Amazon, possibly succumbing to the pressure of more ereaders ready to break onto the market, will soon be making available a Kindle App for the desktop. (Thanks for the tip ![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
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Shocking really.
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Once they made a Kindle app for the iPhone, it was just a matter of time before they came up with something for anywhere else. Looks like Mac will get the short shrift here, as the info page only lists details for a Windows system. Now, in my opinion, this will be cool. And it would mean that I'd still be able to access all the books I've got, even if something happened to my Kindle or if I just plain forgot it. But the fact is, that the Nook has this feature going out the gate. In fact, you can go to B&N and download the free app for your system now, and start using it today.
This is market pressures coming to bear. I wonder how long before new features start showing up in the upgrades. I'd love native PDF reading. (Probably won't happen, but I'd still love it.) I also wouldn't mind a loan feature. Especially with the Kindle apps available as free downloads, I'd be able to loan out some of my books to friends and try to drive up readership among the authors I like.
dqg_neal )[/SARCASM]
Shocking really.
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Once they made a Kindle app for the iPhone, it was just a matter of time before they came up with something for anywhere else. Looks like Mac will get the short shrift here, as the info page only lists details for a Windows system. Now, in my opinion, this will be cool. And it would mean that I'd still be able to access all the books I've got, even if something happened to my Kindle or if I just plain forgot it. But the fact is, that the Nook has this feature going out the gate. In fact, you can go to B&N and download the free app for your system now, and start using it today.
This is market pressures coming to bear. I wonder how long before new features start showing up in the upgrades. I'd love native PDF reading. (Probably won't happen, but I'd still love it.) I also wouldn't mind a loan feature. Especially with the Kindle apps available as free downloads, I'd be able to loan out some of my books to friends and try to drive up readership among the authors I like.