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Amazon just announced that the promised Kindle for BlackBerryBeta app is now available for free download.  At the moment the new app is only for users in the U.S.  A Kindle for Mac app is also in the works and hopefully will follow shortly.  Kindle apps for Android and Linux (that does not require Wine) would be nice too, though these have not been announced as of yet. 

I have a BlackBerry so I will be trying this out for a few days and then post my thoughts.  At first glance it seems to sync with my last read page correctly, and I do like the display better than Mobipocket on my BlackBerry.

Amazon’s press release:

Kindle for BlackBerry Now Available for Free Directly from Amazon

Read some on a BlackBerry, read some on a Kindle, read some on a PC, customers can synchronize their reading and enjoy over 420,000 books, including 102 of 112 New York Times Bestsellers, on their BlackBerry

SEATTLE, Feb 18, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today introduced "Kindle for BlackBerry," a new application available as a free download from Amazon.com that lets customers enjoy over 420,000 books, including 102 of 112 New York Times Bestsellers, on a range of BlackBerry devices. Amazon’s Whispersync technology saves and synchronizes a customer’s bookmarks across their Kindle, Kindle DX, iPhone, iPod touch, PC, BlackBerry and soon, Mac and iPad, so customers always have their reading material with them and never lose their place. Kindle is the most wished for, most gifted and #1 bestselling product on Amazon.com, and customers can now get the Kindle experience on their BlackBerry by downloading the free app at www.amazon.com/kindlebb.

"Since the launch of our popular Kindle for iPhone app last year, customers have been asking us to bring a similar experience to the BlackBerry, and we are thrilled to make it available today," said Ian Freed, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. "Kindle for BlackBerry is a great way for customers to continue reading their current book wherever they are – in between meetings, at the grocery store or waiting in the doctor’s office. We think customers are going to love how easy and fun it is to read their Kindle books on their BlackBerry."

Customers using BlackBerry devices on AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, Verizon and other U.S. carriers can get easy wireless access to over 420,000 Kindle books, including New York Times Bestsellers and New Releases, most for $9.99 or less, by downloading the application for free.

Kindle for BlackBerry lets customers bring their Kindle books with them wherever they go. With the new Kindle for BlackBerry app, customers can:

• Search and browse more than 420,000 books, including 102 of 112 New York Times Bestsellers, directly from their BlackBerry
• Shop the in-app store for an optimized Kindle shopping experience – browse and download samples and full books without leaving the app
• Read the beginning of books for free before they buy
• Access their library of previously purchased Kindle books stored on Amazon’s servers
• Automatically synchronize the last page read between their Kindle-compatible devices
• Create bookmarks and view annotations they created on their Kindle, Kindle DX, or Kindle for iPhone and iPod touch
• Adjust the text size of books
• Read books in full color, including children’s books, cookbooks, travel books, textbooks and graphic novels

Kindle for BlackBerry is available to customers in the U.S. on a range of BlackBerry devices. …

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