Digital books ordered for use on Amazon.com’s Kindle electronic reader soon can be read on personal computers, Reuters reports: Amazon said it will provide a software application — available next month as a free download — that can convert Kindle books to PC-readable ones. The move follows the launch this week of a competing device, the Nook, from bookseller Barnes & Noble that sports a similar function. The latest e-reader from Sony Corp. also is compatible with PCs. Amazon’s Kindle has enjoyed dominant market share in the still-nascent electronic reader market, but analysts say increasing its functionality is key to maintaining that top ranking…
Amazon rolls out program to sync Kindle with PCs
By eSchool News
October 23rd, 2009
