App Storm: Best Kindle Fire Apps, A Torrent of Games, Tools, and Learning Applications, Free and Paid, For Young and Old

Introduction
APP STORM
Best Kindle Fire Apps
by Steve Weber
Also available at Amazon.com:
Kindle Books (also available in paperback):
Kindle Buffet: Find and download the best free books, magazines and newspapers for your
Kindle, iPhone, iPad or Android
Kindle Fire Owners anual: !he ultimate Kindle Fire guide to getting started, ad"an#ed
user tips, and finding unlimited free books, "ideos and apps on Amazon and beyond
Kindle Fire apps:
Free App of the $ay: %et daily noti#e of free games and appli#ations for Android and
Kindle users
Kindle Buffet: A menu of the best free Kindle books, fresh daily
A WORD ABOUT FREE APPS
Amazons Kindle Fire is a "ery affordable tablet #omputer& 't runs on the Android operating system
and, be#ause of that, there is a wide "ariety of apps that e(pand its potential enormously& Kindle Fire
offers enormous utility for a low pri#e&
But what really makes the Kindle shine is the Amazon App )tore, whi#h allows you to effortlessly find
and download a breathtaking array of games, entertainment, utilities, and tools&
' ha"e two ma*or pie#es of ad"i#e when it #omes to app shopping& First, remember that most paid apps
usually ha"e a free +lite, "ersion whi#h enables you to *udge whether its worth spending a few dollars
more to get the full-fledged "ersion& ' ha"e two young #hildren in my family who lo"e playing with my
Kindle Fire& ."ery time they"e asked to download a paid app, '"e been able to find a free "ersion of it
that keeps them entertained *ust fine&
Also, remember that Amazon has a +Free App of the $ay, promotion& .a#h day of the year, one paid
app is a"ailable for free download until midnight of that day& 'f you remember to do it e"ery day, this one
feature of Amazons store #ould sa"e you /0,111 or more during the #ourse of ea#h year2
'f youd like to be alerted ea#h morning to that days Free App, sign up for my e-mail newsletter, Free
App of the $ay& !hat way, you #an 3ui#kly see if its something you want and, if so, ar#hi"e the free app
immediately to your Amazon a##ount, e"en if your Kindle Fire isnt within rea#h& !hen you #an download
it from Amazons 4loud storage anytime afterwards, when youre using your Kindle Fire&
5ep, e"eryone likes free stuff, espe#ially when its something that youd ha"e to fork o"er a few #lams to
get it any other day of the year2 6eres a sample of my free newsletter:
Pictured bove! T"e #ree ne$sletter% A&'on Free App o# t"e Dy(
!o sign up for the newsletter, "isit this page&
Kindle Bu##et! Free boo)s% ll you cn et*
Apps are only part of the Kindle treasure tro"e& $ont forget about books2
One of the best things about Amazons digital bookstore is that many of its most popular books are
offered #ompletely free of #harge during brief promotional periods& 'f you manage to find and download a
book while its offered free, its yours to keep7fore"er& 'ts a great way to sample a new genre, or perhaps
dis#o"er an author you hadnt noti#ed before&
' lo"e downloading free books to my Kindles so mu#h, ' started a website and newsletter #alled
KindleBuffet&#om to help keep tra#k of the "ery best books #urrently a"ailable free& 8!he free promotions
usually last only a few days, but theres a new #rop e"ery day9& !ake a look, and 'm sure youll be amazed
at the wealth of great books7usually there are se"eral hundred freebies in "irtually e"ery #ategory of
fi#tion and nonfi#tion, e"ery day of the year& And these arent *ust the dogs that nobody wants, the
sele#tion in#ludes bona-fide bestsellers from the most famous authors in the world& 5ou may ne"er ha"e
to pay for a book again2 6ea"en knows '"e already downloaded more books than 'd be able to read in
three lifetimes& But theres two things '"e ne"er been able to refuse7free food and free books&
Pictured bove! T"e "o&ep+e o# KindleBu##et(co&( ,isit t"e site #or dily Editor-s Pic)s o# outstndin+ Kindle
boo)s t"t "ve +one #ree durin+ t"t s&e dy(
Of the thousands of new books made a"ailable e"ery day, ' whittle the list down to highlight only the
best on Kindle Buffet & For this, ' use two simple yardsti#ks: how many fi"e-star re"iews ha"e Amazon
#ustomers posted about the book: !hen, to skim the #ream a bit more, ' #ompare a books number of
positi"e re"iews "ersus negati"e re"iews& Although indi"idual re"iewers fre3uently disagree about a gi"en
book7and Amazon #ertainly has its share of knu#kleheads offering their two-#ents worth7the bottom
line is usually #lear: the best, most widely en*oyed books attra#t the most 8and best per#entage of9
positi"e re"iews&
Kindle Buffet also has bestseller lists, updated hourly, of free Kindle books for e"ery Amazon #ategory
7fi#tion, roman#e, business, #ookbooks7you name it& )o if youd like to load up your Kindle with plenty
of great reading material without spending a dime, "isit KindleBuffet&#om&
Fst strt +uide to t"e Kindle Fire
'f youre brand new to the Kindle Fire, youre in lu#k be#ause this se#tion of the book re"iews basi#
Kindle Fire features and troubleshooting& 'f youre already familiar with the Fire, #ongratulations, you #an
*ump ahead to the ne(t #hapter&
!he Kindle Fire is an ad"an#ed e;eader with e(tensi"e multimedia #apabilities& !he de"i#e utilizes a
tou#h-s#reen for an input de"i#e& 't has a headphone<speaker *a#k on the bottom of the de"i#e& !he wall
#harger port doubles as a =)B #onne#tion to your #omputer&
'f youre familiar with Kindle de"i#es or tablet #omputers already, the setup pro#ess will be easy for
you& >erify that your pa#kaging #ontains your Kindle Fire and a wall so#ket #harger& ;emo"e the de"i#e
from the plasti# #o"er, plug the appropriate end of the #harger #ord into the Kindle, and the other end
into the wall so#ket& 4harging should take between ? and @ hours to #omplete fully, though this may "ary&
!he light ne(t to your power button indi#ates your battery #harge state: amber for #harging, green for
#harged&
5our de"i#e will walk you through your initial setup& Pro"ided you ha"e an Amazon a##ount already,
this will take less than A minutes to #omplete& !he full pro#edure is detailed below for those not fully
familiar with these de"i#es& 'f at any time you need to a##ess your settings menus, you #an #li#k on the
%ear i#on on the top of the s#reen, whi#h will gi"e you a##ess to the "arious settings on the de"i#e&
Firin+ up your Kindle #or t"e #irst ti&e
!he Kindle Fire #omes pa#kaged with a wall #harger& 4arefully remo"e the de"i#e from the pa#kaging&
!he Kindles battery will be partially #harged, but its best to #harge it for at least three hours before using
the de"i#e& !o power up the de"i#e:
0& 'nsert the power #able into the base of the de"i#e, between the power button and the
headphone input&
B& Plug the other end of the adapter into a wall outlet to begin #harging the de"i#e&
?& An C.$ on the power button indi#ates when the de"i#e is partially or fully #harged& 't will glow
amber when it is #harging and #hange to green when the de"i#e is fully #harged&
!he Kindle will automati#ally turn on when you plug it in&
An orange arrow will appear on your de"i#e, indi#ating that it is lo#ked& !o unlo#k the de"i#e, slide
your finger a#ross the s#reen to the left, starting on the arrow and dragging it a#ross the s#reen& !his
finger motion is sometimes #alled +swiping&,
Turnin+ t"e device On.O##
!he power button on your Kindle Fire ser"es se"eral fun#tions&
@& !o turn your de"i#e on or off, press and hold the button until a #onfirmation window pops up
on the s#reen&
A& !o put the de"i#e in sleep mode, press and release the button 3ui#kly&
D& !o reboot the de"i#e, press and hold the power button for B1 se#onds& !he de"i#e will turn off&
;estart your Kindle by pressing the power button again&
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TIP: Cike any ele#troni# de"i#e, the Kindle Fire will +freeze, from time to time& 'f this happens, follow
the rebooting pro#edure detailed abo"e& 'ts normal for this to happen on o##asion& 'f it happens
#onsistently, howe"er, you may want to #onsider #onta#ting Amazons #ustomer support staff&
/o$ to nvi+te t"e touc"0screen
!he tou#h-s#reen is one of the Kindle Fires standout features& =sing it is literally as easy as pointing
your finger&
!o use the tou#h-s#reen, start by unlo#king your de"i#e& Pull the orange arrow to the left by pla#ing
your finger on the s#reen7only light pressure is ne#essary7and pulling as if you were physi#ally pulling
the arrow& !his +swiping, motion will 3ui#kly be#ome se#ond nature&
!he basi# methods of na"igating the Kindle Fire are:
0& !o sele#t an option, link or menu item on the s#reen, +press, the appropriate button by tapping it
with your finger&
B& !o ad"an#e one page forward, tap the right-hand side of the s#reen
?& !o page ba#kward, tap the left-hand side of the s#reen
@& !o bring up an alternate menu while using an appli#ation or eBook, tap the #enter of the s#reen
TIP: )#reen prote#tors are thin plasti# #o"erings that #an help prote#t your Kindles s#reen from dirt
and s#rat#hes& !heyre ine(pensi"e, and will e(tend the life of your de"i#e& )ear#hing for +Kindle Fire
s#reen prote#tor, at Amazon&#om will show listings from se"eral "endors&
Pictured bove! T"e Kindle inter#ce nd controls
Re+isterin+.Settin+ up t"e device
Fhen you first plug in and boot up your Kindle, it will automati#ally guide you through the
registration pro#ess& 5ou will need an Amazon a##ount to register the de"i#e to use all of its features& !he
automati# pro#ess is easy& !he first s#reen will ask for your username and password for your wireless
#onne#tion& Fill in the fields and let the de"i#e #onne#t& On#e it does, fill in your email address and
password for your Amazon a##ount& !he de"i#e will register itself and youll re#ei"e an email #onfirmation
at the email address asso#iated with your Amazon a##ount&
'f you did not go through the registration pro#ess when starting the de"i#e, take the following steps to
#omplete registration of the de"i#e:
0& !ap the %ear i#on at the top of the s#reen, to the right of the #lo#k and to the left of the battery
indi#ator&
B& )ele#t Fi-Fi
?& )ele#t your wireless network
@& Fill in your password
A& !he de"i#e will read +#onne#ted, to the right of your wireless network name when it is online
;egistering the $e"i#e
0& !ap the %ear '#on
B& )ele#t +ore,
?& )ele#t +y A##ount,
@& Fill in the appropriate email address and password for your a##ount
On the keyboard, youll noti#e a key ne(t to the spa#ebar with +&#om, written on it& =se this to append
=;Cs that ha"e those domains7%mail&#om, et#&7to sa"e yourself e(tra keystrokes2
5our a##ount information, in#luding any eBooks you"e pur#hased, will be syn#hed to your de"i#e
automati#ally&
TIP: 5ou #an deregister your de"i#e from the +y A##ount, menu if you want to gi"e it to someone as
a gift or if you #hange your Amazon profile&
Pictured bove! T"e Kindle Settin+s &enu
Bttery c"r+in+ li#e
5our Kindle Fire battery will be partially #harged when you re#ei"e the de"i#e& Be#ause the total
amount of #harge "aries, you may ha"e to lea"e it plugged in for a few hours to #harge it fully, or #harging
may take as little as an hour&
'f your battery is not #harging, #he#k the power adapters #onne#tions to make sure they are fully
seated in the de"i#e and in the ele#tri#al so#ket&
5our Kindle Fire will pro"ide you with appro(imately G hours of battery life for low-le"el a#ti"ities
su#h as reading eBooks& 'f youre surfing the web or downloading files, the battery will drain faster& 6ere
are a few te#hni3ues for #onser"ing battery power and prolonging its life:
0& !urn off Fi-Fi when youre not a#ti"ely downloading files or browsing the 'nternet&
B& 'f youre listening to audio or wat#hing a "ideo, use the headphones& =sing the Kindles
speakers re3uires mu#h more power&
?& ;edu#e your s#reens brightness&
@& On#e e"ery ?1 days, allow your battery to drain #ompletely and then re#harge it to full&
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TIP: 5our Kindle Fire uses a lithium ion battery& Battery performan#e #an degrade at e(treme
temperatures& Batteries dis#harge faster in #old temperatures, so warm up your de"i#e before turning it
on in #old en"ironments& A"oid lea"ing your Kindle in a #ar in the summertime or other e(tremely hot
en"ironmentsH whi#h #an #ause permanent battery damage&
1vi+tin+ t"e 2rousel inter#ce
!he #arousel interfa#e on the Kindle Fire home-s#reen allows you to 3ui#kly browse re#ently used
#ontent& 'tems are added to the #arousel in #hronologi#al order& For e(ample, if you read a newspaper in
the morning and a book in the afternoon, the newspaper will appear at the front of the #arousel, with the
newspaper right behind it&
Ia"igate the #arousel by swiping your finger in either dire#tion7left to right, or right to left& !he items
re"ol"e as if they were on a merry-go-round& !o open any item, tap on it&
TIP: 5ou #an +fling, the #arousel around "ery 3ui#kly by mo"ing your finger more 3ui#kly a#ross the
s#reen& o"ing your finger more slowly will ad"an#e the items at a lower speed&
'f you #hange the orientation of your de"i#e from a portrait to lands#ape "iew, the #ontent will
automati#ally shift to a##ommodate the orientation& !ry it&
TIP: Fondering what the differen#e is between +portrait mode, and +lands#ape mode:, 'ts simply the
angle at whi#h youre holding your Kindle& Portrait mode is the same way youd hold a pie#e of paper to
read it7the page is "erti#ally longer than it is wide& Fith portrait mode, you tilt the Kindle to the side,
making it wider than it is tall& As you swit#h ba#k and forth between modes, your Kindle will
automati#ally rearrange its display so that te(t and pi#tures appear right-side-up&
Pictured bove! T"e 2rousel S"o$in+ n App nd Severl Boo)s
Findin+ Kindle librries 3Apps% Boo)s% ,ideos% etc(4
!he home-s#reen on your Kindle Fire is the starting point for *ust about e"erything youll do with the
de"i#e& !he home-s#reen in#ludes your #arousel, links to popular destinations su#h as Fa#ebook, Amazon
and '$b 8'nternet o"ie $atabase9, and allows you to sear#h for #ontent& Along the top of the s#reen,
*ust below the sear#h bar, youll find a menu with links to Iewsstand, Books, usi#, >ideo, $o#s, Apps,
and Feb&
Pictured bove! T"e Menu t t"e top o# your "o&e0screen(
!ap on any menu item to go to the #orresponding se#tion& Fhen you open your libraries of books,
"ideos, musi# and so forth, you #an swit#h between using a list "iew and a grid "iew& !he grid "iew
presents you with thumbnail images of the #o"ers of your books and magazines, while the list "iew shows
smaller thumbnails but more written detail&
Apps Library. Apps is likely to be one of the most popular sele#tions on your home-s#reen menu&
!he Apps se#tion allows you to pur#hase and download Apps for your Kindle Fire, whi#h greatly e(pands
its fun#tionality& Just as with the other se#tions of your Kindle Fire home-s#reen, there is a Store >
button that enables you to shop "ia Amazon& 5oull also be able to download one paid appli#ation for free
on a daily basis, whi#h is one of the perks of being an Amazon Prime member with a Kindle&
Amazons Android App )tore is di"ided into #ategories: .ntertainment, Cifestyle, Iew, and so forth&
!ake a look through the Apps a"ailable and youll find an in#redible range of produ#ts that allow you to
use your Kindle in no"el ways& ."erything from games to offi#e suites is a"ailable&
!he initial s#reen youll get when you sele#t the Apps button on your menu is your Cibrary:
Pictured bove! T"e Kindle Fire App 5ibrry
!o use any of your Apps, simply #li#k on its i#on, and it will laun#h& Iote that the Feather 4hannel,
Pandora, and .)PI )#ore i#ons in the illustration abo"e ha"e an arrow superimposed on the i#on& !his
indi#ates '"e pur#hased those apps but ha"ent yet downloaded them to my de"i#e& 4li#king on the
+$e"i#e, i#on near the top of the s#reen will take you to a Cibrary shelf that only shows those Apps that
are a#tually loaded onto your de"i#e&
Newsstand: !he Iewsstand se#tion of your Kindle Fire #ontains magazine and newspaper
subs#riptions& 'f you dont ha"e any subs#riptions yet, you #an sele#t the +)tore, button on the top of the
Iewsstand interfa#e to "isit the Amazon store& On#e you pur#hase a magazine, it will automati#ally
download to your Kindle& 'tems more than se"en issues old are automati#ally deleted from your de"i#e in
order to #onser"e storage spa#e, but e(#eptions are possible& For e(ample, if youd like a magazine to
remain on your de"i#e after the default storage period, tap and hold the magazines #o"er in your library&
From the menu that pops up, sele#t +Keep,& !his will ensure that it is not automati#ally erased from your
de"i#e&
After you"e a##umulated ba#k issues of more than one publi#ation, issues will be sorted by title,
enabling you to easily browse your library of that parti#ular publi#ation&
Pictured bove! T"e 1e$sstnd
Iewspapers are also a##essed from the Iewsstand menu& 5ou #an subs#ribe to new newspapers by
sele#ting the +)tore, button, *ust as you did for the magazines&
agazines and newspapers #an be displayed in two different ways& !ap the middle of the s#reen when
youre reading a magazine or newspaper and an +options, menu will appear& 5ou #an #hoose between
+!e(t, and +Page, "iew by #li#king on the i#on at the top right of the s#reen& !e(t "iew pro"ides only the
te(t of an arti#le, while Page "iew shows you the magazines original layout, in#luding illustrations, *ust as
it appeared on paper& 5ou #an ad*ust the size of the te(t by #li#king the Aa i#on&
6et your #vorite &+'ines #ree on Kindle $"en you subscribe to print
'n#identally, one of the great things about buying magazines from Amazon is that you get them free on
your Kindle Fire after you pay for your subs#ription to the printed #opies& !o see the #urrent offers, "isit
this page&
TIP: )ome magazines and newspapers dont #ome in the regular Iewsstand format, but are instead
pro"ided as apps& 'f you want to pur#hase one of these, you ha"e to buy the subs#ription in the Apps store
and download the app to read the periodi#al&
Books library. !he Books se#tion of your library #ontains all of the eBooks you"e pur#hased from
Amazon& On#e you register your de"i#e, the titles and thumbnails are downloaded& !he entire te(t of the
book isnt downloaded to your Kindle until you a#tually open the do#ument& !o open a book, simply tap
on its #o"er thumbnail or7if youre "iewing in list "iew7tap on the te(t ne(t to the title&
Pictured bove! T"e 7Mn+e 8our Kindle- p+e t A&'on(co&.&y)( /ere you cn per#or& &ny d&inistrtive
ts)s nd ccess ll your di+itl &edi(
TIP: ."en though many apps are free, you still need to ha"e +One-4li#k Payment, enabled at Amazon
in order to +pur#hase, them& .nsure you ha"e a default #redit #ard established with your Amazon a##ount
so that you #an take ad"antage of the many free offerings&
Web. !he Kindle Fires e(tensi"e web-browsing #apability is what differentiates it from most tablets&
'ts powered by Kindle Fires +)ilk, browser, whi#h #ombines the power of your de"i#e and Amazons
4loud to enable fast, streamlined web browsing&
At the top of the )ilk browser, youll see these buttons and fun#tions:
Pictured bove! Buttons #ro& le#t to ri+"t! /o&e% Bc)% For$rd% Menu% Boo)&r)% Full Screen
4li#king on the +enu, option gi"es you a##ess to another range of fun#tions, in#luding Add
Bookmark, )hare Page, Find in Page, 6istory, $ownloads, and )ettings&
S"oppin+ #or pps on your Kindle Fire
5our Kindle Fire is a #apable tablet #omputer, a handy produ#ti"ity tool, and mu#h more7but on top
of all that, its a lean, mean shopping ma#hine& 'ts optimized for shopping at Amazon, of #ourse, gi"ing
you instant a##ess to the "ast range of produ#ts a"ailable there& !he Kindle Fire7and other Kindle
models, for that matter7allows you to instantly network with the Amazon store, whether youre using the
web browser or dire#tly through the digital media stores&
Apps pro"ide your Kindle Fire with many different fun#tionalities& 5our Kindle Fire is set up to
download and install appli#ations from the Amazon App )tore& !his pro#ess is remarkably easy and fast&
TIP: !here are ?
rd
party apps out there that you #an get from other sour#es& 'ts safest to get your Apps
from Amazon to a"oid any problems with your Kindle Fire&
!o get to your Apps:
1. 4li#k on the App link at the top of your hoe!s"reen.
