
Then, look for a button called Read Now with Kindle. You may need to sign in or create an account. Then, you can check out the book by clicking Borrow. Start by going to and finding your local library, and then find a book you want. Borrow local library booksĪmazon may not promote this feature, but the Kindle can borrow ebooks from your local library.

If you want to have display warmth turn on and off during specific times of day, tap the Schedule button, tap the Off switch to turn it on and pick the times of day when you want warmth enabled. Then, if your Kindle supports warmth, you'll see a scale for Warmth, with a dot you can drag to the right to increase warmth.

To change Kindle display warmth, first tap the drawer button at the very top of the screen (think of it as a wide 'v'). It's just a way to change the color of the lighting and therefore your Kindle screen. It's not to be confused with blue-light filter technology that helps your eyes relax and fall asleep faster. It's the kind of thing you might love or simply forget about after trying - but it's too easy to try to sleep on it.Īnd speaking of sleep, don't think this feature is about helping you sleep. Recent Kindles, currently the Paperwhite (2021), Paperwhite Signature Edition and Kindle Oasis, have a display warmth setting.

Just like the books you choose to read, this feature is all about your personal preference.

So, when you're setting up your Kindle for the first time, think twice about if you want a social network, with weird and rote recommendations lists, on your Kindle. If you want a list-making app to keep track of the books you want to read, and the ones you've read, you can just use your phone's notes app. Sure it has an end-of-year "Your Year In Books" wrap-up, but it's no Spotify Wrapped. As Angela Lashbrook explained for OneZero (and others have explained elsewhere), Amazon's Goodreads is practically broken. It's one of Amazon's many ways to make reading more social and online. A lot of digital ink has been spilled over whether or not Goodreads is actually good.
