Late last month Amazon announced they'd be making a version of the Kindle software for the PC as well as the Mac. The Mac version has yet to ship, but the PC version is now available as a free download in over 100 countries.
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Kindle for PC joins the Kindle for iPhone app in a push to a more platform-agnostic strategy for the online book giant. No matter which platform you happen to be reading on, Amazon's Whispersync technology will save and synchronize your stopping place and any bookmarks you've created. The idea is to create a seamless reading experience even as you change devices. You can of course read your purchased titles on the software, as well as browse and purchase new books from the Kindle Store. The PC version also has the added advantage of being able to read in color, which should come in handy for specific types of content including graphic novels and other graphic-intensive titles. Windows 7 users will have the added ability to use finger gestures to enhance the reading experience, including using a finger pinch to zoom in and out and finger swipes to turn pages.
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Ars Technica spent some hands-on time with the new software and found some hiccups with the download process that may be due to first day kinks and server overload. They also note you won't be able to transfer your magazine or blog subscriptions to the PC version of the Kindle software.
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Are you a Kindle user who plans to enjoy the benefits of cross-platform digital book reading? If you've used the application, what are your thoughts? What other platforms should Amazon add Kindle support to next?