Advanced Amazon Echo and Amazon Dot User Guide: Maximize Your Amazon Alexa Device and Automate Your Smart Home with Recipes and Compatible Devices

Perfect book for those who want to do more with Amazon Echo and Amazon Dot
Nowadays, electronic gadgets don’t ship with detailed user manuals. The products will be normally accompanied by a one or two-page leaflet with important controls. Amazon Echo and Amazon Dot also ships with a user guide, which only features important initial steps. You will not find any details other than the basic setup and configuration. It is in this scenario, you should make use of the third-party e-books such as Advanced Amazon Echo and Amazon Dot User Guide, which helps you to go beyond the basics and apply the hidden tips and techniques in real-world.Authored by John Slavio, the Advanced Amazon Echo and Amazon Dot User Guide consists of eight chapters. The first chapter provides a basic introduction to Amazon Echo and the background behind Alexa. The next chapter provides a detailed coverage of Amazon Echo including the initial setup process involved with the product. The author has mentioned that you need to download the relevant application from the relevant app stores. However, I would appreciate if the author provides the relevant URL’s inside a box. You will learn how to use the device including retrieval of the skills.The third chapter explains the IFTTT recipes. The author has provided a list of 50 IFTT skills that are currently available. You will learn the use of the various Applet IDs. The author has made a great attempt to introduce the various applets with one or two lines.In the next chapter, you will find a detailed list of 100 compatible devices for the Amazon Echo separated by categories. For instance, if you navigate to Lights section, you will find a list of 10 lightning products, which are compatible with Amazon Echo. If you skip to Routers section, you will find compatible routers. Hence, you can buy them and sync with Amazon Echo to manage and control your Wi-Fi. The author has also provided list of thermostats, locks, switches, appliances, security alarms, batteries and other related devices.The author has provided the best use cases for working with smart light switches and smart plugs. You will then learn the best thermostats to use with Alexa. The next chapter provides a list of third-party battery solutions, which you can make use of to charge the device. The author has also provided external battery solutions for Amazon Dot.The final chapter talks about the common troubleshooting problems and the steps required to rectify the errors. You will learn the work you should do to rectify the problems. Advanced Amazon Echo and Amazon Dot User Guide e-book ends with a short conclusion.If you are an aggressive user of Amazon Echo, you should make use of this beautiful guide to learn the usage of Amazon Echo in detail. You will not find the information covered on the book anywhere. You have to individually search and find the information. But the author as done a great job to present all the important information.The author hasn’t covered any information about Amazon Dot in detail except the small bit of information regarding the external battery solution. The book should provide the basic differences between Amazon Echo and Dot inside boxes in the first chapter to help beginner level users.Moreover, there are several blank pages between each chapter throughout the book. For example, the pages 13 and 14 are completely blank. You have to scroll down to view the remaining content. There are several blank pages throughout the e-book. I would suggest the author to remove the blank pages in the next edition of the e-book.The author should provide several pictures in each chapter. For example, in Page 24 the author should provide a picture of Amazon Tap. This will help readers to have an awesome reading experience.The functionality of both Echo and Dot are same except the fact that Dot requires an external speaker system. You can apply the techniques covered in the e-book with both devices.That said, the Advanced Amazon Echo and Amazon Dot User Guide is an excellent book for those who own Amazon Echo and Amazon Dot product. I highly recommend the book because the content is presented in an easy to understandable manner with a simple tone.

Three Stars
meh

This ebook has provided me with so much information that I need to utilize my Amazon Echo and I highly recommend it.
This ebook has eight chapters with detailed information about the Amazon Echo and it’s guide. I found this book quite helpful and I can’t wait until my Amazon Echo arrives. It also tells you about the different devices that it is compatible with. This ebook has provided me with so much information that I need to utilize my Amazon Echo and I highly recommend it.

Ok
This book was just ok it had some info, but didn’t seem very helpful. I was expecting more information. Plus I didn’t understand the IFTT section.

Supported equipments by Alexa are not available in market so we can use Limited of Alexa Amazon should ensure the availability of supported products or equipments by Alexa

As a list of ifttt codes and the 50 best this of that it covers this completely but as an aid to using the echo not worth the time reading, which is a pity as the title gives so much promise.

It’s ok