3) Amazon = Content, Device, Apps +
Whispersync making Mobile already a significant play in my book but an actual partnership not yet to hand
Plus
Whispersync makes them RIDICULOUSLY CHEAP.
Not exact matches
Amazon's
Whispersync technology allows readers to
make notations and bookmarks on pages.
High Resolution Affordable Solid Front - Lit Display The Bookerly font
makes e-book reading more intuitive X-Ray,
Whispersync, Flashcards etc..
Amazon Kindle's
Whispersync technology already
makes this possible in the United States and Canada.
Like
WhisperSync for books, which can automatically sync your place in a book across multiple devices,
WhisperSync for games
makes sure that if you're on level 12 of «Where's My Perry» on one Kindle device, you'll be on level 12 on all Kindle devices.
That would most likely mean some kind of audiobook tie - in, which
makes sense with
Whispersync for Voice and a possible Alexa crossover.
And if you have been reading the same Kindle Store» books across multiple Kindles, you'll find
Whispersync feature on Kindle Fire
makes reading easier, as you could switch back and forth between devices and free Kindle reading applications.
If there is a paperback edition also offered, you must
make sure that Amazon lists all your editions together, or you (and your readers) will lose the
Whispersync connection
Not much was said about
Whispersync by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos during Monday's announcement, but the official Amazon press release defines
Whispersync as technology that «automatically syncs Kindle 2 and the original Kindle, which
makes transitioning to the new Kindle 2 or using both devices easy for customers.»
In order to preserve your reading progress, bookmarks, notes, highlights and annotations across different versions of books,
make sure that all of your Kindle devices and reading apps have Annotations Backup or
Whispersync for Books turned on.
However it hasn't
made public any plans to do such things with
WhisperSync yet, even though it is in a good position to do so.
Initial reports about the number of Amazon Fire tablets pre-ordered show a warm welcome to the device's arrival, so it would
make sense for the company to expand
WhisperSync to do more than just keep bookmarks in your eBooks and videos.
Plus the fact that Amazon will
make its services available on other platforms (Cloud Player and Cloud Drive is only for Android now, but Kindle
WhisperSync currently works on both iOS and Android; iCloud will definitely not be available on Android devices) which give it a larger potential user base.
This new
Whispersync for Voice feature is now already available for nearly 15,000 different Kindle ebook / audiobook combinations on Amazon.com, according to their press release, and Audible's founder drove home the point that it'll
make life easier for Kindle owners.
To show off a brand new feature they're
making available for audiobooks that's called «
Whispersync for Voice».
A / B Testing is the latest developer service that Amazon has launched (along with Achievements, Leaderboards,
Whispersync across devices, In - App Purchasing, and 1 - Click Purchasing) that
make it simpler than ever for app developers to concentrate on the differentiating parts of their apps rather than the undifferentiated infrastructure and engagement components.»
* You can aim to
make your audiobook usable with Kindle's
Whispersync, in which Kindle readers can listen to the audio for a while, pick up reading with the Kindle for a while, and go back to the audio, all without losing their place.
Getting Apps Amazon Coins Other Built - inApps Phone
Making a call Using contacts Ringtones Messaging Texting Replying Alerts Contacts Creating a contact Favorites Custom ringtones Email Adding accounts Sending email Managing email Signature Calendar Navigating calendar Adding an appointment Web Browsing Bookmarking Settings Camera Take a picture Panorama Lenticular burst mode HDR Video Storage Firefly Phone numbers, addresses Movies & TV Music Products Maps Finding where you are Nearby businesses Turn by turn directions Transit Walking Driving Music Adding your own music Playlists Downloading vs. Cloud Prime Music Kindle Buying books Adding your own Appearance Reading Photos Editing Storage Sharing Video X-Ray ASAP Second Screen (Fire TV) Amazon Ecosystem Mayday Prime Free Shipping Video Kindle Lending Library Prime Music Fire TV Kindle Fires Kindle
WhisperSync
Enabling Audiobook for
Whispersync for Voice and Immersion Reading How can I create a digital audiobook version of my book and
make it eligible for
Whispersync for Voice and Immersion Reading?
Not much was said about
Whispersync by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos during today's announcement, but the official Amazon.com press release defines
Whispersync as technology that «automatically syncs Kindle 2 and the original Kindle, which
makes transitioning to the new Kindle 2 or using both devices easy for customers.»
Our
Whispersync technology
makes it simple to move back and forth between devices.