Kindle for Mac now available

anurag · 03-18-2010, 01:22 AM

http://amazon.com/kindleformac

Sweetpea · 03-18-2010, 03:15 AM

Next, windows mobile! Please?

GJN · 03-18-2010, 07:21 AM

Finally! It's not bad at all,,,

rcuadro · 03-18-2010, 07:49 AM

Finally!!!!!!!

rcuadro · 03-18-2010, 07:54 AM

ANyone else notice the "Install updates as they become available with out asking me" option lol... it is enabled by default...

Croptop · 03-18-2010, 09:47 AM

<Sigh> Intel Macs only. Can't run it on either my wife's iBook or my Powerbook G4. I'm getting happier by the day that I went with the Sony eReader instead of a Kindle.

daffy4u · 03-18-2010, 09:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Croptop

<Sigh> Intel Macs only. Can't run it on either my wife's iBook or my Powerbook G4. I'm getting happier by the day that I went with the Sony eReader instead of a Kindle.

If you had gone with the Kindle you'd still be able to use it with your non-Intel Mac. If you want to read Kindle books on your computer, it would be a problem but if you don't read on the computer, you don't really need Kindle for Mac.

tlrowley · 03-18-2010, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Croptop

<Sigh> Intel Macs only. Can't run it on either my wife's iBook or my Powerbook G4. I'm getting happier by the day that I went with the Sony eReader instead of a Kindle.

I understand that you're disappointed, but Sony isn't exactly known for their stellar Mac support. In fact, Sony's lack of Mac support is one reason I ended up with a Kindle instead of a 505.

ATimson · 03-18-2010, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Sweetpea

Next, windows mobile! Please?

I'd be very surprised if they bothered to release a WM6.5 application, instead of just waiting for WM7.

curtw · 03-18-2010, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by tlrowley

I understand that you're disappointed, but Sony isn't exactly known for their stellar Mac support. In fact, Sony's lack of Mac support is one reason I ended up with a Kindle instead of a 505.

Actually, Sony's software does support G4 and G5 Macs, AND OS 10.4.

FlorenceArt · 03-18-2010, 11:16 AM

Thanks, I've been waiting for this so that I can buy ebooks from Amazon and (hopefully) liberate them for use on my Cybook. I'll have to test this.

tlrowley · 03-18-2010, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by curtw

Actually, Sony's software does support G4 and G5 Macs, AND OS 10.4.

It does now, but it certainly didn't when I was in the market to buy.

kathyfitz · 03-18-2010, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by tlrowley

It does now, but it certainly didn't when I was in the market to buy.

Same for me and it was a huge factor in my decision!

pilotbob · 03-18-2010, 11:57 AM

I'm not sure why they don't make it a Universal Binary. I can't really see it needing CPU specific features. Unless they are using some ID info on the CPU to create the encryption keys.

BOb

tlrowley · 03-18-2010, 12:02 PM

I certainly wasn't trying to pick on crop/top, I just found his/her post ironic. Sony's lack of Mac support a few years ago completely crippled the Sony reader for Mac users - you couldn't even buy books from the Sony store. I know calibre allowed users to work around other limitations, but there was still no way to buy from the authorized store - that's a huge miss. I think lack of support for PPC, which Apple themselves has deprecated (Snow Leopard) is minor in comparison.

03-18-2010, 01:22 AM	#1
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03-18-2010, 07:54 AM	#5
rcuadro Wizard Posts: 1,686 Karma: 874275 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Virginia Beach, VA Device: Kindle DX	ANyone else notice the "Install updates as they become available with out asking me" option lol... it is enabled by default...

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FlorenceArt High Priestess Posts: 5,761 Karma: 5042529 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Montreuil sous bois, France Device: iPad Pro 9.7, iPhone 6 Plus	Thanks, I've been waiting for this so that I can buy ebooks from Amazon and (hopefully) liberate them for use on my Cybook. I'll have to test this.

03-18-2010, 11:57 AM	#14
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	I'm not sure why they don't make it a Universal Binary. I can't really see it needing CPU specific features. Unless they are using some ID info on the CPU to create the encryption keys. BOb

03-18-2010, 12:02 PM	#15
tlrowley Quilt Geek Posts: 472 Karma: 91775 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancaster, PA Device: Kindle	I certainly wasn't trying to pick on crop/top, I just found his/her post ironic. Sony's lack of Mac support a few years ago completely crippled the Sony reader for Mac users - you couldn't even buy books from the Sony store. I know calibre allowed users to work around other limitations, but there was still no way to buy from the authorized store - that's a huge miss. I think lack of support for PPC, which Apple themselves has deprecated (Snow Leopard) is minor in comparison.

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