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Amazon Preparing Kindle App for iPad
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Eh, I don't see it happening. I would love to be proven wrong here. Remember, two different archs here, there'll have to be an emulator or something as well running on Mac OS X.
Last time you checked seems a loooong time ago. Kindle is actively advertised as international now.
Of course, some books are still not available internationally; but I've bought quite a collection for my iPhone that I'm looking forward to transfer to iPad and read on a larger screen.
If as is reported you have to go outside the app to actually buy a book then yeah it's crippled.
Dr.
That's the exact reason I ordered the iPad. I tried out the Kindle app on my touch and was blown away! The text was nice and crisp and I really found it a lot easier on my eyes then reading on my kindle. I came to the same conclusion you have regarding the e-link display and I also tried the LED light accessories. They and the kindle screen just don't cut it, unless as you stated I have a lot of light, then it's easy for me to read.
Can't wait for the iPad to show up at my door!--)))
Well, I'll probably wait until I can actually hold the device in my hand just to be sure. But reading on my Kindle last night in the dark with just a clip on light for illumination was pretty rough, so, yeah, I suspect I'll have an IPad sooner rather than later.
Do you think Apple will ban the Kindle app from the App store?
I feel like Apple allowing the Kindle Book Store to exist on the iPad a bit of a tricky situation. Apple is obviously trying to steal some Kindle thunder with iBooks....
Personally, I will never read a book on my iPad, and will defend my e-ink Kindle 2 to the death, but still, I am curious about this one...
Any thoughts?
I feel like Apple allowing the Kindle Book Store to exist on the iPad a bit of a tricky situation. Apple is obviously trying to steal some Kindle thunder with iBooks....
Personally, I will never read a book on my iPad, and will defend my e-ink Kindle 2 to the death, but still, I am curious about this one...
Any thoughts?
While I'm not exactly a book worm, and honestly don't care either way. It would seem odd if Apple allows it considering they have made such a big deal of the iBook store. Then again why would they allow it on the iPhone just before releasing the iPad? seems odd to me either way I guess.
I think it would be walking a fine line if it did. The FTC/DOJ is already poking around due to the whole Google Voice debacle, and this might bring even more anti-trust scrutiny. Personally, I think that it has every right to control what goes in the App Store, but the risk may not be worth it. It'll be interesting to see what happens.
Double edged sword. Allowing it might bring Kindle people over that invested a lot in that format. Not allowing it keeps people in there book store.
Gonna be interesting to see what they do. If they allow it, it's going to be a major shift in the way Apple usually operates.
Gonna be interesting to see what they do. If they allow it, it's going to be a major shift in the way Apple usually operates.
the iBookstore is not pre-installed on the iPad, it has to be downloaded from the App Store, its an option to use, so I don't see what the problem would be if someone just wanted to use the Kindle App instead of the iBook App to read books.
I really hope they allow it. Although I can see why Apple would because they want people to buy books off iBooks rather then Amazon's Kindle store.
I'm sure Apple is looking over some things internally, but one question is going to be, will limiting the iPad to only the iBook store make them more money or will they make more money and gain more momentum by allowing you to buy from the Kindle App on the iPad
I honestly think (this is off the top of my head) that they will gain more market-share and make more money if they actually DO allow the Kindle App for the iPad because it will take more away from the Amazon Kindle (the device itself)
I'm sure Apple is looking over some things internally, but one question is going to be, will limiting the iPad to only the iBook store make them more money or will they make more money and gain more momentum by allowing you to buy from the Kindle App on the iPad
I honestly think (this is off the top of my head) that they will gain more market-share and make more money if they actually DO allow the Kindle App for the iPad because it will take more away from the Amazon Kindle (the device itself)
Apple wants to sell iPads, not books. Content is just a commodity to Apple. By allowing Kindle on the iPad, you would really have to love the Kindle reader to buy a Kindle. Or at least they'll have to start giving them away with Amazon Prime or something.
Apple seems determined to get publishers to sign on and ensure no where is cheaper than iBooks. Other than that, I don't think they really care, nor should they. I think Amazon is dealing with some pride issues, but if they put out a kick ass app on the iPad they're going to make more money there than they ever would on the Kindle reader. Same for the Nook.
Basically more formats the iPad handles, the better it will be for consumers and a no-brainer to buy an iPad.
Apple seems determined to get publishers to sign on and ensure no where is cheaper than iBooks. Other than that, I don't think they really care, nor should they. I think Amazon is dealing with some pride issues, but if they put out a kick ass app on the iPad they're going to make more money there than they ever would on the Kindle reader. Same for the Nook.
Basically more formats the iPad handles, the better it will be for consumers and a no-brainer to buy an iPad.
I think they'll approve it.
Either way I'm ready to convert my Kindle content and see if I like the iBooks reader better.
Either way I'm ready to convert my Kindle content and see if I like the iBooks reader better.
The main reason I'm buying the ipad is for ebooks, so I'd be pissed if they blocked Kindle. I'm hoping the iBooks app will be better, but I want as many options as possible.
Stanza is my favorite reader on the iPhone/iPod. I really hope they make a version specifically for the iPad. I like how it allows you to adjust the screen brightness within the app, as well as download free books directly.
Stanza is my favorite reader on the iPhone/iPod. I really hope they make a version specifically for the iPad. I like how it allows you to adjust the screen brightness within the app, as well as download free books directly.
If the main reason you're buying an iPad is for books, you should get a Kindle 2. None of the eyestrain. I really hate Steve Jobs for saying that nobody reads anymore, and then jeopardizing the awesomeness of the Kindle. I really hope the iBooks application fails horribly. It frustrates me the idea of being forced to read on a backlit LCD because devices like the iPad push out REAL electronic reading devices like the Kindle.
I sure hope they approve it. Both my Kindle 2 and DX are on eBay as we speak. I can read the Kindle books on my MBPs, but I would sure like to be able to access them on an iPad.
On one hand it may be denied due to being viewed as redundant to iBooks. On the other, it's already on the iPhone, the iBooks app is NOT on the iPad by default, and Apple is a hardware company; they want to see the hardware, and if that means people ditching their Kindles to use their pre-existing books on the iPad, I would think that that would be a good thing.
Apple should encourage people to use iBooks because of a superior user experience; not by stifling competition from the Kindle or Nook store.
Right, because there's no room in the consumer space for BOTH devices.
Apple should encourage people to use iBooks because of a superior user experience; not by stifling competition from the Kindle or Nook store.
Right, because there's no room in the consumer space for BOTH devices.