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Amazon introduces Kindle for Mac

Amazon.com has announced "Kindle for Mac," a free application that lets readers around the world read Kindle books on their Mac computers.

The statement from Amazon says: “The U.S. Kindle Store currently offers over 450,000 books, including New Releases and 102 of 111 New York Times Bestsellers, and is the only place to find some of today's most popular books in digital format. Kindle books can now be read on the Kindle, Kindle DX, iPhone, iPod touch, BlackBerry, PC and Mac, and soon the iPad. Customers in over 100 countries can go to www.amazon.com/kindleformac to download the Kindle for Mac application for free today.

"Kindle for Mac is the perfect companion application for customers who own a Kindle or Kindle DX," said Jay Marine, director, Amazon Kindle. "For those customers around the world who don't yet have a Kindle, Kindle for Mac is a great way to instantly access and read the most popular new releases as well as their old favorites."

Kindle for Mac features Amazon's Whispersync technology that automatically saves and synchronizes bookmarks and last page read across devices. Whether customers are reading Kindle books on a Kindle, Kindle DX, or one of the free Kindle applications, they can always have their reading with them and never lose their place. With Kindle for Mac, a customer can read some on their Mac, read some on their Kindle, and always pick up where they left off.

With Kindle for Mac, readers can take advantage of the following features:

• Purchase, download, and read hundreds of thousands of books available in the Kindle Store

• Access their library of previously purchased Kindle books stored on Amazon's servers for free

• Choose from 10 different font sizes and adjust words per line

• Add and automatically synchronize bookmarks and last page read

• View notes and highlights marked on Kindle, Kindle DX, and Kindle for iPhone

• Read books in full color including children's books, cookbooks, travel books and textbooks

Several features will be added to the Kindle for Mac app in the near future, including full text search and the ability to create and edit notes and highlights. Kindle for Mac is available to customers around the world as a free download. To download the free app, visit www.amazon.com/kindleformac.”