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Kindle for iPhoneVersion: 1.2 (iPhone OS 3.0 Tested)

Developer: Reinke LLC

Age rating: 4+

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4+ Applications in this category contain no objectionable material.

9+ Applications in this category may contain mild or infrequent occurrences of cartoon, fantasy or realistic violence, and infrequent or mild mature, suggestive, or horror-themed content which may not be suitable for children under the age of 9.

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17+ Applications in this category may also contain frequent and intense offensive language; frequent and intense cartoon, fantasy or realistic violence; and frequent and intense mature, horror, and suggestive themes; plus sexual content, nudity, alcohol, tobacco, and drugs which may not be suitable for children under the age of 17.

Compatibility: Compatible with iPhone and iPod touch
Requires iPhone OS 2.0 or later

Filed Under: Books

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cheap kindle alternative

As an alternative to the $300 Kindle, this is a great app, if you can live with a smaller screen and it's limitations on the itouch platform. I prefer the eReader app over this Kindle app (see my review for eReader), but for books that are cheaper/only available in Kindle format, this works nicely. I'm pleasantly surprised that my itouch is also my ereader and is now being used primarily for that purpose, although I have more ereader books than kindle books.


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I'm a new Kindle user, and have only used the iPhone app a few times. That said, I think most reviews have underrated the app. I found it easy to read, very quick to navigate, and simple to find the controls (e.g., table of contents) through gestures.


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