Kindle Cloud Reader arrives in Italy. That’s what – Panorama

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a statement sent today Amazon announced the launch Also in Italy the Kindle Cloud Reader . This is the opportunity to benefit from millions of books (or their extracts), articles and magazines, directly in the web browser of your computer , thus eliminating the need to download additional software. Not that it’s a problem to have a program in more on the PC, only in this way that Amazon provides an extremely simple reading of its contents; even those who read only one book in his entire life will do it in a few easy steps with this new service.

The “magic” of the Kindle Cloud Reader is made possible by what in the jargon is called “web app “ or a website that has been developed to act as an app for smartphones and tablets, very similar to those for Windows 8.1 (Pro or RT). Thanks to the web app you can interact with a site in a whole new way. In the case of the Kindle Cloud Reader you use your mouse and keyboard to choose the text size, alignment, and color to create notes and bookmarks.

For the success of his reading platform Amazon has focused heavily on Whispersync, is a service that allows users to synchronize the advancements in reading, bookmarks and other information between devices and the Kindle have apps for smartphones and tablets. So if I’m reading a novel in the evening at home on the Kindle and then I want to continue it in the morning by train or subway on the tablet, I can do without having to manually search for the page. The same applies if I browse the book from your web browser with Kindle Cloud Reader, which supports Whispersync.

It is the theory of “ Buy once, read everywhere ” – as explained Jorrit Van der Meulen, vice president of Amazon Kindle . “With Kindle Cloud Reader, you really can start reading immediately with no downloads or installations. We believe that customers in Italy will greatly appreciate this new Kindle app. ” The web app is available for Chrome, Firefox, Safari (also on iPad) and Internet Explorer (version 10) at leggi.amazon.it. Once you are logged into your account you will be able to download purchased books and then read them even offline, anytime.