#. )ele#t any Apps i#on to open it
TIP: )ome Apps are really *ust short#uts to websites& For e(ample, the Fa#ebook App simply opens up
your )ilk web browser to Fa#ebooks website for mobile de"i#es, &Fa#ebook&#om& Other apps, howe"er,
ha"e more ad"an#ed fun#tionalities built in& !he imo App, for e(ample, allows you to #onne#t with se"eral
different instant-messaging ser"i#es&
y App library is shown below& Ioti#e it has a similar look and feel as the other libraries on the Kindle
Fire&
Pictured bove! App librry(
Iote that +$lo%d, is sele#ted on the top of the s#reen& !his means that my Kindle is displaying all the
Apps to whi#h ' ha"e a##ess, e"en the ones ' ha"ent yet downloaded and installed on my de"i#e& !hose
apps that arent yet installed on my Kindle are designated by the downward-pointing arrow superimposed
on their i#ons&
)ele#t +Store >& to go to the App store& 5oull see a s#reen similar to the one pi#tured below& .a#h day,
Amazon Prime members are allowed to download a paid app for free& .a#h day, a different app is featured
and its pri#e redu#ed to zero&
'"e mentioned this pre"iously, but it bears repeating& ' offer a free daily email newsletter that shows
you the Free App of the $ay& Fhen my newsletter arri"es 8?DA days a year at G a&m& .astern time9, you
#an "iew the i#on and des#ription of that days free app without ne#essarily ha"ing your Kindle Fire
running at the time& !hat way, you #an #li#k through to ar#hi"e the app to your Amazon a##ount while its
still a"ailable free& On#e you do that, you #an download the app for free from Amazon 4loud storage
anytime afterwards& !o sign up for the newsletter, "isit this page&
6eres a sample of my free newsletter:
Pictured bove! T"e #ree ne$sletter% A&'on Free App o# t"e Dy(
Iote that there are different #ategories shown at the top of the list of Apps& !his allows you to browse
them more effi#iently&
5ou #an sear#h for Apps by using the sear#h field at the top of the s#reen&
TIP: 5ou #an sear#h for Apps by fun#tion, as well as by title& For instan#e, KiiaCi"e Cite is an P?
stream player& 5ou #an find it by sear#hing for it by name or by sear#hing for a phrase related to its
fun#tion, su#h as +P? stream player&,
Pictured bove! T"e A&'on App Store(
Brie#ly! Kno$ your Android
!he Kindle Fire is an Android-based de"i#e, whi#h enables you to a##ess thousands of apps originally
de"eloped for use on smartphones& =nfortunately, not all Android Apps fun#tion as ad"ertised, and some
of them #an e"en be dangerous& !he good thing about Amazons App )tore is that e"erything listed there
has been s#reened and appro"ed by Amazons staff&
Installin' an App
'nstalling apps is "ery easy& 4li#k on the name of the App you want and youll get a des#ription of it&
!he des#ription may #ontain general information, photos, re"iews and re#ommendations, although some
Apps, parti#ularly those that arent "ery popular, ha"e less information in#luded in their summary pages&
'n the illustration below, you #an see the summary page for the 4I.! Iews App:
Pictured bove! T"e su&&ry p+e #or t"e 21ET 1e$s pp(
!his parti#ular app is free, so it has a button indi#ating this right alongside it& )ele#t that button and
the te(t will #hange to +%et App, and the button #olor turns green& )ele#t +%et App,, and the download
and installation happens automati#ally7assuming, of #ourse, you ha"e a Fi-Fi #onne#tion&
(ow )any Apps $an *o% (a+e,
!he number of apps you #an ha"e on your de"i#e is limited by the amount of storage #apa#ity you ha"e
dedi#ated to them on the Kindle Fire& By default, this is a little more than 0%B& !o find out how mu#h
spa#e you ha"e a"ailable, do the following:
1. %o to your hoe!s"reen.
#. 4li#k on the -ear I"on in your Stat%s Bar.
.. 4li#k on +)ore/.
0. 4li#k on +1e+i"e.,
2. 5oull see the following s#reen:
Pictured bove! T"e device screen
!he orange bar underneath the words Appli"ation Stora'e shows you how mu#h spa#e you ha"e
remaining on your Kindle Fire for Apps& Iote that your Internal Stora'e is #ounted differently and that
it applies spe#ifi#ally to media #ontent, in#luding books, "ideos, and so forth&
Cook at the toggle for +Allow 'nstallation of Appli#ations From =nknown )our#es,& )etting this to
+3n,, as mine is, allows you to install Apps from sour#es other than the Amazon App store& 'f youre
planning on using Apps that #ome from other sour#es, youll need this toggled to +3n.,
Re&ovin+ Apps
;emo"ing apps #an be done in two different ways& !he first simply remo"es the App from your de"i#e,
but lea"es it in the Amazon 4loud so its a"ailable for downloading again later& 4onsidering the amount of
storage you get with the Amazon 4loud7and the small size of most apps7this is a sensible option&
!o remo"e an App and lea"e it in the Amazon 4loud:
1. On your hoe!s"reen #li#k +Apps,
#. 4li#k +1e+i"e, on top of the App Library
.. Press and hold the i#on for the App you want to remo"e
0. )ele#t +4eo+e 5ro 1e+i"e, from the pop-up menu
Pictured bove! Re&ovin+ n pp(
!his will send the App ba#k into the Amazon 4loud, freeing up spa#e on your de"i#e& Iote that some
apps #ome pre-installed on the Kindle Fire, and #ant be remo"ed& 5ou #an remo"e them from your
Fa"orites, whi#h means they wont appear in your library, but they remain on your de"i#e& !he good
news: most of these default apps are merely 'nternet short#uts, su#h as '$b, so they #onsume "ery little
storage spa#e&
To Peranently 1elete an App
'f you want to delete an App permanently, youll ha"e to do so from your a##ount page at Amazon&#om:
0& Ia"igate to Amazon&#om<myk and log in
B& )ele#t +)ana'e *o%r Apps, from the +3ther 1i'ital $ontent, menu
?& Find the App you want to get rid of on the list
@& 4li#k on the +A"tions, dropdown menu on the right of the App name
A& )ele#t +1elete this App, from the menu
Pictured bove! T"e 78our Apps- p+e on A&'on-s 7Mn+e 8our Kindle- section(
TIP: On#e you delete an App entirely in the manner *ust des#ribed, its gone for good& 'f you want to
reinstall it on your Kindle, you must pur#hase it again& ;emember, you ha"e plenty of room for storage in
the Amazon 4loud& ."en if you"e tired of an appli#ation, keep it in the 4loud if theres a #han#e you
might use it again&
In0App Ite&s
'n-App items are additional items offered from app publishers& For e(ample, some +free, game apps
#ontain premium features that may only be a##essed after pur#hasing the in-app item& )ome games allow
you to play up to a #ertain le"el, then re3uire a pur#hase before you #an ad"an#e to the ne(t le"el&
As usual, you pur#hase 'n-App items "ia your One-4li#k settings& 'f you dont ha"e Parental 4ontrols
enabled on your Kindle, this is another opportunity for #hildren to inad"ertently spend a lot of your
money& 6eres how to pre"ent su#h a##idents:
1. %o to your hoe!s"reen.
#. 4li#k the -ear I"on to bring up your settings&
.. )ele#t +)ore/.&
0. %o to Parental $ontrols.
2. !oggle the sele#tor to +3n.,
6. )et your password&
7. )ele#t Blo"k and 8nblo"k $ontent Types.
9. !oggle the entry ne(t to Apps to swit#h it to Blo"ked.
As you #an see, shopping with the Kindle Fire easy& 'ts designed to make shopping for digital #ontent
as smooth as possible&
Belie"e it or not, so far we"e merely s#rat#hed the surfa#e of your Kindle Fires #apabilities& 'n the ne(t
#hapter, youll dis#o"er how to use your web browser to do many of the tasks you"e pre"iously been able
to handle only with a desktop or laptop #omputer&
Bein+ s#e
Fith the potential to download apps #reated by thousands of Android de"elopers, your Kindle Fires
horizons are "irtually unlimited& Fe"e e(plored the App library pre"iously, and now its time to a#tually
look at some of the apps that take the Kindle Fire to another le"el beyond its out-of-the-bo( fun#tionality&
Although you #an obtain apps from many sour#es, the most #on"enient and safe option is dealing
dire#tly with Amazons own App )tore& 5ou #an a##ess from your de"i#e, or from your #omputer at
www&amazon&#om<b:nodeLB?A10@M100&
TIP: Ie"er download an app from an unknown sour#e& =ntrusted apps #an #ause te#hni#al diffi#ulty
and pose a se#urity risk&
9 : MUSI2 APPS FOR KI1D5E FIRE
usi# is the first #ategory of our re#ommended apps& All the apps well re"iew are a"ailable in the
Amazon App )tore, and many are free7or ha"e a free trial "ersion& Fhen appli#able, 'll mention the
appro(imate pri#e of the app, although you should double-#he#k at Amazon to #onfirm the pri#ing&
!oward the end of this book, well take a look at some essential apps that are not a"ailable through
Amazon for a "ariety of reasons, but will work *ust fine on your Kindle Fire&
usi# is one of the most popular app #ategories for all types of tablet and smartphone users be#ause of
the portability and the "ast sele#tion of free musi# sour#es you #an a##ess wirelessly&
Stitc"er Rdio
)tit#her ;adio is mentioned here in the +usi#, #ategory, but you #an use it to listen to "irtually any
type of edu#ational or entertainment audio programs& 'ts known as a +pod#ast, player&
'"e been an enthusiasti# user of )tit#her sin#e ' installed it on my first iPhone fi"e years ago, and now
'm using it on my Kindle Fire, too& For me, )tit#her fun#tions like a >4; for the radio, e(#ept you dont
a#tually need to +re#ord, anything yourself& For e(ample, ' en*oy some of the talk shows on Iational
Publi# ;adio during weekday mornings& But sin#e ' hardly e"er ha"e time to pay attention to the radio
while those shows are on the air, ' use )tit#her to replay them later that e"ening, or whene"er ' ha"e the
time& And the best thing is, if ' get bored with a parti#ular show, ' *ust press a button to skip to the ne(t
one&
Of #ourse, talk shows are only one type of program you #an en*oy with )tit#her& 5ou #an sele#t from
more than D,111 radio shows, li"e stations and pod#asts, ranging from news, #omedy, sports, talk, musi#,
and storytelling programs& )tit#her gets its name from its ability to +stit#h, together your personalized
radio station, #onsisting of e(a#tly what youre interested in hearing&
'ts hard to o"erstate how useful this app is& 'n my opinion, )tit#her itself *ustifies the #ost of a Kindle
Fire and home 'nternet ser"i#e& 't pro"ides a satellite radio-type of ser"i#e with no subs#ription fees
whatsoe"er2 8And these days you #ould probably get by without home 'nternet& 5ou #ould download stuff
to your Kindle at )tarbu#ks or anywhere else theres free Fi-Fi&9
Pictured bove! On t"e Kindle Fire% bro$sin+ t"e top0level cte+ories on t"e Stitc"er Rdio pp( Stitc"er
uto&ticlly do$nlods ll &y #vorite tl) s"o$s ec" dy(
;ii5ive 5ite
Io matter how mu#h great musi# you ha"e stored on your de"i#e or a"ailable in the 4loud,
o##asionally youd rather hear something fresh and new& )treaming 'nternet musi# pro"ides relief& For
e(ample, 'nternet radio stations broad#ast online, offering an in#redible "ariety of musi# in e"ery genre&
'f you want someone else do the work of sele#ting the tunes, streaming radio is a great option and that
brings us to our first app: KiiaCi"e Cite& !he Cite "ersion is freeH a paid upgrade offers more features and
no ad"ertising&
KiiaCi"e Cite allows you to play 'nternet streams in most formats, and you #an open them dire#tly
from your browser when you find the web page theyre hosted on&
!o find this app and others in the Amazon App )tore, #li#k the app name or i#on abo"e&
TIP: 4he#k the webpages of your lo#al broad#ast radio stations to see if they ha"e a stream also&
,E,O
>e"o offers you a##ess to a huge number of musi# "ideos and other musi# #ontent from some of the
biggest names in the industry& !he ser"i#e is rather like going to the sour#e for numerous other musi#
sites, so youll ha"e a##ess to e"erything those sites offer you and mu#h more& !his app has been
#ompared to the golden days of !> and has been #redited with breathing new life into the musi# "ideo
industry&
't is supported by #ommer#ials and you will need a high-speed #onne#tion to en*oy the #ontent& !he
ser"i#e is "ery popular, howe"er& On the Kindle Fire and espe#ially the Kindle Fire 6$s s#reens, musi#
"ideos will look great and it should be a lot of fun for most users to browse the a"ailable #atalog&
Pndor
Pandora is a popular website that allows you to #reate your own radio station based on the musi# that
you like& !his app allows you to take the ser"i#e mobile on your Kindle& Fith the Fires e(#ellent sound,
youll find that your fa"orite musi# sounds better than e"er& !his is a streaming ser"i#e, howe"er, so be
#areful about running it on your @% #onne#tion& =nless you ha"e an unlimited data plan, its best to run
Pandora using Fi-Fi&
5oull ha"e all the same features youd ha"e right on the Pandora website, so using this app doesnt
re3uire you to #ompromise in any way& 'f you want to make your Kindle into your stereo from time to
time, this app gi"es you the ability to do so and youll find the Pandora library to be 3uite e(tensi"e2
'f you wish, you #an upgrade to ad"ertisement-free Pandora One by paying /?&MM a month7a bargain,
in my opinion, and way #heaper than satellite radio& Otherwise, brief promotional messages o##ur a few
times ea#h hour& !he sound is upgraded with a paid a##ount, too7to 0MBK bits per se#ond&
I /ert Rdio
' 6eart ;adio #omes from 4lear 4hannel, the largest F<A station owner in the =nited )tates& 't
allows you to listen to radio stations a#ross the nations and a#ross se"eral different genres& 5ou #an also
#ustomize your own station by gi"ing information on artists you like& !his apps #ombination of a##ess to
terrestrial radio stations and streaming, preferen#e-based musi# has made it a popular #hoi#e on the
Amazon App store&
!his app allows you to get F radio stations on your Kindle& 5ou may or may not find lo#al stations
featured on it, depending upon where you li"e& !here are many to #hoose from, howe"er, so you should be
able to find something that suits your tastes& 4ollege radio stations are featured so, e"en though this is a
4lear 4hannel app, there are options for people who want indie ro#k or other forms of musi# that dont
play on mainstream radio stations&
Sonos
)onos is a musi# #ontroller that allows you to utilize your own musi# library and se"eral of the popular
'nternet streaming ser"i#es& !he app takes your Kindle de"i#e and lets you use it to #ontrol a )onos
Fireless 6i-Fi system& 'f you ha"e multiple rooms running the 6i-Fi systems, you #an #ontrol all of them
from one app on your Kindle& 5ou #an e"en play syn#ed musi# in e"ery room or you #an di"ide up the
rooms and play different musi# in ea#h of them&
!his app does re3uire that you ha"e a )onos player to work, so it will only be of use to people who ha"e
one in their home& 'f you do, howe"er, youll get a lot of use out this app& 'f youre entertaining, you #an
#hange the musi#7and the mood7in e"ery room2
/o&eD<
6ome$J allows you to #hoose from a huge library of free, non rights-managed musi# and to stream it
to your Kindle de"i#e& 5ou #an stream dire#tly to your Kindle de"i#e from your home #omputer, no matter
where you are, and the sound 3uality is fantasti#& 5ou #an use a mobile data #onne#tion with this app& Be
sure youre wat#hing that bandwidth, though2 !he app #osts about /?&
!his app supports se"eral different formats and audio 3uality le"els, so youll likely find it #ompatible
with your musi# files& !here are ad"an#ed features, as well, su#h as the ability to #rossfade tra#ks& 'f you
want a##ess to your musi# #olle#tion on the go, take a look at what this app has to offer&
TuneIn Rdio
!une'n ;adio allows you to listen to radio stations all o"er the world& 't has an easy-to-use interfa#e,
so you #an get started fast& !he ser"i#e to whi#h it is atta#hed allows you to #hoose between A and F
radio stations, to listen to o"er N1,111 stations around the world, whi#h in#lude big names su#h as the
BB4 among them& !he app is designed to make radio more a##essible on digital de"i#es, so youll likely
ha"e no trouble finding your fa"orite radio station among the list a"ailable&
!his app will, of #ourse, #onsume bandwidth, as youre a#tually re#ei"ing the data online& ;emember
to keep this in mind if youre using it o"er a mobile data #onne#tion, as it #ould eat up your bandwidth
"ery 3ui#kly&
A Pro "ersion is a"ailable that lets you re#ord and play ba#k programs&
6oneMd
-one)ad is a musi# player thats designed to allow the user to hea"ily #ustomize the interfa#e& !he
free "ersion is a#tually a 0@-day free trial& !o keep using it, youll ha"e to pay for the premium "ersion
after that trail has e(pired&
!here are a lot of different playlist options and other options in#luded, so you may like it if the basi#
musi# players that work with the Kindle Fire arent satisfa#tory for you& %onead should keep real musi#
lo"ers and te#h types busy for hours arranging playlists and playing with the many different options you
ha"e&
Win&p #or Android
Winap has been around for a "ery long time& 'ts gone mobile and, now, you #an get it on your
Kindle Fire& !his is an app that youll ha"e to sideload, so e(pe#t to deal with that pro#ess& Finamp is one
of the more lightweight musi# players out there as far as using up your battery is #on#erned, but it does
take a lot of memory to run& 'ts #apable of pro#essing the audio that youre listening to so that you #an
optimize your sound, but remember that pro#essing eats up more resour#es&
!his app has all the usual features: playlists, graphi# e3ualizer, looping and #rossfading& 't #an also
stream musi# from 'nternet streams& 5ou #an try out the free "ersion to get a taste of what it has to offer,
but that "ersion is mu#h lighter than this one and doesnt gi"e a good e(ample of all the different features&
,ideo
,Plyer
:Player is a "ideo player with some ni#e #apabilities: 't #an play dire#tly from $ropbo(, Fa#ebook
and %mail, so youll be able to seamlessly a##ess those "ideos if you need them& !he >Player also uses a
new de#oding method that offers better performan#e on some de"i#es& 't handles all the ma*or "ideo
formats and streaming proto#ols&
5our Kindle Fire or Fire 6$ #omes with a "ideo player built in, but you may want to try this one if you
want something a bit more sophisti#ated& 'ts got some great features, to be sure& 6owe"er, the free
"ersion is a trial that lasts only se"en days& After that, youll need to pay a few bu#ks for >Player =nlo#ker&
Si&ple MP= Plyer
)P0 Player allows you to play P@ #ontent that you ha"e stored on your de"i#e& Io #ode#s are
re3uired to play these files& !his app also plays FC> "ideos, so you get some more fun#tionality on top of
what it ad"ertises, as well& !his player will not support subtitles&
!he P@ player is a ni#e addition if you want to use something other than the nati"e Amazon app& 'f
you want to e(periment a bit with whats out there for "ideo solutions, this might appeal to you&
F5, Plyer
;L: allows you to play Flash "ideos off of your de"i#e rather than ha"ing to be on the 'nternet to play
them& 5ou dont ha"e to install the Flash plugin to do this& !his offers you an easy way to wat#h "ideos
that you"e sa"ed from websites and other sour#es when youre offline&
FC> is supported by ad"ertisements, so youll get some of those flashing at you when you use the app&
!his is really the only drawba#k& 'f you need to get a##ess to Flash "ideo #ontent when youre offline, this
app should pro"ide you with what you need to a##omplish that&
1et#li>
Net5li< was a pioneer in $>$ rentals and mo"ie streaming, and '"e been a member sin#e ' bought my
first $>$ player more than a de#ade ago& !his app brings Ietfli(s "ast library of mo"ies and !> shows to
your Kindle Fire 8and your #ompatible !> and smartphone, if you wish9& Ietfli(s streaming "ideo ser"i#e
#osts /N&MM a month, but you #an try it for one month absolutely free, *ust follow the affiliate link below:
For a free one-month trial of Ietfli(, "isit this link&
4an#el before your ?1-day trial is o"er and you owe nothingH otherwise youll pay /N&MM a month&
'f you"e got an iPhone, Android, game #onsole, or #ompatible Fi-Fi-enabled tele"ision, you #an
usually find a free Ietfli( app for those de"i#es, too, and a##ess your a##ount using any of your enabled
de"i#es& After swit#hing de"i#es, you #an resume wat#hing any shows at the point you left off&
Ietfli( works "ery well o"er a Fi-Fi #onne#tion, and the pi#ture looks *ust fine on a large 6$!>
tele"ision 8but not nearly as good as a Blu-;ay $>$9& 'f youre using a Kindle Fire 6$ using a @%
#onne#tion, the pi#ture 3uality #ould suffer a bit unless you ha"e a strong wireless signal& And dont forget
about data limits7unless you ha"e an unlimited plan or Fi-Fi, wat#hing one mo"ie #ould eat up all your
allotted bandwidth for the entire month2
Wtc" Movies 1o$ Pro
Wat"h )o+ies Now Pro allows you to wat#h #ertain "ideos and tele"ision shows for the pri#e of the
app, a dollar& As you may ha"e guessed, many of the mo"ies and tele"ision programs featured on Free
o"ies ore Pro are "ideos a"ailable on 5ou!ube, but this app pro"ides an easy way to #onsolidate them
for better a##ess& !here are many outstanding mo"ies that ha"e fallen into the publi# domain, whi#h
