Free PC app for the Kindle is almost downloadable
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — ... Ahead I’ll reproduce the full release, for convenience’s sake. Download page is here. It isn’t ready yet, alas, but you can sign up for notification. Your thoughts? Hey, didn’t I ...

Free PC app for the Kindle will soon be downloadable
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — ... Ahead I’ll reproduce the full release, for convenience’s sake. Download page is here. It isn’t ready yet, alas, but you can sign up for notification. Your thoughts? Hey, didn’t I ...

Read Kindle books on your Windows machine
Gadgetell — ... of thing will help out the new tablet PCs that are coming out.  With Windows 7, the Kindle reader can zoom in and out using the pinch gesture.  Turning pages can be done using a finger swipe.  Right now you can head over to the Kindle for PC site and sign up for a notification when the software is available.  It’s a free download that will be available next month and it will be compatible with Windows 7, Vista, and XP.  Notification Site: [Amazon] Full Story » | Written by Iyaz ...

Kindle for PC
dailywireless.org — ... With Kindle for PC, readers can take advantage of the following features: Purchase, download, and read hundreds of thousands of books available in the Kindle Store Access their entire library of previously purchased Kindle ...

Amazon rolling out Kindle for PC
Yahoo! Tech Advisors — ... version enhances the display by offering color thumbnails of each of the books in your e-library. And there's one caveat, too: Magazines, newspapers, and blogs sold for the Kindle are not currently available for the PC version of the software. Windows 7 users with touch-enabled computers get a bigger bonus: Pinch-to-zoom lets you zoom in and out of text, and pages can be turned by swiping a finger across the screen. The software will be free when it is released in November. You can sign up to receive an invitation to download the beta software when it launches here . Sounds ...

Kindle App for PC coming soon
Ubergizmo — ... Amazon is preparing the launch of its Kindle application for Windows PCs. The application lets you download and read content that was previously available for the Kindle. There's also an iPhone app that is already available. You don't have to have a Kindle device to use the Kindle app for Windows. However, you will need to create an account. ...

Multitouch Kindle App from Amazon Transforms Your Windows 7 Tablet into an eReader
Maximum PC all RSS Feed — ... 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.   ...

Amazon Roll Out Kindle For PC
WebProNews Feed — ... Kindle for PC features include Amazon's Whispersync technology that automatically saves and synchronizes bookmarks and last page read across devices. The Kindle for PC allows users to read some on their PC and some on a Kindle if they own one, while saving their place. ...

Amazon Kindle for PC available 'soonish'
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Amazon expande aun más Kindle con una versión para PC
Gizmología — ¿Simple expansión o reacción ante competidores? Sigo preguntándome si todas las novedades de Amazon con su lector Kindle son más bien un refuerzo de su posición que novedades reales. Pero bueno, después de su lanzamiento internacional y su pequeña rebaja de precio, ahora llega otra, versión para Windows. Amazon lanzará una aplicación que por ahora es exclusiva en Windows, una aplicación que permitirá acceder a tus libros comprados en Amazon y a la tienda propia, para descargarlos desde ...

Kindle coming to a PC near you next month. ... [Kindle]
Consumerist — ... Kindle coming to a PC near you next month. Amazon's Kindle software will be available as a free download for PC users starting next month. Versions for Macs and BlackBerrys will be available next year. All will have DRM, though users will be spared the pain of having to download their locked-down lit via AT&T;'s 3G network, which has replaced Sprint's more reliable data network in recent hardware Kindles. ...

Kindle For Mac is Coming
Mashable! — ... Amazon’s Kindle software isn’t going to be limited to the e-reading device: following Amazon’s announcement at the Windows 7 launch that it has released a version of the Kindle Reader software for PCs (”Kindle for PC“), the company has also revealed that it’s building a Mac version of the software. Neither version requires that you own a Kindle in order to download books. ...

Kindle For PC Could Trigger E-Book Piracy
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... analog hole. So finally, the obligatory whine about DRM, this time combined with the publishers’ insistence that Amazon can’t sell all Kindle titles to all markets: Scrap that DRM now, before you trigger a healthy, easy to use and free alternative — pirated books. Learn from the mistakes of the music and movie industries and remember — text files are tiny compared to ripped DVDs. They will be traded. Launch date and price to be announced. Product page [Amazon] See Also: ...

Kindle Software Coming to the Mac
TheAppleBlog — ... Actually, a beta version of the PC software is already available, but the Mac version is still very much under wraps. Writing in the Fast Company blog, Chris Dannen ...

Kindle for PC Now Available
SuperSite Blog — Amazon: Amazon.com today announced the availability of "Kindle for PC," the free application that lets readers around the world enjoy Kindle books on their personal computers (PC). The U.S. Kindle Store currently offers more than 360,000 books, including New Releases and 101 of 112 New York Times Bestsellers, which are typically $9.99 or less. The Kindle Store is the only place to find some of today’s most popular books in digital format. Kindle books can now be read on the Kindle, Kindle DX, iPhone, iPod touch ...

