- Kindle – Read Books, eBooks, Magazines, Newspapers & Textbooks
- iTunes
- Free
- Universal
- AMZN Mobile LLC
Description
The Kindle app is optimized for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, giving users the ability to
read Kindle
books, newspapers, magazines, textbooks and PDFs on a beautiful, easy-to-use
interface. You’ll have access to over
1,000,000* books in the Kindle Store plus
hundreds* of newspapers and magazines. Amazon Whispersync automatically
syncs your
last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across devices (including Kindle), so you
can pick
up your book where you left off on another device.
Get the best reading experience available on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch:
• Shop the Kindle Store by
visiting Amazon for the largest selection of books people want
to read: over a million books, including over
800,000 at $9.99 or less.
• Get free book samples – read the first chapter free before you decide to buy.
•
Read hundreds* of newspapers and magazines including The Economist, Reader’s Digest, Martha Stewart Living, and Food
Network Magazine with high resolution color images. Visit the Kindle Store to subscribe to a newspaper or magazine and
have each edition automatically delivered, or purchase individual issues.
• Email PDFs & other documents to
your new Send-to-Kindle e-mail address and we deliver them to your device. The documents are automatically archived in
the Amazon Cloud and available for re-download on your iOS or supported Kindle devices. You can also read PDFs from
Mail, Safari, or by transferring them from iTunes.
• Customize your reading experience by choosing the margin size,
background color, font size, and either portrait or landscape format.
• Instant dictionary word lookup with 250,000
entries and definitions. Tap and hold a word to view the definition.
• Search inside the book to find a character,
topic, or section you want to revisit.
• Simply tap on either side of the screen or flick to turn pages.
• You
can also read your Kindle books on your Kindle, Kindle Fire, Kindle Touch, PC, Mac, Android-based device, and Windows
Phone 7-based device. Our Whispersync technology
syncs your last page read, notes, bookmarks, and highlights across
devices, so you can pick up where you left off.
• With Kindle textbooks you save up to 60% off print list prices
when you buy, and up to 80% when you rent. Use the Notebook in your Print Replica textbooks to review your bookmarks,
highlights, notes. Tag and filter the most important items to study.
• Accessibility features make it easier for
blind and visually impaired customers to navigate their Kindle libraries, read & interact with books, and more.
Enable VoiceOver in your device settings to begin.
* Selection and price of books and periodicals in the Kindle Store may vary by country.
What's New
Version 3.7 (May 1, 2013)
• Accessibility features make it easier for blind and visually impaired customers to navigate their Kindle
libraries, read & interact with books, and more. Enable VoiceOver in your device settings to begin.
• Easily
rate and review books by accessing ‘Before you go...’ directly from The ‘Go to’ menu
• Enhancements to ‘Before you
go…’ including the ability to download a free sample and email yourself a reminder about recommended books.
• Additional Font Selection for Japan - Hiragino Mincho ProN (Serif)
• Bug Fixes/Stability improvements
Version 3.6.2 (Feb 27, 2013)
• Fix for Registration Issue
• Various Bug Fixes and Security Fixes
Version 3.6.1 (Feb 27, 2013)
Note: There is a known issue with this update. If you are an existing Kindle for iOS user, we recommend you do not install this update at this time.
Version 3.6 (Feb 14, 2013)
• Multicolor Highlights – Four color choices make it easier to distinguish important passages.
• Book End
Actions – Just finish your book? Share the accomplishment with friends on Facebook and Twitter. Rate and write your own
review. See other books that might interest you and add them to a wish list.
• Brightness Control – the brightness
setting will now be saved across device sleeps.
Version 3.5 (Dec 4, 2012)
• X-Ray for Books - see the “bones of the book”. X-ray helps you learn more about notable characters, places, and
phrases with descriptions from Shelfari.com and Wikipedia.
• Manga Image Rendering Improvements
Version 3.4 (Oct 24, 2012)
• New Font Choice: Caecilia
• Publisher Font: Read the book in the publisher suggested font
• Support
for Japanese, including Vertical Text & Manga
• X-Ray for Textbooks gives you instant access to all the most
important terms and concepts in a book, with glossary definitions, links to relevant textbook pages, and related content
from Wikipedia and YouTube (available on many of the most popular print replica textbooks)
Version 3.3 (Sep 21, 2012)
• iOS 6 Optimization
• iPhone 5 Support
• *Updated* Brightness Control: Added a lower brightness range
for improved nighttime reading and use in dark conditions.