means that anybody #an freely wat#h or distribute them&
o"ie 4entral Pro is a ni#e enhan#ement for the Kindle Fire or Kindle Fire 6$, both of whi#h ha"e a
great s#reen for wat#hing mo"ies& 'f youre a fan of #lassi# tele"ision shows and mo"ies, you may find this
app to be "ery en*oyable& 'ts easy to use and offers a huge entertainment bang for your bu#k&
2o&&uniction
)ome of the utilities a"ailable for the Kindle Fire keep you safe and make it easier to get the most out
of it& 6ere are a few to #onsider&
S)ype #or Kindle Fire /D
Skype offers this "ersion of its app espe#ially for the new Kindle Fire 6$, enabling you to "ideo-#hat
with users of other #ompatible gadgets 8you #an also use )kype to make #alls from your #omputer or
smartphone9&
)kype is one of the most well-known and popular messenger programs in the world& !here are
"ersions of its messenger a"ailable for the Kindle Fire, Kindle Fire 6$ and all other Android de"i#es& !he
Kindle Fire 6$ allows you to "ideo #hat with people anywhere in the world, to instant message and to
make phone #alls& !his makes your Kindle Fire 6$ into a "iable tablet #omputer where #ommuni#ations
#apabilities are #on#erned&
!his App re3uires a Fi-Fi #onne#tion or a @% #onne#tion to make #alls& 'ts not a repla#ement for a
regular phone, but its a great enhan#ement to one& ;emember that using these apps does #onsume
bandwidth allotments on #ellular 'nternet #onne#tions, so use it with a Fi-Fi when you #an2 !he App
store will let you know whether or not youre downloading the right "ersion for your de"i#e&
'f you are able to install your stereos mi# using the four-pin *a#k top the kindle fire then "oila2 5ou #an
"oi#e #hat-using )kype on #hi# kindle fire& !herefore, you need to ensure that you install the )kype
appli#ation for android "ersion before you set out on any )kype *ourney& !his kindle fire )kype "ersion is
a"ailable in the %oogle android market but not a"ailable in the Amazon App store&
ost people use )kype for "ideo #hatting, whi#h re3uires a de"i#e e3uipped with a #amera and
mi#rophone 8like Kindle Fire 6$&9 6owe"er, some )kype enthusiasts ha"e used the basi# )kype app with
non-6$ Fires by plugging an e(ternal mi#rophone into the Fires headphones *a#k& Although this limits
you to "oi#e #hatting, the basi# Android )kype app is a"ailable at the %oogle Play app store&
i&o
The io app allows you to #onne#t to multiple types of instant-messaging ser"i#es& 't doesnt pro"ide
"oi#e #hatting, but you #an te(t-#hat to your hearts #ontent& )o this app is a great #hoi#e for anyone who
uses te(t #hatting for work or pleasure&
!he imo app is #ompatible with:
0& A'
B& Fa#ebook 4hat
?& %oogle !alk
@& '4O
A& Jabber
D& )I
N& y)pa#e 4hat
G& )kype
M& 5ahoo
)ometimes, the best thing about a Kindle Fire is that it lets you get away from your desktop #omputer
while youre still able to en*oy all the 'nternet has to offer& Fith imo, howe"er, you #an ensure you dont
miss any important messages while youre away from your desk2
Pictured bove! 5et your #riends )no$ you-re on your Kindle Fire*
8"oo Messen+er
*ahoo )essen'er allows you to #onne#t with your friends on the 5ahoo network, to "ideo #hat and
to do *ust about e"erything else a good messaging program does& !he Kindle "ersion allows you to #hat
with friends on Fa#ebook and Findows Ci"e, as well, making it a great option if you want to limit the
number of apps installed on your de"i#e& !he app is pro"ided with a free international )) feature, as
well, whi#h is handy if you want to rea#h out to someone on a #ell phone&
!his app may #onsume bandwidth if left running on a @% de"i#e, so be sure to turn it off if youre
worried about going o"er your limit& !he "ideo #alling and audio #hat features will, of #ourse, also
#onsume bandwidth and you might want to sti#k to Fi-Fi for those&
8A6 ? 8et Anot"er 6Tl)0 6oo+le Tl) 2lient #or Android
*A- is, true to its name, a #lient for the %oogle !alk instant messaging system& 't allows you to
#onne#t to that a##ount 3uite easily& 't has an attra#ti"e interfa#e to it that allows you to manage #onta#ts
on your %oogle a##ount& 5ou #an also set your status so that you #an determine whether or not people #an
see you when youre online&
!his is a free app and, if you only use the %oogle !alk platform for instant messaging, you might find it
to be a ni#e impro"ement from the default& Cike the )kype app mentioned pre"iously, this one works only
with the newer Kindle Fire 6$ be#ause it re3uires a built-in #amera and mi#rophone&
Trillin
Trillian has been around for a "ery long time and it remains a popular instant messaging solution& 'ts
a *a#k-of-all-trades sort of program and, as su#h, you wont ha"e the full fun#tionality of some of the
se"en messaging networks that this program #an #onne#t to, but you will ha"e instant messaging, file
sharing and all the basi#s& !his #onne#ts to *ust about any ' ser"i#e out there, in#luding Fa#ebook, so
you #an en*oy ha"ing all of your #onta#ts able to #onta#t you in one pla#e instead of needing all those
different messengers loaded&
!his is a great addition to any Kindle de"i#e& ."en if you #ant do "ideo #hat on your de"i#e, you #an
still be a"ailable and go to another de"i#e to talk, if needed&
Tl)(to ? One App #or ll your 2"ts
Talk.to is another all-in-one #hat app that earns "ery good ratings from users& !his #hat app will allow
you to see all of your #onta#ts in one pla#e and therefore you #an run this single app to stay in tou#h with
all of them& !he app is pro"ided with sorting options and other features that allow you to #ustomize your
e(perien#e&
!alk&to is easy to use and, if you want to get your #hat up and running fast with minimal a##ount
#onfiguration, you may want to take a look at this as an option& 'ts got a lot of features and its free, so
you should get plenty of use out of it for the pri#e2
2isco WebE> Meetin+s
$is"o Web=< )eetin's makes a great addition to your apps if youre using a Kindle Fire 6$& 't
allows you to ha"e high-3uality "ideo#onferen#es o"er the 'nternet& Feb.( eetings has se"eral ni#e
features: the "ideo automati#ally swit#hes depending upon whos talking at any gi"en moment& 5ou #an
#hoose full-s#reen "ideo to get a better "iew of whoe"er is speaking, as well&
Feb.( eetings allows you to send in"itations to the people you want to parti#ipate in your meeting
and makes it easy for them to *oin& !his is one of the most popular business appli#ations around and the
way its designed makes it a bit more appropriate for business users than some of the other "ideo
messengers out there& !his works on both Fi-Fi #onne#tions and ?% or @% #onne#tions&
5in)edIn
LinkedIn is one of the most popular so#ial networking platforms on the 'nternet, used primarily for
business& !his is a free app pro"ided by the same #ompany that runs the website& 't allows you to a##ess
your profile, make #hanges to it, and do *ust about e"erything else youd otherwise do through the site&
!he app simply deli"ers the Cinked'n site in a format thats easy to use on the Kindle&
'f you fre3uently use Cinked'n, this is a good app to ha"e& On the larger Kindle Fire 6$, howe"er, you
may ha"e no problem using the regular website to manipulate your profile, respond to messages, and so
forth& .ither way, the presen#e of an offi#ially produ#ed app for this popular so#ial media site is definitely
a good thing and, if you prefer it to the regular web interfa#e, you may find this e(tremely useful&
Fceboo)
;a"ebook is, of #ourse, the biggest thing out there as far as so#ial networking goes, and this app
allows you to a##ess it on your Kindle Fire with one #li#k& 6owe"er, the app makes some Fa#ebook tasks
more diffi#ult than they are on the regular home page& .spe#ially if you ha"e a Kindle Fire 6$, you may
ha"e better results using the Feb browser, thanks to the large display&
Fa#ebook re#ently updated this app with some impro"ements& 't allows you to see who is a#ti"e on the
site, so that youll know whether or not they will re#ei"e a message that you sent right away& 't also has
some se#urity impro"ements and a bug that #aused the Kindle to restart has been eliminated in this
newest "ersion&
Productivity
@uic)O##ice Pro
>%i"k355i"e Pro is one of the more e(pensi"e apps youll find for Kindle Fire, about /0A& 't allows
you to open and edit do#uments in the most popular offi#e formats, in#luding i#rosoft Ford, .(#el and
Powerpoint do#uments& 'ts re3uired e3uipment if you plan on using your Kindle Fire as a produ#ti"ity
tool&
A #apable free alternati"e to Oui#kOffi#e Pro is Kingsoft Offi#e for Android, a"ailable in the Amazon
App )tore& 'ts the only full-featured Offi#e app in Amazons store, and its an outstanding appli#ation&
Evernote
=+ernote is an appli#ation that allows you to write notes, take pi#ture notes, re#ord audio notes, #lip
Feb pages, and mu#h more& 'f you do resear#h in any #apa#ity7for fun or business7its a must& 5ou #an
share your notes between your de"i#es, so whate"er you #lip on your P4 or a# will be a"ailable on your
Kindle Fire& 'ts a great e(ample of +hybrid #omputing,, using the #loud to store data and perform tasks
while using the offline #apabilities of your Kindle Fire&
."ernote offers a premium ser"i#e for /A a month, whi#h pro"ides bigger upload #apa#ity, offers
greater sharing options, a##ess to note history, P$F sear#hing, no ad"ertising, and more& 'ts well worth
the money be#ause you #an easily sa"e entire webpages, pi#tures, audio files and so forth without
worrying about running out of spa#e on your Kindle&
!he appli#ation will syn# automati#ally, but you #an do it manually, too& 5ou #an set up as many
notebooks as you want, use tags to organize the #ontent within them and do a lot more with this app& For
students, professional resear#hers or people who *ust like to learn, this is a great app that bears taking a
#lose look at& 5oull likely be glad you did& 'ts also light on resour#es, so thats a plus&
TIP: 'f you use a #ustomization tool su#h as %o Caun#her, you #an get a widget for ."ernote that sits
right on your desktop, allowing instant a##ess to the program& 'ts also a"ailable for Android
smartphones, so you #an basi#ally network e"erything you ha"e together into one resour#e for taking and
reading notes&
O##ice 2lcultor Free
355i"e $al"%lator ;ree is a great #hoi#e for anyone who wants more ad"an#ed #apabilities out of
their #al#ulator but doesnt "enture into trigonometry or other ad"an#ed forms of math& As the name
says, if you need an offi#e #al#ulator, this one might be for you& 't e"en keeps a tape of your #al#ulations2
!he free "ersion has small ad"ertisements at the top of the s#reen, pi#tured below& !he Pro "ersion, whi#h
#osts a bu#k and #hange, eliminates the ads&
Pictured bove! T"e O##ice 2lcultor Free inter#ce(
Any(Do
Any.1o is an organizer app that allows you to keep tra#k of appointments and anything else you ha"e
going on in life& 'f youre a busy sort and want to use your Kindle Fire as a produ#ti"ity de"i#e, this
pro"ides a ni#e option& 't allows you to make lists, to s#hedule days and so forth& 'ts basi#ally an Android
"ersion of a regular datebook, and it has 3uite a few ad"antages o"er a regular datebook& For instan#e,
your datebook wont flip open to remind you when youre late for an appointment2
!here are many different s#heduling apps out there and, of #ourse, you #an also use online
alternati"es& For a Kindle Fire, howe"er, this is a good option that bears a #loser look from anyone who
wants to make sure they ne"er miss an important date&
!his app will likely ha"e a natural fan base among those who dont like the o"erly-#ompli#ated
interfa#es of some #alendar apps& !he basi# interfa#e is pi#tured below&
'ts "ery #lean, easy to use, and takes #are of all your planning and appointment setting needs& 'f you
want something thats easy to look at and that doesnt re3uire you to na"igate through a lot of "ery dense
graphi#s to get the information you want, #onsider this app& 'f you ha"e a Kindle Fire 6$, this app #an
work with "oi#e re#ognition, making it e"en more useful&
Dy0Ti&er PlnA6o
1ay!Tier Plan#-o is a paid app 8about /G9 from the $ay-!imer people who make the familiar
paper and pen style $ay !imers& !his app repli#ates a lot of the fun#tions of the pen and paper "ersions,
with "arious #alendar "iews, easy organization features and easy prioritizing& !his produ#t #an syn#h with
#alendar apps from %oogle and 5ahoo and, if you use a plug-in, it works with an Outlook #alendar, too&
!his app, whi#h works only on the newer Kindle Fire 6$ models, has different display themes that you
#an use to #ustomize the look& Be sure to #he#k whether or not your Kindle #an syn#h with Outlook before
you get this produ#t to use with Outlook& !he full-featured nature of this app and its many familiar
interfa#es will likely be attra#ti"e to 3uite a few people and, if youre using 5ahoo, %oogle or e"en
Fa#ebook #alendars, you dont ha"e any #ompatibility issues to worry about& !ake a look at the "arious
s#reens below to get an idea of what the $ay-!imer offers&
!he tabs on the top of the s#reen allow you to toggle between different "iews&
!he ne(t s#reen shows the different settings and some of the features&
$ay-!imer is a well-known name whi#h, in the world of apps and software, usually translates to
support being a"ailable if you need it& !his #alendar has plenty of #ompatibility ad"antages and reliability
ad"antages that make it a good #hoi#e& 'f youre already used ot the $aytimer brand and you want to sti#k
with them, this produ#t is a good one to #onsider&
S&rtr 2ontcts
Sartr $onta"ts lists itself as the smartest #onta#t manager and, depending upon what youre using
right now, it might a#tually be a step up in fun#tionality& !he app allows you to #onsolidate your #onta#ts
from %oogle #ontra#ts and other ser"i#es and keeps information on them, su#h as the last time you spoke
with them&
5oull need to ha"e a %mail a##ount to use this or, if you ha"e it, Kobni for Outlook& 'f you want to
in#rease the usability of your Kindle as a business de"i#e, this is a good option& !he interfa#e is attra#ti"e
and your #onta#ts are ba#ked up to a #loud storage ser"i#e&
Bo>
Bo< is a #loud storage option similar to the $ropbo( app mentioned abo"e& !he free ser"i#e entitles
you to A %B of storage, and you #an upgrade to 0,111 %B for /0A a month&
5ou #an a##ess, "iew, edit, share and manage files dire#tly on your Kindle Fire& 'ts se#ured with file-
le"el en#ryption, and auto-logout when you #lose the app&
5ou #an sa"e files you edit or #reate in other apps to your Bo( a##ount and a##ess Bo( files from within
other Android apps using the File Pi#ker& 5ou #an also use the same a##ount with a desktop #omputer by
logging in at Bo(&#om&
+Reder
'4eader is an app that allows you to download ;)) feeds to your de"i#e& 'f youre on a Kindle Fire
that doesnt ha"e @%, youll find a fun#tion of this app parti#ularly useful& 't allows you to download all of
your ;)) feeds so that you dont ha"e to worry about ha"ing a li"e 'nternet #onne#tion to #at#h up on
whate"er reading youre doing&
!his is an unoffi#ial app, hen#e it being #alled +g, instead of +%oogle&, !hat being said, its a "ery
popular program, and if your work or other endea"ors re3uire you to ha"e a##ess to regular updated ;))
feeds, youll find it useful& !he offline fun#tionality is parti#ularly ni#e when youre tra"eling or when you
*ust want to unplug for a while and not ha"e a li"e #onne#tion to the 'nternet&
Instpper
Instapaper allows you to download webpages so that you #an read them offline& !his app will
automati#ally e(tra#t the te(t, pro"iding a #lean reading layout on your Kindle& !his also sa"es spa#e, of
#ourse, without depri"ing you of any of the #ontent that you wanted from the page in the first pla#e& !he
only downside is you"e got to pay about /? to buy the app&
!he 'nstapaper app pro"ides you with the ability to download newspaper pages, blogs, regular web
pages or *ust about anything else& !his is a great app to ha"e if you want to download some #ontent to
read while youre on the road or away from the 'nternet& 'ts also great if you want to read your #ontent
without all the ads and other distra#tions that web pages tend to ser"e up these days& 'ts free, so the pri#e
is #ertainly right2
ES File E>plorer
=S ;ile =<plorer is a file manager app& 't allows you to browse your folders as you would on your
desktop #omputer, whi#h means that you #an see e"erything as it appears on your Kindles dri"e rather
than as it appears #ategorized a##ording to the default interfa#e& !his utility lets you #ut and #opy,
rename, sear#h through, delete, and e(plore the properties of your Kindles files and folders&
!his is also handy if you happen to ha"e files that your Kindle Fire doesnt handle #orre#tly& .Books
and other materials that may be in odd formats, for e(ample, #an be seen with this file e(plorer so that
you #an "erify if they are on your dri"e, e"en if they dont show up in the Cibrary& !his app, or another like
it, is ne#essary if you want to ha"e #omplete #ontrol o"er your Kindle de"i#e and want to break away from
the default Amazon interfa#e&
iTrnslte
iTranslate is one of those Kindle<Android apps that #ome "ery #lose to repli#ating what you might
see in a futuristi# )#i-Fi mo"ie& !his app allows you to translate from a "ariety of languages into your own
or into another& !he app allows you to type or speak the phrase you want to translate and to hear it
spoken ba#k to you and written out& !he "oi#e is "ery good and it allows you to get phrases read ba#k to
you, whi#h might a"oid some of the embarrassment that #an happen when you try to pronoun#e foreign
phrases&
!his app is highly re#ommended& ;emember, howe"er, that the translation from spee#h re3uires a
mi#rophone, whi#h limits use to the Kindle Fire 6$& !he "oi#e translation feature on this de"i#e allows
you to toggle7.nglish to )panish and then "i#e-"ersa with one button press, for instan#e7whi#h makes it
great if youre abroad and trying to #ommuni#ate&
!ake a look at the s#reenshot below:
Ioti#e the double arrow key up at the top& 5ou #ould tap this key, hand it to the )panish speaker that
youd be trying to #ommuni#ate with in the abo"e s#enario, ha"e them type their reply and hand it right
ba#k to you& 'f you ha"e a Kindle Fire 6$, they #ould *ust speak their reply right into the mi#rophone&
4he#k out the pi#ture below to get an idea&
'ts hard to o"erstate how mu#h use this #ould be for a tra"eler& !his translator handles many
languages and its "ery easy to use& 'ts as #lose to a uni"ersal translator youd see in a )#i-Fi mo"ies as
you #an imagine&
!'P: =se the #learest, simplest language possible if youre trying to ask a 3uestion, whi#h impro"es the
translation& For e(ample, instead of asking P6ow would ' get to .(it 0BA:P simply ask PFhere is .(it
0BA:P !his pre"ents mistranslations&
E>c"n+e by Touc"Do$n
=<"han'e by To%"h1own is a great tool for business users& 't allows you to hook up to your
#ompanys i#rosoft .(#hange ser"er, whi#h means that youll ha"e a##ess to all of the information that
you ha"e on your desktop in that program& 5ou #an a##ess your #onta#ts, your #alendar, your e-mail and
anything else you use in the popular offi#e program&
!his app pro"ides a ?1-day trial of the ser"i#e& !o #ontinue using it, youd be re3uired to pur#hase the
full "ersion for about /B1&
)ome of the features on !ou#h$own make it ideal for business users& For e(ample, the sensiti"e
information that you ha"e on your Outlook will be en#rypted on your )$ #ard, so you dont ha"e to worry
about it being ha#ked& 5ou #an also remotely wipe the information off of your de"i#e if it happens to be
stolen or ha#ked& !here is e"en a remote kill button in#luded with this app that allows you to instantly
wipe out all of your information if you #annot rea#h an administrator to assist you in time&
)yn#ing with any #orporate ser"er is something you should only do with permission& ."en if your
#ompany doesnt ha"e good se#urity in pla#e and youre able to hook up to it without asking anyone, make
sure you do ask before you start using any syn#ing produ#ts on your tablet&
O##iceSuite Pro#essionl B
355i"eS%ite Pro5essional 6 is a full-featured offi#e program #osting about /0A that allows you to
work with spreadsheets, i#rosoft Ford do#uments, presentations and more& 't is also integrated with
the %oogle $o#s system& 4ombined with the large s#reen of a Kindle Fire 6$, this #ould be a great
addition to your de"i#e if you use it for business and if you find yourself needing to a##ess offi#e
do#uments while youre on the go&
Offi#e)uite Professional D has #apabilities that make it suitable for use on a tablet #omputer, but
remember that its not a #omplete repla#ement for a full-fledged offi#e software suite& Fhat it does do
allows you to make edits to do#uments, re"iew do#uments and to sa"e them in the appropriate format& 't
will also work with P$F files, whi#h makes it e"en more useful& 'f you need something 3ui#k and easy to
