Despite the launch of Apple’s iBook Store, the rival Amazon Kindle app for the iPad might be the one making the headlines judging by these slick first pictures that emerged over the weekend.
The Kindle for iPad app, which will be free to download, completely redesigns the interface to feature a full-colour touchscreen display, slow life-like finger page-turns, and a home screen which displays all of your book covers. The home screen also features a neat animation of a fellow reading under a tree, with the position of the sun changing throughout the day. Naturally, there’ll be access to Amazon’s Kindle store.
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Providing the app gains final approval to feature on the App Store, we could be set for an almighty battle between the E-Book pioneers and Apple, which is seeking to do with the iPad, what the iPod did for MP3s.
Amazon is also looking beyond the iPad and will be rolling out the Kindle app on a host of new tablets that are set for release throughout 2010. The iPad is already available to pre-order in the United States and will hit the shelves on April 3rd, with a UK release expected in the next couple of months.
The New York Times is also reporting that Barnes and Noble will also be launching a reader app for the iPad, so it’ll be most interesting to see how Apple’s draconian stance on allowing competitors into the App Store will play out this time.
Link: Amazon (via New York Times)
