Amazon stealthily releases Kindle app for Mac
Filed under: Software No press release , no big fanfare, but reader Chris sent in the news earlier tonight: Amazon’s long-awaited Kindle application for Mac is ready for download. The 22 MB free application works on Intel Macs running Mac OS X 10.5 and above, and reports a version number of 1.0.0 beta 1. The app has been anticipated since last October, back when the iPad was still a rumor. [ Update : The press release was a couple of hours behind the software release, but 9to5 spotted it; it notes that full-text search and annotation features will be coming soon.] The app allows you to download Kindle books you already own, and read them at leisure on your Mac; synchronization of your progress through the book is automatic, and will keep track with your Kindle or iPhone reading. It displays your bookmarks and highlights from your Kindle reading sessions, but doesn’t let you create new highlights. You can adjust font size and line length to suit your visual acuity; turning pages is accomplished by using the scroll wheel on your mouse, or with the arrow keys. It’s definitely no-frills, but it’s good to see that the Mac app for Kindle reading is finally seeing the light of day, although it’s too bad PowerPC and Tiger users are left out of the fun
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Amazon stealthily releases Kindle app for Mac
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