Since Amazon already has a Kindle app for BlackBerry, it's not surprising that it announced that it will release an app for BlackBerry's upcoming PlayBook tablet.
"When you buy a Kindle book, you can already read it on iPhone, iPad, Android, PC, Mac, BlackBerry, and, of course, on your Kindle, Kindle 3G, and Kindle DX," said Dorothy Nicholls, director for Amazon Kindle. "We're very excited to add the new BlackBerry PlayBook to that list. As with our other Kindle apps, the BlackBerry PlayBook app will be free and will incorporate our WhisperSync technology so you can seamlessly switch between devices."
Friday, October 1, 2010
Kobo App (ebooks) will be available on Blackberry Playbook
Kobo is a global eBook retailer known for offering a rich eReading experience. Today RIM and Kobo announced plans to preload the Kobo eBooks app on the BlackBerry® PlayBook™.
"We are really excited that Kobo’s service and regionalized content will be available to BlackBerry PlayBook tablet users."
The Kobo service provides access to more than 2.2 million books, newspapers and magazines (now that’s a lot of reading!). The app will allow the user to personalize text size, font and style, access recommended reading lists, plus lots more. For more details, check out the press release.
Dan Leibu, chief technology officer for Kobo, also joined us this week at BlackBerry DEVCON to debut an upcoming social eReading app for BlackBerry® smartphones that will leverage our recently announced BBM™ (BlackBerry® Messenger) Social Platform. Kobo plans to integrate information from various functions of BBM into the eBook shopping and reading experience on its app. Shop with a friend, read with a group, exchange passages, and discuss the book in real-time! You can check out a video of this new Kobo app for BlackBerry smartphones (expected to be available early next year) here: http://blog.kobobooks.com/BBM
Kobo with BBM from Kobo on Vimeo.
"We are really excited that Kobo’s service and regionalized content will be available to BlackBerry PlayBook tablet users."
The Kobo service provides access to more than 2.2 million books, newspapers and magazines (now that’s a lot of reading!). The app will allow the user to personalize text size, font and style, access recommended reading lists, plus lots more. For more details, check out the press release.
Dan Leibu, chief technology officer for Kobo, also joined us this week at BlackBerry DEVCON to debut an upcoming social eReading app for BlackBerry® smartphones that will leverage our recently announced BBM™ (BlackBerry® Messenger) Social Platform. Kobo plans to integrate information from various functions of BBM into the eBook shopping and reading experience on its app. Shop with a friend, read with a group, exchange passages, and discuss the book in real-time! You can check out a video of this new Kobo app for BlackBerry smartphones (expected to be available early next year) here: http://blog.kobobooks.com/BBM
Kobo with BBM from Kobo on Vimeo.
Kobo with BBM from Kobo on Vimeo.
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