• *New* Change Fonts: Optimize your reading experience
with new font selection options.
Version 3.2 (Aug 29, 2012)
New features in 3.2:
• Adjustable Margins (iPad): Choose from three layouts for your preferred reading
experience.
• Rapid Highlights: Quickly mark important passages for handy reference later.
• Improved
Brightness Control: Refined the brightness slider to be more responsive and optimized font hues for better viewing.
• Highlighting for illustrations and photos in Print Replica Textbooks: You can now highlight photos, illustrations,
tables, and charts.
• Notebook for Print Replica Textbooks: Notebook compiles all your bookmarks, notes, and
highlighted passages, photos, and images. Tag and filter the most important items to study.
• Improved navigation
for Print Replica Textbooks: Quickly flip through textbook pages and easily jump back-and-forth using the page
thumbnails and back/forward buttons.
Version 3.1.1 (Jul 2, 2012)
New features in version 3.1.1:
- This update fixes bugs and compatibility issues.
New features in 3.1 for iPad users:
- Read children’s books, comic books, and graphic novels with beautiful
layout and full color. Over 1000 children’s titles are available including Brown Bear and Curious George and comics such
as Batman and Superman.
- Improved reading experience on iPad: Smaller margins and a cleaner look help you focus on
the author's words.
New features in 3.1 for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch:
- Search: Quickly locate your content by searching for a
title or author.
- Google and Wikipedia: This update fixes an issue that prevented lookup of words on Google and
Wikipedia.
Version 3.1 (Jun 14, 2012)
iPad users:
- Read children’s books, comic books, and graphic novels with beautiful layout and full color.
Over 1000 children’s titles are available including Brown Bear and Curious George and comics such as Batman and
Superman.
- Improved reading experience on iPad: Smaller margins and a cleaner look help you focus on the author's
words.
iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch:
- Search: Quickly locate your content by searching for a title or author.
-
Google and Wikipedia: This update fixes an issue that prevented lookup of words on Google and Wikipedia.
Version 3.0.1 (Mar 21, 2012)
-Fixes an issue where some books are not displayed in the library
-Enables playback of multimedia in Kindle
Editions with Audio and Video
-Fixes issues with stability and search of Print Replica textbooks
New features from our recent 3.0 release:
-New library design: View your content in a new, updated look and
feel. iPhone users can now choose to view their library in grid view.
-Cloud view: Easily access all of your
content in the cloud in a simple, combined view.
-Optimized for the new iPad Retina display.
Version 3.0 (Mar 15, 2012)
-New library design - view your content in a new, updated look and feel. iPhone users can now choose to view their
library in grid view.
-Cloud view - easily access all of your content in the cloud in a simple, combined view.
-Optimized for the new iPad retina display.
Version 2.9 (Dec 21, 2011)
iPad:
• New Design for Magazines: Kindle for iPad customers now have access to the huge selection of over
400 magazines and newspapers that are available on Kindle Fire. Magazines such as Martha Stewart Living, Food Network
Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, Popular Science and many more are displayed in rich full-color pages. Customers
can buy a single issue or subscribe to popular magazines and leading newspapers and have them wirelessly delivered to
the Kindle for iPad app.
• Read print replica textbooks including rich formatting and layout of the print editions
and support for notes and highlights, zoom and pan, and linked table of contents.
iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch:
• Email documents to your new Send-to-Kindle e-mail address and we deliver them
to your device. The documents are automatically archived in the Amazon Cloud and available for re-download on your iOS
or supported Kindle devices.
• Open PDFs from Mail or Safari, by transferring them from iTunes, or by sending them
to your Send-to-Kindle email address. The Kindle PDF reader supports PDF table of contents and thumbnail navigation for
quickly jumping through the document.
• New library organization allows you to view your Kindle Books, Newsstand,
and Docs.
Version 2.8.5 (Oct 8, 2011)
• Improved page turn animation on iPad and new book-style page turn animation on iPhone. Enable this in the
application settings.
• Adjust brightness while reading on iPhone - tap the Aa button to change screen
brightness.
• Simplified feedback and customer service contact - please continue sending us your feedback!
•
Localized app language in French, Spanish, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese.
Version 2.8.1 (Aug 16, 2011)
Fixes a formatting issue in newspapers and magazines.
