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fjtorres · 10-29-2010, 07:34 PM

This might be doable on the Pocketbook IQ.
Otherwise, I would not hold my breath.
To get Kindle reader on Pocketbook or anything else without Amazon cooperation isn't simply a matter of extracting the app from a Kindle and copying it over; the software plaforms and the hardware are different enough that you really need source code access. And since Amazon will only license it to reader vendors willing to support Whispersync, which requires at least WiFi, the PB360 doesn't qualify.
Best bet, hope the IQ carries enough Pocketbook software to make it a worthwhile buy.

10-29-2010, 07:34 PM	#2
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	This might be doable on the Pocketbook IQ. Otherwise, I would not hold my breath. To get Kindle reader on Pocketbook or anything else without Amazon cooperation isn't simply a matter of extracting the app from a Kindle and copying it over; the software plaforms and the hardware are different enough that you really need source code access. And since Amazon will only license it to reader vendors willing to support Whispersync, which requires at least WiFi, the PB360 doesn't qualify. Best bet, hope the IQ carries enough Pocketbook software to make it a worthwhile buy.