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Linux users can now read Kindle ebooks on their desktop with Amazon Cloud Reader

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Aug 12, 2011

“Amazon’s Kindle ebook store is one of the most popular websites
prowled by bibliophiles worldwide. The ebooks, once purchased, can
be accessed from a variety of devices including iPhone, Android, PC
and Mac thanks to the beautifully designed native applications that
are available for each of these platforms.

These apps also sync with the user’s Kindle device (affiliate
link) to offer a seamless and connected experience across all
devices. The Kindle desktop app, which is available for Mac and PC,
but not for Linux, had left many Kindle users like me disappointed.
Well, thanks to newly-released Cloud Reader, looks as if that’s
about to change.

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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