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Amazon.com has announced a free application to allow readers access Kindle e-books on their PCs.
The application will launch next month but a release date has yet to be confirmed. When it goes live, readers will be able to access their entire Kindle libraries on their PCs, as well as buying new books.
The application will automatically save bookmarks and last read pages, meaning a user can read a book on their Kindle and pick up where they left off on their PC. It is compatible with Windows 7, Microsoft's new operating system, which can allow readers to zoom in and out of text with a pinch of the fingers. A future release of the software will let users turn pages with a finger swipe.
Ian Freed, vice president of Amazon Kindle, said: "Kindle for PC is the perfect companion application for folks who own a Kindle or Kindle DX. Kindle for PC is also a great way for people around the world to read the most popular books of today even if they don’t yet have a Kindle."
Amazon also produces a Kindle application for the Apple iPhone. The internet retailer yesterday dropped the price of its international Kindle, which can download books wirelessly around the world, by $20 to $259 (£155).
Amazon also announced its results this morning, showing strong growth for the third quarter of 2009.