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Kobo eReader Mini manual

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    ! Kobo™! Mi ni ! User! Guide! ! T able!of!Contents ! About!your!eReader ! .................................................................... ! 5 ! Anatomy!of! your!eRe ader ! ................................ .................................................... ! 6 ! Charging!your!eReade r ! ......................................................[...]

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    ! Changing!the!way!t ext!looks ! ............................................................................ ! 22 ! Closing!books!and! bookm arking!your!page ! .............................................. ! 24 ! Adding!notes!and!looking!up!or! !translating!words ! ... ! 26 ! Using!n otes ! ........................................................[...]

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    ! Safety,!Regulatory! an d!Warranty!Information ! ......................................... ! 42 ![...]

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    ! About!your! eReader ! W hat’s!in!this! section ! • Anatomy(of( your(eReader ! • Charging(your( eR eader ! • Using& the&to uch&screen ! • Going&to &sleep&and&wakin g&up ! • Connecting)to) your)computer ![...]

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    ! Anatomy!of!your!eRe ader ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! Power!slider ! Turn!your!eRead er!on!or! off,!or!put!i t! to!sleep. ! /! ! USB!port ! Connect!your! eReader!to!your! computer!using!the!supplied!USB! cable!to!charge!your!eReader!or!add! books. ![...]

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    ! ! Reset!h ole ! Remove!the! back,!insert! a!paper!clip, ! and!press!gently! to!reset!your! eReader. ! Charging!your!eReader ! To!charge! your!eReader,!c onnect!it !to!your! computer!using!the! USB!cabl e!provided!i n!your!box. ! ! As!it! charges,!you r!eReader !will!disp lay!the !battery’s! charge!at! the!top!right ^ hand!corner!of!the! screen.[...]

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    ! Battery! icon… ! Meani ng… ! ! Your!eReader! is!out!of!power. ! ! Your!eReader! is!charging. ! ! Your! eReader!has!a!partial !charge. ! ! Your!eReader! is!fully!char ged. ! To!find! out!how!much!power!your! eReader!has!lef t,! tap!the! Home!ico n!at!the! top!of !the!scre en!to! go ! to!the! Home!p age . !! You’ll! find!the!batte ry!icon !at[...]

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    ! Double 5 tapping ! To!double ^ tap ,! you!tap!the!same!spot! on !the!screen!twice!quickly. ! If!youʼre!reading !a!PD F,!yo u!ca n!do ub le ^ ta p!to!zo om !in!to!a !pag e! and!make!it!bigger. !If!youʼre!already!zoomed ! in,!double ^ tapping! the!page!will!zoom !out. ! Swipe ! You!can!us e! this!gesture!to!page!throu gh !boo ks!yo u!ar e!read in[...]

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    ! Drag ging ! If!you ʼ re!reading!a!PD F!and !zoom !in!to!see!a!bigger!version !of! your!page,!you!can! drag!the!page!to! see!different!parts!of! it.!To! do!this,! touch!anywhere!on!the!scree n!and!light ly!move!your! finger!aro un d .!T he !p ag e !w ill!m o v e!in !th e!d ire c tion !o f!yo ur !fin ger. ! Putting!your!eReader!to!s leep!and!wakin[...]

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    ! ! To!turn!o n!your!eRe ader: ! • Slide&the&power&butt on&and&hold&until&your&eReader& ! turns&on. ! To!turn!o ff!your !eReader: ! • Slide&the&power&butt on&and&hold&until&the&Off& ! screen&appears. ! To!put!your !eReader!to!sl eep: ! • Quickly !s lide!the !po w [...]

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    ! Connecting!to!your!computer ! You!can!c onne ct!your!eReader!to!your!computer!using!the! USB! cable.!You!can!then!dow nload!an d!install! Kobo!Desktop!so ftware ,! which ! lets!you!bu y ! and ! ra te!book s,!organize!you r!eRead er! library,!and !m o re .! ! Here!ar e!a!few!th ings! you!can!do! wi th! Kobo!De sktop: ! • Read%your% books% on#you[...]

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    ! Using!Your !Library ! What’s! in!this! section ! • Navigat ing(your(Home( Page(and(Li brary ! • Searching*for*books ! • Using& the&Kobo& Cloud ! • Downloading *books*from* the*Kobo* Cloud*to*yo ur* eReader ! • Archivi ng)Books)to)t he)Kobo)C loud ! • Deleti ng(books ! Navigating!your! Home!Page ! and!Library ! Your!Home![...]

