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Linux users Can Finally Read Kindle ebooks on their Desktop with Amazon's Cloud Reader

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If you are a Kindle user disappointed by the lack of a dedicated desktop application for Linux, there’s good news for you. Amazon.com has just launched their new HTML5-powered cloud-based web app called Amazon Cloud Reader. The webapp runs flawlessly on Linux with support for offline reading and much much more. Here’s what it has to offer.

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hehehe.... is odd the way Amazon is imagining things...

"Your web browser isn't supported yet. Download Chrome or Safari below."
Finally? FINALLY? We can read Kindle books on our Linux machines?

Phew! I guess I can stop using the Kindle application that I have been using since 2009 then.

http://www.fewt.com/2009/11/install-kindle-for-pc-applicatio...

;)
That's one way to get a few extra Chrome users. Wonder if it works with Chromium.
Am I missing something? This appears to me to be another "cloud" app that tries to keep control of your own property (in this case your ebook) after you've bought it.
No. You're not missing anything, and have hit the nail square on the head.
> This appears to me to be another "cloud" app that tries to keep control of your own property (in this case your ebook) after you've bought it.

All encrypted ebooks try to keep control of your ebook after you've bought it. This isn't something new with "the cloud".

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