If you were a crazy digital goods fan, especially for those Indian people, I guess you are not strange to the android lite apps, such as Facebook lite, right? Here the good news I want to share with you is that, Amazon released its official ultralight Kindle app-- Kindle Lite!
What is Kindle lite app
What is Kindle Lite? This is the new lightweight version of the original Amazon kindle app. It's about 2MB, designed for users with 2G/3G networks. Do you know that there are 40% of mobile users in India were using 2G networks as of June 2017?
Download Kindle Lite for Android from Google Play
Kindle Lite app information |
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Package name |
come.amazon.klite |
Minimum Android version |
Android 4.4 (Kitkat, API 19) |
Newest version: |
v1.4 |
Newest version: |
Aug 22, 2018 |
App rating at play store |
4.1/5 based on 2381 reviews |
Amazon Kindle Lite app features
What we can do with Kindle lite for android? I think the top 1 feature is that, we can read the book when the book is being downloading. You know we can't read kindle content unless we finished downloading if using Kindle official reading app. This saves us much time.
Another amazing feature is that, you can read kindle books in 6 languages: Hindi, Tamil, Gujarati, Marathi, Malayalam and English.
Please keep in mind that, this app also offers some similar features as the kindle app, including sample version reading before buying, eBooks choosing (free eBooks, amazon best reads, and new releases), the kindle whispersync (sync your progress across devices), night mode, font size changing, personalized recommendations, navigating through the table of content, etc...
Kindle lite vs Kindle app
Compared to the official Kindle app, this kindle lite android version lacks some popular functions: Highlights, X-Ray, Flashcards, Word Runner, and Word Wise.
To ensure this app works smoothly even on 2G networks. There are basic features and functions only, with a simple interface.
Though this lite version isn't as perfect as of the
kindle app, to those basic smartphones users it really helped resolve 2 problems we concerned much for a long time: slower internet connection reading and less memory. You know it also allows us to actively manage storage for downloaded eBooks as well as monitor our data usage.
In my own option, I really like the feature that we can read instantly but no need to wait for eBooks to download completely to begin reading.
Frequently Asked QuestionsQ: Can we download Kindle lite for PC?
A: Sorry, Kindle lite is designed for Android devices (4.4 and above), this means, we can only use it on our android smartphones. If you want to use Kindle app for PC and Mac, download the desktop version from amazon please.
Q: Can you tell me how to download the kindle lite apk?
A: No, based on amazon's rules you can only download the lite apk from google play store. We won't provide any apk downloading (it's illegal).
Give it a whirl
Overall I think this light app is worth trying, I would try as it's only 2.1MB. Nobody will refuse a chance to learn the new world by reading eBooks on basic android.
But considering it's lack of some good features as kindle official reading app, or if you really like the official app, I will recommend you to keep using the Kindle desktop version on your PC or Mac computer, then use Epubor Ultimate to help you strip the drm from kindle books, and then transfer those kindle contents directly to your android devices.
No need to download the titles again (you know the 2G network downloading is really painful), no need to install any third-party app on android (this saves much storage). What's better, if you don't like the kindle app, you can even read your kindle books with google play books app or other epub reader on your android, as this tool also helps you convert Kindle books to ePub format perfectly.
Give it a whirl, and let us know how you like it (the kindle lite app, or the epubor ultimate tool) in the comments!
Angel Dan has covered software online marketing for more than 10 years. She joined Epubor since 2013, covering content writing, affiliate marketing, global brand expansion, video marketing, and business development.
