Chapter 3. Finding Content

The books available in the Kindle Store are only a small fraction of the great books available for your Kindle, many of which are free to download. One of the greatest things about a Kindle is how easy it is to rediscover (or discover for the first time!) classic novels.

Kindle books use a kind of file called Mobipocket. Amazon customized the file type a little bit so that it could add copy protection. However, you can also read unprotected PDF files, HTML files, Microsoft Word documents, and text files on your Kindle.

Note

Microsoft Word documents can be read on a Kindle after converting them. Conversion of these files is covered in Chapter 4, “Managing Your Kindle Content.”

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