Kindle For PC Beta Now Available to Download [Kindle]
Gizmodo — Now you don't need a Kindle eReader to buy and read the 360,000+ books Amazon sells in its annoyingly proprietary Kindle format. The desktop app supports color photos, multi-touch pinch-zooms, and displays notes/highlights marked on Kindles and the iPhone. As for the Mac version? We're still told that's coming soon. [Beta Download | Press Release] Kindle For PC Features: • Purchase, download and read hundreds of thousands of books available in the Kindle Store • Read the beginning of any book for free ...

Kindle for PC Ships, Hints At Future Color Kindle
Wired: Gadget Lab — ... did Kindle books start to get color pictures? It would seem rather bandwidth-unfriendly to a company that restricts international downloads to save on the wireless bills. On the other hand, you can now buy and read Kindle books without buying a Kindle. Amazon must be expecting its brand-name to shift a lot of e-books direct to computers. Imagine, then, how it would answer the question “Why are the pictures on my $1000 computer in black and white?” Product page [Amazon] See Also: ...

Amazon Kindle App For Windows Now Available
Silicon Alley Insider — Amazon's Kindle e-reader app for Windows PCs is now available for free download from Amazon's site. Read the rest of this story » See Also: 8 Reasons You Can Finally Love Ebook Readers (Thanks To Nook) (AMZN, BKS) 20 Guesses About What The Apple Tablet Will Look Like (AAPL) The e-Readers Coming To Kick Kindle's Butt This Christmas (AMZN, SNE, BKS) ...

Amazon's Kindle for PC app available; It's a handy download
Between the Lines — ... , download ) illustrates the gradual move to put Kindle content on more devices. In 2010, the availability of e-books on multiple devices is likely to be a key battleground. And the Kindle, which is less open than rivals from Sony and Barnes & Noble’s nook, could be vulnerable since much of the industry is gravitating toward open standards such as ePub. Amazon’s bet: You’re not going to sweat being tethered to its Kindle format if you can read your books on multiple devices. Kindle content is now available on your PC and iPhone. Like the iPhone app, Amazon’s Kindle for PC ...

Amazon finally releases the Kindle for PC app (but it’s still in beta)
CrunchGear — ... The beta is free so why not jump over to Amazon and download it yourself. Mac users will need to sit quietly in the corner until Amazon outs an OS X edition. ...

Amazon Kindle for PC: Now delivering books to your desktop
Download Squad — ... As expected, Amazon has launched a version of its Kindle eBook reader for Windows. The software is available for Windows XP, Vista, and 7, with a Mac version "coming soon." As an eBook reader, Kindle for the PC is pretty no-frills. It lets you adjust ...

Amazon Delivers Kindle for PC — Works Great on a Netbook
jkOnTheRun — ... I downloaded and installed the beta app on the Windows 7 partition of my Toshiba NB205 netbook this morning. Once I signed in to my Amazon account, I was able to see all 44 of my archived book purchases with full color covers. Books can be sorted by Title or Author. A double-tap downloads the book and you’re off and running. Page navigation can be done by mouse, arrow keys or Page Up/Down keys. There are 10 font sizes to choose from and you can modify the page width using a “Words per line” slider. Kindle for PC does support Whispersync, so the software will ...

New Kindle app lets you download Kindle files directly to your PC from non-Amazon sites—not just the Kindle Store
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — Earlier this morning we briefly test-drove the Kindle for PC app. Now here’s a capability we didn’t pick up at first—the ability to download Kindle files directly to your PC from non-Amazon sites, just as the K machine itself can download such files. Enjoy the updated version of our review. Alas, the downloaded books apparently won’t show up in synching (correct me if I’m wrong). But that’s still progress. Meanwhile thanks to GJN. Of course, with all this fuss over the Kindle and the related format, I wonder what’ll become of ...

Kindle For PC App In Beta
Ubergizmo — ... Barnes & Noble Nook getting a good reception, Amazon certainly isn’t going to sit back and let things be. After the iPhone Kindle app, there is the Kindle for PC app, albeit it’s still in Beta. While the app won’t support other formats aside from Kindle ebooks, it’s still a fairly good reader all, though we suspect folks who own an actual Kindle would be happier to stick to their Kindle hardware. If you want to give this a try on your computer, check it out here. If you’re using a Mac, unfortunately there isn’t a Mac ...

