Amazon has launched a new cloud-based version of its Kindle app, called Kindle Cloud Reader accessible from read.amazon.com. The new Kindle Cloud Reader is compatible with the iPad (iOS4+), Chrome and Safari. Which means the web app can be run on Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, and Chrome OS.
Since Amazon had to remove the link to their store in the Kindle app for iOS due to Apple's policy change, this new web app seems like a step in the right direction for Amazon to take back some of the control Apple took away.
The web app mimics the look and feel of the native iOS app and even lets you read content offline. However the reading experience is lackluster. Advancing a page is boring, there is no page turning animation like there is in the iOS app. Although I found shopping for books to be much more enjoyable than it is on the main Amazon website. As a result, I tend to buy books via Kindle Cloud Reader, and read them via the Kindle iOS app. That way you get the best of both worlds.
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Kindle Cloud Reader
Kindle app
Wednesday, August 10, 2011
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