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    ! Ready!to! buy!your!fir st!book?!You!c an ! fin d!b o ok s!b y !ca teg o rie s,! recommen ded !lists,!and!more.!You r!eRead er!m akes!bu ying! books!easy! by!sorti ng!them!int o!categori es: ! • Recommended(for( you ! — ! find %bo o k s%re co m m ende d% based&on&your &reading&preference s. ! • Similar'Books ! — ! fin [...]

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    ! • News%&%Mag azines ! — ! see#any#newspape rs#and# magaz ines)y ou)h ave)sub scribe d)t o. ! • Previews ! — ! see#excerp ts#of#new#and #exciting#books. ! • She lves ! — ! add#and#edit#bookshelves#to# organize#your# library. ! Searching!for!books! ! If!you!know !exa ctly!w h at!yo u!w a nt!to!re ad ,!you !can! search ! to! find!a!b[...]

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    ! Using!the!Kobo!Cl oud ! Your!enti re!Kobo!Library! is!automat ically! stored!in!the !Kobo! Cloud.!With!t he!Kobo!Cloud,! you!can!store!unlimited!c ontent,!so! your!Library!can!never !grow!too!large. !And!the!best!part!is,! you’ll!have!acces s!to!your!favourite!books!al l!the!time. ! When! you’ re! r eady!to!read,!simply!go!to! you r!Library!o[...]

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    ! fro m!the !downloa d!queue . ! It’s!easy!to!identify!item s!yo u’ve !dow nloaded !and !tho se!th at!are ! still!in!the!Kobo!Cloud — you’ll!see!the!covers!of !any!books,! magaz ines!o r!ma nga!you’ ve!down loaded, !while !items! that! are! only!in!the! K obo!Cloud!appear!with!a! ! Download!ic on.!! ! Note :!You!can!s el ec t!a s !m any!b[...]

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    ! Note: ! If#your#Wi#Fi#connection #is#interru pte d,#tap #the Sync% icon%on%th e %H o m e %sc re e n%t o%r es u m e %th e %b oo k %d o w n lo a d s%in %th e% queue. ! ! To#remove#s omething#f rom#the#downl oad#queue: ! 1. Tap$the$bo ok$with ! the$ ! Download(icon( that(you(want( to#remove#from #the#down load #que ue.# ! A"prompt"wi ll&qu[...]

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    ! 3. Tap$the ! ! List%view%ic on. ! 4. Tap$the$ ! Menu% ico n%be side%t he%boo k%you’d %like% to% archive. ! 5. Tap$ Archiv e . ! 6. Tap$ Continue . ! The$archi ved$book$will$be$ removed$from$your$e Reader.$ $ ! Deleting!books ! If!you’re!done! with!a! book ,! you!can!delete!it! from!your!eReader. ! This!means! that!if!you! use!any!of!Koboʼs ![...]

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    ! 5. You$should$ see$a$ list%of%books;%if%yo u %see %on ly %co ve rs,%ta p% the$ ! Tools ! icon%at%the %b ottom$of$the$screen$and$se lect$ ! to#see#your#bo ok s#in#list#view. ! 6. Tap$ Delet e . ! 7. When% prompt ed%t o%conf irm% your %del etion ,%cho ose% “continue.” ! ![...]

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    ! Reading!on !your!eRe ader ! What’s! in!this! section ! • Read ing$a$book ! • Navigat ing(a(book ! • Changing'the'way' text'looks ! • Closing( a"book" an d$bookmarking$your$page ! Reading!a!book! ! To!open!a! book ! fr om !the!hom e! screen!or!library ,!just !t a p !t h e !ti tl e ! or!cover. ! Navigating!a![...]

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    ! 2. Tap$the ! ! Navigati on)icon. ! • To!scrol l!throug h!the!boo k’s!page s,!touc h!the!c ircle!in! the!navigation!b ar!an d!slide!it!to!the!righ t!to!m ov e! forward !a nd !to !th e!le ft!to !go !ba ck . ! • To!move!to! the!next! page,! tap!the! ! Forward!icon. ! • To!move!to! the!previous!page ,!tap! the ! ! Back!ico n. ! • To!jump!to[...]

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    ! Note: ! Line! spacing,!margin! spacing,!and!t ext!justif ication!aren’t! available!in! Japanese!books. ! To!chan ge!the! w ay!text!looks: ! 1. Whil e&re adi ng,&t ap#the#center#of#the# page#to#bring#up#the# Reading( Menu. ! 2. Tap$the$ ! Text%icon. ! • To#change# the#style#of# the#text,#se lect#a #font# from#the# Font# Face%list. ! ?[...]

