Kindle app for iPhone and iPod Touch in iTunes Store

cerement · 03-04-2009, 01:14 AM

Kindle for iPhone and iPod touch Now in the iTunes App Store

Quote:

Originally Posted by The iPhone blog

The app is FREE from the iTunes App Store, but it looks like books need to be purchased from Amazon directly for $9.99, from PC or Mac and transferred over, or directly via Mobile Safari (?!).

Related: Apple entrance into e-book market rumors

Robotech_Master · 03-04-2009, 01:37 AM

Wall Street Journal story: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123613213822225225.html

My TeleRead take: http://www.teleread.org/2009/03/04/a...pp-for-iphone/

gravescp · 03-04-2009, 01:43 AM

wow! I already have an ebook reader, and access to all the Amazon's content for $9.99 and I have been carrying it around for almost two years. The iPhone. This changes everything. . . Greatest move Amazon has ever made :-)

cerement · 03-04-2009, 01:53 AM

Ars Technica posted an article at the beginning of February with John Siracusa's prediction that Kindle would lose out to the iPhone in the same way that Rocketbook lost out to the Palm.

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Originally Posted by John Siracusa

With very few exceptions, all the unfavorable comparisons of bitmapped displays to print on paper are technically accurate. I'm here to tell you that they don't matter.

emellaich · 03-04-2009, 01:55 AM

What are the possibilities for reading existing non-DRM on the iphone. For example, .mobi or .prc? Will stanza do this or do they need to be converted?

sassanik · 03-04-2009, 02:03 AM

This is a very interesting and awesome development! I can't wait to see how it is going to work out.

With Apples move to release MP3's without DRM, one can hope that Ebooks will follow? Hopefully sooner rather than later?

Amy

Alisa · 03-04-2009, 02:12 AM

Yay! More ebooks = more good!

Leep · 03-04-2009, 02:48 AM

It works great. Took only seconds to locate all my Kindle books at Amazon and downloads those you want to read in seconds. Will also synchronize where you are on both devices. I love it!

Gideon · 03-04-2009, 05:13 AM

Doesn't seem to work with the periodicals though. This is a disapointment. That's really what I wanted to see here. Don't plan on reading books on the iPhone still, but would love to read magazines and newspapers.

Sweetpea · 03-04-2009, 05:24 AM

Hmm, not getting hot or cold from this one. I still don't see what is so special about that Apple phone or Apple Mp3 player that they should be given a special treatment.

Tom Swift · 03-04-2009, 05:28 AM

The big question. Can we now download kindle books if we don't own a Kindle and convert the file to Sony reader format? Do non-Americans now have access?

HarryT · 03-04-2009, 05:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Swift

The big question. Can we now download kindle books if we don't own a Kindle and convert the file to Sony reader format? Do non-Americans now have access?

No. US only, and you have to have a Kindle.

mtravellerh · 03-04-2009, 05:42 AM

Here is a review. http://www.treotoday.net/2009/03/04/kindle-iphone/

I am not sure about having to own a Kindle, Harry. Where did you find that? That would be a bummer, really. If that is true, they should offer a mobi reader for Iphone, as it would be the same software, essentially.

Here the reviewer even expressly states that it is possible to get books on Amazon without a Kindle

HarryT · 03-04-2009, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mtravellerh

Here is a review. http://www.treotoday.net/2009/03/04/kindle-iphone/

I am not sure about having to own a Kindle, Harry. Where did you find that? That would be a bummer, really. If that is true, they should offer a mobi reader for Iphone, as it would be the same software, essentially.

Here the reviewer even expressly states that it is possible to get books on Amazon without a Kindle

I deduced it from the fact that the original article talked about "downloading your books from the Kindle store". You cannot buy books from the Kindle store unless you own a Kindle - hence my assumption. I will be very happy to be proved wrong, though!

morituri · 03-04-2009, 06:13 AM

I wrote the review on Treo Today. I can confirm you don't need a Kindle. Here are a couple of things that I didn't mention :

1. You don't need to be in the US, just have a US iTunes account.
2. You don't need to have a US Amazon account.

03-04-2009, 02:03 AM	#6
sassanik Addict Posts: 394 Karma: 403 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Oregon Device: EB1150, iPhone, Cool-er Purple	interesting! This is a very interesting and awesome development! I can't wait to see how it is going to work out. With Apples move to release MP3's without DRM, one can hope that Ebooks will follow? Hopefully sooner rather than later? Amy

03-04-2009, 02:48 AM	#8
Leep Evangelist Posts: 405 Karma: 2436 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Near Seattle Device: kindle, iPod Touch	It works great. Took only seconds to locate all my Kindle books at Amazon and downloads those you want to read in seconds. Will also synchronize where you are on both devices. I love it! __________________ KindlePID Visual Wiki before Amazon Edict!

