Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Amazon adds audio, video to Kindle app


Amazon.com is raising the stakes in the e-book war by adding multimedia capabilities to its downloadlable application for Apple devices.An update to the Kindle app for Apple's iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch will allow e-book authors and publishers to include video and audio, the online bookseller said Monday. The company introduced 13 e-books with audio or video to coincide with the launch, and said more are on the way. Rose's Heavenly Cakes, for example, includes video tips on preparing baked goods while Bird Songs has audio of actual bird calls.

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