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Amazon's HTML5-based Kindle Cloud Reader lets you read your Kindle books in your Web browser, a neat idea that's hampered by lack of widespread support, including Internet Explorer and Firefox. Well, Amazon is still shunning Internet Explorer (or vice versa), but the Kindle Cloud Reader does now work with Mozilla Firefox, along with existing support for Chrome and Safari (on the iPad and desktop).
Mozilla claims there are more than 450 million Firefox users around the globe, and all of them now have the option of reading Kindle books from within the second most popular browser around (in terms of market share).
"Customer response to Kindle Cloud Reader has been overwhelmingly positive," said Dorothy Nicholls, Director, Amazon Kindle. "Instant access to your books in the browser, combined with a beautifully designed and feature rich HTML5 application experience, has made Kindle Cloud Reader the best launch we've ever had for a Kindle app. We're excited to further extend our 'Buy Once, Read Everywhere' mission and give Mozilla Firefox users access to the largest selection of the most popular books, all without leaving their web browser."
There is, however, one caveat. If you're still sitting pretty on Firefox 3.x, this announcement changes nothing for you. The Kindle Cloud Reader supports Firefox 6 and above.
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