may!not!find!in!other!EPUBs.!Sometimes!books!are!protected!using!Digital!Rights!Management!(DRM).!DRM!prevents!unauthorized!copying!of!books,!and!is!often!used!to!protect!the!books!you!get!from!libraries!and!booksellers.!There!are!several!types!of!DRM.!Your!eReader!can!display!books!that!are!protected!using!Adobe!DRM.!Once!you’ve!found!books!that!you!want!to!read,!you!can!choose!from!several!ways!to!add!them!to!your!eReader.!You!can!transfer!books!using:!• A"wireless"connection"on"your"eReader!• The$free$Kobo$Desktop$software$on$your$computer!• Drag%and%drop!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!34!Which!method!works!best!depends!on!whether!your!books!are!protected!by!DRM,!and!where!they!came!from.!If!you!purchase!books!from!Kobo,!you!can!add!them!to!your!eReader!using!a!wireless!connection!or!using!the!free!Kobo!Desktop!software!for!your!computer.!See!Syncing%your%Library.!If!your!books!are!protected!by!DRM,!you!can!add!them!to!your!eReader!using!Adobe!Digital!Editions.!If!your!books!are!not!protected!by!DRM,!you!can!add!them!to!your!eReader!using:!• drag%and%drop!• Adobe&Digital&Editions!For!details!on!adding!books!to!your!eReader,!please!visit!our!help!page!at!www.kobo.com.!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!35!Using!Wi!Fi!What’s!in!this!section!• About&Wi&Fi!• Turning'off'Wi'Fi'(Airplane'mode)!• Connecting)your)eReader)to)a)wireless)network!• Syncing'your'library'over'Wi'Fi!About!Wi!Fi!You!can!use!your!eReader!to!connect!to!Kobo!over!a!wireless!Internet!connection!(Wi!Fi).!When!you’re!connected!to!Kobo!you!can!update!your!library!and!shop!for!new!books.!To!see!when!you’re!connected,!look!for!the!Wi!Fi!status!icon!at!the!top!right!corner!of!your!eReader’s!screen:!• !!you$are$not$connected!• !!Wi#Fi#is#on,#but#your#eReader#can’t&find%a%network!• !!you$have$a$fairly$good$connection!• !!you$have$an$excellent$connection!!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!36!Turning!Wi!Fi!on/off!If!you!want!to!extend!the!battery!life!of!your!eReader!or!you!want!to!use!your!eReader!on!a!plane!or!in!a!hospital,!you!can!turn!Wi!Fi!off.!To!turn!off!Wi!Fi:!1. Tap$the$ !Home%icon%at%the%top%of%the%screen.!2. Tap$the$ !Menu%icon%at%the%top%of%the%screen.!3. Tap$the#Wi#Fi#checkbox.)When)the)checkbox)is)blank,)Wi)Fi#is#disabled.#!Connecting!your!eReader!to!a!wireless!(Wi!Fi)!network!Before!you!can!add!Kobo!books!to!your!eReader,!you!need!to!connect!to!Kobo!online.!Your!eReader!lets!you!use!Wi!Fi!(wireless!Internet)!to!connect.!All!you!need!is!access!to!a!wireless!network!in!your!area.!!To!connect!to!a!wireless!network:!1. Tap$the$ !Home%icon%at%the%top%of%the%screen.!2. Tap$the$ !Menu%icon%at%the%top%of%the%screen.!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!37!3. Tap$the$ !Sync%icon.!!Your%eReader%will%try%to%connect%to%Wi#Fi.#This#may#take#a#moment.!4. You$will$be$prompted$to$choose$a$wireless$network.$Tap$the$name$of$the$network$you$want$to$use.!If#there#is#a# !Lock%icon%next%to%a%network,%you%need%a%password(to(use(that(network.!5. If#you're#prompted#for#a#network#password,#use#the#keyboard)to)type)in)the)password)and)then)tap)Join."You"can$tap$Show$Password$to$see$what$you're$typing.!!!!
Kobo!Mini!User!Guide!!!!38!Getting!Help!Got!questions!or!need!help?!Online:!www.kobo.com/help!Find!answers!to!your!questions!using!our!help!page.!Simply!type!a!question!in!the!field!to!get!your!answer.!Safety,!Regulatory!and!Warranty!Information!Important!safety,!regulatory!and!warranty!details!about!your!Kobo!Mini!can!be!found!on!the!Kobo!website!at!www.kobo.com/userguides.!!!Note:!There!may!be!different!models!of!the!Kobo!Mini,!and!the!information!for!each!model!can!be!slightly!different.!To!get!the!correct!information!you!need!to!remove!the!back!of!your!eReader,!find!the!model!number,!and!select!that!model!number!on!the!Kobo!website.!!!!!

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