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Kobo!Aura!HD!eReader!User!Guide!!
Table!of!Contents!
About!your!eReader!....................................................................!4!
Anatomy!of!your!eReader!....................................................................................!5!
Charging!your!eReader!.........................................................................................!7!
Using!the!touch!screen!..........................................................................................!8!
Putting!your!eReader!to!sleep!and!waking!it!up!.....................................!10!
Using!the!light!.........................................................................................................!12!
Connecting!to!your!computer!..........................................................................!13!
Using!your!Library!....................................................................!15!
Using!the!Kobo!Cloud!..........................................................................................!18!
Downloading!books!from!the!Kobo!Cloud!to!!your!eReader!..............!20!
Archiving!books!to!the!Kobo!Cloud!...............................................................!22!
Deleting!books!........................................................................................................!23!
Reading!on!your!eReader!.......................................................!25!
Reading!a!book!.......................................................................................................!25!
Navigating!a!book!.................................................................................................!25!
Changing!the!way!text!looks!............................................................................!27!
Adding!notes!and!looking!up!or!translating!words!.....!32!
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Using!notes!..............................................................................................................!34!
Bookmarking!pages!.............................................................................................!35!
Using!the!dictionary!.............................................................................................!36!
Translating!a!word!...............................................................................................!37!
Getting!a!Book!.............................................................................!39!
Shopping!for!a!new!book!...................................................................................!39!
Buying!a!book!!........................................................................................................!41!
Using!your!Wishlist!..............................................................................................!42!
Adding!library!books!and!books!from!other!bookstores!.....................!43!
Understanding!EPUB,!PDF,!and!DRM!................................!45!
Using!Wi!Fi!....................................................................................!47!
About!Wi!Fi!..............................................................................................................!47!
Turning!Wi!Fi!on!or!off!.......................................................................................!48!
Connecting!your!eReader!to!a!wireless!(Wi!Fi)!network!....................!48!
Getting!Help!..................................................................................!50!
Safety,!regulatory!and!warranty!information!...........................................!50!
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About!your!eReader!
What’s!in!this!section!
• Anatomy(of(your(eReader!
• Charging(your(eReader!
• Using&the&touch&screen!
• Putting'your'eReader'to'sleep'and'waking'up!
• Using&the&light!
• Connecting)to)your)computer!
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Anatomy!of!your!eReader!
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Power!slider!
Slide!to!turn!your!eReader!on!or!off,!
or!put!it!to!sleep.!
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Light!button!
Press!to!turn!on!the!screen!light!to!
read!in!the!dark.!
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Micro!SD!slot!
Increase!the!number!of!books!your!
eReader!can!hold!by!inserting!a!
micro!SD!card.!
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USB!port!
Connect!your!eReader!to!your!
computer!using!the!supplied!USB!
cable!to!charge!your!eReader!or!add!
books.!
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Reset!hole!
Insert!a!paper!clip!and!press!gently!
to!reset!your!eReader.!
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Charging!your!eReader!
To!charge!your!eReader,!connect!it!to!your!computer!using!the!
USB!cable!provided!in!your!box.!
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As!it!charges,!your!eReader!will!display!the!battery’s!charge!at!
the!top!right[hand!corner!of!the!screen.!
Battery!icon…!
Meaning…!
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Your!eReader!is!out!of!power.!
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Your!eReader!is!charging.!
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Your!eReader!has!a!partial!charge.!
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Your!eReader!is!fully!charged.!
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You!can!see!the!battery!icon!at!the!top!of!the!Reading!Menu.!To!
see!the!Reading!Menu!while!you!read,!tap!the!centre!of!the!page.!
You’ll!find!the!battery!icon!at!the!top!right[hand!corner!of!the!
screen!showing!how!much!charge!the!battery!has.!
Using!the!touch!screen!
When!your!eReader!is!on,!you!can!touch!the!screen!to!open!
books,!turn!pages,!select!items,!and!more.!In!many!cases!you!can!
just!touch!the!screen!lig h tly !with!a!fingertip!to!interact!with!it.!
There!are!a!few!other!gestures!that!you!may!find!useful.!
Tapping!
This!is!the!gesture!youʼll!use!the!most.!Just!tap!the!screen!lightly!
to!open!a!book,!turn!a!page,!select!a!menu,!an d!m or e.!
Swiping!
You!can!use!this!gesture!to!go!through!your!Library!to!see!more!
books,!and!to!page!through!books!you!are!reading.!
To!page!forward,!place!your!finger!on!th e!rig h t!ed g e !of!sc re en !
and!quickly!drag!it!horizontally!to!the!left.!The!page!will!turn!
just!like!a!real!book.!Yo u !ca n!s w ip e !fro m!the!left!edge!of!the!
screen!to!page!backwards.! !
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Press!and!hold!
This!gesture!is!also!called!long%press.!To!use!this!gesture,!touch!
the!screen!and!hold!your!finger!in!place.!This!allow s!you !to!
select!text!while!reading.!Just!press!and!hold!on!a!word,!and!
when!you!let!go,!your!eReader!will!underline!your!selection!and!
show!two!circles!—!one!at!each!end!of!the!word.!You!can!then!
drag!on!the!circles!to!select!more!text.!!
Note:!Not!all!books!allow!text!sele ction;!f or !e x a m ple,!you!cannot!
select!text!in!PDFs!or!comic!books.!
Double7tapping!
To!double[tap,!you!tap!the!same!spot!on!the!screen!twice!quickly.!
