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Kindle for Android

Posted Thursday, July 8th, 2010 at 11:35 am by Jamel Smith 1 Comments

User Rating4.18/5

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

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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.

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.

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