Amazon brings Kindle to PC
T3.com All — ... well as any annotations made. Amazon has also made the effort to make the app fully compatible with Windows 7, making use of touchscreen features such as pinch zooming. Unfortunately newspapers, magazines and blogs are not yet available on Kindle for PC. With its touchscreen compatibility and colour support, Kindle for PC could be a big hit with children, opening up a whole new Kindle market. Sadly, there s no Mac version yet, but Amazon promises that it will follow shortly. Link: Amazon (via ...

Amazon brings Kindle to PC
T3.com News — ... made the effort to make the app fully compatible with Windows 7, making use of touchscreen features such as pinch zooming. Unfortunately newspapers, magazines and blogs are not yet available on Kindle for PC. With its touchscreen compatibility and colour support, Kindle for PC could be a big hit with children, opening up a whole new Kindle market. Sadly, there’s no Mac version yet, but Amazon promises that it will follow shortly. Link: Amazon (via Electricpig)

Kindle App for PC: Beta Available, Mac Version Coming Soon
PR News: — Back in later October we heard how Amazon were planning to release a Kindle app for Windows sometime soon, the Kindle application is now live and can be obtained here. The application is compatible with Windows XP/Vista & 7, and according to Amazon’s website we should expect to see a Mac version released soon, however Amazon have not expanded on this yet. As you would expect the application allows you to read Kindle books on your Windows computer, it will allow you to access your Kindle books even if you do not have ...

Amazon Kindle For PC Now Available
WebProNews Feed — ... Kindle for PC features include Amazon's Whispersync technology that automatically saves and synchronizes bookmarks and last page read across devices. The Kindle for PC allows users to read some on their PC and some on a Kindle, while saving their place. ...

Amazon releases Kindle for PC
The Microsoft Blog — ... from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer during the Windows 7 launch Oct. 22, the Seattle-based e-retail giant on Tuesday released Kindle for PC . It's a free application for browsing, purchasing, reading and syncing books to the Kindle. Kindle for PC opens up Amazon's digital-book store to a much larger audience – until now, Amazon's e-books could only be read on a Kindle, Apple iPhone or iPod Touch. Now, they're readable on any PC. "Kindle for PC is the perfect companion application for customers who own a Kindle or Kindle DX," Ian Freed, vice president of Amazon's Kindle division, ...

Kindle Everywhere: Amazon Launches Windows Application
ReadWriteWeb — ... a free software e-book Reader for Windows PCs. The Kindle for PC application allows Amazon customers to read Kindle books on their Windows XP, Windows Vista and Windows 7 machines. A Mac version will follow soon. The application was clearly designed to work on a wide variety of devices and works especially well on netbooks and touchscreen devices. Besides being capable of working with Amazon's proprietary e-book format, the app can also display e-books in the ...

Kindle for PC adds flexibility, but not a whole lot more
Ars Technica — ... Kindle for PC, Amazon's e-reader software for Windows, has finally been released to the throngs of Kindle users who wish to read their books on the computer. The software, which was announced late last month, offers yet another way for customers to read their electronic books—this time in full color. In a world where e-books—particularly those from Amazon—are riddled with restrictive DRM, this is sort of Amazon's way of throwing customers a bone and letting them read in (almost) any format. ...

Brief 658 | Google’s Free Wi-Fi, Kindle PC App, Intel Reader, Sparkz, N900
GeekBrief.TV — ... Amazon released the Kindle PC App, which uses Whispernet, so you can switch between devices and always pick up where you left off. ...

Kindle for PC now available
Gadgetell — ... will get from me. That said, it does seem to be a nice addition, and could serve readers in a way similar to that of the Kindle app on the iPhone—as a backup device that is used to read for a few minutes when the random opportunity pops up. Anyway, users can go ahead and download the Kindle for PC app now. The app itself is free to download, but the books are not. Instead those will have to be purchased, however they are typically priced at around $9.99. Read [Amazon] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for ...

If you want to send blogs and perhaps newspapers and magazines to Kindle for PC…
TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — Got an Amazon blog subscription and want it to show up in Amazon’s Kindle for PC program, not just your Kindle? Well, the secret is to use the Manage Your Kindle page. At the very least it can send a day’s worth of postings to the app—I don’t know about blog subscriptions on a permanent basis. You might also try this for newspaper and magazines, although there may be problems. Within the “Manage” page, scroll down until you see the “Deliver to…” options for individual purchases. Go with “Transfer to computer.” When your ...

Sneak Peak at the Acer Aspire 1420P
Official Windows Magazine | Home — ... Corel Paint it! touch allows you to use your fingers to draw and paint. You can also turn your photos into paintings too. One application I’ve written about recently is Amazon’s Kindle for PC. Amazon has released Kindle for PC and it works great on this laptop. You can download the beta of Kindle for PC today here . You can use multitouch gestures to move from page to page on the Kindle book you are reading. You can also zoom in and out with ease. For more on the Kindle for PC app, check out my demo video ...