14 DAY TRIAL // On Monday, Amazon.com announced plans to launching a Kindle application for the newly launched BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer from Research In Motion.
According to the company, the application adds to the list of other free software solutions it already made available for various users out there, including BlackBerry smartphone owners.
The upcoming Kindle app for the new BlackBerry PlayBook should come to the market with the same features as the other Kindle applications sport.
Customers would have the possibility to Buy Once, Read Everywhere-on Kindle, Kindle 3G, Kindle DX, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, Mac, PC, BlackBerry, Android-based devices, as well as on the new BlackBerry PlayBook, as soon as it becomes available for purchase in a matter of months.
As Amazon notes, its Whispersync technology was meant to sync one's place across devices, so that users are able to pick up where they left off.
“When you buy a Kindle book, you can already read it on iPhone, iPad, Android, PC, Mac, BlackBerry, and of course on your Kindle, Kindle 3G, and Kindle DX,” said Dorothy Nicholls, Director, Amazon Kindle.
“We're very excited to add the new BlackBerry PlayBook to that list. As with our other Kindle apps, the BlackBerry PlayBook app will be free and will incorporate our WhisperSync technology so you can seamlessly switch between devices. Our vision is 'Buy Once, Read Everywhere.'”
Kindle devices and Kindle apps offer users the possibility to choose from a number of more than 700,000 books in the U.S. Kindle Store, which include New Releases and 108 of 111 New York Times Bestsellers.
“Over 575,000 of the books in the Kindle Store are $9.99 or less, including 80 New York Times Bestsellers,” the company announced.
Through the Kindle Worry-Free Archive, the books that one purchase from the Kindle Store are automatically backed online in the Kindle library on Amazon, so that one can re-download them for free at any time.