Amazon's now accepting preorders for the Kindle Fire Android tablet. (Yes, we're going to call this guy a tablet and not a mere e-reader from here on out.)
For now, it's $199. That's no contract (as it doesn't have cell radios), and remember that these are preorders. The Amazon Fire will ship starting Nov. 15.
gordol says:
Can the user install the Nook software to read B&N purchased and downloaded free ePub content?
acidglaze says:
Probably not. I imagine this device comes pre-loaded with the Amazon Appstore only, and the Nook app is not available from it.
droberto says:
Yes, in fact any current android app can be side loaded - including epub readers. Amazon also says to go ahead and root it if you like! Talk about user friendly.
TheMan876 says:
"Ask AC: How can I pre-order an Amazon Kindle Fire?"
Did somebody actually ask this question?
kaiser10123 says:
probably did because it took awhile for it to pop up on amazon website i just keep searching till it did then preordered one
frmorrison says:
There is no Nook app for the Kindle. You can get Calibre to convert ePub to mobi (Kindle format).
sammyc53#AC says:
Um, there is a Nook app for Android, and this new Kindle is an Android... His question is very valid.
acidglaze says:
The Kindle Fire uses a heavily modified version of Android 2.1. From what I can remember from the old 2.1 tablets (the awful Cruz reader for example), the Android Market was not allowed on them due to some kind of restriction of the OS on a non-phone device.
Besides, the Amazon tablet is tied so much to their infrastructure (movies, music, books, etc) that it would seem plausible that they will only have the Amazon App market on their device, of which no Nook app is offered.
JeremytheIndian says:
This is not "an Android" it's a very heavily skinned Android Device. I see Amazon be very picky as to what is available to it via the Amazon Appstore. The question is valid.
The real question is how long it will take the devs to put CM7 or Honeycomb on it.
roberte1342 says:
I'm sure it will be rooted rather soon and the ability to side load apk's such as the Nook app may be possible.
If not, I would bet the folks over at CM will get a real android OS on it in the future.
Tab_Man001 says:
Just pre ordered mine. Can't wait to get it.
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