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8.39.0.100(1.3.237316.0)

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Varies with device

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Amazon Mobile LLC

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Name: Amazon Kindle
Rating: 4.7 (300568 reviews)

Amazon Mobile LLC

Your library in your pocket. Anytime, anywhere.

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Mar 2, 2021

By Joanne Simmons

I loved using my Kindle app on my Android until recently. All of the highlights in my books have disappeared and Kindle support has informed me there is nothing that can be done. I Googled the issue and I see there are many others experiencing the very same issue. Why has Kindle not corrected the problem? There is no sense in offering a feature that you cannot support. I see no reason to continue to purchase on Kindle because I use this feature a lot.
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eReader developers
Jul 25, 2020

By Don2

As time passes, there will be increasing demand from users for the full implementation of HTML5, CSS3, and ePub3 in reflowable-text eReaders. The features that users could be experiencing as they read include video, audio, JavaScript, background images, embedded fonts, and much more. The current requirement that eBooks with embedded media use the fixed-layout format is inappropriate when text-based eBooks have media designed to flow along with the text. That requirement can result in many consecutive pages of fixed-layout text that can’t be resized. Fixed-layout is for magazine-type eBooks. The current implementation of reflowable text is for text-only eBooks, like traditional novels. There should be a third option available that utilizes all the features of ePub3. Currently, the display of media in reflowable-text eReaders is very haphazard, with images or videos halfway off the page or not displayed at all. Scripts in JavaScript are ignored or appear as text in the body text. If a user pays extra for a multimedia eBook, they would like to experience the media they paid for. Please provide users and designers a third option, multimedia-text, in addition to reflowable-text and fixed-layout. Thinking that reflowable-text eBooks don’t need video or audio is like Norma Desmond saying she’d had the eyes of the world but they wanted their ears too. Was she right? Movies don’t need soundtracks? Please allow eReaders to continue evolving.
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Mar 2, 2021

By David Streeper

I hate this last update! It was so much easier to change the font size and the background. I would just hit the A at the top my reading screen and either hit plus or minus for the size and then pick my background color. I like it for the black background when I read it night and I like the white background during the day. You made it so much more difficult to change it now. I've been using Kindle for very long time and I'm considering switching to another reading app.
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Mar 4, 2021

By bryan ricker

The books available through Kindle unlimited are just the trash they couldn't sell. You do not have access to all the books available on Kindle. Also, I need the audio books which are promised in the ad but still haven't found one. Kindle unlimited is a waste of money.
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hate the new home page
Jan 22, 2020

By McDonna

Before the latest update I would have given the app a 4-star rating as it mostly works pretty well. But now when I open the app, instead of showing me my books it puts me on their new Home screen. It is nothing more than a way to try to sell me more books, which is annoying because I choose books from my browser and I am opening the app so that I can READ them. Ironically they don’t even let you buy books from the app even if I were in a shopping mood, and as usual they have no idea what I might be looking to buy so it is nothing but a waste of time. I have spent many hundreds of dollars on their books and this greedy ploy just makes me want to find a different app that will allow to read them without encountering ads every bloody time I open the app. This is the price we pay for supporting a monopoly—they control the books and prices and now can’t even provide a clean and efficient way to read them. I know this seems like an overreaction but I read whenever I have a few minutes waiting in line or wherever, and I keep opening it to this ad page and thinking “huh?” and then remembering oh yeah I need to find and click the Library button so I’ve just lost a precious bit of my reading time.
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eReader developers
Jul 25, 2020

By Don2

As time passes, there will be increasing demand from users for the full implementation of HTML5, CSS3, and ePub3 in reflowable-text eReaders. The features that users could be experiencing as they read include video, audio, JavaScript, background images, embedded fonts, and much more. The current requirement that eBooks with embedded media use the fixed-layout format is inappropriate when text-based eBooks have media designed to flow along with the text. That requirement can result in many consecutive pages of fixed-layout text that can’t be resized. Fixed-layout is for magazine-type eBooks. The current implementation of reflowable text is for text-only eBooks, like traditional novels. There should be a third option available that utilizes all the features of ePub3. Currently, the display of media in reflowable-text eReaders is very haphazard, with images or videos halfway off the page or not displayed at all. Scripts in JavaScript are ignored or appear as text in the body text. If a user pays extra for a multimedia eBook, they would like to experience the media they paid for. Please provide users and designers a third option, multimedia-text, in addition to reflowable-text and fixed-layout. Thinking that reflowable-text eBooks don’t need video or audio is like Norma Desmond saying she’d had the eyes of the world but they wanted their ears too. Was she right? Movies don’t need soundtracks? Please allow eReaders to continue evolving.
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Mar 2, 2021

