Better read: To install the update for Kindle Paperwhite and Voyage – literaturcafe.de

What brings the new update?

• The new font Bookerly, which was developed by Amazon specifically for reading on e-readers. Bookerly comes with ligatures for a harmonious, print-like display.
• words are automatically disconnected, so typeface and right margins are more balanced. Books must be this reloaded.
• The user interface has been redesigned. Functions as flagging passages are now faster reached.

For a detailed description of the changes and the presentation with the new font Bookerly see this report in literaturcafe.de.

Text example in the new Kindle font Bookerly with ligatures

What devices there is the update?

The device consumes battery power must have a certain minimum charge for the update to start.

The update is version number 5.6.5 and is ready for the following devices:

• Kindle entry-level model with touch controls
• Kindle Voyage
• Kindle Paperwhite 2 and 3 (model years 2013 and 2015)

What devices there is the update not?

• all older devices with key operation
• Kindle Paperwhite 1 (2012 model year)

The fact that the first Kindle model from the 2012 gets an update is painful for the first Paperwhite buyers. Because the part of the hardware would be an update without any problem. That the first Kindle is no longer updated, is more a product political decision from Amazon.

Let’s go! The update will be recorded

What Paperwhite I

If you are not sure which Paperwhite model you own, so there is a clear sign of recognition:.? Look On the back of your player. Is there big the Amazon to read lettering, an update is possible. Is there, however, Kindle , it is a device of the first model year, and there are no updates.

Sad: The first Kindle generation that the lettering “kindle” carries on his back, unfortunately, does not receive any update

How do I play a the update

Option 1: Automatic or semi-automatic update

Sooner or later, the update is likely to import themselves. A prerequisite is that the device has sufficient battery charge, is connected to the WLAN and out and used again. Then the update itself in the background loads on equipment. If the Kindle stored and not read, the update makes a self. So at least it was with previous updates.

Update not there yet. The menu item to update is still gray

If the downloaded update, you can also start it manually:

• Call the menu bar by tapping the top of the reading displays at
• Tap the menu icon at the top right (three-line symbol)
• Tap again on the menu
• Is Settings
• Tap the menu item Kindle not shown in gray, you can touch it and start the upgrade. Is it, however, gray, you can manually update as described below to perform.

So far, however, Amazon has for the update 5.6.5 is not enabled automatic updating, so that only a manual update of the variant 2 comes into question

Secure Option 2:. Manually transferring the update file

The fastest and most secure your device to new software version, by transferring them wired manually enters. Proceed as follows:

with a USB cable, the new software is reliable to the device.

• Call the Amazon website on your computer with the latest software updates for the Kindle models. Select the device from which you own, and download the update file. Updates for other models are not working. The update files for each Kindle models vary in size, all of which are over 200 MByte.
• Connect your downloaded Kindle device to your computer using the supplied USB cable to the file have.
• The Kindle is detected after a short time as a drive. Slide the downloaded update file with the extension am on the “Kindle drive.” Important: The file must not in the documents – are stored folder or another folder
• Wait until the copying is complete, and then throw the Kindle device software mutually exclusive. (Mac: eject icon in the Finder next to the “Kindle” drive Windows:. Down in the Windows bar, select “Remove Hardware right sure” Select). Do not remove the USB cable from the device.
• Go to the Kindle device, the menu bar by tapping the top of the reading displays at
• Tap the Menu icon upper right corner (three-line symbol)
• Touch Settings
• Tap again on the menu
• The menu item Update Kindle must be black now. Touch him, and proceed as indicated by the device. Your device should have a sufficiently high battery charge.

If the battery level is too low, the update can not be started.

If the menu item Update Kindle still gray, then has something did not work out with the file transfer, you have incorrectly copied the file to a folder that you have downloaded the wrong file – or your Paperwhite is yet older than thought and not upgradeable.

If the update correctly transmitted, it can be started via menu item.

How stelle I determine if the update worked?

When you open after updating an e-book, the device reports that the new font Bookerly is available, and you can change the font directly.

Has the update worked, the device automatically displays the new font.

new font you see in the wizard to configure the reading display.

The Paperwhite the Model 2015 has been shipped with Bookerly, but not with the new software.

To determine the software version exactly, you go back to the menu and then on Settings . Then call again the menu and then Device Information . Now you can get the software version displayed accurately. You should be 5.6.5 or later.

under “Device Info” you can see the latest software version check (MAC address and serial number have been defaced in the photo)

E-Books show after the update no word division at

It’s strange: Despite Update the e-books are not automatically provided on your device with separations. For this to work, the Amazon has books umkonvertieren initially on their own servers. Therefore, you must e-books on your device Delete (Longer with a finger on the book cover to stay) and then download it again from the Amazon cloud on the Kindle. But even then you have no guarantee that the book was already umkonvertiert for the new software. Our samples have revealed that this in many books was not the case on August 11, 2015. It seems that Amazon sets the priority at their own books (Kindle Singles etc.) and Bestseller. According to Amazon, have self-publishers whose titles have not been umkonvertiert, not do anything special, because sooner or later, Amazon wants umkonvertieren all titles

Addendum:. “Bookerly optimization” is angezgeigt

Whether a book is already on the new software has been optimized, Amazon displays in the product information.

As John noted in the comments, Amazon displays in the product information of e-books, whether this has already been optimized for the new software, and it supports separations. The entry is called “Advanced Script function” and has the status of “enabled” or “not enabled.” Who turned on the automatic update feature for its e-books, gets to Amazon Umkonvertierung the eBooks with enhanced font function automatically as an update delivered to your Kindle device.

Everything worked?

What does the update at your work? And reading it then actually pleasant on the device? We welcome your comments and opinions that you can enter on this page below.

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