Amazon’s just unleashed Kindle for PC into public beta, so you can download digital books from the company and read them on your computer monitor, as well as your Kindle e-reader and iPhone. Want to know where to get it? We’ve got the answers.
We knew it was coming, but now Kindle for PC is ready to download for Windows 7, Vista and XP, offering you access to all the book downloads you can afford on the Kindle Store, as well as the ability to read snippets before you slap down for them, and view in full colour.
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Amazon’s clearly taken it’s time with the Kindle for PC software, making sure to add features like pinch zooming for Windows 7 multitouch computers, and the skills to show notes you’ve made on a virtual tome on a Kindle or the the Kindle iPhone app.
There’s still no sign of the Kindle Mac release, but we’re promised it’s coming soon. In the meantime, you’re good to download the Kindle for PC software right now, right here.
Out Now | £from free | Amazon Kindle
Perhaps I am missing something, but the reason I print things out, is because TFTs and CRTs are crap for reading stuff on.
The whole point of the Kindle and Sony e-Reader are that it uses e-ink and is readable for long periods without straining your eyes.
Speaking from past experience, you’re entirely right, but it could definitely come in handy for text books and university work, having the info on screen right there for you. We’ll be giving it a thorough tryout this afternoon though, and report back on the eye strain.
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