- Browsing the stores
- Managing your account
- Using recommendations
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This chapter is from the book
This chapter is from the book
Managing your account
You can’t order anything from Amazon without an Amazon account (including the very Kindle Fire you’re using). The Shop app gives you access to some of your account settings. The Shop app concentrates mostly on the order-related functions of your Amazon account, including enabling 1-Click Ordering.
To view and track your orders
- Open the Shop app (Home screen > Shop > Shop Physical Products).
- Tap the menu icon on the navigation bar.
- Tap Your Account.
- You may be prompted for your Amazon account password. Enter it and tap Sign In.
- Your Account page displays your recent and open (not yet shipped) orders in a scrollable list
. Swipe up and down to scroll through the list. If you want to filter your orders by a period of time, tap the Open & Recent button and select one of the options 
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All of your orders associated with your Amazon account are displayed here, arranged by most recently ordered at the top.
By default, your only open and recently placed orders are shown. If you tap the Open & Recent button, you can view orders placed in other time periods.A picture of the item ordered along with some of the order details are listed, including the price and the date the order was placed. If you need more detail about a specific order, tap Order Details
. Tap the x to close.
Order Details lists everything you want to know about one of your orders. - Tap Track Package to track your order
. Here, you can see shipping information such as the tracking code, delivery status, and shipper that was used. Tap the x to close.
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To cancel an order
- Open the Shop app (Home screen > Shop > Shop Physical Products).
- Tap the menu icon on the navigation bar.
- Tap Your Account.
- You may be prompted for your Amazon account password. Enter it and tap Sign In.
- Locate the open order on the Your Orders list
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The Cancel Order button is available only on open orders. Tap it to cancel the order. - Tap Cancel Order and enter a reason for the cancellation
. Tap the check box next to the item you don’t want (this is useful for orders with multiple items) and tap Cancel Order. The order is removed from the Your Orders list and cancelled.
Tap the check mark next to the item, or items, that you want to cancel in the order. Then, tap Cancel Item(s).
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To modify your 1-Click settings
- Open the Shop app (Home screen > Shop > Shop Physical Products).
- Tap the menu icon on the navigation bar.
- Tap 1-Click Settings.
- You may be prompted for your Amazon account password. Enter it and tap Sign In.
- Your current 1-Click settings are displayed
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When 1-Click Ordering is turned on, you do not need to enter your Amazon password when placing an order. The order is also charged to a default credit card and shipped to a default address, so no interaction is required. (1-Click ordered items bypass the shopping cart.) If 1-Click is enabled, there will be a button labeled Turn OFF 1-Click. Tapping it will disable 1-Click on this device and change the button to read Turn ON 1-Click. Tap it again to enable 1-Click.
- To change the address and credit card used by 1-Click, tap the Change link. Select an address from the list associated with your Amazon account and a payment method
. No need to confirm; the setting is changed immediately.
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