By David Streeper

I hate this last update! It was so much easier to change the font size and the background. I would just hit the A at the top my reading screen and either hit plus or minus for the size and then pick my background color. I like it for the black background when I read it night and I like the white background during the day. You made it so much more difficult to change it now. I've been using Kindle for very long time and I'm considering switching to another reading app.
more less
hate the new home page
Jan 22, 2020

By McDonna

Before the latest update I would have given the app a 4-star rating as it mostly works pretty well. But now when I open the app, instead of showing me my books it puts me on their new Home screen. It is nothing more than a way to try to sell me more books, which is annoying because I choose books from my browser and I am opening the app so that I can READ them. Ironically they don’t even let you buy books from the app even if I were in a shopping mood, and as usual they have no idea what I might be looking to buy so it is nothing but a waste of time. I have spent many hundreds of dollars on their books and this greedy ploy just makes me want to find a different app that will allow to read them without encountering ads every bloody time I open the app. This is the price we pay for supporting a monopoly—they control the books and prices and now can’t even provide a clean and efficient way to read them. I know this seems like an overreaction but I read whenever I have a few minutes waiting in line or wherever, and I keep opening it to this ad page and thinking “huh?” and then remembering oh yeah I need to find and click the Library button so I’ve just lost a precious bit of my reading time.
more less

Mar 2, 2021

By Joanne Simmons

I loved using my Kindle app on my Android until recently. All of the highlights in my books have disappeared and Kindle support has informed me there is nothing that can be done. I Googled the issue and I see there are many others experiencing the very same issue. Why has Kindle not corrected the problem? There is no sense in offering a feature that you cannot support. I see no reason to continue to purchase on Kindle because I use this feature a lot.
more less
Mar 4, 2021

By bryan ricker

The books available through Kindle unlimited are just the trash they couldn't sell. You do not have access to all the books available on Kindle. Also, I need the audio books which are promised in the ad but still haven't found one. Kindle unlimited is a waste of money.
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Mar 5, 2021

By Henry Burrell

I have uninstalled and reinstalled this app twice and restarted my phone. Nothing works. When I try to download a book, it gets stuck in the "zero" spot in the queue and never actually starts to download. I can't view a single one of my books.
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Developer Information

Release Notes

8.39.0.100(1.3.237316.0)

8.39.0.100(1.3.237316.0) February 24, 2021

Use Page Flip to explore your comics or zoom out to get a bird’s eye view of the pages without losing your place.

8.38.0.100(1.3.235385.0) January 20, 2021

Several experience improvements and bug fixes.

8.37.0.100(1.3.234695.0) December 18, 2020

Several experience improvements and bug fixes.

Varies with device November 15, 2019

Several experience improvements and bug fixes.

4.15.0.46 August 5, 2015

8.22.0.15 August 26, 2019

Filter to view books you’ve checked out from your public library.

4.15.0.46 August 5, 2015

8.20.0.10 June 25, 2019

In the coming weeks, you will see Prime Reading and Kindle Unlimited badges on subscription content in your library

4.15.0.46 August 5, 2015

8.20.0.10 June 25, 2019

In the coming weeks, you will see Prime Reading and Kindle Unlimited badges on subscription content in your library

4.15.0.46 August 5, 2015

8.20.0.10 June 25, 2019

In the coming weeks, you will see Prime Reading and Kindle Unlimited badges on subscription content in your library

4.15.0.46 August 5, 2015

8.20.0.10 June 25, 2019

In the coming weeks, you will see Prime Reading and Kindle Unlimited badges on subscription content in your library

4.15.0.46 August 5, 2015

8.20.0.10 June 25, 2019

In the coming weeks, you will see Prime Reading and Kindle Unlimited badges on subscription content in your library

8.19.0.18 June 3, 2019

In the coming weeks, you will be able to:
See Prime Reading and Kindle Unlimited badging on Home to easily find books to borrow.
Tap “See All” on Home to see all your recommendations in a list.

8.18.0.22 April 23, 2019

Several experience improvements and bug fixes.

8.19.0.18 June 3, 2019

In the coming weeks, you will be able to:
See Prime Reading and Kindle Unlimited badging on Home to easily find books to borrow.
Tap “See All” on Home to see all your recommendations in a list.

8.18.0.22 April 23, 2019

Several experience improvements and bug fixes.

4.15.0.46 August 5, 2015

8.18.0.22 April 23, 2019

Several experience improvements and bug fixes.

4.15.0.46 August 5, 2015

8.18.0.22 April 23, 2019

Several experience improvements and bug fixes.

