Amazon Releases Kindle for Mac Application
As noted by TUAW, Amazon has released the a Mac software application to read Kindle books under Mac OS X.
"Kindle for Mac is the perfect companion application for customers who own a Kindle or Kindle DX," said Jay Marine, director, Amazon Kindle. "For those customers around the world who don't yet have a Kindle, Kindle for Mac is a great way to instantly access and read the most popular new releases as well as their old favorites."
Kindle for Mac is a free download that allows Mac users to access Kindle-based eBooks even if you don't own a Kindle. For existing Kindle owners, the Mac application will sync bookmarks and annotations over the air.Amazon had been said to be working on this Kindle for Mac application since October of last year.
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25 months ago
I grabbed it a little while ago. Seems to work fine. I'll be looking forward to their promised updates.
25 months ago
Excellent; Amazon is supporting this in NZ even though the Kindle itself isn't available here. I believe that this marks the first official eBook shop here (or at least the first that I've heard of) :)
Edit: Confirmed working in NZ with a very big selection of books (almost 700k!) :)
Edit 2: Wait, no, it's more like 350k; the "categories" have duplicates. It's still a lot to launch with though.
Edit: Confirmed working in NZ with a very big selection of books (almost 700k!) :)
Edit 2: Wait, no, it's more like 350k; the "categories" have duplicates. It's still a lot to launch with though.
25 months ago
Maybe this will encourage Apple to push their iBook store beyond USA more promptly.
25 months ago
Awesome! This will let me experience the world of e-books without shelling out the $$$ for the kindle itself.
25 months ago
The smart and only move available to Amazon. I will be downloading this app myself shortly. I want to get a feel for it once I get the Ipad.:)
25 months ago
Maybe this will encourage Apple to push their iBook store beyond USA more promptly.
It'll be interesting to see whether Apple competes on pricing. As you're probably aware, the "iTunes exchange rate" for songs is 1.8:1, but for apps it's only 1.3:1. Amazon appears to sell in US dollars, and also appears to charge the same price everywhere. I'm half expecting to be siding with Amazon on this one.
25 months ago
Good, I'm glad they are expanding, still happy with my Sony eReader though which works great
25 months ago
Why not just read pdf e-books?
edit: just tried to download it, not supported in Dubai....
edit: just tried to download it, not supported in Dubai....
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