Kindle for PC
Even before I’ve had a chance to write something about my Kindle, Amazon has launched a Kindle application for Microsoft Windows. The software is available as a free download and, once installed, enables existing content linked to an Amazon account to be read on the PC.
The application is no different to the application available on the iPhone/iPod Touch: leave off on page 10 of your book and switch your Kindle off and open the PC application – magically, the reader will start off showing you page 10 of that book. Read to page 27 and launch the iPhone application – WhisperSync ensures page 27 is shown. It works extremely well and makes reading on multiple platforms a no-brainer. The PC application may also encourage people without a Kindle to purchase content and slowly tie them into the platform long-term.
Logging in to an Amazon Kindle account displays all purchased and available content.
From the Archive section, individual books are selected and downloaded.
These are placed in the Home section of the application from which they may be opened and read.
Next up is the imminent release of this application for the Macintosh platform. For existing Kindle owners, this download is almost essential if any time at all is spent in front of a PC. For those interested in understanding what the Kindle is about, this may provide a hint of how useful that platform is.
If you don’t live in the USA, I strongly suggest you create an account pretending that you do. Be creative. It’s the only way to ensure you have access to the biggest selection of content in the Kindle Store.
