Kindle Reader for Windows just announced

Nate the great · 10-22-2009, 11:39 AM

I just got the email from Amazon PR.

Quote:

Kindle for PC features Amazon’s Whispersync technology that automatically saves and synchronizes bookmarks and last page read across devices. Whether you read Kindle books on a Kindle, Kindle DX, or one of the free Kindle applications, you can always have your reading with you and never lose your place. With Kindle for PC, you can read some on your PC, read some on your Kindle, and always pick up right where you left off. Whispersync helped make the Kindle for iPhone application the most popular books app in the Apple App Store.

"Kindle for PC is the perfect companion application for folks who own a Kindle or Kindle DX," said Ian Freed, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. "Kindle for PC is also a great way for people around the world to read the most popular books of today even if they don’t yet have a Kindle."

from:
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix....297&highlight=

It hasn't been released yet, but you can check on the status of the software here:
http://www.amazon.com/KindleforPC.

EowynCarter · 10-22-2009, 11:45 AM

Quote:

"Kindle for PC is also a great way for people around the world to read the most popular books of today even if they don’t yet have a Kindle."

Cool

Finally, amazon realize not opening to non kindle user was not such a good idea ?

Nate the great · 10-22-2009, 11:46 AM

Mobipocket stops accepting new publishers;
the Kindle goes international;
and now there is finally a Kindle Reader on my PC.

I guess Amazon really is going to kill off Mobipocet.

advocate2 · 10-22-2009, 11:47 AM

It is nice to see Amazon, the supposed leader of the pack, catching up with the functionality of other eReaders.

Abecedary · 10-22-2009, 11:48 AM

Nice idea, but I'd much rather have Kindle for Mac. At least then I could more easily read at work during the slow times.

zerospinboson · 10-22-2009, 11:48 AM

If this means we can buy books at Amazon's price level and then strip the DRM, I'm all for it.. who knows, it might even bring the price down in some other stores.

TallMomof2 · 10-22-2009, 11:49 AM

I wonder if it'll work on Windows Mobile?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nate the great

I just got the email from Amazon PR.
from:
http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix....297&highlight=
It hasn't been released yet, but you can check on the status of the software here:
http://www.amazon.com/KindleforPC.

anurag · 10-22-2009, 11:55 AM

Very cool. It looks like the app is going to support multi-touch on Windows 7: http://gizmodo.com/5387663/amazon-mu...-for-windows-7

I hope the Mac app isn't far behind - I doubt a lot of people own multi-touch Windows devices.

wallcraft · 10-22-2009, 12:01 PM

I wonder what the Window's Kindle PID will be. If it is the same as the Windows MobiPocket PID, or is otherwise discoverable, this will provide a way for almost everyone to get access to the Kindle Store's AZW ebooks, strip the DRM (if any, a small but significant percentage of AZWs don't have DRM), and read the resulting DRM-free MOBIs on any device. Note that stripping DRM from ebooks you bought for personal non-commercial use isn't legal everywhere, see a recent post by Xenophon on the murky situation in the US.

poohbear_nc · 10-22-2009, 12:36 PM

Do Kindle books bought to read using the iPhone app have a different PID linked to them than books bought from the Kindle on the same Amazon account? I'm just wondering if the software apps have PIDs associated with the hardware they're running on, and not the kindles on the Amazon account. Has anyone "liberated" a Kindle book bought using an iPhone, and if so, what PID was needed?

tlrowley · 10-22-2009, 12:38 PM

Not that I'd know anything about it, but my friend said that the iPhone had a different PID.

poohbear_nc · 10-22-2009, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zerospinboson

If this means we can buy books at Amazon's price level and then strip the DRM, I'm all for it.. who knows, it might even bring the price down in some other stores.

Looks like you're right on this!

What a marketing ploy by Bezos!

mores · 10-22-2009, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Abecedary

Nice idea, but I'd much rather have Kindle for Mac. At least then I could more easily read at work during the slow times.

Agreed.
Well actually, I'd prefer to get the kindle iPhone app as a non-US-customer.

Been keeping watch on the iTS, but so far it hasn't shown up here in Hinterland Austria.

=X= · 10-22-2009, 12:47 PM

Wow! This is great news!!

kennyc · 10-22-2009, 12:47 PM

Cool, may use this on my netbook.

Looks like they're opening the Kindle Store to the masses!

Probably in response to the B&N thing I'll bet.

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10-22-2009, 11:46 AM	#3
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	Mobipocket stops accepting new publishers; the Kindle goes international; and now there is finally a Kindle Reader on my PC. I guess Amazon really is going to kill off Mobipocet.

10-22-2009, 11:47 AM	#4
advocate2 My Kingdom for Karma Posts: 430 Karma: 7125 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Las Vegas Device: Sony 350, 650, 950, Nook Color	It is nice to see Amazon, the supposed leader of the pack, catching up with the functionality of other eReaders.

10-22-2009, 11:48 AM	#5
Abecedary Exwyzeeologist Posts: 535 Karma: 3261 Join Date: Jun 2009 Device: :PRS-505::iPod touch:	Nice idea, but I'd much rather have Kindle for Mac. At least then I could more easily read at work during the slow times.

10-22-2009, 11:48 AM	#6
zerospinboson "Assume a can opener..." Posts: 755 Karma: 1942109 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Local Cluster Device: iLiad v2, DR1000	If this means we can buy books at Amazon's price level and then strip the DRM, I'm all for it.. who knows, it might even bring the price down in some other stores.

10-22-2009, 11:55 AM	#8
anurag Addict Posts: 236 Karma: 4066 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: California Device: Kindle 1 and DX, iPhone	Very cool. It looks like the app is going to support multi-touch on Windows 7: http://gizmodo.com/5387663/amazon-mu...-for-windows-7 I hope the Mac app isn't far behind - I doubt a lot of people own multi-touch Windows devices.

10-22-2009, 12:01 PM	#9
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	I wonder what the Window's Kindle PID will be. If it is the same as the Windows MobiPocket PID, or is otherwise discoverable, this will provide a way for almost everyone to get access to the Kindle Store's AZW ebooks, strip the DRM (if any, a small but significant percentage of AZWs don't have DRM), and read the resulting DRM-free MOBIs on any device. Note that stripping DRM from ebooks you bought for personal non-commercial use isn't legal everywhere, see a recent post by Xenophon on the murky situation in the US.

10-22-2009, 12:36 PM	#10
poohbear_nc Bah! Humbug! Posts: 62,398 Karma: 135239851 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Durham, NC Device: Every Kindle Ever Made & To Be Made!	Do Kindle books bought to read using the iPhone app have a different PID linked to them than books bought from the Kindle on the same Amazon account? I'm just wondering if the software apps have PIDs associated with the hardware they're running on, and not the kindles on the Amazon account. Has anyone "liberated" a Kindle book bought using an iPhone, and if so, what PID was needed?

10-22-2009, 12:38 PM	#11
tlrowley Quilt Geek Posts: 472 Karma: 91775 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lancaster, PA Device: Kindle	Not that I'd know anything about it, but my friend said that the iPhone had a different PID.

10-22-2009, 12:47 PM	#14
=X= Wizard Posts: 3,671 Karma: 12205348 Join Date: Mar 2008 Device: Galaxy S, Nook w/CM7	Wow! This is great news!!

10-22-2009, 12:47 PM	#15
kennyc The Dank Side of the Moon Posts: 35,890 Karma: 119230421 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Denver, CO Device: Kindle2; Kindle Fire	Cool, may use this on my netbook. Looks like they're opening the Kindle Store to the masses! Probably in response to the B&N thing I'll bet.

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