Kindle Applications
Amazon released a "Kindle for PC" application in late 2009, available as a free download for Microsoft Windows 8, 7, Vista, and XP. This application allows thousands of books to be read on a personal computer in color, with no Kindle unit required, as e-books can simply be purchased from Amazon's store. Amazon later released a version for the Apple Macintosh, in early 2010. In June 2010, Amazon released a "Kindle for Android" version. With the Google Android application release, versions for the Apple iPhone, the iPad, Windows and Mac computers, and BlackBerry cellphones are also available. In January 2011, Amazon released Kindle for Windows Phone 7. In July 2011, Kindle for HP TouchPad (running under webOS) was released in the US as a beta version. In August 2011, Amazon released an HTML5 based webapp supporting the Chrome and Safari browsers called Kindle Cloud Reader. As of June 2012, Amazon has expressed no interest in releasing a similar application for the GNU/Linux operating system, however the Cloud Reader can be used in Linux.
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