Traveling with Your Kindle

Connecting Wirelessly When Traveling

Learn more about Connecting Your Kindle via Wi-Fi.

Kindle Users Living Outside the United States

If you live outside the United States and use Kindle, please see Using Kindle Outside the United States.

Battery Life

You can read for up to one month on your Kindle with wireless turned off, based upon a half-hour of daily reading time. Battery life will vary based on wireless usage, such as shopping the Kindle Store and downloading content.

Tip: To conserve your Kindle's battery life, turn off wireless prior to putting your device to sleep.

Charging Kindle's Battery Outside the United States

Kindle always ships with a Kindle micro-USB cable that allows you to charge Kindle from a computer. Power adapters for many other countries are also available and can be added to your Kindle order at the time of purchase or bought separately. Please visit the Kindle Store to see the available options:

• Europe: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002Y27P5K
• United Kingdom: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002Y27P6E
• Australia: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002Y27P50

You can charge your Kindle by connecting it to your computer via the Kindle micro-USB cable or by connecting it to a wall socket using the Kindle micro-USB cable and the Kindle power adapter plug appropriate for your country. The light on your Kindle next to the USB socket will appear yellow when charging and change to green when Kindle is fully charged.

Note on third-party charging devices: Third-party charging devices, power converters, USB wall chargers, and other charging hubs are not supported nor recommended for your Kindle.

Charging from Your Computer via Kindle Micro-USB Cable

When using the Kindle micro-USB cable to charge your Kindle via your computer, charging time will normally take four to six hours. To charge your Kindle from a computer via Kindle micro-USB cable:

• Connect Kindle directly to a USB port on your computer. Do not connect through a hub, keyboard, or monitor. Generally, the USB ports at the back of a computer tower (which are generally running at a higher voltage) will work without problems.


• Connect Kindle to a computer plugged into a power outlet. We recommend keeping your computer plugged into a power outlet while charging your Kindle. Your computer may not supply sufficient power to the USB port if it is not plugged in.
  
  
• Make sure your computer stays on during the entire charging process. Disable Standby, Hibernate or Sleep mode, if necessary.
  
  
• Verify Kindle recognizes the USB connection. You can verify your Kindle is charging if you see the USB drive mode screen. If you do not see this screen, unplug and reconnect your Kindle. You may also need to select an alternate USB port.

Using Kindle while Charging via USB Cable

You can use your Kindle while it is connected via USB and charging from your computer by unmounting or ejecting it so Kindle exits USB drive mode.

• Windows Vista and 7: Click on the Start button, select "Computer" from the options, right-click on the Kindle drive icon and select "Eject" from the pop-up menu.  
• Windows XP: Right-click on the "Safely remove hardware" icon in the lower left-hand corner of the task bar and follow the on-screen instructions to remove Kindle.
• Mac OS: Cmd-click on the Kindle device icon and choose "Eject."

Kindle will then exit USB drive mode and display the Home screen. You'll see a lightning bolt on the battery status icon that indicates your Kindle is still charging.

Shopping and Downloading Archived Content on Amazon.com

If you're traveling outside of wireless range or prefer to use your Kindle without accessing wireless services, you can still shop in the Kindle Store on Amazon.com. See Shopping the Kindle Store on Amazon.com for more information.

To download items to your computer at the time of purchase:

1. Select "Transfer via Computer" from the Deliver to: pull-down menu on the product detail page.
2. Save the file to your computer when prompted by your web browser.
3. Connect Kindle to your computer with the USB cable.
4. Use your computer's file browser to drag and drop the file to the documents folder on your Kindle.

Downloading Archived Content without Wireless

Books you purchase are automatically stored in your Kindle Library on Amazon.com. Books available for re-download appear on the Manage Your Kindle page. Additional information is available on the Your Kindle Library Content Help page.

To download your items from Manage Your Kindle:

1. Locate the item you wish to download in "Your Kindle Library" in Manage Your Kindle. You can choose to sort your content by type using the left hand menu. If you have a lot of content, you may need to use the Previous and Next options at the bottom of the page to navigate through all of your content.
2. Click on "Download and transfer via USB" next to the title and select the device you wish to open the content with on the popup menu. Then click “Download.”
3. Save the file to your computer when prompted by your web browser.
4. Connect your Kindle to your computer with a USB cable.
5. Drag and drop the file to your Kindle's documents folder.

For more information on using your Kindle's USB connection and transferring files from your computer to your Kindle, see the Transferring, Downloading, and Sending Files to Kindle Help page.

Transferring Personal Documents without Wireless Service

To access your personal documents for free on your Kindle, send attachments to "name"@free.kindle.com. We'll send the files to your Kindle via Wi-Fi and and also e-mail them to the address associated with your Amazon.com account. Alternatively, you can transfer the documents to your Kindle using your USB connection. To learn more, see Transferring, Downloading, and Sending Files to Kindle.

International Service Fees for U.S. Customers

Kindle customers from the United States can travel internationally and still get books in less than 60 seconds. Customers have the option to wirelessly receive periodicals and personal documents for a fee, or transfer files from their computer for free.

• International Subscription Service: Receive all of your newspaper, magazine, and blog subscription content wirelessly for a weekly fee of $4.99.
• International Personal Document Service: Transfer personal documents to your Kindle wirelessly for $.99 per megabyte (rounded up to the next whole megabyte). For more information about transferring personal files to your Kindle, see the Transferring, Downloading, and Sending Files to Kindle Help page.

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