Amazon has Kindle. What does BlackBerry have?
As a rather voracious reader and collector of esoteric horror novels, you would think that I am completely against the concept of the eBook. Oddly enough, I love the idea. The new Kindle DX is surprisingly easy to use, read, and navigate. However, it is an expensive piece of electronic hardware. But what if I could read eBooks on my BlackBerry?
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Kindle-type app for Blackberry
I have a Kindle and the Kindle app on my iTouch. It is so convenient to pick up reading on the iTouch where I left off on my Kindle if I'm waiting somewhere and need to kill some time. Don't have an iphone, though because we prefer to stick with Verizon for more dependable network coverage. I keep hoping Apple will wise up and offer the iPhone through other network providers besides AT&T. If not, my hubby and I will be switching our phones to a Blackberry this winter when it's time to update them. If that's the case, it would be great to see a Kindle app that worked with Blackberry.Update
Just finished reading "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman via MobiPocket Reader on my BB Storm. I found it to be truly excellent.Reading on Storm
I've been reading via mobipocket on my storm for months now and as far as phones go, the big screen is great for reading. Plus the backlight, which isn't found in kindle, is great for reading in bed. I haven't found any issue with battery drain being a problem.My kindle is on order and I hope it arrives within the next week. I would love to have a kindle bb app just for the syncing options it offers, but if I don't get one I'll be ok with mobipocket since the onboard search will be able to take me where I left off on the kindle.
As for book choices, there are plenty of other options besides amazon where books can be purchased in other formats, then converted in the mobipocket or calibre software and loaded onto kindle. This allows for having the book on both your BB and kindle at the same time. Buying kindle books on amazon does not provide this opportunity.
If you live near a city, most large libraries are really beefing up their ebook offerings. Some of the formats are not usable on kindle-but may be used on mobipocket. Also if you're into the torrent world-there are ebooks galore available all over the web.