InventHelp’s Invention Girl was thrilled to find out that two of her tech favorites are teaming up! Amazon’s Kindle Reader, which enables word nerds like me to read books, magazines and newspapers electronically, will now be offered as an app for the iPhone and iPod Touch.

In a bid to encourage consumers to embrace e-book technology (and entice those who are turned off by the Kindle’s $359 price tag), Amazon is offering the app for free. And don’t confuse “no cost” with “no features” – the app includes some of the Kindle’s signature elements. Users can adjust the size of the text, add notes, and bookmark places.

The app does not connect to Kindle’s store, however, so if you get the urge to download some Hemmingway on a whim, you’ll need to log in to your web browser. If you happen to own a Kindle already, the app will sync the two.

Ian Freed, Amazon’s vice president for the Kindle, told MSNBC that the company sees the software as a way to introduce non-Kindle owners to e-books while complimenting current Kindle owners’ exiting programs by enabling them to read their content directly from their Apple devices.

We at InventHelp sure do love to see great concepts work together in harmony!

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