If!youʼre!reading!a!PDF,!you!can!doub le[tap!to!zoom!in!to!a!page!
and!make!it!bigger.!If!youʼre!already!zoomed!in,!double[tapping!
the!page!will!zoom!out.!
Dragging!
If!youʼre!reading!a!PDF!and!zoom!in!to!see!a!bigger!version!of!
your!page,!you!can!drag!the!page!to!see!different!parts!of!it.!To!
do!this,!touch!anywhere!on!the!screen!and!lightly!move!your!
finger!around.!The!pag e!will!move!in!the!direction!o f!yo u r!fin ge r.!
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Putting!your!eReader!to!sleep!and!waking!it!up!
You!can!turn!your!eReader!off!or!put!it!to!sleep!when!you’re!not!
reading.!Both!help!your!battery!last!longer.!The!main!difference!
is!that!when!you!pu t!y ou r !eR e a d er !to !sle ep !a n d !th en !wake!it!up,!
you!go!back!to!the!last!screen!you!saw.!!This!could!be!a!page!in!a!
book,!the!Kobo!Store,!or!an!area!in!your!Library.!If!you!turn!your!
eReader!off,!you’ll!always!go!back!to!your!Home!page!when!you!
turn!it!on!again.!
Another!significant!difference!between!putting!your!eReader!to!
sleep!and!turning!it!off!is!the!length!of!time!it!takes!to!wake!up!
again.!When!you!wake!up!your!eReader!after!putting!it!to!sleep,!
it’s!ready!to!use!in!one!or!two!seconds;!when!you!turn!it!off,!it!
can!take!up!to!25!seconds!before!it’s!ready!to!use.!
Note!that!putting!your!eReader!to!sleep!can!interrupt!things!
such!as!syncing!your!Library!and!wireless!(Wi!Fi)!connections.!
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To!turn!on!your!eReader:!
• Slide&the&power&button&and&hold&it#until&your&eReader&!
turns&on.!
To!turn!off!your!eReader:!
• Slide&the&power&button&and&hold&until&the&Off&!
screen&appears.!
To!put!your!eReader!to!sleep:!
• Quickly!slide!the!power!button!and!release.!
To!wake!your!eReader!from!sleep:!
• Quickly!slide!the!power!button!and!release.!
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Using!the!light!
Your!eReader!has!a!built[in!light!that!lets!you!read!in!the!dark!
and!in!areas!with!low!light.!You!can!adjust!the!screen’s!
brightness!to!your!liking.!
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To!turn!the!light!on!or!off:!
• Press%the%light%button%beside!the$power$button.!
To#adjust'the'brightness'of'the!light:!
1. Tap$the$ !Menu%icon%at%the%top%of%the%screen.!
The$Quick$Settings$panel$will$appear.!
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2. Tap$Brightness.!
3. Drag%the%brightness%slider%to%adjust%the%screen’s%
brightness.!
4. Tap$ !when!you’re'done.!
Connecting!to!your!computer!
You!can!use!Kobo!Desktop!to!do!many!of!the!things!you!can!do!
from!your!eReader!u sin g!a !Wi!Fi!network,!like!brows ing !th e!
Kobo!Bookstore.!You!can!also!use!Kobo!Desktop!to!manage!your!
eReader!when!it’s!connected!to!your!computer.!Depending!on!
your!Wi!Fi!network!speed,!it!can!be!faster!to!use!Kobo!Desktop!
to!do!some!things!–!for!exa m p le ,!to!d ownload!your!Library!if!it!
includes!many!large !b oo k s !or !co m ic s.!!
Here!are!a!few!things!you!can!do!with!Kobo!Desktop:!
• Read%your%books%on%your%computer!
• Manage&your!collection(of(books!
• Browse'the$Kobo$Store,"read"previews"and"buy "b o oks!
You$can$also$do#all#of#these#actions#on#your#eReader!directly.!
For!more!details!on!Kobo!Desktop,!you!can!download!the!Kobo!
Desktop!guide!from!www.kobo.com/userguides.!You!can!also!
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search!our!online!help!portal!at!www.kobo.com/help!to!ask!
questions!about!Kobo!Desktop!or!your!eReader.!
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Using!your!Library!
What’s!in!this!section!
• Navigating(your(Home(Page(!
• Navigating(your(Library!
• Searching*for*books!
• Using&the&Kobo&Cloud!
• Downloading*books*from*the*Kobo*Cloud*to*your*
eReader!
• Archiving)books)to)the)Kobo)Cloud!
• Deleting(books!
Navigating!your!Home!Page!
Your!Home!page!is!the!first!thing!you!see!when!you!turn!on!your!
eReader!after!setup.!From!your!Home!page,!you!can!see!your!
recently!opened!books,!access!the!Kobo!Bookstore,!and!more .!
If!you’re!reading!or!browsing!on!your !Ko bo!A ur a!H D,!yo u!ca n!
always!get!to!your!Home!page!by!tapping!the! !Home!icon!at!
the!top!of!the!screen.!
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Your!Home!Page!shows!your!most!recently!opened!book!in!the!
first!column.!!
To!make!finding!things!easier!on!your!Home!page,!your!recent!
activities!are!organized!with!Tiles.!!
!Some!of!your!Home!page!Tiles!include:!
• Books%you’ve%recently%opened%or%purchased.!
• Recommendations,for,books,we,think,you’ll,enjoy,(based&
on#what#you’ve#read).!
