Amazon today announced plans to offer a Kindle app for Google Android later this summer. Kindle for Android will be similar to other Kindle apps already offered for the iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, PC, Mac, and BlackBerry devices.
“Kindle for Android is the perfect companion application for Kindle and Kindle DX owners, and is also a great way for customers to enjoy over 540,000 books in the Kindle Store even if they don’t yet have a Kindle,” said Jay Marine, director, Amazon Kindle. “We think customers are going to love the convenience and simplicity of having instant access to a massive selection of books from Amazon on their Droid, Nexus, Incredible and many more Android devices.”
Kindle for Android will let users purchase, download books from the Kindle Store, access their library of previously purchased books, and synchronize the last page read across devices. It will also come with Amazon’s Whispersync technology.
Unfortunately for many Android users, Kindle for Android will require Android 1.6 or higher as well as an SD card.