Find eBook Readers Blog » kindle for blackberry http://findebookreaders.com/blog Reading in the Digital Age Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:24:38 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Amazon Prepping Kindle Apps for Tablet Computers http://findebookreaders.com/blog/2010/03/amazon-prepping-kindle-apps-for-tablet-computers/ http://findebookreaders.com/blog/2010/03/amazon-prepping-kindle-apps-for-tablet-computers/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:31:07 +0000 Richard http://findebookreaders.com/blog/2010/03/amazon-prepping-kindle-apps-for-tablet-computers/ Amazon has a page announcing Kindle Apps for Tablets though it is not readyKindle-App-for-Tablet-Computers to download yet. 

Some of the features Amazon mentions:

  • Adjustable background color and font size.
  • Adjust screen brightness from within the app.
  • Page turning animation (you can turn this off if you so choose).
  • Uses Whispersync to sync with your other Kindle apps or Kindle ereader.

The picture to the right is the library display of the new app, where your books will be displayed.  The New York Times reports that the sun’s position in the image changes according to the time of day.

Amazon says that the app will be for the iPad as well as other tablets, but it remains to be seen whether Apple will actually allow that to happen.

The Kindle for Tablets app is quite important.  The iPad is going to have a lot of competition – a lot of which will be better featured and competitively priced.  Something like the Notion Ink Adam with this Kindle app will be much more appealing to me than the iPad.

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From Amazon’s press release:

With Kindle for Mac, readers can take advantage of the following features:

  • Purchase, download, and read hundreds of thousands of books available in the Kindle Store
  • Access their library of previously purchased Kindle books stored on Amazon’s servers for free
  • Choose from 10 different font sizes and adjust words per line
  • Add and automatically synchronize bookmarks and last page read
  • View notes and highlights marked on Kindle, Kindle DX, and Kindle for iPhone
  • Read books in full color including children’s books, cookbooks, travel books and textbooks

Several features will be added to the Kindle for Mac app in the near future, including full text search and the ability to create and edit notes and highlights. Kindle for Mac is available to customers around the world as a free download.

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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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