Taking On IPhone Is Kindle For Android – Is Android Tablet Next?

Amazon announced that Kindle is going Android. Amazon is teaming up with Google this summer to give the iPhone a run for its money in e-reader functionality. The Kindle software is already offered by Amazon for the iPad, iPhone, Windows, Mac OS X, and Blackberry devices. With built in apps, the Android already sells Amazon music and streaming movies. Kindle for the Android phone is no surprise to industry analysts, except for the fact that it has taken so long to happen. Some say an Android tablet could be next.

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Downloads for Android Kindle

Downloads are a key advantage of Kindle for Android. Fortune reports that Google’s Android environment, as open as quick payday loans compared to Apple’s, allows continuous Kindle for Android downloads. Into Android the Kindle bookstore was built by Amazon into seamlessly. Kindle books can be read on iPhone just fine, but when users want to buy an Amazon book for their iPhone, they need to leave Kindle, open the web browser, then buy the book with an Amazon account. Only then is the purchase transferred wirelessly to the iPhone.

IPhone Kindle

Apple requires people to get out of an app to purchase because in app purchases are only allowed in iPhone from Apple. Amazon could sell e-books in Kindle for iPhone, but Apple would have to take a 30 percent cut. Android let Amazon build a storefront inside Kindle for Android, so Amazon can sell products directly, without Android users leaving Kindle.

Features of Kindle for Android

Kindle for Android can be used on Droid Incredible, Google Nexus One, HTC MyTouch, Motorola CLIQ, Motorola Droid and most other Android phones. Optimized for the Android phone with wireless delivery, users can buy e-books from the kindle store. Before buying a book, the beginning of it is available to try as a sample. Kindle blogs, newspapers, and magazines won’t be available.

Is the Android tablet on its way?

The Kindle for Android announcement precedes the Google I/O conference beginning May 19. Clint Boulton at eWeek reports that most of the buzz leading up to the event centers completely on Android. One thing that is very certain to launch at Google I/O is Android 2.2 which plans to give Kindle for Android a speed increase from previous operating systems. Google officials also want to talk about Android based tablets. Verizon actually confirmed that they are working with Google on Android based tablets.

More information on this topic

Fortune reports

http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2010/05/18/kindle-android-app-goes-beyond-iphone

Clint Boulton at eWeek reports

http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Mobile-and-Wireless/Android-22-Google-TV-Expected-at-Google-IO-This-Week-819819/