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Amazon today updated its Kindle app for iOS, adding a slew of new features for all users and students Specifically. You can download the new version now directly from Apple’s App Store.
Here’s the full changelog Kindle 4.1 for iOS (the first two updates are for students, the next five are for readers, and the last one is for the library):
- Flashcards (print replica textbooks only): Students can now convert important terms from the X-Ray for Textbooks feature or Their notes and highlights into flashcard sets for studying. Students can keep track of terms or concepts have been mastered and que que Those need more practice, Allowing Them to Improve Their recall of the subject.
- Improved in-book search: Search in print replica textbooks is now faster and more powerful. Search terms based on the words in the book are Suggested to students As They type. Results are almost instantaneous. Students will love the speed and convenience.
- Notebook Filters: Readers can now easily filter bookmarks, notes, highlights, and even specific colored highlights, making annotations much easier to find. Also customers can navigate directly to the annotated passages for context.
- Page Footers: Readers can now see page numbers in book or time left on the lower left page footer. Readers can switch between page #, time left in a blank book or footer by simply tapping on the text or empty area. The setting is available to turn off the page footer.
- X-Ray Update: Readers who want to go deeper into the story will appreciate the updated experience. X-Ray characters and terms can now be sorted by relevance, alphabetically, or in order of appearance in the book.
- Dictionary Redesign:. Dictionary The interface has been updated for iOS7 and makes it easier for customers to switch between alternate language and purchased dictionaries
- Stability and Performance Improvements.
- Collections Refinements: From the library view, customers can now see the collections Which book already belongs to and can add to or remove from multiple collections using multi edit. Readers will find it easier to manage Their collections.
That’s a long list, but the biggest addition is probably the notebook filters. That being said, X-Ray improvements are always welcome. We’ll be waiting to see how long it takes for the Android update to get these improvements.
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