Comments on: A new chapter opens for books http://www.techcentral.co.za/a-new-chapter-for-books/10775/ South Africa's technology news leader Wed, 16 May 2012 14:21:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Morne Smith http://www.techcentral.co.za/a-new-chapter-for-books/10775/comment-page-1/#comment-528 Morne Smith Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:08:51 +0000 http://www.techcentral.co.za/?p=10775#comment-528 Kindle app for PC...next Month!!!! From Crave.com: "Amazon already has a free Kindle iPhone app. And soon it will have a free Kindle app for Windows PCs. While the new app won't be available for download until next month, Microsoft demonstrated it at the Windows 7 launch event in New York City on Thursday. Like the iPhone app, Kindle for PC turns your PC into another reading device that can be linked to a Kindle account (you don't have to own a Kindle to set up a Kindle account). You can then choose to send Kindle e-books and periodicals to your PC via a wired or wireless network connection. Also, you can read an e-book on your PC while at home (or elsewhere), then send that same e-book to your iPhone or Kindle and pick up reading where you left off. " Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_pc_mkt_lnd?docId=1000426311 Kindle app for PC…next Month!!!!

From Crave.com:

“Amazon already has a free Kindle iPhone app. And soon it will have a free Kindle app for Windows PCs.

While the new app won’t be available for download until next month, Microsoft demonstrated it at the Windows 7 launch event in New York City on Thursday. Like the iPhone app, Kindle for PC turns your PC into another reading device that can be linked to a Kindle account (you don’t have to own a Kindle to set up a Kindle account). You can then choose to send Kindle e-books and periodicals to your PC via a wired or wireless network connection. Also, you can read an e-book on your PC while at home (or elsewhere), then send that same e-book to your iPhone or Kindle and pick up reading where you left off. ”

Link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=kcp_pc_mkt_lnd?docId=1000426311

]]> By: Rikus http://www.techcentral.co.za/a-new-chapter-for-books/10775/comment-page-1/#comment-516 Rikus Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:48:24 +0000 http://www.techcentral.co.za/?p=10775#comment-516 It's about time, for the past two years I have been buying my e-books online and reading it on my iphone. It's so much easier than carrying a hardcover onto a plane. It’s about time, for the past two years I have been buying my e-books online and reading it on my iphone. It’s so much easier than carrying a hardcover onto a plane.

]]> By: Morne Smith http://www.techcentral.co.za/a-new-chapter-for-books/10775/comment-page-1/#comment-515 Morne Smith Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:23:26 +0000 http://www.techcentral.co.za/?p=10775#comment-515 At last some support for us down here in South Africa for the Kindle. You should also note that there is the Nook...from Barnes and Noble? No mention of that! I agree...maybe it will be the wiser that wait for 6 months to see where Apple and the rest are going. At last some support for us down here in South Africa for the Kindle.

You should also note that there is the Nook…from Barnes and Noble? No mention of that!

I agree…maybe it will be the wiser that wait for 6 months to see where Apple and the rest are going.

]]> By: David Bullard http://www.techcentral.co.za/a-new-chapter-for-books/10775/comment-page-1/#comment-512 David Bullard Wed, 21 Oct 2009 15:18:42 +0000 http://www.techcentral.co.za/?p=10775#comment-512 We live in exciting times. But I guess that's what they thought long ago when the wheel was invented. We live in exciting times. But I guess that’s what they thought long ago when the wheel was invented.

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