About the Author

Leslie H. Nicoll, Ph.D., is a wife, mother, and nurse, as well as a lifelong voracious reader. She purchased her first Kindle in April 2008 at the urging of her daughter, Hannah. The plan was that they would share the device, but within a week, Leslie realized the futility of that idea and was quickly placing an order for a second Kindle. Leslie has never been one to do things halfway and quickly threw herself into learning everything she could about the Kindle — and helping others do the same. For many months, she informally maintained “The Amazon Kindle FAQ” at the Amazon Kindle forum. In September 2008, she pulled the questions and answers together and published the information as a Kindle book. In November 2008, it became the number-one-selling how-to guide on Amazon.

This book is the fourth For Dummies book that Leslie has authored; in addition, she has written extensively for professional nursing literature with a resume that boasts books, book chapters, and more than 120 peer-reviewed articles. She is the Editor-in-Chief of CIN: Computers, Informatics, Nursing, the leading nursing informatics journal in the world. She provides leadership to the International Academy of Nursing Editors and is currently planning the 2014 conference, which will be held in Portland, ME. When she has time to do so, Leslie writes fiction under the pen name E.N. Holland.

Dedication

I dedicate this book to my former coauthor, Harvey Chute, who introduced me to the world of writing For Dummies. Harvey has moved on to other projects and is no longer writing with me, but I am grateful for his mentorship and support, both past and present.

Author’s Acknowledgments

I want to thank the community of people I have met through online Kindle forums, in particular, KBoards. To be able to interact with a community of thousands of folks who share my love of reading is truly a wonderful experience. I also want to thank my husband, Tony, my children, Lance and Hannah, and my daughter-in-law, Jocelyn, for their ongoing love and support.

Publisher’s Acknowledgments

Acquisitions Editor: Katie Mohr

Project Editor: Susan Pink

Copy Editor: Susan Pink

Technical Editor: Betsy True

Editorial Assistant: Anne Sullivan

Sr. Editorial Assistant: Cherie Case

Project Coordinator: Phil Midkiff

Cover Images: Background: © Ekely/iStockphoto; hands: © hocus-focus/iStockphoto; image of Kindle Paperwhite provided by author.