Kindle for PC beta ...
I have been waiting for the computer version of the Kindle since I installed Kindle for the iPhone. Actually, ever since I downloaded my second book on the Kindle v1.0. It's a welcomed addition to the Kindle family of devices in which to view your media. Their software beta works very well. So well that I instantly wanted to view a magazine on it. It is a great platform for magazines. Magazines are great but we all know what is happening to them. It's sad but true. The latest victim is Metropolitan Home which I received as a gift and enjoy.
Viewing a magazine on a Kindle is not very practical and a magazine on the iPhone would be maddening. It's just not the same ... it's not even close. A magazine you enjoy that is sitting on your desk or coffee table, is inviting. It's also a reminder of content you approve and trust. When it arrives in your mailbox and you glance at the cover, you are ready to dig into it. That's why you ordered it. To get monthly, well written and illustrated, focused industry updates. Currently, you can not view a magazine on the Kindle PC beta software version. It's just a matter of time. Times are changing for sure. This industry is changing fast. Many are dying and some will be reborn (I hope). The magazine selection for the Kindle is bleak. Not much to chose from. This will change when Amazon allows magazines on this software version of the Kindle. It can help the industry. Color, hyperlinks, search, highlighting and notations. I bought an issue of a magazine to test it out but it didn't allow me to view it on the PC version. The more platforms Amazon makes available, the more I buy, share and promote. The more platforms they give me, the more features I want. Amazon has it right and opening up more ways to read, the more I read. ----------------------NOTE: Also, with a decent monitor and increased font size, this is a great tool for folks with low vision that can operate a computer that use those very expensive reading machines.
