Quote of the Day For Thursday

“Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do
better.”

– Pat Riley

Quote of the Day For Wednesday

“Never mistake motion for action.”

– Ernest Hemmingway

Quote of the Day For Tuesday

“Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do.”

– John Wooden

Don’t Forget to Enter the New Kindle Fire Giveaway!

 

Today is the last day – have you entered to win the new Kindle Fire I am giving away via my Free Kindle Books and Tips blog?  You can if you click here or type in http://smarturl.it/714kf into your web browser!

 

Good luck!

Michael

Quote of the Day For Monday

“Presence is more than just being there.”

– Malcolm Forbes

Kindle Reset Instructions

I am going to set this message up to go out periodically for each of my blogs, as most of you read them on your Kindles vs. the computer or via email: if you’ve seen it before and know what I’m talking about, or if you’re just plain ‘ole tired of seeing it don’t worry – I’ll be back with a new post soon.

There seems to be a Kindle problem for a lot of folks – that is, what do you need to do if (a) this or any other blog, newspaper, or magazine all of a sudden stops updating each day on the Kindle, and (b) you can see the blog, newspaper, or magazine post in the to be downloaded list of the “Manage Your Kindle” section of the Amazon website and for some unexplained reason it doesn’t show up on your Kindle, or (c) you’ve ordered a book, app or anything else for your Kindle and it never seems to download.

You may need to write this down, or try to memorize it, because if it happens to you I’m willing to bet you won’t remember unless you’ve reset your Kindle a few times!

If you would like to print this out, click here or type in http://smarturl.it/screenshots into your web browser to read my post on the Kindle Books and Tips blog to how to capture screen shots on your e-Ink Kindle and Kindle Fire.

If this happens to you, you will need to reboot your Kindle.

Here is how you reboot an e-Ink Kindle:

1. Click the “Home” button to get back to your home screen.
2. Click the “Menu” button, and select “Settings.”
3. You will see several options, but “reboot” is not one of those options. Press the “Menu” button again.
4. You will have several options, but choose and click the “Restart” button.

Here is how you reboot a Kindle Fire:

1. Press and hold the power button for 20 seconds, then release the power button.
2. The Fire will turn off.
3. After the Fire has turned off, press the power button once and release it to restart the Fire.

Once you reboot your Kindle, it could take about 1-2 minutes to reboot. Make sure your wireless is on, and the Kindle will go look in the Amazon store to see what is pending to be downloaded and viola! You should be back in business. If you ever need to restart your Kindle, I hope this helps!

Michael

Looking for more – or a more reliable – source of free books for your Kindle? You can check out my book, Free Kindle Books and How to Find Them, if you click here or type in http://smarturl.it/fkb into your web browser!

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Quote of the Day For Sunday

“I’ve always felt it was not up to anyone else to make me give my best.”

– Hakeem Olajuwon