edit do#uments with on your Kindle, this is something to #onsider&
Poc)et
Po"ket is an app that is designed to make it easier to read #ontent that you like, e"en when youre off-
line& 'n fa#t, off-line reading is pre#isely the point of this app& 't allows you to take images, te(t and other
#ontent and to store it dire#tly on your de"i#e, so you #an read it at your leisure instead of ha"ing to read
it when you are #onne#ted to a network& !his app was originally named +;ead it Cater&,
Po#ket has another great feature: 'f you want, you #an use the Android te(t-to-spee#h feature to ha"e
your #ontent read to you& 'f youre rela(ing with your Kindle and you want to listen to something using
headphones instead of reading it, this is a great option& !he app is des#ribed as a +$>; for the web,,
whi#h is a pretty good des#ription of what it does& 5ou #an also share the materials that you sa"e o"er
se"eral different proto#ols, whi#h makes it e"en handier&
PrinterS"re Mobile Print
PrinterShare )obile Print allows you to print from your Kindle utilizing =)B or Bluetooth
#onne#tions& Of #ourse, you #an also use the Fi-Fi #onne#tion, whi#h is likely the best and speediest
option& 5ou need to ha"e the a##ompanying appli#ation installed on your desktop #omputer to enable you
to use this and this is a paid app& !hat being said, this #ould be a great app for people who use their
Kindle for business purposes and who need to print out do#uments that they re#ei"e by e-mail or other
#ommuni#ations&
Printer)hare obile Print #an print from %mail, your #onta#t list, an )) ort ) message and from
all of the standard formats for word pro#essing do#uments& 5ou #an print do#uments on a printer
anywhere in the world with this, pro"ided that it has the #omplimentary appli#ation installed on it&
!his app #osts about /0?, so you might want to #he#k out a free alternati"e, su#h as .asyPrint, whi#h
works with the %oogle 4loud print ser"i#e&
En"nced E&il
=nhan"ed =ail is designed to make it easier for you to get through all of your e-mails and to
organize it& !he .nhan#ed .mail app, whi#h #osts about /01, #an sa"e e-mails to )$ #ards, syn# all of
your e-mail, and has a host of other fun#tions, su#h as sele#ting and #opying te(t& 'f you ha"e multiple e-
mail a##ounts and want to get e"erything organized into one pla#e, this is a great app to do it&
.nhan#ed .mail has plenty of powerful features that should appeal to business users& !he
organizational features alone should make life a lot easier for people who ha"e to manage multiple e-mail
a##ounts& 'f youre looking for an easy way to get more out of your Kindle Fire, take a look at this app& 't
may ha"e some of the things you"e been looking for&
Poc)et In#or&nt
Po"ket In5orant is a great addition to your Kindle Fire if youre using it as a produ#ti"ity tool& 'f
you"e already taken that step, youre probably adding apps to the desktop to help you get better
organized& Po#ket 'nformant allows you to manage #alendars, to keep tra#k of appointments and to do all
of the other things that you would e(pe#t from a good #alendaring program&
Po#ket 'nformant has an attra#ti"e interfa#e, is reasonable on resour#es, and is a paid app 8about /019,
so you dont ha"e to worry about being left without any support options if you happen to ha"e a problem
with it& !his app would work great if you are using the regular App library or if you are using a #ustomized
desktop&
2lcultor Plus Free
$al"%lator Pl%s ;ree is one of the most popular apps on the Amazon market& 't allows you to see
your #al#ulations as they are being pro#essed Q something "ery useful to people using the per#entage key,
whi#h sometimes throws people for a loop Q and will store your #al#ulations between usages, so you dont
ha"e to worry about losing where you were in an e3uation if you ha"e to walk away from the de"i#e for a
while&
4al#ulator Plus Free looks great on the new Kindle Fire 6$ s#reen& !his is only one of many different
#al#ulator appli#ations out there, but its popularity makes it notable& !his free "ersion does ha"e
ad"ertising on it, whi#h helps to support the de"elopment of the appli#ation& 'f youre in the market for a
good #al#ulator that doesnt ne#essarily ha"e to ha"e all of the s#ientifi# operations on it, this might be
what you prefer& 5ou #an upgrade to the paid "ersion and get rid of the ads for about /0&
2lcultor Ulti&te C 6rp"
$al"%lator 8ltiate ? -raph is a "ery powerful app mas3uerading as an ine(pensi"e MM-#ent
produ#t& 'n fa#t, this parti#ular app will gi"e you a##ess to the "ast ma*ority of fun#tions you would find
on the most e(pensi"e s#ientifi# #al#ulators& !here are fi"e different tabs on this #al#ulator: basi#,
s#ientifi#, e3uations, #on"ersions and matri#es& !his means that, for less than a dollar, you #an #on"ert
your Kindle Fire into a full-fledged s#ientifi# #al#ulator thats more than suitable for the a"erage #ollege
student&
5ou #an sa"e s#reens with your #al#ulations on them and retrie"e them later& 5ou #an also store 00
different "alues in the memory and do a lot of #omple( #on"ersions& !his is one of the better apps for the
money out there and, if youre a math geek or if you ha"e a legitimate need for a s#ientifi# #al#ulator, you
may want to gi"e this one a try& !ake a look at the s#reenshot below&
!his shows the s#ientifi# tab& !here are four other tabs and they ha"e *ust aobut e"ery fun#tion youd
e"er want on a s#ientifi# #al#ulator& 'f you want to sa"e some money but need a #al#ulator, this is really a
great buy&
!he #on"ersion feature is shown below& Ioti#e that it gi"es you four #on"ersions right off the bat& !his
has some great potiential for #omputer s#ien#e ma*ors, of #ourse2
!his is so feature-ri#h that its well worth the in"estment& 't might be unwieldy on a smartphone but,
with the Kindle Fires big s#reen, its easy to use and should gi"e you e"erything you need for the toughest
math #ourse2 'f youre willing to forgo the graph engine and li"e without a few of the more ad"an#ed
#al#ulator fun#tions, a free "ersion is a"ailable, too&
5o+MeInI+nition
Lo')eInI'nition is one of the more e(pensi"e options for remote desktop a##ess apps, #osting
about /?1& 'n order to use it, you register at Coge'n&#om then install the software on your desktop
#omputer& !hat software works with Findows and a#intosh operating systems&
Fhen you open an a##ount, you get a ?1-day free trial, whi#h allows you *udge whether youd like to
pay for Coge'n'gnition or try one of the less e(pensi"e options& 8For e(ample, )plashtop ;emote
$esktop, profiled ne(t, is a #apable alternati"e and #osts about /A&
Coge'n'gnition, howe"er, is suitable for business users and allows you to work remotely on any of
your #omputers that are set up with the #omplimentary software&
Spls"top Re&ote Des)top
Splashtop 4eote 1esktop is another option for a##essing your #omputer remotely from your
android de"i#e& 5ou #an utilize the de"i#e to whi#h you are #onne#ted in any way you normally would
while using )plashtop ;emote $esktop& For e(ample, if you want to tune in to wat#h mo"ies on your
#omputer rather than doing so on your Kindle, you #an do that with this remote desktop app&
)plashtop ;emote $esktop will work with @% #onne#tions, so you #an use this with the built-in Kindle
Fire 6$ data #arrier plan& 't also, of #ourse, works o"er Fi-Fi #onne#tions, whi#h pro"ides you with a
great way to a##ess your #omputer when you are in a different room& 'f you need to start some musi#,
3ui#kly #he#k the file or do anything else that you need a desktop #omputer to a##omplish, )plashtop
;emote $esktop makes it possible& An 6$ "ersion #osts about /M&
6oDddy Mobile Do&ins
-o1addy )obile 1oains does mu#h more than allow you to manage domains& 5ou #an manage
your other ser"i#es through the popular web host, and buy anything from an ))C #ertifi#ate to a new
domain to a different hosting program&
!he %o$addy obile $omains app might be perfe#t for those who are "ery a#ti"e webmasters,
parti#ularly those who ha"e a business interest in their websites& 't allows you to be notified when
something is about to e(pire that you need to renew and allows you to make #hanges to your ser"i#e when
youre on the go, so you #an take #are of it when the moment hits you rather than trying to remember to
take #are of it when you get home&
Fhen you open up the app for the first time, youll see the following s#reen:
!his will set up your alerts so that you always know when you ha"e to #hange something on your
a##ourt or renew a ser"i#e thats about to e(pire&
!he main s#reen looks like this:
!ap any of the i#ons and youll be brought to the right se#ion& =sing the "arious features is "ery easy
and isnt #ompromised by this being a tablet #omputer& !he domain lookup feature is pi#tured below, to
gi"e you an idea of how #on"enient it is&
any of the utilities on the App )tore are really enhan#ements or #on"enien#es of some sort& !his is a
full-fledged utility that should be useful to anyone who uses %o$addy for their domains& 'f youre a
webmaster and you register through this #ompany or ha"e hosting through them, #onsider this a must-
ha"e app for your Kindle Fire2

Utilities
&Secure
Se"%re is a password manager& !his is something youll definitely want to get as you start to use
your Kindle Fire more and more& !he app allows you to se#urely store and manage your passwords, whi#h
pre"ents them from being stolen by ha#kers or by someone who a#tually steals your physi#al de"i#e&
!his app allows you to store *ust about any type of se#urity #redentials you want& 5ou #an store info
related to your #redit #ards, bank a##ounts, website a##ounts and so forth& !he app will also randomly
generate passwords for you& ;emember that, with todays pro#essor power, ha#kers #an brute for#e7
whi#h basi#ally means guess7your password using the right software in "ery short order& ;andom
passwords and a se#ure app to store them in are both "ital to proper se#urity&
Antir 1i+"tstnd
Antair Ni'htstand transforms your Kindle Fire into an awesome alarm #lo#k& Fith the right type of
#ase, you #an prop it up so that it displays perfe#tly ne(t to your bed&
!his app lets you #hoose from se"eral different alarm #lo#k interfa#es and allows you to #ustomize the
#ontent that you see on the s#reen& 5ou #an also #hoose from "arious alarms and alarm modes so that you
#an wake up e(a#tly the way you want& !he app also offers a handy flashlight feature for when you need to
see what *ust went bump in the night& 5ou #an display it in lands#ape or portrait mode and you #an lea"e
the s#reen on or off while youre using it& !his is a great repla#ement for the nati"e Android alarm #lo#k
fun#tion and allows you to get e"en more use out of your de"i#e2 't #osts about /B&
Bttery /D
Battery (1 gi"es you information on how mu#h battery power you ha"e remaining, whi#h might not
seem all that impressi"e at first& Fhat this app does, howe"er, is pro"ide you with real information
regarding what your remaining #harge means& !his app lets you take a look at your remaining #harge and
see what you #an do with it7su#h as how mu#h "ideo you #an wat#h or how long your #an browse the
Feb until your battery re3uires re#harging& !ake a look at the s#reenshot below to get an idea of what
Battery 6$ looks like&
!he app will notify you from a desktop widget and your notifi#ation bar so that youll always know how
mu#h power you ha"e remaining& 'f you want something that gi"es you pra#ti#al information on your
remaining #harge, this is a good #hoi#e& any users like this app so mu#h they pay /B for the Pro "ersion&
2onvertPd
$on+ertPad allows you to #on"ert "arious forms of measurement to other forms& Fhy would you
need this, gi"en that %oogle has the same thing: Be#ause this is right on your Kindle, you dont ha"e to be
hooked up to a network #onne#tion to use it, whi#h e(pands the fun#tionality of your Kindle 3uite a bit, as
you #an imagine& 't will #on"ert #urren#ies, thermodynami# measurements and more& !he #urren#y
#on"ersion is real time, so you dont ha"e to worry about whether or not youre using outdated
information&
!his app supports more than 0D1 #urren#ies and works in B@ languages& 't also offers you the option to
#hange the #olor theme, if you wish& 5ou #an also make your own formulas& !his is a great app for those
who like to tra"el and who want to make sure theyre on top of the lo#al e(#hange rates when they do2
Moon P"se Pro
)oon Phase Pro is well worth its MM-#ent pri#e tag, whether youre into astronomy or other outdoor
a#ti"ities& !his app gi"es you the #urrent moon phase, as well as data regarding the past and future& !he
app is lightweight and it has great graphi#s that really shine on the Kindle Fire s#reen&
!he app #an notify you when the new, full or 3uarter moons are about to arri"e& !here is also a
#alendar that gi"es you the moon phases& !he simulation of the moon phase is beautiful& 't shows a "ery
detailed image& 5our position on the .arth plays into the simulation and youll see the moon displayed
with the same #res#ent angle that youll see in real life& !his is a great app for anyone, no matter what
their age& A widget gi"es your information at a glan#e& !ake a look at what the main app shows you below&
'f youre into the night sky, youll lo"e this app& 'ts a great edu#ational tool, as well, and you #an go
ba#k and forth in time by dragging the shadow a#ross the moon&
Stop$tc"
Stopwat"h does *ust what it says it will do& !he appli#ation allows you to use your Kindle Fire as a
full-featured stopwat#h& 5oull ha"e a##ess to lap and split fun#tions& 't will also re#ord your best times
and allow you to #ompare your statisti#s, whi#h will, no doubt, be handy to the athletes out there& Of
#ourse, this #ould also be used to time tests or anything else you needed to get time data on&
!his app is "ery easy to see, so you should ha"e no trouble using it at a distan#e, su#h as you might if
you were on an e(er#ise ma#hine& !he stopwat#h is also easy to operate, so you wont ha"e to worry about
ruining your timing data while youre trying to figure out the #ontrols& !he pri#e, free, is #ertainly right
and, if you need a simple app that allows you to keep time, this might be it&
'f you prefer a more modern, all-digital theme, #he#k out )topwat#h and !imer, also free&
Mps Wit" Me 5ite
)apsWith)e allows you to use downloaded maps without an 'nternet #onne#tion& 'ts like ha"ing a
detailed paper atlas in your po#ket, where"er you are& !his is an app for any Android de"i#e, so you might
want to #onsider this for your Android smartphone if you ha"e one, sin#e apsFithe works with %P)-
enabled de"i#es& !his app is "ery handy in that it makes 'nternet mapping truly #on"enient&
'nternet mapping appli#ations usually ha"e one ma*or flaw: they break down when youre tra"eling
and outside the range of the 'nternet "ia ?% or @%& 6owe"er, this app allows you to look at maps lo#ally
on the de"i#e, so you dont ha"e to worry about losing your way when you lose your 'nternet #onne#tion&
On your Kindle, you #an use this app to download maps and to use them when youre wandering around
new #ities or out on a hike& !heres no #onne#ti"ity re3uired and the Kindles s#reen is perfe#tly sized for
mapping& 'f you pay about /A you #an upgrade to the Pro "ersion, whi#h has additional sear#h
#apabilities&
1orton Mobile Security 5ite
Norton )obile Se"%rity Lite is made for the Kindle tablet platform, whi#h means that its a perfe#t
solution for your se#urity needs& Iorton is a respe#ted name in the se#urity industry, whi#h sets this app
apart from other free anti"irus solutions in Amazons store& !his app dete#ts and remo"es "iruses and
malware before they infe#t your Kindle Fire& 't s#ans downloaded apps and app updates for threats&
!his app happens to be free, whi#h makes it a great #hoi#e for those who want to prote#t their de"i#e
but who arent ready to make an in"estment in a parti#ular produ#t yet&
Andro;plorer
Andro@plorer is a file e(plorer& !he Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire 6$ are both great de"i#es, but their
file e(plorer #apabilities are somewhat la#king nati"ely& .nter AndroKplorer, whi#h allows you to take
#ontrol of the files on your Kindle and to sort through them howe"er you want and howe"er you need&
!here is e"en a y Programs feature that allows you to manage all of the different apps that you ha"e
installed on your Kindle& !his makes it a lot easier to see what you may ha"e sideloaded on your own and
to get a better o"er"iew of your de"i#e& AndroKplorer go still further than this, howe"er& !he app e"en
supports )B ser"ers, so you #an get files from shared network resour#es if you happen to be on a Fi-Fi&
O"erall, this is a great business and personal app&
Alr& 2loc)% 2lendr% ToDo 5ist% 1i+"tstnd 0 Productivity /elper
Alar $lo"kA $alendarA To1o ListA Ni'htstand ! Prod%"ti+ity (elper has 3uite a long name,
but it has 3uite a lot of fun#tions, as well& !his appli#ation does e"erything that the name implies,
pro"iding you with something of a one-stop option for organizing your life and making sure that you get
up in time to attend to all of those things that you"e organized&
!his app #osts *ust /0 but #ombines many of the features that are found in more e(pensi"e options for
the Kindle Fire& 'ts powerful, "ersatile and, for those who dont really need to integrate with an .(#hange
)er"er or another #orporate sour#e of files and information, it may pro"ide an e(#ellent option&
Inst#ire
Insta5ire allows you to #onne#t to your a##ount at 'nstagram, the free photo-sharing program and
so#ial network owned by Fa#ebook& !o use it, of #ourse, youll need an 6$ Kindle e3uipped with a
#amera& !hanks to this app, you #an get some truly spe#ta#ular results using the image filters pro"ided by
'nstagram&
!his app shines partly due to the great pi#ture 3uality a"ailable on the 6$ Kindles& 'f you ha"e photos
stored at 'nstagram, this is a good tool for browsing and en*oying them in all their spe#ta#ular glory&
6&es
An+ry Birds Free
An'ry Birds. )urely you"e heard the name& 'ts a game that allows you to en*oy some #lassi#,
addi#ting ar#ade-style gaming on your Kindle Fire& 'ts free, and you #an download it instantly from the
Amazon App )tore& Kids of all ages en*oy this one, and it #an make long road trips more tolerable&
'f you like Angry Birds, you might also like Angry Birds )pa#e, Angry Birds )easons, and Angry Birds
;io&
TIP: any apps, Angry Birds in#luded, ha"e a free "ersion that #ontains ad"ertising, and a paid
"ersion without ads& 'f you really lo"e the free "ersion, its hard to resist buying the paid "ersions for
about a dollar& But this free<paid system enables you to sample almost e"erything without risking a dime&
Bd Pi++ies Free /D
Bad Pi''ies is one of the latest offerings from the de"eloper of Angry Birds& !he game should keep
most players busy for 3uite a while, with NB le"els to play and 0G puzzles that you #an unlo#k by beating
#ertain le"els& !his game has a +sandbo(, le"el, as well, whi#h allows you to get more #reati"e with your
game play and to take on new #hallenges& !he game e"e n allows you to #reate de"i#es to #hange your
game play e(perien#e&
!he plot is "ery mu#h the same, with the Bad Piggies trying to get at the birds eggs& !he interfa#e is
"ery simple and the game easy to play but still #hallenging, making it perfe#t for the tou#hs#reen format2
'f you felt yourself feeling a bit bad for the pigs on the first "ersion of Angry Birds, you might get into this
#han#e to fight on the other side&
Minecr#t Poc)et Edition
)ine"ra5t is pri#ed higher 8about /N9 than most Kindle games, but has a de"oted following that may
well *ustify its pri#e tag& !his game brings the best of what people lo"e about ine#raft on the P4 to the
Kindle Fire& !he game allows you to #raft, build, to play with friends and to play in random worlds& !he
game is essentially a lighter "ersion of the full desktop "ersion, with adaptations that make it better for
the tou#hs#reen format&
!his is a #omple( game thats great for those who like to build upon their a#hie"ements& 5ou #an sa"e
your worlds and keep going with them, so this is a great game if you want to do something a bit more
#omple( than what games like Angry Birds offer& !his game should keep e"en ad"an#ed gamers busy&
Slender Mn
Slender )an is based on an urban legend with established roots& !he legend started on a #ouple of
popular message boards known for their pranks and, sin#e then, )lender an has be#ome a popular
figure in urban myths and legends& A tall, fa#eless figure that stalks the player, the ob*e#t of )lender an
is to a"oid the titular "illain and find items strewn throughout the forest&
5oull be armed with nothing more than a flashlight and )lender an is always behind you, getting
#loser and #loser and you ha"e to try to stay ahead of him& 'f he finds you, the game is o"er& !his game
may seem too simple to be s#ary on the surfa#e of it but, be warned, it #an get pretty intense and the short
