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Amazon Kindle for PC: Now delivering books to your desktop
As an eBook reader, Kindle for the PC is pretty no-frills. It lets you adjust fonts, read books, and create bookmarks. And that's about it. But the software can also synchronize with other devices. So if you have Amazon's physical Kindle eBook reader or the iPhone version and you've created annotations on it, you'll be able to access them on the PC client. No, I have no idea why you can't create annotations on the PC version.
In order to download books, you'll need to connect to the Amazon Kindle store via a web browser. When you select a title, it will be downloaded to your PC and available for viewing in the Kindle software.
The Windows 7 version of the software also includes multitouch capabilities that allow you to zoom in and out by pinching your fingers if your PC has a touchscreen. A future version is expected to add support for page turning with a swipe of your finger.
The biggest problem with Kindle for PC? It's geographically restricted and won't work in most countries outside of the US. I haven't seen any official statement on this, but a colleague in Canada tells me that the software won't work in his country.
[via Engadget]
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Subscribe to commentsiSlateNov 10th 2009 2:34PM
The Kindle doesn't have a chance against the iSlate unless it sells for less than $200. http://www.islate.org
Little AboutNov 30th 2009 8:53PM
By the end of november Kindle sales have already reached a new record
http://www.littleabout.com/news/47493,amazon-kindle-unabated.html
steven lawsonDec 1st 2009 5:39AM
It works fine on my XP machine in the UK, though obviously the books you buy are from Amazon USA and you have to pay in dollars, but that's no biggie.