Amazon Releases Free Kindle Application for PC
Amazon Releases Free Kindle Application for PC
Posted 11/10/2009 at 6:22pm
| by Jason Barry
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Amazon announced today the release of “Kindle for PC,” a free application for Windows computers that allows customers to view more than 360,000 books on their home computer.
Customers do not need to own a Kindle to use the software, now they can purchase and download books on their PC. If you do own a Kindle and have set up Whispersync, you can access your entire Kindle library as well as your notes and marks. The software supports touchscreen gestures on Windows 7 so you can “finger-swipe flip” through pages and “pinch and zoom” content.
They have initially released a Windows only version, but a Mac version is on its way. They hope the new PC and Mac based software will help widen adoption of the Kindle library, in turn getting more publishers onboard.
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kottmgrr
November 11, 2009 at 7:02am
This would be perfect for classes. Every college student has laptops now days, and as long as the software comes with a highlighth and notes feature I don't see any reason why anyone wouldn't want to use it. I rarely use my books for classes anyway because they are mainly used for homework where I go to school. This would save me space in my backpack and money because it does not have to be printed.
Vegan
November 10, 2009 at 10:32pm
It's nice to have more options, not having to buy an expensive device just to be able to start buying the actual products, but there's no way in hell I'm reading a book on my computer.
Techrocket9
November 10, 2009 at 10:18pm
Please stop. There is no way I am going to buy your stuff because you flood the comments with it.
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n0ctis
November 11, 2009 at 3:30am
Sir, you are reasoning with a toaster.
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