Amazon has quietly launched a new web app called “Kindle Cloud Reader” that allows Chrome and Safari users to access their Kindle eBooks through their browsers. The Cloud Reader also supports the iPad version of Safari, giving Amazon a workaround to Apple’s new subscription rules requiring any in-app sales to go through Apple’s purchasing system.
As noted by TechCrunch, the new system is already live at http://read.amazon.com and works quite well on the iPad:
“The iPad version is especially good because the store is fully optimized for the device. And you can easily switch back and forth between the store and your own library. It feels like a native app, but it’s not.”
The web app even supports local storage so that you can read your Kindle books even without a web connection.
Via: MacRumors.com
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