Chrome Web App of the Week: Kindle Cloud Reader

Posted 08/15/2011 at 12:49pm | by Seamus Bellamy

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When there’s twenty minutes left until the end of the work day and you can’t stand the thought of crunching another number, there’s nothing better than obliterating any chance you might have had at being productive with a little light reading from fine sites like--dare we say it--PC Gamer or Maximum PC. That said, there’s also times when nothing else will do but to dig your teeth into the meat of a good book. If you neglected to tuck a paperback, e-reader or tablet into your bag, Amazon and Google have you have you covered, thanks to Kindle Cloud Reader, our Chrome Web App of the Week.

Kindle Cloud Reader provides users with the ability to access their library of Kindle books through their PC (as well as Linux and Mac, if you must), without having to install any additional applications, as well as any bookmarks or notes you may have. In addition being able to scarf down the tomes you already own, it’s also possible to purchase new content from Amazon’s constantly growing collection of over 950,000 books.

Best of all, Kindle Cloud Reader has been designed to let you take your literary show on the road, making it easy to download content for offline reading. While it might not be as portable as a Kindle reader or smartphone, having your favorite books available to read on your laptop during your next cross country flight is nothing but win.

Be sure to check back every Monday for another edition of Maximum PC’s Chrome Web App of the Week.