| In November Amazon announced they were going to | | | | enhance the experience. It will seem like one is |
| offer Kindle for PC. Even better the announcement | | | | reading a real book with a finger pinch to zoom, as |
| included that it would be for free. When Amazon | | | | well as a finger swipe to turn the pages. |
| stated they were going to release Kindle for | | | | There are many reasons you might find to read |
| computers this did not mean a whole new physical | | | | Kindle books on your PC. The first is that the |
| machine. Instead it means they have released the | | | | software download is free. You can read a book |
| Kindle software to work with PC's and Mac's. The PC | | | | directly on your computer for research or pleasure, |
| version came out as a download without charge for | | | | which might make it easier for book reports or other |
| more than 100 countries. At the time the Mac version | | | | work. A Kindle eReader is $259.00, which for some is |
| was not ready. | | | | not within their budget. The free download with the |
| This application ties up the electronic world for | | | | same titles as the Kindle eReader still allows someone |
| Amazon. They already released a next generation | | | | to save. |
| Kindle and the Kindle software for the iPhone, so it | | | | It is well known that most of the eBooks available |
| made sense to provide the Kindle software in a | | | | are discounted due to the electronic format, which |
| computer format. The electronic books for the PC | | | | costs less to create than the paperbacks sold in |
| Kindle are not free. They are like any other Kindle | | | | stores. Amazon is not the only company to come |
| option. You will have to purchase the books you | | | | out with a computer based version of electronic |
| want to read, but you now have more platforms in | | | | book software. In fact before the Nook hit stores |
| which to read the books. Amazon is still offering a | | | | for Barnes and Noble they sent out a free eReader |
| free overview of the first two chapters of any book | | | | and six free books. Adobe also created a free |
| and occasionally they have non- mainstream books | | | | eReader for the computer. It was only natural that |
| available for free. | | | | Amazon would have to create the Kindle for PC to |
| The Kindle for PC version provides color for certain | | | | keep up with the competition that had already |
| books like graphic novels and other graphic | | | | released their free downloads a year ago. The |
| documents one might be interested in reading. | | | | benefit is in the software design for the Kindle as it is |
| Windows 7 users are going to gain more from the | | | | exactly what you get on their physical product. |
| PC version because it allows for finger gestures to | | | | |