Version 2.8 (Jul 25, 2011)
• This update removes the Kindle Store button from the app.
• Read over 100 newspapers and magazines
including The Economist and Reader’s Digest with high resolution color images. Visit the Kindle Store to subscribe to a
newspaper or magazine and have each edition automatically delivered, or purchase individual issues.
• Customers who
receive newspapers and magazines on Kindle can download recent editions to their iOS devices from Archived Items. Many
newspapers and magazines are supported, and more are on the way.
• Share quotes and passages with your friends and
followers on Facebook and Twitter while reading.
Version 2.7 (Apr 21, 2011)
• Kindle for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad are now available in German for customers purchasing content from the
Amazon.de Kindle Store.
• Instant dictionary word lookup in German-language books using the Duden Deutsches
Universalwörterbuch.
Version 2.6.1 (Mar 15, 2011)
New in 2.6:
• Real page numbers for thousands of books in the Kindle Store, with more coming soon. Now you
can make proper citations in the classroom or follow along with people reading print books in a book club.
• View
your percentage completed while reading on iPhone.
• Home screen now shows your progress through books on iPhone
and on iPad in list view.
• Lookup words on Google and Wikipedia without leaving the app.
New in
2.6.1:
• Fixes a crash some customers experienced when starting the app.
Version 2.6 (Feb 14, 2011)
• Real page numbers for thousands of books in the Kindle Store, with more coming soon. Now you can make proper
citations in the classroom or follow along with people reading print books in a book club.
• View your percentage
completed while reading on iPhone.
• Home screen now shows your progress through books on iPhone and on iPad in
list view.
• Lookup words on Google and Wikipedia without leaving the app.
Version 2.5.1 (Jan 20, 2011)
Fixes a crash some customers experience when starting the app
Version 2.5 (Jan 10, 2011)
• Continue downloading books while the app is in the background on iOS 4 devices.
• Access millions of free
and out-of-copyright books from Project Gutenberg, Internet Archive, and other online sources. Open supported files from
Safari and Mail or use File Sharing in iTunes to transfer files to your Kindle app.
• Improved image zoom
•
New book indicator
• Bug fixes
Version 2.3.1 (Oct 12, 2010)
• Choose between one and two column view in landscape on the iPad. To change the column display, tap the screen to activate reading controls and tap the ‘Aa’ button to open View Options.
Version 2.3 (Oct 5, 2010)
• Books display in two columns when reading in landscape orientation on iPad
• Book Extras including
character lists, plot summaries, and series information are available for many popular books. Book Extras are powered by
the Shelfari.com community and can be accessed from the Go To menu while reading.
• Bug fixes that improve app
stability
Version 2.2.1 (Aug 23, 2010)
• Improved highlight sensitivity to reduce inadvertent highlights when turning pages
• Fixed a crash some
customers experience when highlighting a word
• Corrected a problem where the most recent page is not saved when
returning to the app
• Other bug fixes based on customer feedback
Version 2.2 (Jul 29, 2010)
• Instant word lookup on included FREE dictionary with 250,000 entries and definitions
• Search inside the
book on iPad
• Improved experience for searching inside the book on iPhone and iPod Touch
• Improvements to
line-spacing on iPad
• Look up words on Google and Wikipedia
• Fast app switching and bug fixes on iOS4
devices
Version 2.1.1 (Jun 23, 2010)
* Optimized for iPhone 4 Retina display
* Kindle Editions with Audio/Video
Coming soon in the next release:
* Instant word lookup on included dictionary with 250,000 entries and
definitions
* Look up words in Google and Wikipedia
* Search inside the book on iPad
Version 2.1 (Jun 11, 2010)
* Addition of bigger fonts and more font sizes on iPad
* Easier and faster navigation between home and
archived items on iPad
* Search inside the book (presently for iPhone only)
* Display download progress and
percentage
Coming soon in the next release:
* Instant word lookup on included dictionary with 250,000
entries and definitions
* Look up words in Google and Wikipedia
* Search inside the book on iPad
Version 2.0.1
• Bug fixes for iPad
• Improved text contrast
Version 2.0
Optimized for iPad. This initial Kindle for iPad release has been tested on the official iPad simulator provided by Apple.
Version 1.3 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested)
Kindle for iPhone is now available in more than 60 countries.











