Kindle iPhone App Coming


	Kindle iPhone App Coming

David M Ewalt

2-6-2009 4:48 PM

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amazon, kindle, ebooks, apple, iphone

David M Ewalt says:

This sort of app might help sell kindles, too -- i'd be more likely to want one if i could trade books back and forth between devices.

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