Readability Android app 'right-sized' for Kindle Fire, Amazon Appstore exclusive release 1st wk. Also, remember web SendToReader for e-Ink Kindles. Push to Kindle app for other Android devices. UPDATE2

READABILITY FOR ANDROID AVAILABLE MONDAY BUT ONLY AT AMAZON APPSTORE FOR FIRST WEEK

At 11am ET, Monday, Readability's Android App will finally be available, but only at the Amazon Appstore on your device, for the first week.

Readability's CEO Rich Ziade told The Verge

' We've been talking to Amazon for a while because their heritage is so grounded in reading with the Kindle products... We even went to great lengths to scale up the Readability experience on the Kindle Fire so that the type and interface is right-sized...
...
Readability jumps immediately to the head of the Android class thanks to a beautiful, typography-based UI, and functionality identical to its iOS counterpart.

It's clearly designed for Android 4.0 and beyond, with basically no support for the Menu button, but those without Ice Cream Sandwich should get used to it quickly.  We're fans already, and we're betting Monday's going to make a lot of Android users into happy new Readability users. '

ADDED NOTE
SendToReader [to Kindle]
Most popular, so far, with those I know, for this type of capability for the e-Ink Kindle readers, has been the web tool SendtoReader, and for reasons why that is so, see the many comments and feedback on that.

I haven't tried the regular web SendToReader with the Kindle Fire yet.  Would really like to hear/read feedback by any readers who have.

Update
Question about another Android App of this type, which I've never heard anything about and the one review is not a verified Amazon purchase.
ALSO, it is an Amazon store app for Android devices in general but not shown as available for Kindle Fire owners (as is true for the popular Dropbox).
Push to Kindle by Fivefilters.org, released July 2, 2011, so, apparently an Android app before the Kindle Fire existed.

  One never knows if Amazon just hasn't allocated time to test it or it proved to be not trouble-free.

  It's $2.30 on the Android Market (now known as Google Play and has 33 reviews and 4.9 stars average there from regular Android phone and tablet users (twenty-nine 5-stars, four 4-stars). For the Android Market, that's a high average.

 Since many of us have Android smartphones or other supplementary tablets it might be of interest, but is $2 at Amazon and the coming Readability app for Android will be free, from what I can see.

Even with the web edition of Readability, there are web pages the content of which it won't send completely, so I'm always curious about other utilities like this and what experiences people have had.

Details and reader reviews are at Google Play [Market]


Update2
The authors of SendToReader (Sergey Pozhilov) and PushToKindle (Keyvan) have added comments below.

As many Kindleworld readers know, Sideloading non-Amazon apps from other websources that you have reason to trust is allowed by Amazon.  See How to Sideload non-Amazon apps for the steps.

  SendToReader offers a 3rd-party Kindle Fire app done by another software developer as an AddOn for SendToReader which gives the same results as when done via a computer browser, and it would probably work only with the Kindle Fire default web browser (Silk) but I've asked that question in Comments.

  PushtoKindle's current Amazon-sold Android App apparently allows the web-articles sent, to be read by the Kindle Apps of other (non Kindle Fire) Android tablets.  You can contact either author with questions via their linked names under the Comments area.

  I personally haven't tried the apps and am just providing info for others like me who like to use this type of utility to be able to read longer web articles on the Kindles.
 Instapaper has decided not to do an Android app, from what I've seen there.

As ever, appreciate any feedback on these.



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Amazon Appstore for Android is Open - despite Apple's lawsuit on "appstore" - UPDATE

IT'S LIVE, FOLKS :-)

As written a couple of days ago, Amazon has opened the store today, announcing it in their Businesswire press release. "Customers can now find, discover - test! - and buy Android apps...

An innovative new feature called "Test Drive" will enable customers to test apps on a simulated Android phone. Customers control the app through their computer using a mouse. "

The apps store products are not yet available outside the U.S. though.

Angry Birds Rio doesn't work with AT&T devices, but AT&T is working on it and will e-mail people when they've fixed that.
  Some report problems with some Motorola devices.
  Those who are able to run it tend to like it even better than than the earlier one.

Here's the rest of the info that pertains to this particular event (emphases mine):

' "Test Drive lets customers truly experience an app before they commit to buying.  It is a unique, new way to shop for apps," says Paul Ryder, vice president of electronics for Amazon.com. "Our customers have told us that the sheer number of apps available can make it hard to find apps that are high quality and relevant to them.  We've spent years developing innovative features that help customers discover relevant products.  By applying these features - plus new ones like Test Drive - we're aiming to give customers a refreshing app shopping experience."

In addition, the highly anticipated Angry Birds Rio for Android debuts today, exclusively in the Amazon Appstore.  For a limited time, customers have the opportunity to download it for free.  In fact, the Amazon Appstore will offer customers a paid app for free every day.

Customers can shop in the Amazon Appstore from any computer using a Web browser. They can also access the Amazon Appstore directly on their Android phones or tablets, once they've installed the Amazon Appstore application. When customers purchase an Android app from the Amazon Appstore they can use the app on any of their Android devices.

The Amazon Appstore will include popular Amazon features like personalized recommendations, customer reviews, and 1-Click payment options.  There will also be detailed product descriptions, including screenshots and video content that shows apps in action.  In order to ensure customers have the best possible experience with the apps they purchase, all apps are Amazon-tested before they're made available in the Amazon Appstore.

For the first time ever on the Android platform, ad-free versions of Angry Birds and Angry Birds Seasons will launch today exclusively in the Amazon Appstore.
  The Amazon Appstore also features a selection of bestselling and new apps from top developers, including Pac-Man, Doodle Jump Deluxe, Evernote, WeatherBug Elite, Zagat to Go, TweetCaster Pro and more.

"The Android platform's openness provides a great opportunity to reach new customers," said Mikael Hed, CEO of Rovio, the maker of Angry Birds.  "We are thrilled to offer the Angry Birds suite of Android games using the easy and trusted shopping experience that Amazon is known for."

Developed in conjunction with Twentieth Century Fox, Angry Birds Rio features the animated stars of the studio's upcoming motion picture, RIO, debuting in theaters worldwide on April 15.  Angry Birds Rio will launch with 60 dedicated levels, with more content to follow via app updates.

Visit www.amazon.com/appstore today to get Angry Birds Rio for free and browse thousands of apps at great prices. '

There is a LOT of news as yesterday, so I'll be adding that later today.

One is that Apple filed a lawsuit against Amazon for using the word "appstore."

Another is that Microsoft filed a a lawsuit against Barnes and Noble for not licensing from them certain important features of the Nook, and affected as well is Foxconn.  That also brings in Google, as it pertains to Android.  Amazon did make arrangements with Microsoft on use of their routines.

Details here later.

UPDATE - I see Angry Birds Rio already has 240+ reviews with lots of '1' ratings because the app is NOT available outside the U.S. yet.  It's a certainty that apps will be available globally eventually, from words on the forum by those working with Amazon, but rights and pricing may be hard to finalize with the publishers.
 Amazon should have, however, added wording to the app-download area to let people know, to avoid the time spent and bad feelings from people with expectations high as a result of the press release.



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