News & Rumors, BlackBerry Apps

Kindle For BlackBerry Now Available For Download

by Bla1ze

on 18 Feb 2010 03:12 AM

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Kindle For BlackBerry Now Available For Download

Been waiting for the Kindle for BlackBerry app? Sure you have. Now, provided you live in the US you can now head on over to the Amazon website and download Kindle For BlackBerry for free. The feature breakdown looks like this:

Search and browse more than 400,000 books, including 101 of 112 New York Times® Best Sellers.
Find New York Times Best Sellers and new releases for $9.99, unless marked otherwise
Get free book samples - read the first chapter for free before you decide to buy
Books you purchase can also be read on a Kindle, computer, or other Kindle-compatible mobile device
Kindle newspapers, magazines, and blogs are not currently available for Kindle for BlackBerry
Kindle for BlackBerry is available to U.S. customers only

Have to admit that I am disappointed that it's only currently available for the US. But, that said glad to see it arrive for those that can use it and surely, it won't be long until we see a Canadian release as well. Go grab it, check it out and let us know what you think in the comments folks. Can't wait to see hear what you all think.

Filed Under: News & Rumors, BlackBerry Apps; Tags: Amazon, eBooks, Kindle

106 Comments

Posted by Nayners Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 725 days ago

First

Posted by wighed Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 725 days ago

Well, it's about time! mobipocket is a bit limited, but this should help out quite a bit.

Posted by Krispykrink Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

I'd be happier if they skipped this release of idiotic software to allow one to attempt reading a 1,000 page novel on a teeny tiny screen. Instead focus on releasing useful software like the Amazon MP3 store for the Berry like they have for Android.

I guess to Amazon folks, Blackberry people have no interest in frivolous things like music. ;-)

Posted by Skeevecr Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

Isn't it more likely that they have separate teams developing software for different parts of the company, not to mention the obvious fact that the core business for amazon is still that of books.

As far as reading on a small screen, I agree most wouldn't want to do that, but the plus to the kindle app is it will synch how much you have read across each device so you could read a few pages on your blackberry when you don't have your kindle with you and then carry on from there when you get back to your pc or your kindle.

Posted by moyjoy Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

You know this is meant to be companion software to the actual Kindle device? Also, that there are full screen blackberrys...

Posted by robotaholic Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

I have a tour and read on it all the time for hours. Sorry your eyes are failing you old hag-

Posted by wajordan Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

I don't like in the US and I just downloaded and installed the software and ordered (free book) and am reading a book on my BS2.

For some reason, it works for me...

Wayne

Posted by Kiddo_24 Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

I would've preferred to view this on my Storm2 but since I've given it to my fiance, my Bold 9700 would just have to do. Still, I'm so glad this app is finally available!!

Posted by duhgus Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

can't wait to download this and start using it.
I bought the small world edition kindle for my wife for christmas and she loves it. She has a coorporate tour and can't install any software (they even have many sites blocked through the browser!). I have the tour as well but it's my personal (and only) phone so I can install and crack away.

Here's a gem of a website for you kindle software and hardware users.

http://www.freekindlebooks.org/

All the free classic books that are legitimatly FREE....over 10,000 of them. So read up on your Homer and Balzac.

Posted by Barredbard Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

I was trying to figure out why in the world I would even want to download Kindle, when my only reward is that I would get to pay to download books, for the dubious pleasure of reading it on the minute screen afforded by my Tour. Especially when the Viigo app provides quite a few free books, most of them classics. But you've given me a reason. If they have free classics, I am willing to try them out, just to see if I'll become infected by the prevalent Kindle hype.

Posted by cenloe Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

Amazon also has free books, I just downloaded "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine. Google has free books as well.

Posted by _X_ Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

Nice site thanks but this site is WAY better

http://feedbooks.com/

Has free books in ePUB/MOBI(Kindle)/PDF. And they have a mobile website as well.

http://www.feedbooks.mobi

Posted by galavanter Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

Installed easily and downloaded books from my Amazon archive without a problem.

Turns pages with space bar or trackball on my Tour. Lots of keyboard shortcuts.

Browse and buy books from the app. No need to open browser like the iPhone app.

I sold my Kindle a while back but Whispersync syncs with my iPod Touch. :)

Posted by AprilStorm Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

This is not available for non-us customers.

I cannot understand the logic for this.

I have bought kindle books from Amazon.
I can read them on my kindle, on my laptop with kindle for pc but I cannot read them with my blackberry.
It cannot be something to do with publisher or region.
It cannot be something to do with whispernet.
Can anyone explain the restriction?

Posted by Skeevecr Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

They probably wanted to get it out to their most important market first, if there are issues then its easier to sort them out for a single set of regional restrictions I would expect.

Posted by wricks Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

or the wife's Pearl. And we're not even Canadian, eh?

Posted by otaku2 Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

I agree. Why no Pearl version? The Barnes & Noble reader software works on Pearl, and it is quite usable.

Posted by TiTiRi Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

It works perfectly! Great quality on my Storm2.
I wonder why it is not downloadable from the BlackBerry App World :( this installation would have been easier.

Any idea how to read free kindle books .mobi files that you can download from www.freekindlebook.org?

