I’ve posted an article saying that Amazon was preparing for an iPad version of the Kindle app. Just in time for today’s iPad launch, Apple has approved an update to the Kindle application. The app now supports the iPad.
“The Kindle has no color screen and therefore the books are all in black and white. The nice thing is that the Kindle-books can be read on multiple devices and can be synchronized with each other. At home you can read a book on the iPad, and when your on the go you continue reading on your iPhone. This can be achieved thanks to Whispersync. The application can remember where you stopped reading the last time you opened the e-book.
There are more than 450.000 titles available from the start, and there are always free samples (the first chapter). The iPad-app will be adapted to fit the larger screen. You’ll also be able to adapt the background color and change the font.”
It was also said the app won’t be available at the launch of the iPad since Amazon doesn’t have an iPad to test it on, but apparently it worked out just fine and the iPad version is now available in the App Store. Only a few more hours and the iPad will be launched.
Kindle, FREE [App Store]
