Microsoft announced during the Windows 7 launch that it had partnered with Amazon.com to create an application, Kindle for PC, that allows e-books to be ported from Amazon.coms proprietary e-reader to laptops or desktops. In addition, Windows 7s touch-screen functionality allows users to navigate Kindle e-books with a swipe of a finger, or zoom with a pinching motion. The e-reader market-share battle grew even more intense this week with the announcement of the Barnes Noble Nook.
– Microsoft announced the debut of quot;Kindle for PC, quot; a free application for reading Kindle
e-books on PCs, during the Oct. 22 launch of its Windows 7 operating
system.

In addition to displaying Kindle e-books on desktops and
laptops, the application also allows users to download Kindle…