The greatest gift is FREE!

'A book is a gift you can open again and again.'

The greatest gift you can give a student, or anyone wanting to improve their lives is a book, and now technology has made books more accessible and immersive than ever.

Enter a new era of reading, sharing and learning.

Kindle is a FREE app!

True. You do not need an e-reader to read e-books. You can now simply download the Kindle app and convert your tablet, laptop, desktop or smartphone into an e-reader with added benefits!

  • broaden your knowledge by looking up words while you are reading. The Kindle app has X-ray, Dictionary, Wikipedia Lookup, Instant Translations and Search within the book.
  • ear-mark and create notes while you are reading
  • save your place in the book easily
  • portability and accessibility. 
Your entire e-library is always with you.

Get started for FREE

The Kindle app can be downloaded for FREE on any device.

Our recommendation is to use it on a tablet – as this format is best suited for e-books, and it is more portable.

Download the app via the Google Play Store (Android users) or the App Store (Apple users).

It’s a sizeable download, so try and do this while you have access to free wi-fi, or make sure you have ample data. The download is approx. 80MB and it will use approx. 4MB storage.

Another great thing about Amazon Kindle is that your book downloads will be stored and readily accessible on the cloud. 

Prepare for the world of e-books: Amazon Kindle

You will need an Amazon account. To set up an account and buy e-books on Amazon Kindle you will need a credit card.

You may be able to use a debit card – we suggest you try different options when you sign-up.  Feel free to share your experience in our comments section and we will inform others.

Or email us directly: smartshopperpng@gmail.com

There are FREE books on Amazon Kindle

Amazon Kindle is the platform for buying e-books to view on the Kindle app.

And there are many FREE books available.

The Holy Bible is one of them. Yes, the greatest book ever is available for FREE on Amazon Kindle. The best thing about viewing and reading the Bible on Kindle is that all references and meanings are within the e-Book. 

The other benefit is that you will never lose your place.

One reader commented:

“It is the full Bible, both Old and New Testaments. I'd been reading my other paper Bible and found it difficult because of the small text, but Kindle makes it enjoyable. The ability to add bookmarks when I finish for the day makes it so easy to close the book and come right back to where I was.”

My other favorite read is The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. I downloaded it for only one Australian dollar.

You will find many books that are in the public domain are offered for free on Amazon Kindle.  

A public domain book is one that is not covered by intellectual property rights or copyright, usually because the rights have expired.

Why this is important to Papua New Guinea

Reading not only broadens the mind, but also assists in learning the English language. It’s no secret that the education system in PNG is inadequate.

Amazon Kindle not only provides access to books, but it gives you the opportunity to learn within the book by providing access to an automatic dictionary and Wikipedia, so you can explore meanings.

This means easier and greater access to learning for everyone.

All you need is a smart phone, tablet, laptop or desktop to download the free Kindle app and get started.

It is also a great resource for teachers who can share the knowledge acquired by Amazon Kindle.

Interested in being e-published?

For those interested in being published on Amazon Kindle we suggest you contact PNG publisher TLA Media Ltd here: admin@tlamediagroup.com

All kinds of publications can be published on Amazon Kindle for greater public access, global distribution and possible financial gain – fiction, non-fiction, reports, documents. 

Welcome to the new world of reading, sharing and learning!







 

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