Multitouch Kindle App from Amazon Transforms Your Windows 7 Tablet into an eReader

Posted 10/22/2009 at 12:43pm | by Bart Salisbury

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Not interested in buying a Kindle? Understandable. But that’s not going to stop Amazon from promoting its Kindle technology as far and wide as it possible can. Today Amazon has announced the availability of “Kindle for PC,” a free eReader application that allows PC users to “enjoy” Kindle books on their own terms.

Kindle for PC is built with Amazon’s Whispersynch technology, which automatically saves and synchronizes bookmarks and last page read across devices. So where ever you get your Kindle on--with a Kindle or Kindle DX, a PC, or an iPhone/iPod Touch, you’ll never lose track of where you are.

Kindle for PC features include, besides the obvious ability to acquire Kindle books, access to your entire Kindle library, ten different font sizes, and viewing notes/highlights made on a Kindle It will also take advantage of Windows 7’s touch technology, allowing pinch-zooming, with finger swipe page-turning (planned for a future release). Kindle for PC is compatible with XP, Vista, and Windows 7.

Gizmodo has some screenshots of Kindle for PC in action, running on an Acer tablet. Information on getting your copy of Kindle for PC is available at Amazon.

Image Credit: Amazon