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03.12.10Next up for Kindle: Android devicesSo far we've got access to the Amazon Kindle ecosystem on the iPhone and iPod Touch, Windows PCs, Blackberry devices, and naturally Kindles. Next up appears to be devices running Android, the operating system Google developed mainly for smartphones, although other types of gadgets are starting to make use of it too. The biggest impact will be on phones. If Android gets a Kindle app, then owners of phones like the Droid, the Nexus One, and the original G1 may eventually be able to buy and read Kindle books. Beyond that, though, are a small but growing number of devices that ...
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03.04.10Why you can’t shop within the Kindle iPhone appThe next time you go to buy a Kindle book on your iPhone and get frustrated that it has to close the app and open the browser to go to Amazon, blame Apple. Or blame Amazon--it's really a business decision by both of them not to cooperate with the other too much. Business Insider reported last month that when the original Kindle iPhone app was submitted last year for approval, it had in-app purchasing functionality the way you'd expect. Apple requested that Amazon remove it before approval, though. Before you blame Apple too much, note that Apple demands a 30 percent ...
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11.17.09How to save excerpts from Kindle ebooks using your iPhoneEarlier tonight I figured out how to use my iPhone and a couple of free online services to take notes while reading, and then I realized that it was exactly the sort of thing Kindle readers with iPhones could take advantage of. Why? Because the iPhone Kindle app doesn't let you make annotations, or highlight sections, or save passages for later review. My solution isn't perfect, but it will at least help you save pages of text so that you can turn them into useful notes later. I imagine students and writers in particular will find it helpful. Two notes: 1. Pixelpipe ...
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11.07.09Put the Kindle app on your iPhone even if you’re not in the United StatesIs there anything more annoying than living in our modern world, where the Internet can connect you to nearly anything in an instant, and yet finding yourself walled off from services due to where you're located? That's what happens to Kindle customers who want to use their iPhones to read Kindle books but who don't live in the U.S. The problem is that Amazon hasn't yet made an "international" flavor of its Kindle app available, so if you live in Great Britain and just grabbed a Kindle, you still can't take advantage of the awesome syncing capabilities of having the ...
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05.21.09iPhone Kindle app updated, slightly better than beforeAmazon has updated their Kindle app for the iPhone and iPod Touch to provide a few small improvements, like landscape view and a couple of new color settings. I appreciate the beige/brown option, but I really wish Amazon would roll out some more significant updates, like the ability to make and read notes, highlight text, and receive magazine subscriptions. I read from my iPhone about as much as from my Kindle these days, and really notice the reduced functionality. Oh well. Gripe gripe gripe. Launch the App Store on your iPhone/Touch and grab the Kindle app or update. They're both free. By ...
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