Kindle for iPhone Now Available!
You don’t need a Kindle anymore…. wait no… your Kindle just got better with your iPhone!
Kindle for iPhone is an iPhone app from Amazon.com that allows you to access the same e-book contents from Amazon.com as the Kindle device. It is now available for free download from the App Store. If you have been envious of your friend’s Kindle, now you can have the same instant access to Amazon’s growing collection of e-books, e-magazines and e-newspapers.
Just bought a Kindle and you feel that you wasted your money? Don’t feel that way, because your Kindle device actually just got better with this new iPhone app. Amazon let’s you roam your digital content between your Kindle device and this iPhone app. So let’s say you purchased an e-book, you may want to use your Kindle for some focused reading time on the couch over the weekend, but you may still catch bits and pieces of your favorite novel while you are on the bus with your iPhone. What an awesome way to enjoy your digital books!
Amazon has pulled a brilliant move by releasing this app for the iPhone. It is a great move for several reasons:
- Amazon can now sell more digital contents since every iPhone owner is now a potential buyer.
- It is also making the Kindle experience better for existing owners since they can roam their contents between iPhone and Kindle. Kindle owners can now choose to read on whichever device they like depending on the environment.
- Amazon is taking another step in making e-book reading more mainstream and changing the social habits of reading digital contents from a device instead of a book.
- Once people are sold on the idea of reading digital contents, more people are likely to buy Kindle devices.
Brilliant.
March 4th, 2009 at 3:02 pm
Does it work for the iTouch as well?
March 4th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Yes, it will work for the iPod Touch as well.