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Amazon To Launch Kindle App For Blackberry Users

Amazon To Launch Kindle App For Blackberry Users

News Mobile & Telco

Blackberry owners who like to read books while on the go can now access their favourite titles right from their smartphones, thanks to the launch of an Amazon Kindle reader for the RIM platform. Over the weekend the online retailing giant has announced that it has made available its immensely popular Kindle app for Blackberry for the US users, allowing them to access their much sought after titles from a massive catalogue comprising 420,000 books. Ian Freed, VP for...



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