Amazon Kindle iOS App Gets A Big Update, Adds New Features For iPad, iPhone & iPod Touch Users

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Amazon appears to have rolled-out the latest update in terms of the Kindle app for iOS devices. And nicely done, this latest update brings some goodies for those using the app on the iPad as well as those using it on an iPhone or iPod touch.

That being said, the latest version of Kindle for iOS is available in the App Store as version 2.9. The app remains a universal with support for the iPad and iPhone and requires iOS 3.2 or later for use. Breaking these new features down a bit further and it looks like the iPad was the big winner. Well, maybe not the winner, however the iPad seems to have gotten a little more as compared to the iPhone and iPod touch.

With that, lets kick things off with the new iPad only Kindle features. Those using the Kindle app on the iPad will now have access to a wide range of newspapers and magazines. More specifically;

“Kindle for iPad customers now have access to the huge selection of over 400 magazines and newspapers that are available on Kindle Fire.”

And for those not as familiar with the Kindle Fire magazine selection, that list includes titles such as; Martha Stewart Living, Food Network Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Men’s Health, Popular Science and “many more.” The magazines will arrive as full-color pages and customers will have the option to buy single issues or subscribe.

In addition, iPad Kindle users will be able to “read print replica textbooks including rich formatting and layout of the print editions and support for notes and highlights, zoom and pan, and linked table of contents.” And moving on the the perks that come along for all the iOS devices, these goodies include a Send-To-Kindle email address, the ability to open PDF’s from Mail or Safari and a new and improved library section.

• Email documents to your new Send-to-Kindle e-mail address and we deliver them to your device. The documents are automatically archived in the Amazon Cloud and available for re-download on your iOS or supported Kindle devices.
• Open PDFs from Mail or Safari, by transferring them from iTunes, or by sending them to your Send-to-Kindle email address. The Kindle PDF reader supports PDF table of contents and thumbnail navigation for quickly jumping through the document.
• New library organization allows you to view your Kindle Books, Newsstand, and Docs.