The Kindle Reader

The Amazon Kindle is the most popular e-reader on the market, and you can enjoy reading Kindle books on your Android tablet. You can start reading on one device and continue reading on your Android tablet, right where you left off. This is a process Amazon calls Whispersync. You don’t even have to own a Kindle to use the reader. The Kindle Store carries more than books; you can also order magazines, newspapers, and comic books from the Kindle Store.

The one disadvantage to reading Kindle books is that they currently use a format unique to Amazon. Unfortunately, they don’t support the more standard ePUB format, which makes it difficult to buy books from other sellers and read them in your Kindle app. That said, it’s not impossible ...

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