Amazon Announces New Functionality for Kindle Apps for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch
Readers can now enjoy embedded video and audio clips in Kindle books on their iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch
SEATTLE, Jun 27, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)
today announced a new update to Kindle for iPad and Kindle for iPhone and iPod
touch, which allows readers to enjoy the benefits of embedded video and audio
clips in Kindle books. The first books to take advantage of this new technology,
including Rick Steves' London by Rick Steves and Together We Cannot Fail by
Terry Golway, are available in the Kindle Store at http://www.amazon.com/kindleaudiovideo.
"We are excited to add this functionality to Kindle for iPad and Kindle for
iPhone and iPod touch," said Dorothy Nicholls, director, Amazon Kindle. "Readers
will already find some Kindle Editions with audio/video clips in the Kindle
Store today--from Rose's Heavenly Cakes with video tips on preparing the perfect
cake to Bird Songs with audio clips that relate the songs and calls to the
birds' appearances. This is just the beginning--we look forward to seeing what
authors and publishers create for Kindle customers using the new functionality
of the Kindle apps."
"We are truly excited to have collaborated with Amazon to launch Kindle Editions
with audio/video," said Peter Balis, Director, Digital Content Sales, Wiley.
"Innovations like these represent the advantages that digital can offer.
Advancing our content in this manner is important for our authors and our
readers and it will raise the bar on what digital reading can offer for years to
come."
"In the new Kindle Edition with audio/video of Rick Steves' London, the embedded
walking tours allow customers to listen to Rick as they explore the sites of
London," said Bill Newlin, publisher, Avalon Travel. "Rick's narration adds
depth to the reader's experience, while listeners can follow the routes more
easily with the text."
Kindle Editions with audio/video are available now with the latest Kindle App on
iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Kindle for iPhone is now optimized for iPhone 4's
retina display. For more information, go to http://www.amazon.com/kindleapps.
About Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened
on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth's Biggest Selection.
Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth's most customer-centric company, where
customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and
endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and
other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in
categories such as Books; Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics
& Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes &
Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial.
Amazon Web Services provides Amazon's developer customers with access to
in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon's own back-end technology
platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business.
Kindle and Kindle DX are the revolutionary portable readers that wirelessly
download books, magazines, newspapers, blogs and personal documents to a crisp,
high-resolution electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper.
Kindle and Kindle DX utilize the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell
phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the #1
bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon.
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"we," "our" and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries,
unless the context indicates otherwise.
Forward-Looking Statements
This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of
Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management's
expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties
that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth,
new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating
results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims,
fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements,
acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system
interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud.
More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com's
financial results is included in Amazon.com's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and
subsequent filings.
Kindle devices and content are sold through Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
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