Amazon has announced that the Kindle for iPhone App is now available from the Apple App Store in more than 60 additional countries.
According to Amazon, the Kindle for iPhone App features Whispersync technology that saves and synchronises a customer’s bookmarks across their Kindle devices and Kindle cross-platform applications, which include Kindle for iPhone and iPod touch, Kindle for PC and anticipated to support Kindle for Mac and Blackberry, in near feature.
The application allows Kindle customers to read few pages on their Kindle and a few more pages on their Kindle-compatible device such as an iPhone, the company said.
The company said that the Kindle for iPhone allows customers in 60 countries to purchase, download and read books available in the Kindle Store; read the beginning of books for free before they buy; add and automatically synchronise bookmarks and last page read.
In addition, it also allows to access their library of previously purchased Kindle books stored on Amazon’s servers for free; choose from six different font sizes and adjust words per line; add and view notes and highlights marked on Kindle and Kindle DX; and read books in full colour including children’s books, cookbooks, travel books, textbooks and graphic novels.
Ian Freed, vice president of Amazon Kindle, said: “We are excited to make the Kindle for iPhone App available to iPhone and iPod touch users in more than 60 countries, allowing them to access the vast selection of the most popular books, all available wirelessly from the Kindle Store.
“The Kindle for iPhone App is the perfect companion for customers who own a Kindle or Kindle DX, and a great way for customers around the world to download and read books even if they don’t yet have a Kindle.”
