Kindle 1.2 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested - iPhone - iPod Touch - 302584613 Category: Book Author: AMZN Mobile LLC Vote(s): 45907 Price: Free Released: March 04, 2009 Version: 1.2 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested Download Kindle Get Kindle for Free
Kindle - AMZN Mobile LLC
The Kindle app is optimized for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, giving users the ability to read Kindle books on a beautiful, easy-to-use interface. You’ll have access to over 950,000* books in the Kindle Store, including best sellers and new releases. Amazon Whispersync automatically syncs your last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across devices (including Kindle), so you can pick up where you left off on another device.
Get the best reading experience available on your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad:
• Shop the Kindle Store for over 950,000* Kindle books, including New Releases and 107 of 111 New York Times Best Sellers*. Over 610,000* of these books are $9.99 or less, including 79 New York Times Best Sellers.
• Start reading immediately with three free books: Pride and Prejudice, Treasure Island, and Aesop’s Fables. Thousands more free classics are available in the Kindle Store.
• Get free book samples – read the first chapter free before you decide to buy.
• Customize your reading experience by choosing the background color, font size, and either portrait or landscape format.
• Instant dictionary word lookup with 250,000 entries and definitions. Tap and hold a word to view the definition. Use the Google and Wikipedia links to get more information.
• Search inside the book to find a character, topic, or section you want to revisit.
• Simply tap on either side of the screen or flick to turn pages.
• You can also read your Kindle books on your Kindle, Kindle 3G, Kindle DX, PC, Mac, BlackBerry, Android-based device, and Windows Phone 7-based device. Our Whispersync technology syncs your last page read, notes, bookmarks, and highlights across devices, so you can pick up where you left off.
* Selection and price of books in the Kindle Store may vary by country. 2011 Amazon.com, Inc. or its Affiliates.
Kindle reviewed by Users
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly The Good: this app is a great thing for Kindle users and iPhone/Touch users who want to read books on their mobile device. It seems to work very well as a reader.The Bad: if you are a Kindle user with two devices on one account, the app does not allow you to register any Kindle e-mail device other than the primary device. What that means is that, although you can download books purchased on the account, you cannot sync bookmarks and last page read between devices (except the primary). Big bummer.The Ugly: in trying to work out the above issue, I deregistered the Kindle app on my iPhone. Now I can't re-register it to EITHER Kindle e-mail address, and deleting and reinstalling the app does not cure the problem. In other words, the app is now completely useless to me. Hope they fix this soon because it will be a great thing when it's working properly. I'd give it five stars if it worked as intended. Note: the problems I've encountered shouldn't affect most Kindle users and should be of no concern to iPhone/Touch-only users.
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Version 1.0
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Mar 4, 2009
- Kindle review by
AMTBERG
Good, but not perfect It has the features of the kindle for reading - can sync your last-read page - etc. It lets you access any book you've bought for your kindle.It can't:- Look up words in a line in the dictionary- Add notations to a sectionand by FAR - the largest omission from the app description, as well as reviews I've read:- It does NOT give you the ability to get your newspaper/magazine subscriptions. ONLY books.The last one was worth 1 star in and of itself, and the first two another. I'm guessing the last one was due to licensing issues but it still would be my most-desired feature to get my daily paper on my iPhone.
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Version 1.0
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Mar 4, 2009
- Kindle review by
Jimmy0x52
It's ok, but eReader and Stanza are better. This is ok, but it won't replace Stanza or eReader for me. I read an hour or more each day on my iphone, and this app needs alot more to replace my existing readers and the services I use to purchase/download books. I think if this is a user's first reading app, they might be fine with it.Lacks:--Ability to change font type/color--Ability to change background--Support for other book types (to upload existing books from other readers, or free downloads from other sites)--Ability to annotate and highlight--Configurable swipe for turning the page--Dictionary/Reference SupportI do like how easy the purchases are pushed to the reader (no need to fetch them from the site). I also like that the books show a pic of the bookcover along with the title when browsing the bookshelf.
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Version 1.0
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Mar 5, 2009
- Kindle review by
bowlofsurreal
Good Start Nice and simple.But ...1) NO text search. Why?2) NO horizontal reading.3) Annotations can only be made if you have a KindleSince this is a first release, perhaps these missing features will be coming. I think this app will particularly appeal to those with actual Kindle devices.
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Version 1.0
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Mar 4, 2009
- Kindle review by
AmberCrystal
Convenient I have only briefly used the app but I find it very useful for short periods. I "always" have my iPhone with me but I don't always carry my Kindle so the flexibility to continue reading a book is useful. The synching between the Kindle and the app works as advertised. I wish periodicals were also available but they seem to be locked to an individual Kindle. If periodicals were available I would give it 5 stars.
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Version 1.0
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Mar 4, 2009
- Kindle review by
Ruby110
Books are excellent, but newspapers are missing I'm a long time Kindle user, and the iPhone Kindle app downloaded all my previously purchased books with no problems. It also remembered the last location in all my books, which was a really pleasant surprise. This adds a lot of value to my Kindle. My only disappointment is that I have a newspaper subscription on my Kindle as well, and that did not come over. The newspaper would be the most useful thing to me on the phone, so this prevented me from giving this a 5 star review. Hopefully there are no legal issues with newspaper downloads, and they will add this feature in the future. You also can't shop directly from the app, instead they direct you to Safari.
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Version 1.0
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Mar 4, 2009
- Kindle review by
Dave Coufal
Easy to use. Good for small books with plain text. Large books seem to be very sluggish to navigate and a bit erratic. Also, embedded tables and graphics are dismal and I was not able to resize them to make them readable. You can't seem to view how large your books are before choosing to download one. For just reading a novel it's great! Synching of the bookmarks is great too. Downloading seems fairly quick over WI-FI. I wonder what this will do to my battery life?
