One of the first things I did once I had my new iPad sync’d was to download the Amazon Kindle app to see how it would work for me and compare to the experience with my Kindle 2. My first view was a “Wow!” when I saw the splash screen and then my Kindle library displayed on the big iPad screen.
The experience got even better when I opened a book. I could choose the appearance and font, and choose the comfortable and somewhat old-fashioned sepia background.
Furthermore, I could highlight easily, add notes, and bookmark as I read multiple books during my trip. If you haven’t used a Kindle or Kindle application on your iPhone, you may not know that they sync. In my case, the reading locations between my iPhone, my Kindle 2, and my iPad sync transparently, allowing me to use whichever I want which is near by.
I’m glad Apple approved the Kindle app for the iPhone and iPad. The reading experience is great, and now my existing Kindle books are available on my iPad, too.
Oh… By the way, the app is free!
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Hi – I am trying to sync my Kindle books on to my iPad which I just bought and am having trouble – can anyone give me a step by step example on how to do it before I get totally stressed – please.
Caroline, the syncing happens automatically, once you set up your account in the Kindle app. To set up the account, click the small “i” (for “info”) in the lower right corner of the Kindle app’s Home screen (see the first screenshots, above) and then touch “settings” and set up your account.
Once you have done that, all of your books show up on the Archive page, which you reach by clicking the “Showing” label in the lower left corner of the app and selecting “Archive”. Click any book you want to read from the Archive page and it will be automatically added to your “Home” page and downloaded to the app. It will also be kept in sync with all of your other Kindle apps and devices, including pages read, bookmarks, and notes.
Best regards,
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