Tempo is finally out on the Kindle. The link is to the US version ($9.99), but it is available on all the international Kindle stores as well. In case you weren’t aware, you don’t need the Kindle device to read a Kindle book. You can use your smartphone or PC (just download the appropriate free reader app from Amazon). You can also give Kindle books as a gift (hint, hint!).
Curious factoid I thought I’d share: I now have the Kindle device, as well as apps installed on my iPhone, iPad and laptop (PC). Since the apps all synchronize, I often find myself reading a book in small or large bursts across multiple devices and reading sessions. Surprisingly, I get a lot of the reading done on the iPhone, since I always have it with me, and often have a few minutes here and there (while waiting in line at the post office for instance). The tempo of my reading habits has changed. I now finish most books via a series of 5-minute sessions rather than a few 2-3 hour sessions. It is somewhat more inefficient, due to the switching costs and getting back into the flow of the book. I suppose I’ll be thinking about this new behavior of the book medium a lot more with my next book. Maybe design it to be coherent at both the 5-minute burst level and the extended-session level.
I’ll get to other readers (Nook and the rest) shortly. I’ll also be sending out the promised free copies to those who played the pass-it-along game with the early beta edition.
About Tempo
I’m waiting for nook or non-DRM anything (preferably epub).
Sigh. Yeah, Nook is next on the list.
Actually, if the Kindle version has no DRM, I might be ok with that. It’s usually the publisher who requests DRM. Do you know the status on your Kindle version?
Just bought mine. As an South African the kindle store makes buying books so much easier. The shipping costs for this book may have come close to the cover price.