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Version 1.0
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Mar 5, 2009
- Kindle review by
CrakrJaxx
Great first effort! Having been a Kindle owner from the start - and then biting the bullet for Kindle 2.0, it's easy to see that the Kindle is becoming the iPod of bookreaders. With its large screen, long battery life and ease of readability, the Kindle won't be replaced by the iPhone for people who actually read a lot. Having said that, the Kindle for iPhone is a nice addition. Books like The Heart of a Leader by Blanchard or A Minute of Margin by Swenson that are intended to have short "devotional" type chapters are perfect on the iPhone. I don't take my Kindle everywhere, so it's nice to be able to read a chapter or two in those fleeting moments of downtime. I love the synching ability. I was able to download a couple books from my Kindle library quickly, and when I opened them, it took me right to where I left off on the Kindle. This is a good introduction to the ease and simplicity of the Kindle, but the iPhone's short battery life, limited screen size and the Kindle for iPhone app's limited features will prove frustrating to any serious reader who intends this application as their only electronic book reader. I'm sure future versions will include more features, but I like this for being able to read for a few minutes when time allows, and to allow me to pick it right up again on the Kindle.
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Version 1.0
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Mar 4, 2009
- Kindle review by
MWP in CO
If you want all the features of the Kindle, then use the Kindle. This app is a *supplement* to the Kindle, and it brings joy to my heart to see my two beloved gadgets working congruously. I went with four stars instead of five, because I wish the Kindle for iPhone application also recognized the sample material residing on my Kindle. When a book has 20 different Kindle versions, I like to download samples and compare publishers, so that I will know which publishers to look for in the future (i.e. which publishers include table of contents, author biographies, illustrations, proper text spacing, etc.). It is a ridiculous waste of time, but it would be nice to waste that time on my iPhone as well. I don't use my Kindle for newspaper and magazines, but if I did, I would be vexed that this iPhone app didn't support them. The dictionary feature would be terrific, but I don't expect it.
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Version 1.0
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Mar 5, 2009
- Kindle review by
jacchops
Works exactly as described! This is an incredibly useful (and cool) merging of my two favorite devices. I installed the app and was reading a book previously purchased on the Kindle (second generation) in less than a minute. After reading a few pages, I went back to the Kindle, which still had the same book open. It said I was at one point in the book, but had read further on the iPhone, and asked me whether I wanted to move to this new point. It's like magic!
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Version 1.0
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Mar 4, 2009
- Kindle review by
Callipygian
No landscape reading There isn't any option for landscape reading. It is obscurd.
You can't use application to buy and browse books you have to use safari for that.
Haven't they try Stanza before making this application?
Registering your iPhone takes too long time.
Other than that I am glad Kindle is on the iPhone.
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Version 1.0
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Mar 4, 2009
- Kindle review by
ahmetbulent
My Kindle's New Best Friend As a Kindle user this is great. It knows just where I left off on the books I'm currently reading. Now when I'm away from home and have a little down time, I can read a chapter or two.
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Version 1.0
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Mar 4, 2009
- Kindle review by
David Loe
Kindle Great for books but where are my newspapers and mags?
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Version 1.0
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Mar 4, 2009
- Kindle review by
Jmsnyc
Good first start Really love the selection of books, two major things missing, 1) horizontal reading, 2) changing the background color. When I read in bed now it's like I am carrying a flashlight. Ereader does both of these, but has a very limited selection of books. Hopefully this will improve with updates. Good first start
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Version 1.0
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Mar 5, 2009
- Kindle review by
Gunnarlars
A Match Made in Heaven I love to read and I love my Kindle. To have a Kindle in a shirt pocket is sublime.
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Version 1.0
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Mar 4, 2009
- Kindle review by
Michael Burke
Fantastic - game changer! I'm not sure why there are so many poor reviews. There is some complaining about lack of landscape view. Why would you want want that? I'm usually trying to get certain apps from flipping to landscape when I don't want them to. The vertical format is perfect for fast reading. I have no complaints and now I can read books conveniently on the device I actually have with me all the time. The result is that I will read more books, what could be more important?
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Version 1.0
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Mar 9, 2009
- Kindle review by
Yhgtjbfgg
Not sure what everyone is complaining about iPhone is not a kindle nor will it ever be a kindle. This app does exactly what it is supposed to do - allow you to read books on your phone. The app, due to the simple limitations of the iPhone, will not ever be a serious ebook reader. Where this app shines is when using both a real Kindle and the iphone app as a backup. I find it perfect to read a few pages, but leave the serious reading up to the Kindle.
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Version 1.0
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Mar 8, 2009
- Kindle review by
Scolainsola
Good app :) Let me just say that I still use Stanza alot, since there's a lot of free books and it has landscape mode.The Kindle app for iPhone/iPod is addicting! I downloaded the previews for some books that I thought I may like for free. It cuts you off and you just want to keep reading more. I bought one of the books that I had a preview for (It cost just under $5) and I am impressed. I like the fact that if a book has illustrations in it, that the Kindle app shows those as well.Overall, I am impressed. The only thing I would like to see is a landscape mode, although it is not completely necessary.
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Version 1.0
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Mar 6, 2009
- Kindle review by
ItsAWonderfulLife
Great app! Great app! Now I don't have to buy the Kindle!
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Version 1.0
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Mar 4, 2009
- Kindle review by
Gataboyslim
Works Well I like it a lot. I also have a Kindle but this means I don't always have to carry both machines. The bookmark sync is a nice touch. The missing part is not being able to access magazine and newspaper subscriptions. I hope those will be added soon!!
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Version 1.0
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Mar 4, 2009
- Kindle review by
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