It’s hard not to view the Kindle Cloud Reader as Amazon’s attempt to find a way onto the iPad in a way that bypasses Apple’s restrictions on app development. Still, Kindle Cloud Reader seems like a great option for people who are using a shared computer, perhaps at a school computer lab, since it gives you access to all your Kindle books without having to install any software. On a desktop browser, the Kindle Cloud Reader lets you choose from five different margin widths and five different font sizes the native Mac app offers 12 different font sizes and something like 20 different margin widths. Kindle for Mac app, since it offers many more text and formatting options.
That’s great, but if you’re going to do a lot of reading on your Mac, you’re probably better off downloading the free (Kindle Cloud Reader doesn’t work on the iPhone.) That means you can read Kindle books on pretty much any Mac or PC. But it’s important not to miss the fact that Kindle Cloud Reader works on Safari and Chrome, too. Coverage of the Kindle Cloud Reader has largely focused on how it behaves on the iPad-and with good reason.
