Amazon Kindle for PC now available

Amazon announced today the availability of Kindle for PC.

The small application (5MB) allows Kindle users to access Kindle books from the PC. On October 22 Microsoft demonstrated the application and announced that the application takes advantage of the touch features of Windows 7.

The PC application also automatically synchronizes your last page read and annotations between devices with Whispersync. Whispersync automatically saves and synchronizes bookmarks and last page read across devices. Whether you read Kindle books on a Kindle, Kindle DX, or one of the free Kindle applications, you never lose your place.

"Kindle for PC is the perfect companion application for customers who own a Kindle or Kindle DX," said Ian Freed, vice president, Amazon Kindle. "Kindle for PC is also a great way for people around the world to access a huge selection from the Kindle Store and read the most popular books of today even if they don't yet have a Kindle."

The full list of features:

• Purchase, download and read hundreds of thousands of books available in the Kindle Store
• Read the beginning of any book for free before they buy
• Access their library of previously purchased Kindle books stored on Amazon's servers for free
• Read books in full color including children's books, cookbooks, travel books, textbooks and graphic novels
• Choose from more than 10 different font sizes and adjust words per line
• Add and automatically synchronize bookmarks and last page read
• View notes and highlights marked on Kindle, Kindle DX, iPhone, and iPod touch
• Zoom in and out of text with a pinch of the fingers (Windows 7 users only)
• Turn pages with a finger swipe (available in a future release for Windows 7 users)