• Reading(Life(awards.!
• The$Sync$option!to#refresh#your#Library.!
Tiles&come&in&different&shades&so&that&you&can&easily&find&what&
you$need:!
• Grey!Tiles:"Content&related&to&your&Library&like&your&
current'read,'awards,'shelves,'and'Reading'Life.!
• Black!Tiles:"Content&that’s&related&to&the&Kobo&
Bookstore(like(Related(Reads(and(Recommended(books.!
You!can!tap!a!Tile!to!interact!with!it.!!!Above!the!Tiles,!you’ll!see!
the!Search!bar.!You!can!use!the!Search!bar !to!find!bo ok s!in!you r!
Library,!or!to!find!a!specific!book!in!the!Kobo!Bookstore.!
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Navigating!Your!Library!
Your!Library!shows!you!books,!magazines!and!newspapers!
you’ve!purchased,!previews!you’ve!downloaded,!or!shelves!
you’ve!created.!Your!Library!lets!you!read!and!manage!books!on!
your!eReader.!
To!open!your!Library:!
1. Go#to#your#Home#page.!
2. Tap!Library."!
3. Select&one&of&your&Library&areas:!
• Books!—!see#all#the#books#and#documents#in#your#
Library.'!
• My#collections!—!organize)your)books,)articles,)and)
other&items&into&categories&that&you&choose.&For&example,&
you$can$create$a$collection$about$cookbooks$and$only$
include(culinary(relate d (b oo k s (int o(y o u r!co llection.!
• Articles)from)Pocket—!with%Articles%from%Pocket,%you%
can$save$web$articles$and$stories$from$websites$that$
you’d&like&to&read&later&on&your&eReader.&&For&example,&if&
you$find$an$interesting$story$while$browsing$a$web$page$
on#your#laptop,#you#can"add"it"to"your"article"list."Then,"
you$can$read$the$same$story$on$your$eReader.$!
• Kobo$Collections!—!Kobo$Collections$shows$you$hand$
curated(content(about(your(book.((You(can(see(related(
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books,&related&articles,&and&more.&&This&menu&only&
appears&after&you’ve$added$a$Kobo$Colle c ti on$to$your$
eReader.''You'can'add'Kobo'Collections'from'the'Kobo'
website,(or(right(from(your(eReader.!
Searching!for!books!!
If!you!know!exactly!what!you!w an t!to!rea d,!yo u!ca n!se arch! to !
find!a!book!already!in!yo ur !libr ar y,!o r!a!n e w !b o ok !in !the!Kobo!
Store.!!
You!can!search!using!the!book!title,!author!name,!or!a!keyword.!
To#find#a#book,!on!your%Home%page:!
1. Tap!the$search$bar$at"the"top"of"the"screen.!
2. Choose$where%you'd&like&to&search:!
• Tap$Bookstore!to#search#the#Kobo#Bookstore#(you#
must%be%connected%to%the%Internet).!
• Tap$Library!to#search#your#eReader’s(library.!
3. Using&the&keyboard,&type&a&book&title,&author&name,&or&
keyword.)Your)search)results)will)appear)as)you)type.!
Tap$a$suggestion$to$go$to$that$result.!
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Using!the!Kobo!Cloud!
The!Kobo!Cloud!is!an!online!collection!of!all!the!books!you’ve!
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bought!from!Kobo.!Any!books!you’ve!purchased!from!the!Kobo!
Bookstore!are!automatically!stored!in!the!Kobo!Cloud.!With!the!
Kobo!Cloud,!you!can!store!unlimited!content,!so!your!Library!
can!never!grow!too!large.!For!example,!if!you!have!fifty!books!in!
your!Kobo!Library,!you!can!choose!to!only!have!ten!books!
downloaded!on!your!eReader.!This!frees!up!storage!space!on!
your!eReader!so!you!can!add!and!read!new!books.!!
When!you’re!ready!to!read,!simply!go!to!your!Library!on!your!
eReader,!and!download!what!you!want.!!
And!when!you!need!space!for!something!new!on!your!eReader,!
you!can!archive!items!you’ve!downloaded.!After!they’re!archived,!
they’re!available!in!the!Kobo!Cloud!for!when !you !w an t!to!read !
them!again.!
Note:!You!can’t!use!the!Kob o !C lo u d !to !manage!docume n ts!
loaded!with!a!micro!SD !ca rd.!
If!you!have!bought!eBooks!from!K ob o!b efor e,!you!can!easily!add!
these!to!your!eReader!using!a!Wi!Fi!conne ction.!Just!set!u p!yo ur!
eReader,!and!it!will!automatically!download!your!top!five!most!
recently!read!or!purchased!books.!This!is!called!updating!or!
syncing.!The!rest!of!your!books!are!store d!in!the!Kobo!Cloud!
where!you!can!download!your!books!from!at!any!time.!
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To!sync!your!eReader!over!Wi!Fi,!from!your!Home!page:!
• Tap$ !Sync!."!
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Downloading!books!from!the!Kobo!Cloud!to!!
your!eReader!
When!you’re!ready!to!download!items!in!your!Library,!simply!
connect!to!a!wireless!network!or!to!your!computer!using!Kobo!
Desktop,!and!select!the!items!you!want.!Each!book,!magazine!or!
comic!you!select!is!added!to!a!download!queue,!and!downloaded!
in!the!order!you’ve!selected!it.!!
