Amazon launching Kindle app for BlackBerry PlayBook tablet

by Ehab Moniem

27 September 2010 No Comment

So far it has been really exciting to see RIM announce the all new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer. Based on the video, it looks like it’s going to be a huge tablet killer on the market. So far, it looks like developers are ahead of the game on this one and a Kindle application for the PlayBook is in the making. Amazon is offically behind all this at the moment and I’m sure we’ll be seeing this launch along with the release of this tablet. So now there’s no need for your Kindle, or iPad with iBooks. Here’s the press release below with some more after the jump.

SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it will launch a Kindle app for the new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer. Customers can already enjoy the free Kindle app on their BlackBerry today. Like all Kindle apps, the Kindle app for the new BlackBerry PlayBook will let customers Buy Once, Read Everywhere—on Kindle, Kindle 3G, Kindle DX, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, Mac, PC, BlackBerry, Android-based devices, and in the coming months, the new BlackBerry PlayBook. Amazon’s Whispersync technology syncs your place across devices, so you can pick up where you left off. For more information about the free Kindle apps, go to www.amazon.com/kindleapps.

Hit the jump for the rest of the press release
“When you buy a Kindle book, you can already read it on iPhone, iPad, Android, PC, Mac, BlackBerry, and of course on your Kindle, Kindle 3G, and Kindle DX,” said Dorothy Nicholls, Director, Amazon Kindle. “We’re very excited to add the new BlackBerry PlayBook to that list. As with our other Kindle apps, the BlackBerry PlayBook app will be free and will incorporate our WhisperSync technology so you can seamlessly switch between devices. Our vision is ‘Buy Once, Read Everywhere.’”

-by Ehab Moniem

Source: Business Wire via Crackberry