Kindle for Android now available

[Bic]

For those of you with Kindles, you can now synch with your Evo & PCs. Kindle for Android is available today (June 28)

 

[Seven2k]

I have a question if someone knows the answer. Can you buy books outside of Amazon and what file format would they need to be. I went to a ebook site and they had Kindle format which is .azw I did d/l a free book form Amazon to see where it would put it. I used Astro to try to find the file but didnt find it. Anyone know?

Thanks

 

[MikeBinOK]

I have a question if someone knows the answer. Can you buy books outside of Amazon and what file format would they need to be. I went to a ebook site and they had Kindle format which is .azw I did d/l a free book form Amazon to see where it would put it. I used Astro to try to find the file but didnt find it. Anyone know?

Thanks

Mobi format books from outside Amazon (such as public domain from Gutenberg or science fiction fromWebscriptions.net) can be loaded onto an actual Kindle via USB (there's also a way to email them to your Kindle) and they will work fine. For Kindle for PC and Kindle for iPhone, only books actually purchased from Amazon.com for Kindle are supposed to work. I assume the same is true of the Android version.

 

[Bic]

You can download free public domain books from Feedbooks.com and many other places. See Free Kindle Books, Amazon Kindle Book, Amazon.com Books ? Kindle Review – Kindle 3 Review, iPad Review

You can also read books in these formats: .mobi, .prc, .azw, .txt, and .azw1.

However, I haven't tried these yet on the Android version, so not sure.

 

[Seven2k]

thanks i will try. Hopefully it works.

 

[neon8]

Installed. Went to archived items in menu and downloaded a few of my books from my kindle account. Tested whispersync and no problem syncing to location on kindle or ipad. Great to have all my kindle books on my Evo. The text is very readable. Won't replace my kindle for reading but neither did my ipad. Great for times when out without kindle or ipad and just want to kill some time in line or waiting for appointment. Thanks Amazon. Will be nice when they add direct purchase but ok for now as i have a large kindle library already.

 

[Eazy123]

This is awesome! I don't have a kindle but I've gotten more into reading lately so this is just what I need!

 

[saxd45]

as far as i can tell there is no way to read kindle format books on the evo, unless they came from the amazon store.

if anyone has any tips on getting this to work let me know

 

[brittonx]

as far as i can tell there is no way to read kindle format books on the evo, unless they came from the amazon store.

if anyone has any tips on getting this to work let me know

Download a Kindle book from Amazon then look on the SD card to see where it got stored. Put the PD books there.

 

[saxd45]

Download a Kindle book from Amazon then look on the SD card to see where it got stored. Put the PD books there.

trying that now


eta: doesnt work it causes the app to force close

 

[Cory Streater]

For future reference app discussions go in the apps forum.

 

[dwaynewilliams#WN]

Kindle in my EVO is heavenly. I was waiting impatiently for this app.

 

[makya53]

This is great, works awesome on my incredible.

Sent from my ADR6300 using Tapatalk

 

[SilverZero]

So, if I have a Kindle and my Evo, can I sync both of them and use either one as I please? Or does using one device de-activate the other (as is the case with two Kindles)?

 

[xorg]

So, if I have a Kindle and my Evo, can I sync both of them and use either one as I please? Or does using one device de-activate the other (as is the case with two Kindles)?

Yes, and it even continues the book on the page you left off.

 

[SilverZero]

Yes, and it even continues the book on the page you left off.

Great, thanks!

 

[bigk]

I log in to my amazon account and click on the amazon store with in the app. All I get is a error saying it can't find the page.

Any one have any ideas? I've tried reinstalling, and rebooting my HTC Incredible. No luck.

 

[DenverRalphy]

I log in to my amazon account and click on the amazon store with in the app. All I get is a error saying it can't find the page.

Any one have any ideas? I've tried reinstalling, and rebooting my HTC Incredible. No luck.

Turn on Mobile View in your browser settings.

 

[int_architect]

I can't seem to download a sample; it just doesn't show up. Is there a place I can look for the status of the download or is there a setting in my browser that's blocking the download?

 

[JoshK]

Can I use the Kindle app and buy books even though I don't have a Kindle(and never even touched one)?

EDIT
Nevermind, I just checked it out in the market and saw that I can. Sorry for being lazy!