rounds of game play make it perfe#t for those who want something a bit darker and more in"ol"ing than
the a"erage Android game2
Plnts vs( Do&bies
Plants +s. Bobies be#ame something of a sensation on the P4& !he "ery simple game play makes it
perfe#t for a tablet like the Kindle and it manages to be *ust as fun to play on a Kindle as it is on a P4&
Keep the Rombies from rea#hing the house by using the "arious powers and weapons the plants offer&
!here are @M different plants to #hoose from, ea#h with its own ability& !here is a hea"y strategy element
here and youll ha"e to learn to use the plants together to ma(imize their zombie-fighting #apa#ity& !here
are A1 le"els to go through, in#luding ones that take pla#e in different #onditions, su#h as rain and fog,
day and night& For the modest pri#e of about /?, this game is a lot of fun and has kept e"en a"id gamers
busy for hours2
T"e /unt
The (a%nt is a horror<thriller genre game that has plenty of puzzles and mini-games built into it&
!he player has to in"estigate the sour#e of a haunting and to #lose a portal thats letting all kinds of
spooky stuff into the house& !he game has great graphi#s, whi#h make it a lot of fun on the Kindles "ery
ad"an#ed display& !he game is also 3uite #hallenging and it shouldnt bore those who are a##ustomed to
games that #hallenge them with in"ol"ed puzzles and other intelle#tual offerings&
!his game has great musi#, as well, so youll want to hook up the speakers or break out the headphones
while youre playing it& !he game is not gory, howe"er, so younger people who like something a bit on the
spooky side will be able to en*oy, as well& !his is a top seller on the App )tore and offers something for all
ages& 'f you lo"e !he 6aunt, youll surely lo"e the se3uel, !he 6aunt B&
Solitire
Solitaire Qif you need an e(planation, you"e #learly ne"er wasted any time at work2 !his game brings
the e"er-popular #ard game to the Android platform and the great graphi#s on the Kindle only make it
more fun& 'ts easy to play, easy on resour#es and easy on the wallet, of #ourse, as this game #omes
#ompletely free&
!his is Klondike )olitaire, whi#h is the most popular "ersion of the game& 'f you want to play a
different "ersion, you wont find it on this app, whi#h may be something of a disappointment to a"id
players, but most people should be able to amuse themsel"es for a "ery long time playing the #lassi#
"ersion of this #ard game& !he game will work on smaller s#reens than the Kindle Fire, as well, so feel
free to gi"e it a shot if you want to get more en*oyment out of your smartphone&
BeEe$eled A
BeCeweled # is a se3uel to the popular mat#hing game for P4s and mobile de"i#es& !he game
#hallenges you to mat#h gems, whi#h gi"es you points and whi#h makes the gems themsel"es e(plode& On
the Kindle Fires s#reen, the #olors are "ery intense and the effe#t is 3uite ni#e& !he game has se"eral
different modes, whi#h allow you to try to beat a #lo#k, to engage in endless games and to alter the game
play dynami#s in other ways&
!his game is great for younger people& 'f you get lost, it offers hints to keep you going, and there are
se"eral different ways to win a round& )o you dont ha"e to worry about the game being too #hallenging
for kids& !hat being said, it #an keep adults busy for hours, too2 !he tou#hs#reen doesnt impede game
play in any way, so its a perfe#t #hoi#e for your tablet&
Scrbble
S"rabble is one of the most enduring games around and its e"en more interesting on the Kindle Fire&
!he Kindle, in fa#t, makes for a great interfa#e to play this game, as there are no high-speed mo"es
re3uired, and the s#reen offers a great display 3uality, making this game surprisingly engaging "isually,
#onsidering its simpli#ity&
!his game allows you to play online, so you and your friends #an keep ea#h other #ompany o"er the
'nternet& !he game also keeps stats and has a di#tionary in#luded with it, so no more made up words2
!here is a 3ueue built into the game so you #an always find someone to play with if none of your friends
are online& 5ou #an e"en hook your )#rabble game into your Fa#ebook a##ount, whi#h allows you to play
from the Fa#ebook page& !he .A "ersion of this game gi"es it new life and broader appeal, for #ertain&
Robot Unicorn Attc)
4obot 8ni"orn Atta"k is a game designed for adults that should appeal to those with an ironi# and
wry sense of humor& !he game is simple to play but a lot of fun with some truly amusing graphi#s& 't is a
side-s#rolling game, whi#h make it perfe#t for the Kindle fire, as the #ontrols are "ery simple and you
wont ha"e any trouble getting through the "arious le"els& !he uni#orns rainbow atta#k is rather
interesting, but definitely not made for the younger #rowd2
!he graphi#s on ;obot =ni#orn Atta#k are "ery #olorful and, gi"en the #onte(t of the game, are rather
sar#asti# and fun& !he game is soundtra#ked with the song PAlwaysP by .rasure, adding to the fun&
Flo$ Free
;low ;ree, a rather simple, free game is one of the best-selling apps on Amazon& 'f youre old enough
to remember the original !ron game, its similar to the motor#y#le ra#e portion of that game where you
had to #reate lines and make #ertain that they did not o"erlap& Flow Free has some of those elements to it,
but it is essentially a puzzle game that #hallenges you to find a solution to se"eral different le"els of
#hallenges&
Flow Free utilizes simple #olors and the tou#hs#reen interfa#e is perfe#t for this type of a game& 't
should pro"ide you with many hours of di"ersion and, if youre hanging out with your Kindle in a waiting
room, on publi# transportation or in an airport, this #ould be the differen#e between being e(tremely
bored and being "ery engaged&
Dr$in+ Pd
1rawin' Pad is an ine(pensi"e app 8about /B9 that allows you to freehand draw on your Kindle Fire&
!he app has re#ently been updated so that it gi"es you the full benefit of the Kindle Fire 6$ s#reen,
meaning that you get brilliant #olors, "ery fine lines and, in effe#t, the e(perien#e isnt mu#h different
than would be drawing or painting on paper&
$rawing Pad #omes with a "ariety of different drawing tools that you #an use to #reate your art& 5ou
#an also erase mistakes, share and sa"e the art you #reate and mu#h more& Fhen you are drawing, you
#an #hoose from se"eral different tools, in#luding #rayons, pen#ils, markers and more& !he app works a
bit like the "ery e(pensi"e illustrating programs out there, with a palette of tools being a"ailable on the
right-hand side of the s#reen in the work area dominating the rest of it&
T"u&bDill

Th%bBilla is a "ery silly, "ery fun little game that really doesnt ha"e a point& !he game is infinite,
so there are no le"els to work through or anything else& !he point of the game is to go on a rampage like
the giant monsters tended to do in the old Japanese s#i-fi mo"ies& !humbRilla is ob"iously named after
one of the most famous of those monsters and with this game you get to turn your Kindle Fire 6$ or
Kindle Fire into a de"i#e that allows you to destroy e"erything in your path&
!humbRilla allows you to destroy buildings, toss #ars around and e"en s3uash people& !hat being the
#ase, it might be a little bit mu#h for younger kids but, if youre ha"ing a bad day at the offi#e and you *ust
need to blow off a little steam by destroying a ma*or #ity, you might find this to be 3uite a bit of fun& !his
is an amusing time killer for adults and is sure to get 3uite a few laughs&
Doodle <u&p
1oodle D%p is, by far, one of the most popular mobile games out there& Pri#ed at MM #ents, it
#hallenges you to use your entire de"i#e as a #ontroller, with your mo"ements #ontrolling the motion of
the title #hara#ter, the $oodler, who must *ump from platform to platform in a #onstantly mo"ing world&
!here are se"eral different types of platforms onto whi#h the $oodler #an *ump, some of whi#h are rigged
to e(plode, fall or present other hazards&
$oodle Jump has been popular sin#e it was released& Fhether it is the endearing artwork or the game
play itself that makes this so, the game is on a great many mobile de"i#es and its simple game play and
fun graphi#s make it "ery en*oyable and a great di"ersion& 'f you only want to load a few games on your
Kindle Fire, this should be one of them&
/ello Kitty 2#e
'f you ha"e kids who are fans of the 6ello Kitty #hara#ter and the asso#iated )anrio #hara#ters, you
may want to pi#k up this game for them& 'n this game, 6ello Kitty mo"es into the restaurant business and
hires many of the other #hara#ters from the same #ompany to work for her& !his game is simple, free and
easy to play, whi#h makes it perfe#t for kids&
'f youre an adult and you happen to like the simulation style games that in"ol"e farming, being a
restaurateur and so forth, you may en*oy this game, as well& On the Kindle Fire 6$ s#reen, the graphi#s
look parti#ularly appealing& !his game is truly appropriate for all ages, so its a great one to ha"e in your
in"entory of di"ersions on your Kindle&
1et$or)in+
Wi0Fi Anly'er Free
Wi!;i AnalyEer ;ree really shines be#ause most Kindle Fire need a Fi-Fi to #onne#t to the 'nternet
and sometimes you need a bit more information than the )ettings panel pro"ides& !his is where Fi-Fi
Analyzer Free really shines& 't gi"es you a great deal of information on the wireless networks around you,
in#luding a meter that shows you their strength& !his makes it a lot easier to find the sweet spots in some
buildings where the Fi-Fi might work better than in others& 't also allows you to see how many networks
are in your area and whether or not yours may be on a #hannel that is too #rowded&
Source! A&'on(co&
Pi#tured abo"e youll see the meter used to measure signal strength& !his is a lot easier to read than the
bars that usually indi#ate network strength and it offers you a #on"enient way to lo#ate where a signal is
#oming from&
Fi-Fi Analyzer free has an important se#urity appli#ation, as well& 'f youre not sure whether or not
youre #onne#ted to the right network with your Kindle Fire, you #an use this app to see what networks
are a"ailable and to see whether or not someone has made a honeypot network7a network with a similar
name to a legitimate one nearby thats used to attra#t people by ha#kers7and determine whi#h one is the
real deal&
One other way to use this app "ery effe#ti"ely is to use it to see how mu#h your signal de#reases when
you mo"e your network router or other de"i#e& 'nstead of ha"ing to rely on the bars, whi#h sometimes
take a long time to show a #hange and dont really gi"e you a solid idea of the strength of the network
signal, you #an use this app and get a "ery good idea of how the network signal is holding up&
IP 1et$or) 2lcultor
IP Network $al"%lator allows you to utilize your Kindle Fire as a way to set up routers and other 'P
networks& 'f youre using your Kindle as a produ#ti"ity tool and youre in #omputer networking, you may
find this to be enormously handy& !he app allows you to set up subnets and supports #opy and pasting&
'P Ietwork 4al#ulator #ould be a "ery handy addition for people who want to utilize the power of a
tablet #omputer as a produ#ti"ity tool for something a bit more #ompli#ated than word pro#essing or
printing do#uments&
!he 'P>@ homes#reen& !his allows you to get started with setting up your network& !he slider is used
to #hange the 4'$; "alue& !his app should pro"ide network te#hs with a "aluable tool for their work and
make it a lot easier to #onfigure #ompli#ated networks& For around the home, it #an help you to set up
your network without ha"ing to do e"erything manually and risk ending up with poor results&
IP 2& ,ie$er
IP $a :iewer isnt for the #amera on your tablet de"i#e& 't allows you to remotely #ontrol and "iew
'P #ameras with any networked de"i#e& !hese are great networking utilities if you ha"e se#urity #on#erns
or if you ha"e an outdoor-mounted 'P #amera that you want to be able to #he#k in on from time to time&
!his 'P #amera "iewer allows you to do more than #ontrol& 5oull ha"e P!R #ontrol on #ameras that
offer it and youll be able to use other ad"an#ed features on your #amera, as well& !his is a really good app
to ha"e on your de"i#e if you use it to keep an eye on your property or your business& !his "ersion is free,
and the Full "ersion #osts about /@&
Tiny 2& Monitor Pro
Tiny $a )onitor Pro is another great offering for those who ha"e se#urity #on#erns& !his #amera
#ontroller lets you "iew and #ontrol a "ariety of different #ameras& Be sure that yours is #ompatible with
this #ontroller before you pay /B for this app, howe"er&
5ou #an utilize the B-way audio features on some #ameras with this app and you #an in#lude up to 0D
#ameras at on#e& !he app supports P!R #ontrols and allows you to #ontrol the C.$ and relay fun#tions on
some #ameras& Being a tablet app, this allows you to use the same pin#h and spread motions you use for
zooming on any other app, whi#h makes it rather intuiti"e when its installed&
!his is the free "ersion of the !iny4am app& !he =pgrade label will disappear on#e you get the Pro
"ersion, but its a good idea to download the free "ersion first so that you #an assess whether or not its
#ompatible with your de"i#e&
On#e you ha"e your #ameras set up, using this app is "ery easy& As you #an see, you #an swit#h to the
li"e "iew and take a look at what your #ameras see at any time& !his makes it a perfe#t app if you *ust need
to #he#k in on#e and a while& 'f you ha"e #ameras in areas of the home where you #annot see, you #an
always pi#k up your Kindle Fire, open up the app and see whats going on inside or out2
'f you happen to ha"e "ery e(pensi"e #ameras, ha"ing full a##ess to the #ontrols and the C.$
#apabilities is a real plus& !his #amera "iewer is simple enough for a home user but its also robust enough
for most professional appli#ations&
,12 ,ie$er
:N$ :iewer allows you to "iew and use your desktop #omputer o"er a se#ure #onne#tion& !his allows
you full #ontrol of the #omputer, fun#tioning a bit like the ;emote $esktop<;emote Assistan#e feature for
the Findows platform& !his app, pri#ed at about /01, is a mobile "ersion of the >I4 pro*e#t thats been
around for a "ery long time and is used by many professionals&
!his is a great app for those who need to be able to a##ess their home #omputers while theyre away& 't
offers you full #ontrol of the de"i#e and, *ust like on your Kindle, you #an pin#h and spread your fingers to
zoom out or into the s#reen& 'f you"e been looking for ad"an#ed networking tools for your Kindle, this is
a good one to #onsider&
Better Ter&inl E&ultor Pro
'f youre handy with Cinu(, youll lo"e this app& !he Android O) has Cinu( roots and this terminal
emulator lets you get at them and handle them like a pro& 't supports the Android soft keyboard, so you
shouldnt ha"e any trouble with input&
One of the big ad"antages of the Android system "ersus iO) is that Android is far more open, offering
the user more options and more #hoi#es about how they use their de"i#e& 'f youre a power user, this
might be for you& 'f youre not a power user, you might *ust want to skip this parti#ular app& !his is for
those who know how to use the Cinu( #ommand prompt, something thats not for those who arent
#omplete and total te#hies&
,M$re ,ie$
!his is one of those apps that turns a Kindle Fire from a gadget into a bona fide networking tool& !his
parti#ular app allows you to work with "irtual ser"er en"ironments that are using the >ware platform&
't has plenty of features, su#h as being able to a##ess desktops, support for P4o'P and more& !he app is
also pro"ided with support for multiple languages&
!his app #an pro"ide you with great performan#e, e"en o"er slow #onne#tions& 'ts something that
youll ha"e to set up with your '! department, howe"er, so be sure you tell them that you want to use this
app if youre planning on trying it out for your administrati"e duties&
Blc) 6oo+le Mobile
All of the brilliant #olors that #hara#terize any of the Kindle Fire de"i#es are #ertainly wonderful, but
they also eat up battery power& Fhen youre not running dire#tly off of outlet power, you want to #onser"e
battery power as mu#h is possible& .nter Bla#k %oogle obile #an help you do that&
!his is a browser with all of the battery-draining features disabled& 't uses a bla#k ba#kground, so you
dont ha"e to e(pend battery power lighting up all those pi(els& 't also #uts down on your battery usage in
other ways& 'f youre most #on#erned with effi#ien#y on your de"i#e or if you know youre going to be away
from a #harger for an e(tended period of time, utilizing this parti#ular app may help you to keep running
longer&
=nfortunately, this app hasnt been updated to work with the newer Kindle Fire 6$ models, but
hopefully its on the way&
2loudcl WebFilter
$lo%da"l Web;ilter is designed to make using your Kindle de"i#e safer for younger audien#es& 't
allows you to restri#t a##ess to websites that some parents may find ob*e#tionable, thereby allowing you
to gi"e your Kindle to your #hild to play with freely& !his is a #ontent filtering app, and you #an sele#t
what types of #ontent you do want to filter out& !his allows you to ad*ust the setting so that it is more
suitable for older or younger audien#es&
One of the other #le"er uses for these types of apps, if you ha"ent thought of it, is to simply filter out
all image #ontent altogether& 'f youre operating your Kindle Fire 6$ on your @% #onne#tion, this is a
great way to sa"e bandwidth& )ome sites arent really made any better by the amount of images that they
#arry and, if you #an filter them out, it makes ea#h webpage smaller&
Scnner F99 Free
S"anner F11 ;ree allows you to s#an emergen#y radio transmissions from a "ariety of different
#ities& 5ou #an listen in on fire, poli#e, air traffi# and other restri#ted radio fre3uen#ies and hear whats
going on& 't also supports tags to help you determine who is talking& 5ou #an run this app in the
ba#kground while you use your Kindle for other tasks&
Fhile it does ad"ertise that it has s#ans a"ailable for *ust about e"erywhere, sometimes lo#al radios
dont show up& 'f the free "ersion works well for you, youll like the Pro "ersion, whi#h #osts about /B and
offers additional features&
Scnner Rdio Pro
S"anner 4adio Pro allows you to tune into a "ariety of different s#anners to hear whats going on
with your lo#al emergen#y departments& 'tll gi"e you a list of the A1 most listened to s#anners of the last
fi"e minutes, it will gi"e you a list of the s#anners that ha"e been added to its line up re#ently and it allows
you to #reate a fa"orites list& One of the uses for the most listened to s#anners feature is determining
whether or not something is going on& 'f you see one of the s#anners with thousands of listeners, theres a
good #han#e that something interesting is going on in that area&
4urrently, )#anner ;adio Pro offers BM11 poli#e and fire fre3uen#ies, as well as amateur radio
fre3uen#ies and other options for listening& !here are no ad"ertisements on this app, but it does #ome at a
pri#e& 5ou #an still use the free "ersion, if you want, and using both "ersions will allow you to listen to
s#anners at on#e&
S"op Till 8ou Drop*
O##icil eBy Android App
Just as the name implies, this is the offi#ial eBay app for Android de"i#es& Kudos to Amazon for
allowing a #ompetitors app into its Android )tore&
=sing this app, you #an do *ust about e"erything you #an do on eBays website7post listings, make
bids, make offers& 'f youre the kind of eBayer who gets so in"ol"ed that you need au#tion snipers and
other software, you may a#tually prefer this app&
Be#ause you #an bid dire#tly on the eBay Android app, you dont ha"e to worry about being in front of
your #omputer e"ery minute while youre waiting for an au#tion to finish& !his allows you to get away
from your desktop and to en*oy your day without losing out on any great deals that you may ha"e lo#ked
onto&
Myibidder Bid Sniper #or eBy Pro
)yibidder Bid Sniper allows you to +snipe, au#tions on eBay& 'f youre not familiar with the
pra#ti#e, sniping is employed by eBay users to automate their last-minute bids& 5ou #an automati#ally bid
at set in#rements abo"e the #urrent bid until you rea#h your #eiling7without logging into eBay and
a#tually entering the bids& !his "irtually ensures that you get the item youre bidding on, pro"ided it
doesnt e(#eed the ma(imum pri#e youre willing to pay&
yibidder Bid )niper #ould make a great standalone app for a Kindle Fire or you #ould #ombine it
with the offi#ial eBay app to get the ma(imum amount of intelligen#e on the items that youre interested
in& 'f youre really into eBay, this app is well worth its pri#e tag of about /@&
2ri+s5ist App #or Android
$rai'sList is among the most popular websites out there and now it has an easy to use app thats
#ompatible with android de"i#es& !his app allows you to post listings, e(plore listings and do *ust about
e"erything else you do on the website itself& 'ts a great way to make the website more a##essible on a
mobile de"i#e&
Cike some other mobile apps, howe"er, the larger s#reen on the Kindle Fire 6$ might make using the
