I've tried it, but there's just no comparison between reading books on my Kindle or on the iPhone. It's not even close. The new Kindle is amazing for reading. The iPhone is amazing for a ton of other things, but not this.
It's crazy talk I tells ya!And aren't we supposed to be a "globalized" world with globalized capitalism?
Amazon has released a free application that delivers Kindle book-reading to the iPhone:Features include:
- Buy a Kindle book from your Mac, PC, or iPhone using a Web browser and wirelessly transfer the books to your iPhone
- Read first chapters of any book for free before you buy
- Download the Kindle books you already own for free they are automatically backed up on Amazon.com
- Adjust the text size, add bookmarks, and view the annotations you created on your Kindle device
The iPhone client will also allow you to seamlessly switch back and forth between your Kindle device and Kindle for iPhone while keeping bookmarks and reading location synced between the devices.
App Store Link: Kindle for iPhone, Free
Article Link: Amazon Releases Free 'Kindle for iPhone' Application
As for the practicality of the app... it gives me a neckache just thinking about someone trying to read "War and Peace" on a 3.5 inch screen.
don't they deliver free glasses ? How can one read on such a small screen and not go blind ?? Beats me.
no way I can read a book of the iPhone screen...I'll stick with my Kindle 2
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Finally!
Nice to see Amazon giving in, and actually it'll be nice to see SJ proven wrong. 'Nobody reads anymore,' wasn't it?
So why buy a Kindle when you can get a free Kindle iphone app? Hmm
I'm sure Jobs and his friends read. I bet most successful people do. His quote that "people don't read anymore" was based on a statistic that 40% of people in the U.S. read one book or less in 2007.
Here is the relevant passage from the New York Times:
"It doesnt matter how good or bad the product is, the fact is that people dont read anymore," he said. "Forty percent of the people in the U.S. read one book or less last year. The whole [Kindle] conception is flawed at the top because people dont read anymore."
i was really thinking about getting a kindle, if only to buy books for 9.99 or less.
Would the author edit this first page post and say "For US Customers only" ?
They're called paperbacks, and you can still find some for $8 and $9. Why is it you're dying to pay $10 for an electronic-only copy???
haha.
I had this problem to in the UK. Up yours Amazon
danielpi said:I love SJ, but am looking forward to seeing him eat his words. "Nobody reads anymore." What?! I think that's pretty good evidence that Steve needs to get himself some better and smarter friends.
As for the practicality of the app... it gives me a neckache just thinking about someone trying to read "War and Peace" on a 3.5 inch screen.
I have a question, can I buy and download books using Safari for iPhone or do I have to connect to a Mac to download th eBooks?
I love the idea behind this! Maybe a great opportunity for Amazon. and AMZN
Question though - how many of you would prefer to sit/lie/curl up with an electronic screen (even the Kindle's) to forgo the purchase of real hard copy book? just wondering here.
I would deff go for reading magazines on it - and not have to deal with the post office ripping them up, but a book.... I don't know.....
I can't seem to download any of the Papers keeps saying my iPhone isn't registered is it just me or are others having same issue?