If!you!change!your!mind!about!an !item !be fore !it!dow n loads,!you!
can!remove!it!from!the!download!queue.!
Note:!You!can!select!as!ma n y !b o o k s!a s !yo u ’d !l ik e!t o !do wnload!in!
a!queue.!
To#remove#a#book#from#the#download#queue:!
1. Tap$the$book$with$the$ !Download(icon(that(you(want(
to#remove#from#the#download#qu eue .#!
A"prompt"will"ask"you"to"confirm"if"you’d"like"to"remove"
the$item$from$the$download$queue .!
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2. Tap$Yes.!
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It’s!easy!to!identify!which!items!you’ve!downloade d !an d !th o se !
which!are!still!in!the!Kobo!Cloud—books!that!you!haven’t!
downloaded!appear!with!a! !Download!icon.!!!
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To!download!books!on!your!eReader,!from!your!Home!page:!
1. Tap$Library.!
2. Tap$Books.!
3. Tap$the$book$cover!or#title!with%a% !Download(icon.!
4. If#required,#connect#to#a"Wi"Fi"network.!
The$book$you’ve$selected$will$download.!
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Note:!If!your!Wi!Fi!connection!is!interrupted!while!you’re!
downloading!books,!just!tap!the! !Sync!icon!on!the!Home!
page!to!resume.!
Archiving!books!to!the!Kobo!Cloud!
To!free!up!space!on!your!eReader,!you!can!archive!b o o k s !y ou’ve!
downloaded.!When!you!archive!a!book,!you!remove!the!content!
from!your!eReader—which!frees!up!memory!for!other!things—
but!you’ll!still!see!the!book!cover!in!your!Library.!!
To!archive!your!books!one!at!a!time,!from!the!Home!page:!
1. Tap$Library.!
2. Tap$Books.!
3. Tap$and$hold$the$cover$or$title$of$the$book$you’d$like$to$
archive.!
A"menu"will"appear.!
4. Tap$Remove.!
A"dialog"box"will"appear."The"checkbox"beside"eReader!
should'be'selected.!
5. Tap$Remove.!
The$book$content$will$be$removed$from$your$eReader,"
and$you’ll$be$able$to$re[download'the'book'when'you'
want.!
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To!archive!your!entire!Library!at!once,!from!your!Home!page:!
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1. Tap$Library.!
2. Tap$Books.!
3. Tap$the$ !Menu%icon%on%the%grey%bar%at%the%top%of%the%
screen.!
4. Tap$Library'settings.!
5. Beside&Downloaded&Kobo&books,%tap%Remove&all.!
6. Tap$Remove.!
The$content$of$all$your$books$will$be$removed$from$your$
eReader.!
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Deleting!books!
If!you’re!done!with!a!book,!you!can!de lete!it!from !yo ur!e Re ad er !
and!your!Kobo!account.!This!means!that!if!y o u !use!any!of!Koboʼs !
other!reading!apps!you!will!no!longer!have!access!to!the!book.!!!
Removing!a!book!from!your!eReade r!and!removing!a!book!from!
your!Kobo!account!is!different.!When!you!remove!a!book!from!
your!eReader,!you’ll!be!able!to!re[download!the!book!again.!
When!you!remove!a!book!from!your!Kobo!account,!it’s!
permanently!deleted!from!your!eReader!and!your!Kobo!account.!
You!won’t!see!the!book!on!your!eReader!after!you’ve!deleted!it.!
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Donʼt!worry,!though.!If!you!ever!want!to!retrieve!your!book,!sign!
in!to!kobo.com!and!v isit !th e!My!Account!page.!Yo u !ca n !ad d !
books!from!your!purchase!history!back!to!your!Library.!
To!delete!a!book,!from!your!Home!page:!
1. Tap#Library.!
2. Tap$Books."!
3. Press!and$hold$the$cover$or$title$of$the$book$you’d$like$to$
delete.!
A"menu"will"appear.!
4. Tap$Remove.!
A"dialog"box"will"appear.!
5. Tap$the$checkbox$beside$Kobo$account.!
A"checkmark"will"appear"inside"the"checkbox.!
6. Tap$Remove."!
The$book$will$be$removed$from$your$eReader$and$your$
Kobo$account.!!
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Reading!on!your!eReader!
What’s!in!this!section!
• Reading(a(book!
• Navigating(a(book!
• Changing'the'way'text'looks!
• Closing(a"book"and$bookmarking$your$page!
• Using&Beyond&the&book!
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Reading!a!book!!
To!open!a!book!from!the!Home!page!or!Library,!just!tap!the!title!
or!cover.!
Navigating!a!book!
To!turn!pages!in!a!book,!just!tap!or!swipe!the!sides!of!the!page.!
If!you!want!to!jump!forward!by!m o re!tha n!a!p ag e!or!tw o ,!you!
can:!
• Use$the$navigation$bar$to$change$pages$or$chapters.!
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• Use$the$Table$of$Contents$to$browse$a$list$of$chapters$and$
change'chapters.!
To!jump!around!in!a!book!using!the!navigation!bar:!
1. Tap$the$center$of$the$page$to$bring$up$the$Reading$Menu.!
2. Tap$the! !Navigation)icon.!
• To!scroll!through!the!book’s!pages,!touch!the!circle!in!
the!navigation!bar!and!slide!it!to!the!right!to!move!
forward!or!to!the!left!to!go!back.!
• To!move!to!the!next!page,!tap!the! !Forward!icon.!