website perfe#tly a##eptable for most users& 'f you want to make browsing 4raigsCist a bit more
#on"enient, howe"er, this app may ser"e you well& 't puts all the power of this "ery popular #lassifieds site
at your fingertips and in an easy to use mobile form& !he interfa#e is "ery easy to use& )ee the s#reenshot
below for an e(ample of how it looks in a#tion&
As you #an see, its "ery similar to what you would use on the web& !his makes the app easy to
transition to if you dont want to use the regular webpage& Fhile the Kindle Fire 6$ does ha"e a "ery
generous s#reen size, this app makes the fields large enough that its easy to sele#t them with your fingers,
whi#h is sometimes a frustrating pro#ess on the webpage itself&
Mi+"ty 6rocery S"oppin+ 5ist
)i'hty -ro"ery Shoppin' List is, *ust as you might e(pe#t, and app that allows you to #reate
gro#ery lists, but its pretty #ompli#ated& 'ts #ompli#ated in a good way, howe"er, and it allows you to
organize your lists by "arious #riteria& 5ou #an e"en organize your list by whi#h aisle you will find the men
in the gro#ery store& 't has "oi#e re#ognition #apabilities, a fa"orites list #apability, and many other
features that make it 3uite useful& 't does ha"e bar#ode features and, of #ourse, these features and those
that re3uire a mi#rophone will only work on the Kindle Fire 6$, whi#h has a #amera and mi# built into it&
)till, it #ould be "ery useful on a standard Kindle Fire&
!heres e"en a feature on this list that allows you to organize your gro#eries by re#ipe, whi#h means
that youll always ha"e what you need on hand when youre making that spe#ial meal& 'ts not free but, for
some users, it will #ertainly be worth the modest pri#e of about /@&
T"e 2oupons App
The $o%pons App is designed to make it more fun, and more #ost-effe#ti"e, to go shopping& 'ts
#onne#ted to a #oupon network online, and when a #oupon be#omes a"ailable that might be useful to you,
it displays that information on the de"i#e& !he app is setup to display the information on the homepage of
Android de"i#es& 5oull ha"e to use a desktop #ustomization utility if you want this feature to work, but
the app will still work fine if you open it from the standard App Cibrary&
!he 4oupons has some ni#e features on it and it should be interesting to people who like to take their
Kindle with them where"er they go and, of #ourse, those who spend 3uite a bit of time shopping& !he
4oupons has sa"ings a"ailable on e"erything from gro#eries to gas, so e"erybody should find some way to
sa"e& !ake a look at the s#reenshot below to get an idea of what it offers&
!he appli#ation will o##assionly put a spe#ial offer in front of you when you open it up, but these may
be of interest to you& On#e it has your lo#ation, all you ha"e to do is start it up and start sa"ing2 'f you
want an e(#use to take a dri"e around down and do some shopping, you *ust found it2
=nfortunately, this app hasnt yet been updated to work with the newer Kindle Fire 6$ models&
Sles T> 2lcultor
Sales Ta< $al"%lator does *ust what the name says& 't allows you to instantly #al#ulate sales ta(es
based upon the pri#es that you put into the de"i#e& 5ou #an set it up for different areas so that, if youre on
the road, you #an figure out what youll be paying for the ta( on any gi"en item instantly&
Fhile it may seem that a standard #al#ulator would work fine for this appli#ation, )ales !a( 4al#ulator
does ha"e its ad"antages& Be#ause it is a purpose built app, you dont ha"e to do any #onfiguration to
figure out the ta(& 't also #al#ulates the ta( instantly, so theres no need to go through a #ompli#ated series
of button presses to get to the number that you want& 'f you do a lot of shopping, this is a great app to
ha"e&
6rocery Pl
-ro"ery Pal is an app that goes a bit farther than the a"erage gro#ery-list app& 't allows you to
#ompare pri#es from se"eral different ma*or "endors, so that you #an find the best deal whene"er you go
shopping& !he app is a"ailable for free, whi#h #omes as no surprise, sin#e it ob"iously does a good *ob of
ad"ertising whate"er stores are ha"ing sales&
%ro#ery Pal does ha"e some ad"an#ed #apabilities built into it& For e(ample, you #an make gro#ery
lists and you #an organize them in se"eral different ways, in#luding organizing them by #ategories, aisles
and stores& )ome of the "ery big names in retail are in#luded on the app, in#luding Fal-art, ;ite Aid,
target, Falgreens, Kmart and many more& !his allows you to shop around without doing any dri"ing and
to #ategorize your list by whi#h store you want to pi#k the items up&
!he intefa#e on %ro#ery Pal is "ery easy to na"igate& ost of the #hio#es are set up like the image
abo"e& 'f youre in a different #ity than your hometown and you want to see whats a"ailable as far as
#oupons, take a look at the PoreP s#reen to reset your options, pi#tured below&
!his is a "ery easy-t1-use app that you should ha"e a lot of fun with& 't sure beats #lipping #oupons out
of the paper2
Etsy #or Android
=tsy 5or Android is an appli#ation that allows you to browse the popular #rafts website, to manage
your sales and to make listings& 5ou #an also sear#h the website and pur#hase items, if you wish& !his
makes it a great way to en*oy shopping on .tsy without ha"ing to be in front of your desktop #omputer&
!his is not an offi#ial app made by the .tsy #ompanyH its made by a third-party& 6owe"er, its been in
use sin#e B101 and its #ompatible with Kindle Fire& 'f youre an .tsian, you might find that it enhan#es
your mobile e(perien#e on the site&
Sle Price 2lcultor
)ome of the most #onfusing things to deal with when youre shopping are pri#es that ha"e been
dis#ounted multiple times, lea"ing you to wonder what youll a#tually pay for something& )ale Pri#e
4al#ulator is designed to make it easier for you to figure out what you #an e(pe#t to pay for an item if it is
dis#ounted&
)ale Pri#e 4al#ulator allows you to #al#ulate dis#ounts on top of dis#ounts, sales ta(, and other
"ariables affe#ting the final pri#e youll see at #he#kout& 'ts an easy way to figure out whether or not
youre a#tually sa"ing enough to make the pur#hase worth it, or whether the dis#ounts are merely a
smokes#reen& 'f youre an a"id shopper, youll likely find this to be "ery useful&
6roupon 1tionl Dels
'f you en*oy using %roupon, you may find 3uite a few uses for this app 8#urrently works with Kindle
Fire 6$ only9& !he idea behind this app is that it takes a look at the "arious offerings on %roupon and,
from those offerings, determines whi#h ones #an be used in any #ity in the nation& 't will gi"e you a listing
of these deals e"ery day, so that you #an figure out if there is anything a"ailable in your area& !his is a
great way to keep appraised of whats a"ailable without ha"ing to #he#k the %roupon site itself o"er and
o"er&
5oull need a newer Kindle 6$ model to download and use this app&
!here is also a widget that is a part of this app that displays the top fi"e %roupon deals that #an be
redeemed nationally& Of #ourse, you #an always pur#hase these deals dire#tly from your de"i#e, so youll
be sure to get some #on"enien#e benefits from this app, *ust as mu#h as you will get some sa"ing benefits&
2rs(co&
$ars."o is an app for Android de"i#es that allows you to do a bit of #ar shopping right from your
Kindle& !his app allows you to take a look at the in"entories of "arious dealers, to #ompare them side-by-
side and to take a #loser look at any of the items that you might be interested in& 'f you dont feel like
dri"ing out to a lot and dealing with o"erly enthusiasti# salespeople, this #an be a great way to #ar shop&
!his app doesnt #ost a thing, of #ourse, be#ause it is essentially ad"ertising #ar dealerships, but it still
pro"ides a useful ser"i#e& !he Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire 6$ de"i#es both ha"e s#reens that are large
enough and that ha"e sophisti#ated enough displays to gi"e you good image reprodu#tion when youre
looking at #ars& !his makes the Kindle and #ar shopping a perfe#t pair&
6r+e Sle Rover
-ara'e Sale 4o+er 8re3uires Kindle Fire 6$9 allows you to map out the lo#ations of garage sales
that are selling the items that you want& !he idea behind the app is that it draws information from
4raigsCist and other 'nternet sour#es, puts them together and allows you to sear#h through them for the
type of items that youre looking for& 'f youre looking for furniture, books, ele#troni#s or whate"er else, it
will automati#ally go through the garage sale listings and find the ones that ad"ertise that they are selling
those items&
5oull need a newer Kindle 6$ model to download and run this app&
'f you ha"e the lo#ation of the garage sales and you know your way around your own hometown, you
shouldnt ha"e any trouble finding them& )ome people lo"e the e(perien#e of dri"ing from sale to sale and
browsing and other people simply want to go to a garage sale that has what theyre looking for, pi#k it up
and lea"e& 'f you are of the latter type, youll likely find this app to be eminently useful and you might
#onsider upgrading to the Pro "ersion for about /@&
6ilt
-ilt is an app that, not too surprisingly, allows you to shop on the website %ilt&#om, whi#h spe#ializes
in high-end fashions for women, men and #hildren, often at huge dis#ounts& !his is a great app to ha"e if
you want an alternati"e to shopping at Amazon&#om, whi#h the Kindle steers you toward so often&
%ilt allows you to do e"erything you would e(pe#t out of a shopping app& 5ou #an browse items, or take
a look at photos, pri#ing information and so forth& 5ou #an, of #ourse, pur#hase the items if you so #hoose&
!his app should pro"ide *ust about any a"id shopper Q parti#ularly those who like ups#ale items Q with
hours of entertainment on their Kindle Fire&
O"nee ? Wine Assistnt
'f you lo"e to drink wine, Ohnee is for you& !his app is designed to allow you an easy way to take down
information about a parti#ular wine that you en#ountered and that you would like to ha"e again& !he app
#an be pro"ided with this information manually or, if you ha"e a Kindle Fire 6$ with a #amera, you #an
s#an the bar#ode and the app will automati#ally enter all of the appli#able information in it&
Ohnee has room for sub*e#ti"e information, of #ourse, whi#h is really the whole point of ha"ing su#h
an app in the first pla#e& 5ou #an enter your fla"or notes, and any other notes you might ha"e about the
wine in 3uestion& Fith this app, you dont ha"e to worry about forgetting a great wine that you drank and
youll always be able to look it up by name again& !ake a look at the s#reenshot below to get an idea of
what it offers for organization:
!he s#reen is "ery easy to read, and you #an assign star ratings to wines a##ording to your taste& !he
buttons in the upper part of the s#reen alow you to order your wines by different #riteria& O"erall, this is a
"ery well-de"eloped and fun app for any wine lo"er2
Eduction nd Re#erence
OverDrive Medi 2onsole! 5ibrry eBoo)s C Audioboo)s
3+erdri+e allows you to download eBooks and audiobooks from your publi# and s#hool libraries,
right onto your Kindle& O"er 0G,111 parti#ipating libraries lend bestsellers and #lassi# titles "ia
O"er$ri"e& =se the +%et Books, feature in the app to find a nearby library&
Kindle editions are borrowed *ust like print books& 5ou browse your librarys digital #olle#tion, #he#k
out with your library #ard number, and download& O"erdri"es built-in eBook reader and audiobook
player allows you to use the title until the lending time e(pires, so you dont ha"e to worry about late fees&
Cibraries usually ha"e a #ertain number of Kindle and other eBooks, whi#h #an be lent to one library
patron at a time& 'f the book you want is #he#ked out, you #an *oin a waiting list& 5oull re#ei"e an email
alert when the title is a"ailable for #he#k out&
Audible(co&
A%dible is a digital audiobook ser"i#e& 'ts owned by Amazon, so the app #omes pre-installed on all
Kindle Fires& 't offers more than 011,111 titles for your listening entertainment and edu#ation&
)ometimes 'll listen to an Audible edition of a book '"e already read in paper or Kindle format, and 'm
always astonished at how many details 'll noti#e while listening that #ompletely es#aped my attention
when reading&
Audible #urrently has a tempting offer for new members& 5ou #an download two audiobooks for free
when you *oin for a one-month trial membership& 'f you de#ide to #an#el, the audiobooks are yours to
keep absolutely free& !o see more details of the offer, follow this affiliate link&
!his app deli"ers the most #omprehensi"e audiobook e(perien#e e"er, in#luding Fi-Fi deli"ery of your
Audible&#om library, syn#hronizing your #ontent a#ross de"i#es with Fhispersyn# for >oi#e, a##ess to the
Audible&#om mobile store, detailed listening stats, and mu#h more& 'f you ha"e an iPhone or Android
phone, you #an a##ess your a##ount with apps on those de"i#es, too&
Fhispersyn# for >oi#e is a re#ent e(#lusi"e enhan#ement to Audible audiobooks and Kindle books& 'f
you"e e"er been so absorbed in a book that you"e missed your train stop or #ouldnt go to sleep, youll
lo"e the feature& 't allows you to swit#h ba#k and forth between reading a Kindle book and listening to the
#ompanion Audible audiobook without losing your pla#e& !hat means you #an keep the story going on the
books you lo"e, and en*oy more of them& 'n addition to remembering position, Fhispersyn# for >oi#e
keeps your notes and bookmarks a#ross de"i#es&
EsyTl) 5ern Spnis" Free
Cearning a new language #an be tough, but the more you use it the faster you learn& .asy!alk Cearn
)panish pro"ides you with a Kindle app that you #an use to learn the language and use it& !he interfa#e is
intuiti"e and you shouldnt ha"e any trouble na"igating around it& 8!his de"eloper also offers apps for
learning Fren#h, 'talian, and Polish&9
!he app allows you to find phrases and to listen to them spoken by an authenti# nati"e speaker& 't also
#ontains a phrase book and a list of the most useful words and phrases that you will en#ounter, whi#h
makes it a lot easier to use it as a resour#e if you are abroad& !he language is di"ided up into 0BG different
topi#s that you #an #hoose from, making it easy for you to learn in the #onte(t of a real #on"ersation&
Open Str 2"rt
3pen Start $hart is a great appli#ation if you want to learn about the night sky and if you want to
tea#h somebody about s#ien#e& Of #ourse, not e"ery Kindle is supplied with a %P) de"i#e, but that doesnt
stop you from getting a##urate information about the sky in your lo#al area& !his app #an gather your
lo#ation information from 'P addresses, enabling you to get pre#ise data on the lo#ation of different
astronomi#al ob*e#ts&
!his star #hart will gi"e you the lo#ations of planets, essier ob*e#ts, #onsolations and mu#h more& 't
will also gi"e you information on meteor shower radian#e, so you know where to look in the sky and what
dire#tion you should e(pe#t meteors to be tra"eling in& 'f you"e e"er wanted e(#use to get out of the
house at night and look up, this is a great one&
!he "iew on open star #hart #orresponds to the portion of the night sky that youre holding the de"i#e
in front of& !his allows you to *ust look o"er the top of the de"i#e to get your bearings and to figure out
whi#h stars youre looking at&
Be aware that, in most #ity en"ironments, you wont be able to spot the essier ob*e#ts listed& 'n order
to a##omplish that, its best to use the Open )tar 4hart app to get your teles#ope or bino#ulars in
appro(imately the right area of the sky and then to ad*ust as needed to get the ob*e#t in your "isual field&
Planets are easy to spot& !he named stars on the brightest and, if you ha"e dark skies to work with, you
#an ad*ust the brightness of the stars featured so that you get a more #omplete pi#ture of the night sky2
Audubon Birds
6eres *ust one e(ample to gi"e you an idea of e(a#tly how #ool the Audubon Birds guide to Iorth
Ameri#an Birds for your Kindle #an a#tually be& Iot sure what kind of a bird youre looking at: %o ahead
and play the birds song, whi#h is loaded into the app to gi"e you an e(tra form of referen#e& Of #ourse,
with the Kindles magnifi#ent display, theyll ha"e no diffi#ulty identifying "ery subtle "ariations on #olor
on some birds&
'f youre outdoors enthusiast and you want good information on birds, you #ant do better than
Audubon guides and this brings the old paperba#k guides into the digital age&
."en though it #osts about /A, Audubon Birds is one of the best-selling apps on Amazon& !he
de"eloper also has apps for wildflowers, trees, inse#ts and spiders, mammals, mushrooms, butterflies,
and others&
Audubon Wild#lo$ers
A%d%bon Wild5lowers brings you an app that allows you to easily identify wildflowers when you
en#ounter them in the field& !he size of the Kindle Fire makes it a perfe#t de"i#e to take with you on
e(peditions, and with this guide you will ne"er be at a loss to determine what kind of a flower you happen
to be looking at& !his guide #o"ers Iorth Ameri#an wildflowers&
Audubon Insects C Spiders
Fhether youre #urious to figure out what kind of bug is walking a#ross your front por#h or what kind
of bug *ust bit you, the Audubon 'nse#ts S )piders guide #an pro"ide you with answers& 'ts #ategorized
and arranged in the same fashion as the regular paperba#k guides, whi#h makes it "ery easy to flip
through the pi#tures and to see what youre looking at& 'ts also pro"ided with detailed enough
information that you #an differentiate between spe#ies that might be dangerous and ones that are not&
After all, you may not want a wasp nest near your house but, then again, the wasp boun#ing off of your
window may be a solitary sort that doesnt pose a threat at all and thats "aluable to the en"ironment&
Audubon 'nse#ts S )piders is a great enhan#ement for your Kindle Fire or, if you know a nature
enthusiast who owns a Kindle Fire, you may want to #onsider it as a gift&
!he guide has all of the familiar information that youre used to from the old paperba#k guides, with a
lot of digital enhan#ements& 'f youre interested in wildflowers, the Audubon Fildflowers guide may be
*ust what youre looking for&
TIP: ost of the Audubon field guide books are now a"ailable in digital form& 'f you wanted to gi"e
someone a great gift, getting them all of the guides would be an e(#ellent #hoi#e& !hey sell for around /A
ea#h at the time of this writing, whi#h makes them pri#ed right, in addition to being "ery fun and
informati"e&
Speed Mt" Triner
Speed )ath Trainer lea"es little mystery as to the intention of this app& For a measly dollar, it
allows you to assess your abilities as they e(ist now and, with the assistan#e of the app, to impro"e those
abilities and to get better at this sometimes elusi"e skill& !his app is good for anybody who needs a bit of
pra#ti#e here and there with their arithmeti# abilities and allows you to set it up for different users&
)peed ath !rainer is a great ele#troni# babysitter for the kids if youre on a trip and if you want to
gi"e them something a little bit more #onstru#ti"e than a game& 't will help them to memorize basi# fa#ts,
whi#h allows them to learn more ad"an#ed forms of math and to e(#el in s#hool&
Toddler AB2 Fls"crds
'ts hard not to lo"e a set of flash#ards that wont spill out all o"er the #ar when youre on the road and
that e(a#tly what this free app offers& 5ou #an use this app to help your #hild learn their AB4s right on
your Kindle Fire, no matter where you are& !his is a great one if you and your #hild ha"e some down time
in the "ehi#le, in the home or in a waiting room& !he #olorful display on the Kindle Fire only makes the
flash #ards more interesting for kids, so youll be sure to be able to keep their attention with this great
edu#ational app2
Kid Mt" 6&e
!he name may lea"e something to be desired in terms of #reati"ity, but this app should be a lot of fun
for most youngsters& 't offers up #hallenging math games that utilize the tou#hs#reen& 5ou #an play
single-player games against the Kindle or you #an play against other people& A two-person game is
pi#tured in the s#reenshot below&
!he game, as you #an see, has attra#ti"e graphi#s, buttons that are big enough for a kid to use
#omfortably and #lear fonts& !here are plenty of different game modes that you #an #hoose from and, with
a little bit of time spent playing Kid ath, your #hild *ust may find themsel"es doing a lot better in s#hool&
!hey also *ust might start en*oying math2
GH Sttes
2G States pro"ides you with a great tri"ia game about geography for you and your kids& Fhen ' was a
kid, ' had a wooden puzzle that worked something like this app& But youll be surprised at how mu#h
youll learn playing this game2 !he state fa#ts are broken down in a "ery easy to digest manner, whi#h is
pi#tured in the s#reenshot below&
'ts perfe#t for younger kids& !he fa#ts are kept to a minimum at first, but there are games that you #an
play that in#rease the le"el of #hallenge and test your kids to show off how mu#h they know about their
