Tips & Tricks #4: Try A Sample

18th June 2008

Tips & Tricks #4: Try A Sample

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One of the most brilliant things about the Kindle Store is that you can try a sample of any book. There are two ways to do this. One is through the Kindle Store on Amazon.com. On any book page, click the Try A Sample button (as seen at left). A sample of the book will be sent wirelessly to your Kindle.

The other way to do this is to go to the Kindle Store on your Kindle. On any book page, there are a series of bullet point choices along the right-hand side (Reviews, Write a Review, etc.). From that side, choose Try A Sample, and you’ll have your book sample in seconds.

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1 On October 31st, 2008, cynthia said:

How do you delete a sample book? Thanks

2 On October 31st, 2008, CJ said:

Hi Cynthia. You can delete a sample the same way you delete a regular book, which I’ve detailed here: Deleting Items From Your Kindle.

Just be careful to check the box with “sample” next to it if you’ve bought the full version of the material. However, if you accidentally delete the wrong thing, you can re-download it from Amazon.

I’ve also talked before about the need for Amazon to auto-delete samples if you purchase the full version, which a lot of Kindle owners seem to agree about. Hopefully that will be in Kindle II or available as a software update to the current Kindle.

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