• To!move!to!the!previous!page,!tap!the! !Back!icon.!
• To!jump!to!the!next!chapter,!tap!the! !Jump!Forward!
icon.!
• To!jump!to!the!previous!chapter,!tap!the! !Jump!Back!
icon.!
3. To!close!the$navigation$bar,$tap$any w her e$on$th e$pag e;$or$
tap$the$ !icon%on%the%navigat io n%b a r.!
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Note:!!When!using!the!navigation!bar,!you!can!quickly!return!to!
your!original!position!in!the!book!by!tapping!the! Snap!Back!
icon.!!
Changing!the!way!text!looks!
When!you!are!reading!a!book,!you!can!adjust!the!size!or!
alignment!of!the!text!or!adjust!the!line!spacing!to!make!reading!
easier!on!your!eyes.!Your!eReader!offers!several!different!sizes!
of!text!for!most!books.!
Note:!!
• Line%spacing,%margin%spacing,%and%text%justification%aren’t%
available'in'Japanese'books.!
• If#you#are#reading#a#PDF#you#can’t#chan ge #the#siz e $or $sty le $
of#the#text,#but#you#can#zoom#in#to#make#the#entire#page#
bigger&and&easier&to&read.!
To!change!the!way!text!looks:!
1. While&reading,&tap#the#center#of#the#page#to#bring#up#the#
Reading(Menu.!
2. Tap$the! !Text%icon.!
3. To#change#the#style#of#the#text,!select&a&font&from&the&Font&
Face%list.!
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4. To#make#text#bigger#or#smaller,#tap#the#+#or#[!icons&beside&
Font%Size.!
5. To#add#more#space#between#lines#of#text,#tap#the#+#or#[!
icons&beside&Line&Spacing.!
6. To#add#more#space#around#the#edges#of#your#screen,!tap$
the$+$or$[!icons&beside&Margins.!
7. To#change#how#text#lines#up#at#the$edges!of#each#page,"
select&one&of&the&Justification&options:!
• !!Uses!the!default!publisher’s!settings!for!your!book.!
• !Forces!text!to!line!up!on!both!the!left!and!right!sides.!
• ! !Forces!text!to!line!up!with!the!left!side!of!the!screen.!
8. When%you're%done%customizing%your%book,%tap%anywhere%
on#the#screen#to#go#back#to#reading.!
Note:!
• When%you%change%the%way%text%looks,%your%eReader%
remembers&your&preferred&text&size&and&style,&and&
applies&it&to&other&books&you&read!in#the#future.!
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Closing!books!and!bookmarking!your!page!
When%you’re%done!reading,)you)can)stop)reading)by:!
• Turning'your'eReader'off'or'putting'it'to'sleep!
• Going&to&your&Home%page!or#one#of#your#Library&pages!
Your%eReader%automatically%closes%your%book%and%remembers%
the$page$you$were$on.$The$next$time$you $op en$th e$book,$it$will$
remember%where%you%stopped%reading%and %open%yo ur%book %to%
that$page.!
Books%that%you’re%still%reading%are%shown%on%your%Home%page."If"
you’re'finished'with'a'book'and'don’t'want'it'on'your'Home%
page,"here’s"how"you"c a n "c lose"it:!
1. In#the#Books#area#of#your#Library,'find'the'book'yo u '
would&like&to&close.!
2. Press$and$hold$the$book’s$cover!
A!menu!will$appear.!
3. Select&Mark%as%finished.!
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Using!Beyond!the!book!
With!Beyond!the!book,!you’ll!find!a!new!dimension!in!your!
reading!experience!with!author!biographies,!quotations,!related!
books,!and!more.!!
Beyond!the!book!shows!you!content!within!Kobo!Collections.!!
Kobo!Collections!curates!content!based!on!what’s!in!your!
Library!and!what’s!popular,!making!your!Reading!Life!even!
more!engaging.!!When!you!tap!on!an!item!in!the!Beyond!the!
book!menu,!you’ll!be!taken!to!a!Kobo!Collections!page!with!more!
details!about!the!item!you!selected.!!
For!example,!if!you!tap!the!name!of!your!author!in!the!Beyond!
the!book!m enu ,!you’ll!see!the!author’s!biography,! p op ula r!works,!
and!more.!!
To!see!Kobo!Collections!content,!while!reading:!
1. Tap!the!center!of!the!page!to!bring!up!the!Reading!menu.!!
2. Tap!the! Beyond!the!Book!icon.!
If!there’s!content!available,!you’ll!see!items!related!to!
your!book.!
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Note:!Select!the!Show!in!book!checkbox!if!you!want!to!see!
highlighted!Beyond!the!book!keywords!on!your!page.!
3. Tap!on!any!items!you!see!in!the!Beyond!the!book!menu.!
The!Kobo!Collection!content!for!the!item!will!app e ar .!
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Adding!notes!and!looking!up!or!translating!
words!
What’s!in!this!section!
• Highlighting(text!
• Using¬es!
• Bookmarking!pages!
• Using&the&dictionary!
• Translating*a*word!
Highlighting!text!
Some!eBooks!let!you!highlight!text!in!a!way!that!is!similar!to!
using!a!highlighter!in!a!printed!book.!
To!highlight!text:!
1. In#your#book,#press#and#ho ld#a#w o rd#o n#the #pag e. !
2. Release&your&finger&from&the&page.!
You’ll&see&a&line%under!the$word$and$two$circles$—!one$at$
each%end%of%the%word.!