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    ! 3. When% you' re% done% custo mizing %your %book, %tap %anywh ere % on#the#screen# to#go#back# to#reading. ! Notes: ! • When% you% cha nge %t he% way%t ext %look s,%y our%e Read er% remembe rs&your&preferre d&text&size&and&style,&and& applies'it' to'other'books'you'read. ! • I[...]

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    ! 1. In#the#Books#a rea #of#you r#librar y,#find#th e#bo ok #you # would& like& to&clo se. ! 2. Tap$the ! ! Menu%i con% next%to%your%book% to#see#the# options'menu,'or' press'and'hold' the'book’s'cover 'until' you$see$ the$menu. ! 3. Select& Mar k%as%F inished . ! ![...]

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    ! Adding!not es ! an d!looking ! up ! or !! translating!words ! What’s! in!this! section ! • Highli ghting(text ! • Using& notes ! • Bookmarking ! pages ! • Using& the&di ctionary ! • Translati ng*a*word ! Highlighting!te xt ! Some! eB ooks! allow!for ! highli ght ing ! text !i n!a! way!t hat!i s!s imil ar! to!using!a ! high[...]

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    ! 6. Tap$the$ Highlight' icon. ! 7. Tap$ Highl ight . ! To!see! al l!the!text!you’ve! highl ight ed!in!a! book :! 1. Tap$the$c enter$of$the$ page$to$bring$up$ the$Reading$Menu. ! 2. Tap$the ! ! Book$ icon. ! 3. Tap ! Annotations . ! 4. Your%eReader %will% show%a%list%of %all%the%hi ghlights%you’ve % made% in%you r%b ook. % ! 5. Tap$a$hi gh[...]

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    ! Using!notes! ! You!can!ad d!notes! to!your! books .!This!can !b e!usef u l !w hen!y o u ! study!a!passage,!or!want!to!add!com m ents!abou t!wha t!you’re! reading. ! To!add!a! note: ! 1. In#your#book ,#press #and #ho ld# on#a#word#that#appears# in# the$section$you’d$like$to $com m e nt$on . ! 2. Release& your&finger& from&the&a[...]

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    ! 3. Tap$ Annotat ions . ! 4. Your%eReader %will% show ! a"list" of"all"of "your"notes"and" highlights. ! 5. Tap$the$t ext$next$to$t he$ ! Note%i con. ! Bookmarking ! pages ! Like!a!dog ^ ear!in!a! p aper!book,!you!can!mark!interesting! passages!or !pages!th at!you!want! to!return ! to!using!dog ^ ears.! ! To[...]

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    ! 4. Tap$the$ ! Menu% ico n%be side%t he%dog ^ ear$you$ w ant$to$ see. ! 5. Tap$ Show ! on ! Page . ! Using!the!dicti onary ! Your!Kobo!eRea der!has!a!buil t ^ in! d ictio n a ry !th at !yo u !ca n !u se ! whil e!r eading! Kobo!eBoo ks.! The! d ictionary !m a y !no t !w o rk !if! you're!reading!books! from!other!sources,! such!as!book s! you!g[...]

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    ! 1. In#your#book ,#press #and #ho ld#the #w ord #you ’d#like #to# translate. ! 2. Release& your&finger& from&the&page. ! 3. Tap ! the ! ! Dictiona ry*icon. ! 4. Tap$ Transl ation* Dictionar y . ! 5. Tap$the$d rop ^ down%menu%under%Translate %Word. ! 6. Select& your%pref erred% language. ! ![...]

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    ! Getting!a! Book ! What’s! in!this! section ! • Shopping(for(a(new(book ! • Buying'a' book ! • Using& your&Wis hlist ! • Adding&l ibrary&books& and&books& from&other&bo okstores ! Shopping(for(a(new(book( ! You ! can!find!and!purchase!books!in!several!ways!on!your! eReader.! ! Shopping!for!bo[...]

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    ! To! shop!for !b ooks: ! 1. Tap$the$ ! Home%icon%at %the%top% of%t he%scr een. ! 2. Tap ! Books tore . ! 3. Shop%for%books: ! • Tap! Disco ver! to!see!Similar!Books!and!reco m m en de d! books. ! • Tap! Browse ! to!see!Categories,!Reading!Lists!or!F ree! Books. ! • Tap! Search ! to!find!a!specific!book!from !the!K ob o! Bookstore . ! Using! [...]

