03-04-2009, 12:35 AM | #1 |
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Kindle for iPhone???
Am I the first one to notice this?
Kindle for iPhone on the iPhone Apps Store??? |
03-04-2009, 12:48 AM | #2 |
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Already using it! Great app!
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03-04-2009, 12:50 AM | #3 |
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I have installed it and loaded the book I'm currently reading on it. It synced to the last page I read automatically. I still prefer reading on the Kindle itself. I think it will be very convenient to read a few pages when I don't have my Kindle with me.
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03-04-2009, 12:52 AM | #4 |
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Just downloaded it, got a sample chapter - glad to see the app. However, there is absolutely no control - You must swipe horizontally to change pages, you can't adjust margins or background colors. Also, there is no iPhone optimized Kindle store. All that said, I think this is pretty cool - those of you with Kindles and iPhones are going to love the sync feature, I'm pretty sure.
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03-04-2009, 12:54 AM | #5 |
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Do you really want margin control on a 320 x 480 pixels screen?
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03-04-2009, 01:00 AM | #6 |
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Only by a few minutes (in News and Commentary)
Robotech_Master added a link for the Wall Street Journal article and his TeleRead article. |
03-04-2009, 01:08 AM | #7 |
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03-04-2009, 07:07 AM | #8 |
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03-04-2009, 07:14 AM | #9 | |
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But I miss the 5 way navigator, clipping, annotation and search features. Digging around inside the reference tomes is a bit awkward right now. They've clearly tried to target it as a "casual reader" compared to the Kindle's more in-depth support for research etc... |
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03-04-2009, 11:03 AM | #10 |
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When you download the books to your iPhone, does Amazon pick up the data charges, or does it come out of your cell phone data plan?
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03-04-2009, 11:12 AM | #11 | |
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Besides aren't all iPhone plans unlimited data plans in the US? Or are you looking to download content to your phone outside the US for free? |
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03-04-2009, 11:42 AM | #12 |
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Counts toward your data plan. Amazon is not going to pick up the data charges if your device is not a Kindle. It would make no business sense.
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03-04-2009, 11:47 AM | #13 |
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I downloaded the book I'm currently reading to my iPod Touch via wi-fi. Still need to sync it. Do iPhone users have the wi-fi option, so that you don't have to use your data plan?
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03-04-2009, 12:16 PM | #14 |
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I'm not sure about the wi-fi. But using their own data plan shouldn't really matter, because radiationman is right - iPhone plans include unlimited data transfer.
I'd be surprised if the wi-fi option was available on iPod Touch and not iPhone though. |
03-04-2009, 01:10 PM | #15 |
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iPhone Sync
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