3. Drag%the%first%circle%to%the%start%of%the%text%you%want%to%
highlight,'and'the'second'circle'to'the'end'of'the'text.!
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4. Tap$the$ Highlight'icon.!
5. Tap$Highlight.!
!
To!see!all!the!text!you’ve!highlighted!in!a!book:!
1. Tap$the$center$of$the$page$to$bring$up$the$Reading$Menu.!
2. Tap$the$ !Menu%icon%at%the%bottom%of%the%page.!
3. Tap!Annotations.!
Your%eReader%will%show%a%list%of%all%the%highlights%you’ve%
made%in%your%book.%!
To!delete!a!highlight:!
1. Tap$the$center$of$the$page$to$bring$up$the$Reading$Menu.!
2. !Tap$the$ !Menu%icon%at%the%bottom%of%the%page.!
3. Tap!Annotations.!
Your%eReader%will%show%a%list%of%all%the%highlights"and"
notes&you’ve&made&in&your&book.!
4. Press%and%hold%the%highlight.!
A"menu%will$appear.!
5. Tap$Remove&Highlight.!
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Using!notes!!
You!can!add!notes!to!your!books.!This!can!be!useful!when!you!
study!a!passage,!or!want!to!add!comments!about!what!you’re!
reading.!
To!add!a!note:!
1. In#your#book,#press#and#ho ld#a"word"in#th e #se ct io n#y o u ’d#
like%to%comment%on.!
2. Release&your&finger&from&the&page."!
You’ll&see&a&line%under!the$word$and$two$circles$—!one$at$
each%end%of%the%word.!!
Note:"You"can"select"more "te x t"to "h ig h lig h t"by#moving#the#
circles'at'either'end'of'the'word.!
3. Tap$the! !Highlight!icon.!
4. Tap$Add#Note.!
5. Use$the$keyboard$to$enter$your$note.!
6. Tap$Save.!
To#delete$a$note:!
1. In#your#book,#tap#the#centre&of&the&page&to&bring&up&the&
Reading(Menu.!
2. Tap$the$ !Menu%icon%at%the%bottom%of%the%page.!
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3. Tap$Annotations.!
4. Tap$the$note$you’d$like$to$delete.!
5. Tap$the$ !Menu%icon%at%the%bottom%of%the%page.!
6. Tap$Delete%Annotation.!
7. Tap$Continue.!
!
To!read!your!note,!while!reading:!
1. Tap$the$center$of$the$page$to$bring$up$the$Reading$Menu.!
2. Tap$the$ !Menu%icon%at%the%bottom%of%the%page.!
3. Tap$Annotations.!
Your%eReader%will%show%a%list%of%all%of%your%notes%and%
highlights.!
4. Tap$the$text$next$to$the! !Note%icon.!
!
Bookmarking!pages!
Like!a!paper!book,!you!can!mark!interesting!passages!or!pages!
that!you!want!to!return!to!using!bookmarks!or!dog[ears.!!
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To!bookmark!a!page:!
• While&reading,&tap&the&top&right[hand%corner%of%the%page.%
A"bookmark'will$appear$in$that#corner!of#the#page.#!
!
To!find!a!dog[eared!page:!
1. While&reading,&tap&the¢er&of&the&page&to&bring&up&the&
Reading(Menu.!
2. Tap$the$ !Menu%icon%at%the%bottom%of%the%page.!
3. Tap$Annotations.!
4. Tap$the$bookmark!you$want$to$see.!
5. Tap$the$ !Menu%icon%at%the%bottom%of%the%screen.!
6. Tap$Show%on%Page.!
!
Using!the!dictionary!
Your!Kobo!eReader!has!a!built[in!dictionary!that!y ou !c an !u s e!
while!reading!Kobo!eBooks.!The!dictionary!may!not!work!if!
you're!reading!books!from!other!sources,!such!as!books!you!get!
from!a!public!library,!or!free!eBo o k s!yo u ’ve !fou n d !on !th e!
Internet.!The!dictionary!also!does!not!work!with!PDFs.!
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To!find!a!definition:!
1. In#your#book,#press#and#ho ld"the"word"you’d"like"to"!
look$up.!
An#underline#will#appear#beneath'the$word.!
2. Release&your&finger&from&the&page.!
The$definition$will$appear$at$the$top$or$at$the$bottom$of$
the$page.!
!
Translating!a!word!
Your!Kobo!eReader!has!built[in!translation!that!you!can!use!
while!reading!Kobo!eBooks.!Translation!may!not!work!if!you’re!
reading!books!from!other!sources,!and!does!not!work!when!
reading!PDFs.!
To!translate!a!word!into!different!languages:!
1. In#your#book,#press#and#ho ld#the #w ord$you’d$like$to$
translate.!
2. Release&your&finger&from&the&page.!
3. Tap!the! !Dictionary*icon.!
4. Tap$Translation*Dictionary.!
5. Tap$the$ drop[down!arrow!at#the!top$of$the$screen.!
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6. Select&the$language$that$you’d$like$the$translation$for.!
!
Note:!
You!may$need$to$download$additional$dictionaries$for$some$
languages.!
To#download#additional#dictionaries,#from#the#Home#page:!
1. Tap$the$ !Menu%icon%at%the%top%of%the%screen.!
The$Quick$Settings$panel$will$appear.!
2. Tap$Settings.!
3. Tap$Language.!
4. Tap$Edit.!
5. Tap$the! !plus%icon%beside%the%dictionary!that$you’d$
like%to%add%to%your%eRead er.!