Posted by RoninKSB Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

I just tried this out. The application will read .mobi files from this site (an presumably others). Just make sure when downloading a book from this site to save it on your memory card under /kindle/eBooks/.

One thing to note, you need to close and re-open Kindle for BB for the new book to appear in the list.

This application in really, really nice. An excellent companion to the Kindle.

Posted by Nicketmaster Friday, Feb 19, 2010 724 days ago

Thank you for that, I was trying to figure this out for the past little bit. Using file manager while connected to PC doesn't work, at least I couldn't figure it out if it does.

Posted by shane clarke Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

how can i watch a video which i wanna download from the net

Posted by ortonauta Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

That sucks! I've been trying to decide what e-book reader to get based in many variables. I was welling to try Amazon without the espense of buying a Kindle, because I want to be mobile and I happend to live outside of the US. Now this? How long will I have to wait to go blind trying to read a big book out of my 8900??

Posted by wojtas25 Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

Anyone can pull up this app (COD and JAD or ALX files) and send me via e-mail? Its not available in my country but i would like to try if it works. Maybe just cant download app and all this service will work? Just curious :)

Posted by blessed2bamommie Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

Am I the only one with one like I am apparently am a rare Zune 30 owner? Waiting til July to get a Droid, Pre or Iphone. Agreed on the Amz mp3 support on non-BBs. I couldn't believe it on the Droid! I'm tired of being a red headed stepchild! I wanna be one of the cool kids!

Posted by blessed2bamommie Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

Posted by loveray Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

Downloaded the app and it nuked by blackberry tour

Posted by ResidentialRestoration Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

Oddly enough, they didn’t make it compatible with the 8330. I thought there were quite a few phones out there of that model.

Posted by malars Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

or the 8530.

Posted by vectrac19 Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

I am from the UK and it downloaded no problem, I tried to download a book, and it said I was from an invalid country, so I logged into my amazon.co.uk account and change my country to America, now I can download! Easy fix!

Posted by PossumPete Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

It doesn't look like it gives you the option to save books to the SD card. Do all book downloads go straight to the device memory?

Posted by PossumPete Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

It does save to the SD card. DL now!

Posted by garment69 Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

Thanks for that.

Posted by garment69 Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

I hope its not being saved to our program memory but I cant find any answers to where else it would be going.

Posted by carrickfergus Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

It goes to the SD card. Confirmed.

Posted by _X_ Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

Look in the root directory under kindle. That is where it saves your books. I've even copied my own MOBI books in that directory and it works fine.

Posted by serpico Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

I've had a Kindle since it came out for Canada and been waiting for this for my wife and I. Amazon better bring this out for us soon, this is ridiculous. It's available for the iphone itouch up here!

Posted by wcihlu Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

Read up a few comments. User Vectrec19 is from UK and uses the Kindle app. He changed his amazon account country to the US..

Posted by johnnymac Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

I've been a long time eReader user, so I'm hoping having more mainstream players in this space will benefit us, the buying consumer. by driving down the costs of the books.

I've installed the app on my Storm 2 and do really like the ability to preview the first chapter. Main question for me will be - between Kindle and eReader, which one will end up with the lowest book costs? I know they can only go down so far, but every little bit helps.

Posted by wshaw Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

Great app except you can't read in landscape, strictly portrait. Since I read in bed, laying on my side, portrait doesn't work too well. But, that being said, where else can you find 400,000 books reasonably, er uh, almost reasonably priced?

Posted by AggieFamily05 Sunday, Jan 23, 2011 385 days ago

were you ever able to get your BB Torch to run the kindle app in landscape mode? If so, can you tell me how you did it? I'm stuck in portrait mode :( thanks!

Posted by galpd320 Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

Wow, I'm surprised how many people have it already :) My wife has a Kindle and I've been a bit jealous of her ability to get books at will. But now I can get them just as conveniently and on a device I will have with me for reading at all times! POW!
Program works well and text is crystal clear on my 9550.

Posted by mnl Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

i was just thinking about it in the shower this morning...why is there no kindle client for the bb? and there it was on crackberry! my wife has the kindle 2 and i set up my itouch to check it out there. of course i've turned off synch on amazon so i dont mess up her reading but i still think having it on my 9700 is very cool. im reading alice in wonderland (free!) and now, since it's on my bb, i can grab a few pages of reading wherever i am! my wife said she'd never use it on her bb cuz it's too small and hard to read. i told her not to worry because it won't work on her 8330! #FAIL

Posted by tat2grl10 Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

only to find that they don't support the 8330. That's disappointing. I can read on my Kindle, read on my iPod touch, but not on my BB, which is the only one of those 3 devices that I have with me at all times. Sure hope they expand to include the 8330 soon!

Posted by JustaNJDiva Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

Absolutely AWESOME!!!!!

Posted by jlb21 Thursday, Feb 18, 2010 724 days ago

DLed and working fine on my Tour.

I have to admit, even on the tiny screen I find it quite readable. I don't know if I could see myself reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on the small screen. But books from, say, comedians or the like that are shorter, or the type of books where you might read a chapter here or there (you know....the "reading room" kind of book") may do just fine.

I have to remember to set a bookmark as (unless I am doing something wrong) I don't think it will automatically set a bookmark when you exit the app. I'll try again and see. Perhaps it does and I just didn't notice it.....