Amazon's Kindle Finally Hits Android

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It seems like it was just yesterday that the very first Kindle eBook reader from Amazon.com was released to market. However, what seems like yesterday was actually almost 3 years ago when Amazon released the eReader, effectively introducing the mass market to eBook readers. Sure, there had been many, many e-Ink touting eBook readers on the market before the Kindle but none that really made a splash like it did.

Additionally, something that really set the eBook reader apart from the rest was its ability to connect to Amazon.com’s eBook store tirelessly from anywhere that it could recieve a cellular signal and download books on the go. It was the world’s first readily available online book store, and you didn’t even have to leave your house to acces it.

Well, since the Kindle first changed what we thought of when we though book store, the Kindle software has seen several iterations across various platofmrs including thhe iPhone, BlackBerrys in addition to both Macs and PCs. However,  one platform in particular was left in the dust; Google’s Android.

Luckily, for all of you Android owning bookworms out there, Amazon has just announced that theire Kindle application has officially left development and will be available to download soon through the Android Marketplace. If you’ve ever used either the Kindle eBook reader itself, or Kindle software, the Android version is quite similar in that it lets you scroll through pages utilizing a device’s touchscreen, sync your reading progress across all Kindle platforms and of course, read, preview and most importantly, purchase books right from your device.

Now, I can see how it’s nice to read books on something like the Kindle or even the iPad but I’ve tried some eReader apps for the iPhone that are similar to the Kindle app, minus the eBook store. Sure, it’s nice to be able to read books on the go and keep virtually a whole library in your pocket, but reading anything on such a small screen for any longer than 15 minutes isn’t exactly the most comfortable thing on your eyes.