home nation& !his is a fun app, its got a great graphi#al interfa#e and, as you #an see in the image abo"e,
it makes it a lot easier to remember the shape of a state than do most maps& Fith the simplified artwork,
it should be easy for a #hild to #at#h on 3ui#kly to the different states, what they look like on a map and to
learn some appli#able tri"ia, as well&
Interctive Tellin+ Ti&e
'nteresting fa#t: 4ollege professors were warned last year that their in#oming students no longer
understand that pointing at your wrist means that youre asking what time it is2 Fe may be in the $igital
Age, but both digital and analog #lo#ks are still widely used7the latter is still preferred by most people,
interestingly enough7and kids need to learn to read both of them& !his Android app turns it into a game
and makes it fun for #hildren&
!here are A different le"els of diffi#ulty on this game, so your #hildren #an keep being #hallenged as
they get better at the art of telling time& !here are also fun rewards peppered through the game, so theyll
ha"e a lot of fun trying to figure out the puzzles so that they #an unlo#k them2
Dr( Pnd% Tec" Me*
!his app pro"ides an easy way to learn plenty of skills, in#luding #olors, #ounting, sizes, differen#es,
mat#hing, logi# and mu#h more& !his app, as you #an see, has plenty of different uses and, if you ha"e a
#hild who lo"es to learn, this will likely keep them busy for 3uite a while&
!his app is designed spe#ifi#ally for pres#hool #hildrenH e"erything is designed to be as simple as
possible& !hey wont ha"e to deal with #ompli#ated buttons or menus at any turn& !here are also no
ad"ertisements on this theme and theres no way to make in app pur#hases, so you dont ha"e to worry
about your youngster inad"ertently find something else on your Amazon a##ount& !here are plenty of
ways that your #hild #an o##upy themsel"es with this theme and, with its great "isuals and other features,
it should keep them busy for 3uite a while&
Si+"t Words #or Redin+
Site Words 5or 4eadin' is an app designed to help #hildren learn to read by sight& 't #ontains the
most #ommon words that you would see in #hildrens books and helps them to in#rease their
#omprehension by taking away the need to laboriously work their way through a word& After they work
with the app for a while, they should be able to simply re#ognize some words by seeing them&
!his app would be great for parents who are struggling to tea#h their #hildren how to read and who
want to get an edge before they start the s#hool year& 't turns reading into a game, and that makes it a lot
more fun for #hildren, e"en when they may be ha"ing a hard time #omprehending or remembering words
that they are *ust learning&
AB2 M'e0A05icious
)aEe!A!Li"io%s is really built on a great idea when you see what its all about& !he game presents
#hildren with AB different mazes that they #an #hoose from& !hey #omplete the mazes by guiding a ball
through them on the tou#hs#reen& At the end of the maze, they ha"e #ompletely drawn a letter, tea#hing
them the basi# strokes to a##omplish that task whene"er they need to&
By turning the pro#ess of learning to write into an artisti# endea"or, this offers #hildren a #ouple of
different ways to appre#iate what theyre learning and makes it a lot more rewarding& ."en if theyre only
interested in aze-A-Ci#ious for the game aspe#t of it, they still may find themsel"es learning how to
write their AB4s pretty well in the pro#ess&
DOO5A
Boola is a game for kids thats all about animals& As you may ha"e guessed, its not too hard to get kids
interested in animals& Fith the bright and beautiful #olors on the Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire 6$ s#reens,
its e"en easier2 !his game tea#hes them the names and the sounds asso#iated with different animals,
whi#h #an be a lot of fun in and of itself& !he paid "ersion, whi#h #osts about /B, is 3uite popular, too&
!ake a look at the s#reenshots below&
!ap the animals on the bottom to swit#h to a different group2
't is not going to be hard to get your kid interested in this app& 'ts got all the things they lo"e, beautiful
animals, beautiful #olors and all the sounds to go with those animals2
AB2 PreSc"ool Ply+round Free
!his is a ?-in-0 app that is designed for "ery young #hildren& 't builds basi# skills su#h as mat#hing and
memory& !he game is designed so that its easy for kids to understand and use and it should keep them
interested& !here re letters and numbers used, with audio files for ea#h& !here is also room for them to be
#reati"e, with a doodle se#tion where they #an play and pra#ti#e drawing letters&
!his game should keep younger kids busy for a while, so its great to ha"e around on the Kindle& Cike
many other games like it, it uses sound, motion, intera#ti"ity and interesting images to keep kids
interested&
Alp"bet 2r
Alphabet $ar is an app designed for "ery young #hildren& !he graphi#s are "ery bright and simple
and it uses a dri"ing game to tea#h kids the alphabet& 'ts got @1 le"els to it, so theres plenty to keep kids
busy& Fhen they see a word, it will be a##ompanied by an illustration and the word will be said to them by
the Kindle&
!his game has ?$ graphi#s, whi#h are "ery engaging on the Kindles s#reen& 'ts a paid app, but not a
parti#ularly e(pensi"e one, so you might want to gi"e it a try if your #hild seems to like dri"ing games&
=nfortunately this one isnt yet a"ailable for Fire 6$&
= : Prioriti'in+ your Apps
!here are well o"er 0o1 different apps listed in the #hapter abo"e& )ome of them are mu#h more
important than others& $e"i#es su#h as the Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire 6$ ha"e be#ome more than
entertainment de"i#es, and e"en by using many of the apps des#ribed abo"e, you would ne#essarily be
putting personal information on the de"i#e& !here is a definite order of priorities that you should ha"e
when you are sele#ting apps& !he Kindle Fire and Kindle Fire 6$ both ha"e 3uite a few se#urity settings
on them that you #an tweak already, but some of these apps will gi"e you enhan#ed se#urity&
Fhat follows will gi"e you an idea of what types of apps you should ha"e and what types of se#urity
enhan#ements they gi"e you& 5ou read a lot in the media about people who end up getting ha#ked and
ha"ing their personal information e(ploited& At some point, any se#urity setup is likely to be atta#ked by a
ha#ker who is fully #apable of getting through it& A sensible strategy, howe"er, in"ol"es redu#ing the
#han#es that any of the ha#kers you run into will a#tually be #apable of getting through your se#urity
setup& 6ere are the basi#s of how to go about this& )ome of the apps are listed abo"e, and you #an get
des#riptions of them and other information about them from #hapter ?&
Anti0,irus
Iorton and Kaspersky produ#ts are both listed abo"e& Among the apps that you should definitely
download first are those that gi"e you prote#tion against "iruses and malware& !here are plenty of them
listed on the Amazon App )tore and on %oogle Play& %enerally speaking, the paid "ersions are better& 'f
youre not going to #hoose the two re#ommended "endors listed abo"e, at least #hoose one with a well-
known name or look them up before you install the produ#t and start relying on it&
Pss$ord Encryption
5ou should ha"e some sort of a password prote#tion tool on your Kindle Fire& 5ou #an #hoose from one
of the apps that en#rypt your passwords or you #an opt not to sa"e any passwords on your de"i#e, whi#h
may be preferable if you tra"el with it a lot& )ome of the apps that allow you to store passwords se#urely
also allow you to #reate se#ure passwords, whi#h you should always use on your Kindle&
,P1
5oull find free >PI tools listed abo"e and there are also paid "ersions a"ailable& 5ou might want to
#onsider pur#hasing one of these tools to enhan#e your se#urity and your pri"a#y& !hey pre"ent people on
Fi-Fi networks from being able to spy upon what youre sending a#ross the network and what is being
sent to you a#ross the network&
Pid vs( FreeI
>ery few apps are #ompletely free, e"en the ones pri#ed at /1&11 often #ome with strings atta#hed, like
ad"ertising& 'f you download apps from disreputable "endors, that ad"ertising may ha"e some sort of a
se#urity hole in it that #ould affe#t your de"i#e& !his happens on websites all the time&
'f youre going to use free produ#ts, make sure they #ome from a reputable "endor& For e(ample, the
free Iorton anti"irus produ#t des#ribed abo"e is most #ertainly safe, pro"ided you download it from a
legitimate site& Other free produ#ts may not be 3uite so safe, so be #areful&
!he benefit with paid apps is usually that they #ome with some type of support& !he produ#ti"ity apps
listed in #hapter ? were #hosen be#ause they are e(#ellent e(amples of spe#ifi# types of apps& )ome of
them are paid and some of them are free& )ome of the free apps ha"e a premium or pro "ersion that you
#an pur#hase for a small fee, whi#h will unlo#k more features and whi#h may gi"e you a##ess to te#hni#al
support that you would not otherwise ha"e&
A&'on vs( Sidelod
Additional sites where you #an find apps to e(plore are gi"en in the ne(t se#tion& ;emember that the
Amazon App )tore is one of the safest pla#es to get apps and that the ones listed below, though they are
generally good, may o##asionally ha"e apps on them that you really would want on your Kindle Fire&
Fhene"er youTre sideloading an app, remember to e(er#ise e(tra #aution and to ha"e some sort of
anti"irus app running on your #omputer&
G : ,enturin+ beyond t"e A&'on App Store
Fhile Amazons Apps for Android is a "ibrant marketpla#e with a "ast sele#tion, its only part of whats
a"ailable& Belie"e it or not, many app de"elopers ha"ent yet gotten around to posting their apps to the
Amazon marketpla#e& 'm going to re#ommend se"eral apps here that7for one reason or another7arent
a"ailable on Amazon& )ometimes the apps are una"ailable be#ause the offering #ompetes with Amazons
business& For e(ample, one of the apps 'll re#ommend, FB ;eader, is an eBook reader whi#h enables you
to download free and paid books from se"eral online bookstores that #ompete with Amazon& Fhile
Amazon might not like en*oy seeing #ompeting booksellers erode the Kindles re"enue by siphoning away
business, you bought the Kindle with your own money, and are perfe#tly free to run any legal #ompatible
software you wish&
!he apps 'll re#ommend ha"e been "etted by many thousands of users& But remember that
downloading apps outside Amazons App store #an pose a danger to your Kindle Fire& )ome of the apps
offered outside Amazon are poorly designed and may #ause issues with the operating system, while some
are downright mali#ious&
;emember that your Kindle Fire or Kindle Fire 6$ needs to be prote#ted from "iruses and malware,
*ust like your laptop or desktop #omputer& !here is an entire world of great apps out there, but please use
#aution when loading them, parti#ularly if youre sideloading& Of #ourse, youll find some great se#urity
apps among the list of apps gi"en in this book, so be sure to pi#k one up so that you ha"e the ma(imum
possible le"el of prote#tion&
Sidelodin+ pps
!he apps mentioned in this se#tion arent a"ailable through Amazons App )tore, at least not yet&
6owe"er, with a few ad*ustments, you #an download them and theyll work *ust fine on your Kindle Fire&
By default, your Kindle wont install apps from outside Amazons App )tore& Fhy not: 'ts a safety
pre#aution& Amazon #arefully tests apps to guard against "iruses and malware before allowing them in its
)tore& ;est assured, the apps mentioned in this book are worthwhile apps from legitimate de"elopers&
!o download and install the apps in this se#tion, you #an use one or more of se"eral methods& 'n fa#t,
you might en*oy trying all of them to see whi#h one suits your needs the best&
SnpPe
)napPea is the first of se"eral alternati"es 'll mention for finding and installing apps outside Amazons
App store7a pro#ess known as +sideloading&, Cike all of the methods 'll mention, its relati"ely easy
8though not as #on"enient as Amazon store9& ' wont re#ommend anything that poses e(#essi"e risk or
methods that would "oid your Kindles warranty&
'm mentioning )napPea first be#ause its a "ery well-designed, inno"ati"e, #omprehensi"e ser"i#e that
allows you to easily find and download "irtually any Android app, in#luding many thousands of popular
apps that arent a"ailable on Amazon for one reason or another& 't re3uires a Findows #omputer, on
whi#h youll use a spe#ial browser to shop for apps& On#e you identify an app youre interested in, youll
simply sele#t it for download to your Kindle&
For the instru#tions for using )napPea, "isit this tutorial at their website& 5oull download )napPeas
App )tore to your desktop #omputer, along with a )napPea app to run on your Kindle& At first glan#e, the
instru#tions will seem #ompli#ated& But belie"e me, theres a reason 'm re#ommending )napPea first&
'"e tested e"ery possible method for sideloading apps, both with the original Kindle Fire and the newer
Fire 6$ models& 'n my opinion, )napPea is the easiest, most #omplete solution for the typi#al Kindle
owner who wants to "enture outside Amazons store& 't will re3uire fi"e or 01 minutes to set up& After
that, youll find that its nearly as easy as using Amazons own App )tore7e(#ept that )napPea has
zillions more apps a"ailable than Amazon& ' am sure Amazons team is working furiously to narrow that
gap, but that is the state of things today& 4onsidering that Amazons App )tore is only a #ouple of years
old, they"e done an amazing *ob with it&
Pictured bove! SnpPe-s tutoril #or ddin+ non0A&'on pps to your Kindle Fire( 8ou-ll #ind t"e tutoril t t"is
$ebsite(
'n addition to )napPea, 'm going to mention se"eral more alternati"es& Perhaps you dont ha"e a
Findows P4, or you prefer one of the other options for some other reason& 'n some #ases, there might be
a 3uirk with your #omputer setup that pre"ents you from using )napPea or another ser"i#e& For e(ample,
when ' set up )napPea to run on my Findows ma#hine 8whi#h has Findows KP installed9, ' #ouldnt get
it working until ' installed Findows edia Player, a i#rosoft program 'd deleted years ago& 6ow in the
world ' figured out that edia Player was my missing ingredient, 'm not 3uite sure& 't *ust shows how the
pe#uliarities of "arious #omputer setups #an throw a monkey wren#h into your plans, so its good to ha"e
a Plan B&
Pictured bove! Bro$sin+ #or ne$ pps usin+ SnpPe on &y Windo$s P2 des)top( T"e icon in t"e upper le#t
corner s"o$s &y Kindle Fire connected vi USB cord( Anot"er option is to connect $it" SnpPe $irelessly usin+
Kindle-s Wi0Fi #unction(
6et<r
'n addition to )napPea, ' #an heartily re#ommend the %etJar App store for a se"eral reasons& First, its
operated by a "ery #ons#ientious #ompany that #arefully s#reens the apps uploaded to its network& 'ts a
well-designed ser"i#e that is "ery easy to use&
!he one gripe ' ha"e about %etJar7and its a big one7is that it doesnt ha"e enough apps& .ight or
nine times out of 01, when 'm sear#hing for a spe#ifi# app, 'll see its a"ailable on )napPea but not on
%etJar& ' suppose theres a tradeoff there7%etJar s#reens its apps "ery tightly, and as a result its app
store is "ery, "ery safe from spam, "iruses and their ilk& !he disad"antage is that many7perhaps most7
app de"elopers simply dont bother *umping through %etJars hoops be#ause they figure it isnt worth the
trouble&
Pictured bove! T"e 6et<r /o&ep+e(
6ere is the pro#edure for preparing your Kindle to use %etJar:
0& !ap the settings i#on in the taskbar at the top right #orner of your Kindle Fire& 4hoose the
+ore, option&
B& 4hoose +$e"i#e, from the bottom of the s#reen&
?& Find the se#tion that says +Allow installation of appli#ations from unknown Unon-AmazonV
sour#es,, and slide the swit#h to the +On, position&
@& On your Kindle Fire, #li#k +Feb, to open the browser& 'n the browser address bar, enter
http:<<m&get*ar&#om& 5ou should see the s#reen pi#tured below, prompting you to install
%etJar&
!ap the downloaded file, %etJar&apk& !he %etJar store will install, and now you #an laun#h the %etJar
store any time by tapping the %etJar i#on in your Apps library& !hen you #an sear#h and browse apps, and
install them by following the s#reen prompts on your Kindle Fire&
6oo+le-s Ply Store nd Android Mr)et
Fhile were on the topi# of app sele#tion7or the la#k of it7you might be wondering why 'm not
re#ommending %oogles +Play, app store, whi#h probably has more apps than anypla#e else& !he answer
is that installing %oogles App )tore on your Kindle would re3uire a #omple( te#hni#al pro#edure known
as +rooting,, whi#h would "oid your Kindles warranty& Plus, theres a #han#e that doing this #ould +bri#k,
your Kindle, making it permanently inoperable& )o in my opinion, its *ust not worth it7no way&
left off here
Reco&&ended pps
OK, heres a sampling of some of the apps, the #ream of the #rop, that you #an get on )napPea or
%etJar that arent #urrently a"ailable through Amazons App )tore& 'n the pre"ious se#tions, '"e in#luded
links for ea#h app to its page in the Amazon App store& 'n this se#tion, '"e pro"ided a link to the apps
page at www&0mobile&#om, whi#h is the App store youd use if youre sideloading apps with )napPea& !hat
way, you #an browse around and see whats a"ailable, e"en if you ha"ent de#ided whether you want to go
to the trouble of sideloading apps to your Kindle Fire&
Android Music Plyer
Android )%si" Player is the essential app for playing musi# on regular Android ma#hines& 'ts a
darned good app to ha"e on your Kindle Fire, too& 't makes #reating a playlist "ery easy to do, whi#h is
great if youTre taking a long dri"e and want to plug your Kindle into your #ar stereo&
!he payment arrangement with this app is that you get the full "ersion for a ?1-day trial period, after
whi#h you re"ert to the basi# "ersion, whi#h doesnt ha"e as many features&
2r Tunes
$ar T%nes is an audio player thatTs designed to impro"e the safety of dri"ers when theyTre on the
road& !his audio tuner allows you to a##ess your musi# without ha"ing to tou#h any buttons& 'tTs "oi#e
#ontrolled& !he app also has a "ery large, "ery easy to use #ontrol panel if you need to use the tou#hs#reen,
but the audio #ontrols may well impress you enough that you ne"er ha"e to look at the s#reen while youTre
dri"ing, whi#h is the entire point&
'f you take your Kindle with you and use it to play audio in the #ar, this is a great app& 't might *ust
make you a lot safer on the road7as well as e"eryone else7while still allowing you to en*oy one of the
best things about a tablet #omputer2
Double T$ist
1o%ble Twist is an app that #onsolidates se"eral of the fun#tions of other apps into one& 't #an play
from streams, from lo#al files on your #omputer and it #an syn# o"er Fi-Fi& !his app is ad"ertised as
being attra#ti"e to those who are used to using i!unes and, if you #ame o"er to the Android side from the
world of iO), you might find it to be useful&
!his app has an easy to use interfa#e& 'n addition to playing audio files, and audio and "ideo files #an
be displayed with #o"er images, sorted and so forth& 'tTs essentially an i!unes repla#ement for the
Android platform, *ust as the name says&
Dropbo>
1ropbo< is one of the most popular #loud storage ser"i#es out there& !hey ha"e generous free
a##ounts, so a lot of people use this ser"i#e for business and a"oid paying for a fee-based storage spa#e&
!he $ropbo( app works on se"eral different le"els&
Fith the right produ#ti"ity apps, you #an edit do#uments stored in the #loud, allowing you to use your
de"i#e to get work done on the go& 5ou #an also keep photos, musi# or *ust about anything else in the
#loud, allowing you to sa"e storage spa#e on your Kindle& 'f you donTt want to pur#hase any more Amazon
#loud storage, you might want to #onsider getting this app to gi"e yourself a bit more spa#e in the #loud
without taking a #hunk out of your wallet& Ad"an#ed sorting options and other features make this a
winning app&
ake sure you #he#k your syn#ing preferen#es on this produ#t if you ha"e a @% #onne#tion2 !his is one
of the apps that #ould potentially use up a lot of bandwidth, so youTll want to make sure you keep an eye
on how often it syn#s and how mu#h you use it& On a Fi-Fi, it should syn# up "ery 3ui#kly and offer you
e(#ellent performan#e&
!he sorting features are a bit #ompromised on the Android "ersion of $ropbo(& Keep in mind that
some things will not be as pre#ise and feature-ri#h as they are on the P4 or a# "ersions&
6oo+le Drive
-oo'le 1ri+e is a #loud storage option& !he standard a##ount #omes with A%B of free storage& !his is
plenty of room for storing a lot of do#uments, spreadsheets and so forth& 'f you need a #loud storage
option for your de"i#e and want to integrate it with %oogleTs other features, this might work for you&
!his app is made by the same people who make the Android O) that youTre Kindle uses, so
#ompatibility is ob"iously not a big issue here& !here are some issues with the app reported by some
