Amazon delivers Kindle books to PCsAmazon.com (Amazon.com, Seattle, WA, www.amazon.com) The largest online shopping site and one of the most widely known e-commerce sites on the Web. Founded by Jeff Bezos in 1995, it had 11 employees by year's end. Within four years, it had more than 1,600 employees and four million customers. on Tuesday Tuesday: see week. released free software that lets people read the online retail titan's electronic Kindle A portable e-book device from Amazon.com that provides wireless connectivity to Amazon for e-book downloads as well as Wikipedia and search engines. Using Sprint's EV-DO cellphone network, dubbed WhisperNet, wireless access is free. It also includes a built-in dictionary. books on personal computers. The Kindle for PC application syncs with Amazon's popular e-readers so people can switch from one to the other without losing track of which page they were on in a given work. "Kindle for PC is the perfect companion application for customers who own a Kindle or Kindle DX," said Amazon vice president Ian Freed. "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." Amazon e-books can also be read on Apple iPhone or iPod Touch A flash-based iPod from Apple that was modeled after the iPhone. It is essentially a thinner iPhone without the phone capability and uses a touch screen for navigation rather than the illustrious click wheel. Like the iPhone, the only physical button displays the main menu. devices. The Kindle store online at amazon.com/kindlestore boasts a library of 360,000 digitized books for sale. The new application can be downloaded free in more than 100 countries at www.amazon.com/KindleforPC. Program features include letting people read books in color, prompting speculation that a Kindle device capable of graphics in more than just black-and-white is on the way. Computer chip giant Intel meanwhile unveiled a handheld device designed for people with vision or reading difficulties. The Intel Reader is about the size of a paperback book and converts standard size text into a digital format, then automatically reads it aloud. The devices scan written words using built-in cameras. "As someone who is part of this dyslexic dys·lex·ic or dys·lec·tic adj. Of or relating to dyslexia. n. A person affected by dyslexia. community, I am thrilled thrill v. thrilled, thrill·ing, thrills v.tr. 1. To cause to feel a sudden intense sensation; excite greatly. 2. To give great pleasure to; delight. See Synonyms at enrapture. to be able to help level the playing field for people who, like me, do not have easy access to the printed word," said Intel researcher Ben Foss. "Feelings of loneliness are often the experience of not being able to read easily. We hope to open the doors for people in these communities." 
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