8.17.0.49 March 26, 2019

In the coming weeks, you will see the following:
* Filter your library to see only read or unread books. Books that appear to have been completed are automatically marked as read
* Translation support for Afrikaans, Catalan, Icelandic, Swedish and Welsh

8.18.0.22 April 23, 2019

Several experience improvements and bug fixes.

8.17.0.49 March 26, 2019

8.16.0.57 February 26, 2019

Several experience improvements and bug fixes.

8.15.0.68 January 28, 2019

Several experience improvements and bug fixes.

8.16.0.57 February 26, 2019

Several experience improvements and bug fixes.

8.15.0.68 January 28, 2019

Several experience improvements and bug fixes.

8.14.1.0 January 4, 2019

In the coming weeks, you will see the following:
* A redesigned Notebook that makes managing your notes and highlights easier.

8.14.1.5 January 16, 2019

In the coming weeks, you will see the following:
* A redesigned Notebook that makes managing your notes and highlights easier.

8.14.1.0 January 4, 2019

In the coming weeks, you will see the following:
* A redesigned Notebook that makes managing your notes and highlights easier.

8.13.1.65 November 30, 2018

In the coming weeks, you will see the following:
* Download books to your SD card to save storage space on your device. Go to Settings to get started.

8.12.0.59 October 22, 2018

In the coming weeks, you will see the following:
* Read with continuous scrolling by turning it on from the Aa menu in your book.
* Read your favorite magazines in a new mobile-friendly format. Initial titles include Food Network, Cosmopolitan, Time, Popular Mechanics, and 200 others.

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Size

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Developer

Amazon Mobile LLC

Developer Information

Release Notes

6.39

6.39 February 18, 2021

Use Page Flip to explore your comics or zoom out to get a bird’s eye view of the pages without losing your place.

6.38.1 February 9, 2021

Several experience improvements and bug fixes.

6.38 January 21, 2021

Several experience improvements and bug fixes.

6.37 December 7, 2020

Quickly jump from A-Z when your library is sorted by title or author.

6.36 November 11, 2020

Add a widget to your iOS 14 home screen to easily jump back into the book you're currently reading.

6.35 October 8, 2020

Reading Ruler now works in paginated reading and lets you change the ruler size and position.

6.34 August 26, 2020

- You can now permanently delete content from your library.
- When reading the same book on multiple devices, the Most Recent Page Read from your other devices now appears in Page Flip View and Continuous Scrolling.

6.33 July 30, 2020

- You can now save preferred font and layout settings into custom themes. Located in Aa menu, themes allow you to toggle between favorite reading configurations with a single tap.
- You can now borrow, read, return and filter your comiXology Unlimited books in the app.

6.32.1 July 6, 2020

Several experience improvements and bug fixes.

6.32 June 29, 2020

Several experience improvements and bug fixes.

6.31 June 2, 2020

Several experience improvements and bug fixes.

6.30.2 May 19, 2020

- Fix for a bug that caused some books to open at the beginning instead of last page read.
- The Kindle app will now respect your iOS system font size choice, including accessibility large fonts, across most tabs and menus.

6.30.1 May 7, 2020

The Kindle app will now respect your iOS system font size choice, including accessibility large fonts, across most tabs and menus.

6.30 May 1, 2020

The Kindle app will now respect your iOS system font size choice, including accessibility large fonts, across most tabs and menus.

6.29.1 April 4, 2020

Improved dictionary lookup allows you to scroll lengthy definitions without leaving your book.

6.29 March 24, 2020

Improved dictionary lookup allows you to scroll lengthy definitions without leaving your book.

6.28 February 25, 2020

- Easily access all settings related to your reading in the updated Aa menu.
- When reading in continuous scroll, use a vertical navigation bar to explore your book without losing your place.
- Use the new Reading Ruler to gain focus and read more easily. Access it via the more tab in the Aa menu.

6.27.1 January 30, 2020

Several experience improvements and bug fixes.

6.27 January 27, 2020

Several experience improvements and bug fixes.

6.26 January 7, 2020

* Set a reading goal for 2020 and see the books you finished in 2019 in your Reading Insights.
* Find recommendations, your recent reads, popular titles, and more on Home.
* Turn your favorite quote into an image, and share it with friends via social media or text. Highlight your quote and tap the ‘Share’ icon to get started.

6.25 December 10, 2019

Several experience improvements and bug fixes.

6.24 October 28, 2019

Several experience improvements and bug fixes.

6.23.1 October 16, 2019

- Public Library Filter: Filter to view books you’ve checked out from your public library.
- Audible Companion Download: Choose to have your Audible companion auto-download in the background when you download the paired book. Enable this option via app settings.

6.23 September 26, 2019

6.22 August 26, 2019

Bug fixes and performance improvements.

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Size

144.2MB

Developer

Amazon Mobile LLC

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