Kindles have useful features that you may want to take advantage of. Touch and hold a word or phrase to see its definition, stand out that, or take grades. You can also search the entire book for that particular word or phrase or translate it to or from other languages.
wise word displays short definitions in small text inside the lines. Unfortunately, it’s not available for all books, but when it is, you can turn it on or off and choose more or fewer tracks. Clicking on the short definition opens a longer one from Word Wise and the New Oxford American Dictionary or the Oxford Dictionary of English (you can switch between the two), plus translations and a Wikipedia page, if applicable.
While reading, touch the top of the screen and click “Aa” to switch font type or size—there’s even a font called OpenDyslexic that helps make reading easier for people with dyslexia. You can also control margin sizes and line spacing from that menu.
When a Kindle is connected to a Bluetooth speaker or headset, VoiceView screen reader (accessed via settings > Accessibility) allows you to use gestures to navigate your device and reads aloud what you’ve tapped. It will also read a book aloud, although it doesn’t sound as good as an audiobook.
amazon owns good readsso it syncs perfectly with Kindles (press the three dot menu > good reads). If you have a Goodreads account, you can review Kindle books you’ve read or search your bookshelf and recommendations. Long-pressing on a word or phrase, in addition to the above, opens an option to share quotes directly on Goodreads.
There is a Web navigator also if you are connected to the Internet (three dot menu > Web navigator). It’s not the best, so I’d save it for emergency searches.