6. Tap$Save.!
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Getting!a!Book!
What’s!in!this!section!
• Shopping(for(a(new(book!
• Buying'a'book!
• Using&your&Wishlist!
• Adding&library&books&and&books&from&other&bookstores!
Shopping(for(a!new$book$!
You!can!find!and!purchase!books!in!several!ways!on!your!
eReader.!!
Using!the!Kobo!Bookstore!!
You!can!browse!the!Kobo!Bookstore!in!different!ways:!!
• Storefront(—!See#the#latest&book&releases&from&K ob o .!
• Related'Reading!—!find%books%that%are%similar%to%the %
ones%in%your%library.%!
• Recommended(for(you(—!find%books%recommended!
based&on&your&reading&preferences.!
• Categories*—!see#a#list#of#book#categories.!
• Reading(Lists!—!see#a#list#of#popular#book#selections.!
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• Wishlist'—!see#a#list#of#books#you’ve#added#to#your#
Wishlist.!
To!access!the!Bookstore,!from!your!Home!page:!
1. Tap$Bookstore.!
2. Tap$any$of$the!listed'options.!
!
Getting!Recommendations!!
You!can!see!book!recommendations!based!on!books!you!own!
and!books!you’ve!rated.!If!you’ve!set!up!your!eReader!for!the!
first!time,!you’ll!need!to!add!some!books!before!you!see!
recommendations.!!
To!see!book!recommendations,!from!your!Home!page:!
1. Tap$Bookstore.!
2. Tap$Recommended(for(you.!
3. Tap$the$arrow%icons!beside&a!book$cover!to#see#more#
books.!
Note:!Tap!a!book!cover!to!see!a!synopsis.!
!
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Buying'a'book'!
When!youʼve!found!a!book!you!want!to!purchase,!simply!tap!Buy!
Now!to!check!out.!You!can!use!credit!cards,!store!credit,!or!gift!
cards!from!select!partners!to!pay!for!your!book.!If!you!have!a!
promo!code!(which!is!a!sort!of!coupon)!you!can!enter!this!
during!checkout!to!get!a!discount!on!your!book.!
Note:!Available!payment !methods!may!vary !b y !co u n t ry .!
To!buy!a!book:!
1. Tap!the$Buy$Now$button.!
If#you#have#shopped#with#Kobo #befo re#an d#sa ve d#yo ur#
billing&information,!you’ll&go&directly&to&the&confirmation&
screen.'Skip'to'step%5.!
2. Use$the$keyboard$to$enter$your$billing$address$and$credit$
card%information.!
Note:"This"is"the"address"assoc ia te d "with"your"credit"
card.&You&need&to&provide&this&even&if&you&use&store&credit&
or#a#gift#card#to#pay#for#your#order#—!this%address%is%used"
to#ensure#the#correct#tax#is#calculated#for#your#purc hase s.!
3. Tap$Done!to#continue.!
4. Review&your&order.!
5. If#you#want#to#use#a#gift#card#to#pay ,#tap# Add#Gift#Card."If"
you$want$to$use$a$promo$code,$tap$Add#Promo#Code.!
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6. Tap$Buy$Now.!
7. Tap$Keep$Shopping!to#buy#more!books.!
!
Using!your!Wishlist!!
Your!Wishlist!is!where!you!save!books!you!are!interested!in!but!
not!yet!ready!to!buy.!You!can!add!books!to!your!Wishlist!while!
browsing!and!easily!find!them!later.!For!example,!if!you!see!
three!books!you!like!in!the!Kobo!Bookstore,!you!can!add!the m!to!
your!Wishlist!and!buy!them!later.!!
To!add!a!book!to!your!Wishlist:!
1. While&shopping!in#the$Bookstore,!tap$the$ !drop[down%
arrow!beside!the$Buy$button.!
2. Tap$Add#to#Wishlist.!!
!
To!see!the!books!in!your!Wishlist,!from!your!Home!page:!
1. Tap$Bookstore.!
2. Tap!Wishlist.!!
• Tap!a!book!to!read!the!synopsis!or!buy!it.!!
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Adding!library!books!and!books!from!other!
bookstores!
Want!to!borrow!eBooks!from!a!public!library!and!read!them!on!
your!eReader?!Or!maybe!you!have!eBooks!from!other!sources!
that!you'd!like!to!add?!
Most!eBooks!that!you!borrow!and!buy!are!protected!using!
Digital!Rights!Management,!or!DRM.!They're!prote cted !so!that!
only!you!can!read!them!(and!in!the!case!of!library!books,!only!
for!a!specific!period!of!time) .!!Yo u r!eR e a de r!c an !display!books!
protected!using!Adobe!DRM,!which!is!a!form!of!DRM!used!by!
most!libraries!and!booksellers.!
You'll!know!when!you've!bought!or!borrowed!a!book!using!this!
type!of!protection!if!the!library!or!bookseller!gives!you!a!file!
with!an!.acsm!extension!(rather!than!an!.epub!or!.pdf!extension).!
The!.acsm!file!contains!licensing!information!for!unlocking!your !
book.!
To!read!one!of!these!books!on!your!Kobo!eReader,!you!need!to!
use!an!application!called!Adobe!Digital!Editions.!This!application!
can!open!your!.acsm!file,!read!the!licensing!information,!
download!your!book,!and!copy!the!book!to!your!eReader.!
