Amazon announced today that a version of its Kindle application is now available for BlackBerry devices.
“Since the launch of our popular Kindle for iPhone app last year, customers have been asking us to bring a similar experience to the BlackBerry, and we are thrilled to make it available today,” said Ian Freed, Vice President, Amazon Kindle. “Kindle for BlackBerry is a great way for customers to continue reading their current book wherever they are – in between meetings, at the grocery store or waiting in the doctor’s office. We think customers are going to love how easy and fun it is to read their Kindle books on their BlackBerry.”
It offers much the same functionality as the Kindle itself. Users can purchase, download books from the Kindle Store, access their library of previously purchased books, create bookmarks, and synchronize the last page read and annotation between devices with Whispersync.
Unfortunately for some of us, Kindle for BlackBerry is only available in the U.S. for now. There is no word yet on availability outside of the U.S. yet. It is a free download.
Similar versions are already available for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch and PC. Amazon also confirmed that versions for the Mac and iPad are also coming.