Amazon Launches Kindle For BlackBerry
The retailer said user demand spurred them to develop the e-book reader software for BlackBerry smartphones.
By Antone Gonsalves – InformationWeek
Amazon on Thursday launched its Kindle application for the BlackBerry, making it possible for users of the smartphone to read digital books purchased from the online retailer and synchronize bookmarks with the Kindle electronic reader and other supported devices.
The Research In Motion smartphone joins Apple’s iPhone and iPod Touch with a Kindle app, which is also available for Windows PCs. Amazon also plans to release applications for the Mac and Apple iPad, a tablet computer set to be released at the end of March.
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