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To!download!Adobe!Digital!Editions!or!get!more!information,!
see:!
http://www.adobe.com/products/digital[editions.html!
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Understanding!EPUB,!PDF,!and!DRM!
eBooks!come!in!a!range!of!formats.!When!you!look!for!books!to!
read!on!your!Kobo!eReader,!look!for!books!in!EPUB!or!PDF!
formats.!
There!are!different!types!of!EPUBs,!as!well:!Kobo!EPUBs,!which!
come!from!the!Kobo!store,!and!other!EPUBs,!which!come!from!
other!sources.!There!are!some!features!in!Kobo!EPUBs!that!you!
may!not!find!in!other!EPUBs.!
Sometimes!books!are!protected!using!Digital!Rights!
Management!(DRM).!DRM!prevents!unauthorized!copying!of!
books,!and!is!often!used!to!protect!the!books!you!get!from!
libraries!and!booksellers.!Th er e!a re!s ev era l!ty pe s!o f!DR M.!Your!
eReader!can!display!books!that!are!protected!using!Adobe!DRM.!
Once!you’ve!found!books!that!you!want!to!read,!you!can!choose!
from!several!ways!to!ad d !th em!to!your!eReader.!You !ca n!
transfer!books!using:!
• A"wireless"connection"on"your"eReader!
• The$free$Kobo$Desktop$software$on$your$computer!
• Adobe&Digital&Editions!
• A"micro"SD"card!
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• Drag%and%drop!
Which!method!works!best!depends!on!whether!your!books!are!
protected!by!DRM,!and!where!they!came!from.!
If!you!purchase!books!from!Kobo ,!you !can !add !the m !to!yo ur!
eReader!using!a!wireless!connection!or!using!the!free!Kobo!
Desktop!software!for!your!computer.!See!Syncing%your%Library.!
If!your!books!are!protected!by!DRM ,!yo u!can !ad d!th em !to!y our !
eReader!using!Adobe!Digital!Editions.!
If!your!books!are!not!protected!by!DR M ,!you !can !add !the m !to!
your!eReader!using:!
• a"Micro"SD"card!
• drag%and%drop!
• Adobe&Digital&Editions!
!
For!details!on!adding!books!to!your!eReader,!please!visit!our!
help!page!at!www.kobo.com.!
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Using!Wi!Fi!
What’s!in!this!section!
• About&Wi&Fi!
• Turning'off'Wi'Fi!
• Connecting)your)eReader)to)a)wireless)network!
!
About!Wi!Fi!
You!can!use!your!eReader!to!connect!to!Kobo!over!a!wireless!
Internet!connection!(Wi!Fi).!When !yo u’re!co nn ec ted !to!Ko b o!you!
can!update!your!Library!and!shop !for !ne w!books.!
To!see!when!you’re!connected,!look!for!the!Wi!Fi!status!icon!at!
the!top!right!corner!of!your!eReader’s!screen:!
• !you$are$not$connected!
• !!Wi#Fi#is#on,#but#your#eReader#can’t&find%a%network!
• !!you!have%a%fairly%good%connection!
• !!you$have$an$excellent$connection!
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Turning!Wi!Fi!on!or!off!
If!you!want!to!extend!the!battery!life!of!your!e Re ad er!or!y ou !
want!to!use!your!eReader!on!a!plane!or!in!a!hospital,!you!can!
turn!Wi!Fi!off.!
To#turn#off#Wi#Fi,#from#your#Home%page:!
1. Tap$the! !Menu%icon%at%the%top%of%the%screen.!
The$Quick$Settings$panel$will$appear.!
2. Tap$Wi#Fi.!
When%the%Wi%Fi%menu%says%Disabled,"Wi"Fi"is"turned"off.!
Connecting!your!eReader!to!a!wireless!(Wi!Fi)!
network!
Before!you!can!add!Kobo!books!to!your!eReader,!you!need!to!
connect!to!Kobo!online.!Your!eReader!lets!you!use!Wi!Fi!
(wireless!Internet)!to!connect.!All!you!need!is!access!to!a!
wireless!network!in!your!area.!!
To!connect!to!a!wireless!network,!from!the!Home!page:!
1. Tap$ !Sync.!
!
Your%eReader%will%try%to%connect%to%Wi%Fi.%This%may%take%a%
moment.!
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2. You$will$be$prompted$to$choose$a$wireless$network.$Tap$
the$name$of$the$network$you$wan t$to$use .!
If#there#is#a# !Lock%icon%next%to%a%network,%you%need%a%
password(to(use(that(network.!
3. If#you're#prompted#for#a#network#password,#use#the#
keyboard)to)type)in)the)password)and)then)tap)Join."You"
can$tap$Show$Password$to$see$what$you're$typing.!
!
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Getting!Help!
Got!questions!or!need!help?!
Online:!
www.kobo.com/help!
Find!answers!to!your!questions!using!our!help!page.!Simply!type!
a!question!in!the!field!to!get!your!answer.!
Safety,!regulatory!and!warranty!information!
Important!safety,!regulatory!and!w arra nty !deta ils!abo ut!y ou r!
Kobo!Aura!HD!can!be!found!on!the!Kobo!website!at!
www.kobo.com/userguides.!!!
Note:!The!Declaration!of!Conformity!may!vary!for!different!
models!of!the!Kobo!Aura!HD!eReader.!The!web!site!includes!
details!of!how!to!find!your!Kobo!Aura!HD!model!number.!!
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