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    ! Buying!a!book! ! When! you’ve ! foun d !a!b o ok !yo u !w a n t!to !pu rc h as e,!sim ply!tap!B u y ! Now ! to ! check ! out.!You!can!use! credit!cards,! st ore!credit,!or!gift! cards!from!select!partners!to!pay!for!your!book.!I f!you!have!a! promo!code!(whi ch!is!a!sort! of!coupon)!you!can!ent er!this! during!checkout! to ! get!a!discount!on!y[...]

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    ! Using!your!Wishl ist! ! Your!Wishli st!is!where!yo u!sav e!books!you!are! interested!in!but! not!yet! ready!to! buy.! You!c an!add!book s!to!y our!Wishli st!while! browsing ! and!easily! find!them!later. !For!example,!if!you!see! three!books!yo u!like ! in! the!Booksto re ,!y o u !can!ad d!them !to!yo u r! Wish list !and! buy!on e,!t wo,!o r!all [...]

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    ! only!you!can!read! them !(and!in!the!case! of!library!books,!only! for!a!specific !pe rio d !of!tim e).!!You r!eR e a de r!c an ! display! books! protected! using!Adobe!DRM,!whic h!is !a!form!of !DRM !used!by! most! libra ries!a nd!books eller s. ! You'll! know !when!you've!bo ught!or! borrowed!a!book!using !this! type!of!protection !if[...]

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    ! Understand ing!EPUB,! PDF,!and!DRM ! eBooks!come!in!a!range!of!f ormats.!When!you!look!for!books!to! read!on!your!Kobo!eR ead er,!look!for!books!in!EPU B !or!PDF! formats. ! There!are !diff erent!types!of! EPUBs,!as!well: ! Kobo! EPUBs,!which! come!from!the!Kobo!store,!and!other!EPUBs,!which!come!from! other!sources. ! There!are!some!f eatures!in[...]

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    ! If!you!purchas e!bo ok s!from !K ob o,!you !can !ad d!th em !to!yo ur ! eReader!using!a!wireless!connecti on!or!using!the!fr ee!Kob o! Desktop! software!for !your!computer. ! See! Syncing%your%Library .! If!your!books!are !pro tecte d!b y!D RM ,!you!can! add!them!to!your! eReader!using!Adobe!Digital!Editi o ns. ! If!your!books!are !no t!prote cte[...]

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    ! Using!Wi! Fi ! What’s! in!this! section ! • About&Wi& Fi ! • Turning'of f'Wi'Fi'(Air plane'mode) ! • Connecting)your) eReader)to)a) w ireless)network ! • Syncing'your'librar y'over'Wi'Fi ! About!Wi!Fi ! You!can!us e!your!e R eader!to!conn ect!to! Kobo!over!a!wirel ess! Internet!c[...]

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    ! Turning!Wi!Fi ! on/off ! If!you!want!to!ex ten d!th e!ba ttery !life!of!you r!eR ead er !or!you ! want! to!use! your!e Reader!o n!a!pl ane!or! in!a!h ospital ,!you! can! t urn!Wi!Fi!of f .! To!turn!o ff!Wi! Fi: ! 1. Tap$the$ ! Home%icon%at %the%top% of%t he%scr een. ! 2. Tap$the$ ! Menu% ico n%at %the% top%of %the%s creen. ! 3. Tap$the$ Wi #Fi# c[...]

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    ! ! Your%eReader %will% try%to%connect% to%Wi%Fi.%Thi s%may%take%a% moment . ! 1. You$will$ be$prompted$to$choos e$a$wire less$network.$Tap$ the$name$of$the $netw o rk$yo u$w an t$to$us e. ! If#there#is#a# ! Lock%icon%next%to%a%netw ork, %you%need%a% password(to( use(that(network. ! 2. If#you're#prom pte d#for#a#n etw o rk#p assw ord,#use#the#[...]

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    ! Getting!Hel p ! Got!quest ions!or!need! help? ! Online :! www.kob o.com/hel p ! Find!answers!to!your !questions!usi ng!our!help!page.!Simply!type! a!question!in! the!field!to!get!your! an swer. ! Safety,!Regulatory!and!Warranty!Information ! Importan t!safety ,!regu latory !an d!w ar ran ty!de tai ls!ab o u t!yo u r! Kobo!Mini !can!be!f ound!on! [...]