users, howe"er& !he editing fun#tions for do#uments might be a bit #lunky for some& !he app, howe"er,
will allow you to syn# files with your P4 and "i#e-"ersa, making it a great produ#ti"ity tool& 'f you already
ha"e a %oogle $ri"e a##ount set up, this app makes sense, as you wonTt ha"e to network with another
ser"i#e to get #loud storage&
Root E>plorer
4oot =<plorer is a file manager app and it pro"ides some great fun#tionality& 't allows you to browse
your folders as you would on any other de"i#e, whi#h means that you #an see e"erything as it appears on
your KindleTs dri"e rather than as it appears #ategorized a##ording to the default interfa#e&
!his is also handy if you happen to ha"e files that your Kindle Fire doesnTt handle #orre#tly& .Books
and other materials that may be in odd formats, for e(ample, #an be seen with this file e(plorer so that
you #an "erify if they are on your dri"e, e"en if they donTt show up in the Cibrary& !his app, or another like
it, is ne#essary if you want to ha"e #omplete #ontrol o"er your Kindle de"i#e and want to break away from
the default Amazon interfa#e&
S&rt AudioBoo) Plyer
!his is an audio player thatTs designed spe#ifi#ally for playing audio books& !he rele"ant
#ustomizations in#lude the ability to tra#k how far through an audiobook you are and to download #o"er
art for the books& !he player also offers you the ability to #ontrol your playba#k speed and to get lists of
#hara#ters and other information& !hese #ustomizations gi"e it 3uite a bit on a regular audio player as an
audiobook reader, so those who like to listen to books on their way to s#hool, work or where"er else
theyTre headed may want to gi"e this a look&
!his is an app that youTll ha"e to sideload, so be prepared for that by reading the ne(t #hapter& !he
payment arrangement with this app is that you get the full "ersion for a ?1-day trial period, after whi#h
you re"ert to the basi# "ersion, whi#h doesnTt ha"e as many features&
/otspot S"ield
(otspot Shield is a >PI 8"irtual pri"ate network9 appli#ation that works for free, though you #an
buy a subs#ription to get more full-featured e(perien#e& A >PI pro"ides you with en#ryption on your
'nternet #onne#tion, whi#h pre"ents people from being able to spy on what youTre doing at a hotspot like
a #offee shop or other Fi-Fi& !he #onne#tion from your de"i#e is en#rypted from sour#e to destination&
!he >PI also #hange your 'P address and allows you to a##ess some #ontent that may be blo#ked at a
parti#ular hotspot&
!his >PI app may be good for those who are *ust trying out >PI te#hnology& !hose who ha"e a
subs#ription to another ser"i#e, howe"er, may want to set theirs up manually on their Kindle or use
another app&
A)i&bo Audioboo) Plyer Tril
Akibo A%diobook Player is another audio appli#ation spe#ifi#ally tailored to the needs of
audiobook fans& !his player allows you to play the many different formats that audiobooks #ome in& 't
also allows you to ad*ust your position in the book manually or automati#ally, to slow down the playba#k
and to get #o"er information& !he player also loads your entire audiobook library at on#e, making it easy
to see what you ha"e on your Kindle&
' re#ommend that you load this free "ersion first, to make sure that your de"i#e supports all the
features you wish& !hen you #an de#ide whether the paid "ersion is worth it for you&
Frid+e Friend 5ite
$o you ha"e trouble with things going bad in the fridge: !hen you may *ust lo"e Fridge Friend& 'tTs a
sort of #ombination database in"entory program for your Kindle Fire& 't not only helps you keep tra#k of
what you ha"e a"ailable in your refrigerator, it will also let you know when those items are about to go
bad& Of #ourse, you ha"e to pro"ide it with the #orre#t information for this feature to work, but it #ould
sa"e you some money by letting you know that you need to use up that lettu#e, those tomatoes, or
whate"er else is about to spoil before it a#tually happens&
'f youTre la#king in the kit#hen arts and you tend not to pay attention to the items you buy, this #ould
be a great app for you& 'tTs also great when you #ombine it with one of the gro#ery list apps a"ailable for
the Kindle Fire&
Adding items to this app is easy& !ake a look at the s#reen below to get an idea&
'f it seems like too mu#h information for you to enter for ea#h item, remember that you #an *ust s#an
the item using the bar#ode, as well& All youTll ha"e to do then is set the e(piration date and youTre ready to
go2
!his is really a well thought out app& 't makes the Kindle Fire into a "ery pra#ti#al de"i#e and, be#ause
the Kindle is so portable and easy to use, itTs "ery easy to bring it in the kit#hen at take #are of all this
while youTre putting your gro#eries away&
Out o# Mil)

3%t o5 )ilk #omes in two "ersions, a simple free "ersion and a more #omple( paid "ersion& !he logo
abo"e is for the key to unlo#k the ad"an#ed features in the simple "ersion& 'n either in#arnation, this app
is designed to make it easy to go gro#ery shopping&
Out of ilk has many of the features that you would find another list making appli#ations but is
spe#ialized for gro#eries& 't #ontains separate lists for your gro#eries and for your pantry, allowing you to
separate between items that you need right now and items that you might need to sto#k up on in the near
future& !he app is also pro"ided with sharing #apabilities and the ability to hold pri#e information, so you
#an keep a running total on your gro#ery list while you are putting it together& 'f you need a spe#ialized
list making utility for going to the gro#ery store, this is a good #hoi#e&
So&FM Rdio Plyer
Soa;) is a popular non-#ommer#ial streaming ser"i#e& !hey play e"erything from smooth and
laid-ba#k Jazz to the harshest industrial musi#& !his app allows you to #onne#t with that ser"i#e on your
Kindle Fire& 't also gi"es you information about the last tra#ks played and other meta information about
what youre listening to, so its a good app for those who like to know a great deal about the musi# that
they listen to&
!his app #osts about /@ and must be sideloaded onto your Kindle& 'f youre a fan of this radio network,
howe"er, it might be a good #hoi#e& 'f youre a fan of underground and indie musi#, )omaF is a well
worth e(ploring, as well& 5ou #an also stream them o"er a regular streaming app su#h as KiiaCi"e&
&yTi&eS"eet
)yTieSheet is designed to make it easier to tra#k hours spent on a parti#ular *ob& 'f youre a
#ontra#tor or #onsultant of some sort, you might find this parti#ularly useful to ha"e on your Kindle&
!he appli#ation allows you to add #ustomers and *obs to your de"i#e, to tra#k them by the day, week or
month and to generate reports so that you get solid data on the amount of time you spent on any gi"en
pro*e#t&
5ou #an make #omments on ea#h of the a#ti"ities you ha"e in the app and easily #hange your data if
you get something wrong when youre working on a pro*e#t& !his is a great way to make sure that you
know how mu#h time you in"ested in a pro*e#t when youre out in the field, of #ourse, but it #ould be used
anywhere& A Kindle Fire #ertainly makes a more attra#ti"e time #lo#k than the usual options2
6o 5unc"er E;
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TIP: Altering the Kindle Fire interfa#e may make things a bit #onfusing for you at first& 'ts best to
master all of the default settings from the Amazon interfa#e and then to e(pand your options as far as
looks go, if you prefer&
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!he Kindle Fire interfa#e is, to put it bluntly, a bit plain& But you #an #ustomize the look to suit e(a#tly
how you use it& .nter %o Caun#her .K&
5ou #ant download %o Caun#her .K from the Amazon App )tore be#ause Amazon hasnt appro"ed
the app& %o Caun#her allows you to #ustomize your interfa#e howe"er you want and, be#ause of that, you
#an set up your Kindle to be an e"en better produ#ti"ity and entertainment tool& All of your Amazon
libraries and other fun#tions will still be thereH but they appear as an appli#ation rather than as the
default layout for your s#reen& ."en though you might prefer to use your Fire this way, Amazon would
prefer that youre #onstantly bombarded with offers to pur#hase new #ontent&
%o Caun#hers homepage is http:<<golaun#her&goforandroid&#om<&
!o illustrate how radi#ally you #an #hange Kindle Fires interfa#e, see the figure below& !he %o
Caun#her .K app has a huge number of themes that you #an apply& 'n the illustration below, you #an see
that '"e added weather, KiiaCi"e and the Amazon default desktop7shown as +La%n"her,7to my
desktop for easy a##ess&
Pictured bove! Kindle Fire inter#ce ltered $it" 6o 5unc"er E;(
!he interfa#e on %o Caun#her .K is designed for any Android de"i#e, so it in#ludes i#ons related to
#ellular phones, whi#h you #an remo"e&
!here are a huge number of games a"ailable for the Kindle Fire& !he Android operating system upon
whi#h it is based offers plenty of opportunities to ha"e fun and youll 3ui#kly learn to intera#t with games
"ia the tou#hs#reen interfa#e& 6ere are some of the most popular games on the Amazon store& Pri#es
refle#t those at the time of writing&
Kspers)y Tblet Security
A few short years ago, people using the a#intosh operating system routinely bragged that they were
immune from "iruses and malware, and it was true7mainly be#ause ha#kers #on#entrated on Findows&
Iowadays, unfortunately, this s#ourge is affe#ting a# users, too, and Android isnt immune either&
Kaspersky offers a great anti"irus produ#t that works on the Kindle Fire, but you must sideload it 8the
app #osts /M&MA9 and updates #ost /B1 a year& 'f youre downloading and installing apps from outside
Amazons App )tore, this produ#t will pro"ide some additional pea#e of mind about se#urity& 't prote#ts
your Fire and the personal information stored on it with anti-theft features that #an blo#k a##ess to your
stolen de"i#e&
!he software also pro"ides real-time 'nternet threat prote#tion and s#ans downloaded files for "iruses&
TIP: !here are free anti-"irus appli#ations on the Amazon App )tore and on other sites, so it pays to
shop around& One of the best-rated free alternati"es a"ailable through Amazons store is Anti"irus Free&
/ide&n ,P1
(idean :PN is not a free ser"i#e& 't allows you to pur#hase blo#ks of time for a >PI #onne#tion in
one hour in#rements& 5ou #an do so right from your de"i#e& !his app allows you to get >PI prote#tion
without ha"ing to handle the setup manually, whi#h may be a better option for some users&
!his >PI app allows you to utilize BAD-bit en#ryption to prote#t your data& 'ts a great se#urity
enhan#ement that should be interesting to those who use their Kindle in publi# pla#es a lot& !here are 0B
different nations with ser"ers that you #an #onne#t to& 'f youre tra"eling abroad and need to #onne#t to a
=) ser"er to a##ess a gi"en resour#e, you #ould do it with this app& !his makes it simple to get >PI
prote#tion on your Kindle&
N3T=: 'f you already subs#ribe to a >PI ser"i#e, it may ha"e an Android app that you #an use on
your Kindle for no additional fees& !his will usually ha"e to be sideloaded& !here should be detailed
instru#tions on how to do this& >PI #onne#tions are great for se#urity& 'f you already ha"e a subs#ription
to a gi"en ser"i#e, youll generally do better to use their app than you will to use a third-party app&
WiFinspect JRootK
Wi;i Inspe"t is whats #alled a pa#ket sniffer& Before you get too e(#ited, understand that there are
legal and ethi#al impli#ations with using these apps& !hese apps allow you to see most of the traffi# thats
going a#ross an 'nternet #onne#tion& !hat means that e"eryone on Fi-Fi will be "isible to you and
anything theyre sending in plain te(t will be "isible, as well& !hese apps are meant to be used on your
network and yours alone, or on ones that you are #harged with maintaining&
!his is a great pa#ket sniffer, but youll need to root your de"i#e to get most of the fun#tionality out of
it& 'f you dont know what that means, you probably dont need a pa#ket inspe#tor& 'f youre a network
pro, howe"er, and you want a way to be able to monitor the traffi# on a network without sitting in front of
your desk, this is a good option&
tPc)et2pture
!his is another pa#ket sniffer& =nlike the one listed abo"e, howe"er, you dont need to root your de"i#e
to use most of its fun#tionalities& 't allows you to read and #apture pa#kets for analysis& !his is a great tool
for any network te#h, parti#ularly one who wants to in#orporate their tablet #omputer into their
networking more&
!his utilized a >PI ser"i#e pro"ided by the Android O), so there is se#urity built into it& 'ts a great
way to make your tablet more useful and a great way to troubleshoot a network if you ha"e to& 5ou should
be able to figure out how to set this app up and start sniffing with little te#hni#al knowledge&
tSpy2"ec)er
One of the greatest things about the Android O) that your Kindle runs on is that it offers you mu#h
more freedom than iO) de"i#es& !hat being said, youre also more "ulnerable to being infe#ted with
spyware and adware& !o a"oid being infe#ted, you need something to prote#t you and this is one option&
t)py4he#ker is a popular spyware #he#ker thats a"ailable for your Kindle, but youll ha"e to sideload it
using a download from %oogle Play or elsewhere& !he software allows you to install apps without ha"ing
to worry that youre installing something thats spying on you or otherwise #ompromising your pri"a#y or
performan#e& Power users take note2
1et$or) Mpper
Network )apper is an app that allows you to s#an a network and to e(port what you find as a 4)>&
5ou #an send this as an e-mail o"er the %mail ser"i#e& !he app is setup so that it will dete#t firewalled
#omputers and stealthed #omputers& One of the re#ommended uses for this app is to find ))6 ser"ers,
)B ser"ers and other types of ser"ers on your network&
!he app is designed to be "ery fast at what it does and the data format it e(ports is #ompatible with the
ma*or spreadsheet programs& !here is a port s#anner built into this app, as well, and you #an figure out
the manufa#turer of any gi"en I'4 by taking a look at the A4 "endor database in#luded with the app&
!his is a great, 3uite ad"an#ed, networking tool that allows you to e(pand the fun#tionality of your
Kindle& Cook for it in %oogle Play or elsewhere&
1et$or) In#o II
!his is a great app to ha"e on hand if someone is trying to help you troubleshoot network issues
remotely& 't gi"es you all of the rele"ant information about your #urrent network& 't will let you know
about Bluetooth networks, #ell networks, 'P addresses, hostnames and more& 'f youre not sure why your
Fi-Fi isnt hooking up or if youre e"en hooked up to the right #onne#tion, this app #an #lear it up for you&
!his is an app worth sideloading be#ause it #an be "aluable for troubleshooting purposes& ."en if
youre not "ery ad"an#ed in your knowledge of networking, youll likely find that the information that this
app pro"ides some handy information&
SS/ Tunnel
a( C> ))6 !unneler allows you to hook up to a ser"er running ))6& 'tTs intended for getting through
firewalls, in#luding those that are used to blo#k out #ontent to some users in #ertain nations& !his app is
not for te#h lightweights and youTll need to learn a bit about ))6 before youTll get mu#h use out of it&
))6 en#rypts your traffi# so it #annot be read in transit& 'f you ha"e a se#urity issue and want to make
sure that you #an use your Kindle to #onne#t to resour#es su#h as pri"ate ser"ers or email ser"ers from
publi# Fi-Fi #onne#tions, this would be a good #hoi#e to a##omplish that& Be sure you #he#k to make sure
you know the basi#s of ))6 before you install this& 't shouldnt be hard for anyone familiar with the
proto#ol&
2rtoon 1et$or) ,ideo
$artoon Network produ#es this free app so that you #an #he#k out their #ontent on your mobile
de"i#e& 5ou #an wat#h #lips from your fa"orite 4I shows and take a look at what they ha"e in their full
"ideo library& !his app only works with their ser"i#e, so you wont be able to use it with other tele"ision
stations or streaming ser"i#es&
!his app is great if you want to hand off the Kindle Fire to your kids to keep them busy for a while with
some free #ontent& !he app gets good re"iews and has a lot of downloads already&
More lterntive pp stores
%etJar is a fine ser"i#e, but it isnt the only alternati"e to Amazons App )tore& !his se#tion has se"eral
more stores worth mentioning&
6owe"er, my earlier #autions about non-Amazon apps bear repeating& ;emember that the Amazon
App )tore is one of the safest pla#es to get apps and that the ones listed below, though they are generally
good, may o##asionally ha"e apps on them that you really would want on your Kindle Fire& Fhene"er
youre sideloading an app, remember to e(er#ise e(tra #aution and to ha"e some sort of anti"irus app
running on your #omputer&
SlideMe
)lidee is another Android app store that offers you more than what you #ould get at Amazons app
store& !hey ha"e plenty of games and other free appli#ations that you #an #hoose from& ;emember to
#he#k the #ommunity re"iews of appli#ations before you download themH it #an pre"ent you from
downloading a dud2
Pictured bove! T"e SlideMe /o&ep+e(
OnlyAndroid
OnlyAndroid has a lot of great appli#ations that you #an #hoose from& 5oull find both paid and free
appli#ations at this site& As a tip, paid appli#ations are usually a bit safer and sometimes #ome with
support options that #an be a big help if you get #onfused while youre using them& 4he#k them out at
http:<<onlyandroid&mobihand&#om<&
Pictured bove! OnlyAndroid-s /o&ep+e(
6oo+le Ply
Pictured bove! 6oo+le Ply "o&ep+e
'f theres an offi#ial Android app homepage, this is it& %oogle Play is the largest repository for apps that
will work with your Android& !here are some real #a"eats to keep in mind with this site, howe"er&
First, there ha"e been issues with bad apps being uploaded to the site& !he %oogle Play store is popular
pre#isely be#ause it la#ks the o"erly-restri#ti"e nature of #ompetitors su#h as the Apple iPhone app store&
'ts pretty mu#h a free for all as far as uploading apps goes, but the re3uirements ha"e been tightened
somewhat&
)e#ond, many of these apps are going to be for #ellular phones spe#ifi#ally& ;emember that your
Kindle Fire does not ha"e any telephone #apabilities built into it, so youll find that some of these apps
will really not make any sense at all on your Kindle& )ome #an be #ustomized, su#h as the %o Caun#her .K
app that was dis#ussed pre"iously&
AndroidDoo&
AndroidRoom&#om pro"ides an easily, a##essible web layout to download Android apps as well as
useful information, re"iews and re#ommendations& 'ts one more option in #ase none of the pre"iously
mentioned ser"i#es suit you&
6et #ree updtes o# t"is boo)
!hank you for spending some time with this book& 'f you ha"e any feedba#k or 3uestions, please drop
me a line at KindleBuffetWFeberBooks&#om& 'f your fa"orite app isnt mentioned in this book, please let
me know2
Also, it would be a tremendous help to me and others in the Amazon #ommunity if you posted a
#ustomer re"iew, briefly mentioning what you liked or didnt like about this book& 6eres the re"iew page&
)in#e the sub*e#t matter of this book is rapidly #hanging, it is updated on the first day of ea#h #alendar
month& 5ou may re3uest the updated "ersion by sending a re3uest to kdp-supportWamazon&#om& 8)imply
deleting the book from your Kindle library and re-downloading will not transfer the latest "ersion to your
de"i#e7the new file must be sent from Amazons staff&9 Also, re3uesting the new "ersion of the book will,
unfortunately, delete any highlights or bookmarks you"e re#orded in the pre"ious "ersion&
!hanks2
7)te"e Feber
APP )!O;
Best Kindle Fire Apps
A !orrent of %ames, !ools and Cearning Appli#ations
Free and paid, for 5oung and Old
by )te"e Feber
4opyright B10B )tephen F& Feber
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Io part of this book may be reprodu#ed or transmitted in any form by any means, graphi#, ele#troni#,
or me#hani#al, in#luding photo#opying, re#ording, taping or by any information storage or retrie"al
system, without permission in writing from the publisher&
!he information in this book is offered with the understanding that it does not #ontain legal, finan#ial,
or other professional ad"i#e& 'ndi"iduals re3uiring su#h ser"i#es should #onsult a #ompetent professional&
!he author and publisher make no representations about the suitability of the information #ontained in
this book for any purpose& !his material is pro"ided +as is, without warranty of any kind&
Although e"ery effort has been made to ensure the a##ura#y of the #ontents of this book, errors and
omissions #an o##ur& !he publisher assumes no responsibility for any damages arising from the use of
this book, or alleged to ha"e resulted in #onne#tion with this book&
Published by )tephen F& Feber
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