Kindle for Android

by Jamel Smith Jul 8, 2010 11:35 AM – 1 Comment

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Kindle for Android. Read more than 620,000* Kindle books on your Android phone including thousands of free books. No Kindle required. Automatically synchronizes your last page read between devices with Amazon Whispersync. Adjust the text size, color mode, or brightness. *If you are a non-US customer, book availability may vary.

Price: Free

AndroidTapp.com Android App Review:

Pros & Cons:

Pros

Kindle for Android without a Kindle device
Read thousands of books including New York Times Best Selling
Read thousands of free ebooks
Save and sync last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights between devices; Kindle, Android, iPhone, etc.
Adjustable text size

Cons

Unlike Aldiko Book Reader it does not have search nor dictionary features
It would be helpful if they had more options for customization just like the original Kindle handheld

Features:

Kindle for Android allows you to sync with your pre-existing Amazon.com account which syncs your wishlist, pre- purchased Kindle downloads and load them into your Android handset for reading; or you can start a new one.

It also has a bookmark feature so you can continue reading where you left off from previously. Kindle for Android has options to increase font size and 3 different color background settings.

When you are ready to purchase more kindle books, there is a Kindle store option that takes you to a special mobile version of the store or you may choose to go to the Amazon.com official website.

All downloads will automatically appear on the Kindle for Android home screen once the download is complete. To get access to millions of other free ebooks of the Kindle for Android app visit this page to get instructions and titles from Archive.org, OpenLibrary.org, Gutenberg.org, and ManyBooks.net.

: Kindle for Android Most Recent Books

: Kindle for Android Text Resize Options

: Kindle for Android Options

: Kindle for Android Kindle Store

: Kindle for Android My Notes and Bookmarks

Usefulness:

If you are a Kindle user or a frequent book reader on the go you will find the app most helpful.

Ease of Use:

Kindle for Android is very simple to use with clear customization options to choose from.

Frequently Used:

Can be used as often as you choose when reading ebooks on the go, probably even more frequent when you don’t physically have you Kindle with you… but typically you’ll have your phone.

Interface:

Kindle for Android offers crisp, easy to read and resize text for mobile phones; plus swiping or tapping the left or right corners easily turns the pages.

AndroidTapp.com Rating

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Should you Download Kindle for Android? Yes! Must Have Android App for Kindle Owners and Bookworms!

Developer: Amazon Mobile

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1 Comment

By Ed Patterson on January 21, 2011 at 4:33 am:

I can’t get it to remember the last page read. Very frustrating. I am talking on the device or between it and my real Kindle.

I read 10 pages into a book. Close the app, go back to the book and I am taken back to page 1. There is no ‘bookmark’ option in the menu. Just this cryptic padlock in the lower right hand corned that I don’t have a clue what it does, it does not save the last read pointers.

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