03-04-2009, 05:13 AM	#9
Gideon Wearer of Pants Posts: 1,046 Karma: 7530 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Norman, OK Device: Amazon Kindle DX / iPhone	Doesn't seem to work with the periodicals though. This is a disapointment. That's really what I wanted to see here. Don't plan on reading books on the iPhone still, but would love to read magazines and newspapers. __________________ Gideon --------------- About Me -> GideonAddington.com My Blog -> Anglimergence My Twitter -> @Gideony My Facebook -> facebook.com/gideon.addington

03-04-2009, 05:24 AM	#10
Sweetpea Wizard Posts: 3,167 Karma: 5640 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Krewerd Device: Pocket Loox 720; JoinTech JE100; Mini	Hmm, not getting hot or cold from this one. I still don't see what is so special about that Apple phone or Apple Mp3 player that they should be given a special treatment. __________________ Fence sitter Extraordinaire Can't decide between the IRex Digital Reader, or Sony PRS600. That Plastic Logic device looks good too and the Hanvon WISEreader N518 as well. And don't forget about the Txtr reader! I could also wait for the BeBook2? Or should I go for the Canon PowerShot SX20 IS?

03-04-2009, 05:42 AM	#13
mtravellerh book creator Posts: 4,916 Karma: 16363 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Luxembourg Device: Cool-er, Cybook Gen 3, Ipod Touch, Acer Aspire One	Here is a review. http://www.treotoday.net/2009/03/04/kindle-iphone/ I am not sure about having to own a Kindle, Harry. Where did you find that? That would be a bummer, really. If that is true, they should offer a mobi reader for Iphone, as it would be the same software, essentially. Here the reviewer even expressly states that it is possible to get books on Amazon without a Kindle __________________ Deutsches MobileRead Forum rocks! Last edited by mtravellerh; 03-04-2009 at 05:48 AM.

03-04-2009, 01:37 AM	#2
Robotech_Master Addict Posts: 313 Karma: 729 Join Date: May 2006	Wall Street Journal story: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123613213822225225.html My TeleRead take: http://www.teleread.org/2009/03/04/a...pp-for-iphone/

03-04-2009, 01:43 AM	#3
gravescp Member Posts: 19 Karma: 57 Join Date: May 2008 Device: iphone	wow! I already have an ebook reader, and access to all the Amazon's content for $9.99 and I have been carrying it around for almost two years. The iPhone. This changes everything. . . Greatest move Amazon has ever made :-)

03-04-2009, 01:55 AM	#5
emellaich Guru Posts: 617 Karma: 1949 Join Date: Oct 2007 Device: Kindle 2	What are the possibilities for reading existing non-DRM on the iphone. For example, .mobi or .prc? Will stanza do this or do they need to be converted?

03-04-2009, 02:12 AM	#7
Alisa Gadget Geek Posts: 1,995 Karma: 5497 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: Skindle 1.2	Yay! More ebooks = more good!

03-04-2009, 05:28 AM	#11
Tom Swift Groupie Posts: 152 Karma: 18 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: China Device: eBookwise 1150, Sony Reader	The big question. Can we now download kindle books if we don't own a Kindle and convert the file to Sony reader format? Do non-Americans now have access?

03-04-2009, 06:13 AM	#15
morituri Member Posts: 21 Karma: 48 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Device: Palm Treo 650	I wrote the review on Treo Today. I can confirm you don't need a Kindle. Here are a couple of things that I didn't mention : 1. You don't need to be in the US, just have a US iTunes account. 2. You don't need to have a US Amazon account. __________________ Mobility Mind (formerly Treo Today) - covering the world of smartphones and mobile computing.

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