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Amazon.com introduces new e-book reading software
30 March 2009
Amazon.com, Inc. has introduced a new application available for free from Apple's App Store that lets customers enjoy over 240,000 books, including 104 of 112 New York Times Bestsellers, on the iPhone and iPod touch using Apple's Multi-Touch user interface.
The new Kindle for iPhone and iPod touch application features Amazon's new Whispersync technology which saves and synchronizes a customer's bookmark across their original Kindle, Kindle 2, iPhone and iPod touch, so customers always have their reading with them and never lose their place.
"We are excited to bring the new Kindle application to Apple's App Store and think customers are going to love how easy and fun it is to read their Kindle books on the iPhone and iPod touch," said Ian Freed, vice president of Amazon Kindle.
"Kindle for iPhone and iPod touch is a great way for customers to catch up on their current book wherever they are, like in line at the grocery store or between meetings," he said.
With the new Kindle for iPhone and iPod touch application, customers can shop for thousands of books on their Kindle or online at http://www.amazon.com/kindlestore, and wirelessly transfer the books to their iPhone or iPod touch; access their entire library of previously purchased Kindle books stored on Amazon's servers; adjust the text size of books; and add bookmarks and view notes and highlights.
Kindle for iPhone and iPod touch is available for free from Apple's App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at http://www.itunes.com/appstore/ .
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