The New York Times (NYTimes.com)
today launched a news app for Kindle Fire, which delivers the latest
news and award-winning journalism of The New York Times, designed and
formatted for optimal reading on Amazon’s Kindle Fire.
To mark the launch, The Times will offer free access to all 25+ sections
of New York Times news, information and opinion, including videos, slide
shows, interactive graphics and blogs through July 31.
Beginning in August, non-subscribers will be able to access up to three
articles each day on The New York Times Kindle Fire app. Non-subscribers
may also subscribe to The Times using their Amazon.com account. New York
Times subscribers with Web + Tablet and All Digital Access digital
subscriptions will have unlimited access to The Times on Kindle Fire as
well as unlimited access to The New York Times Kindle Edition, which
provides a representation of the daily newspaper.
Features include offline reading, cross-platform save, share options
across social media and e-mail, as well as text-to-speech functionality,
which can read articles and blogs aloud. Users can also dictate comments
using Android’s native speech-to-text functionality.
The Times app for Kindle Fire is available in the Amazon
Appstore. To access all sections of the app after July 31, a
NYTimes.com + Tablet Apps or All Digital Access digital subscription
will be required. Details and pricing for these plans are available at www.NYTimes.com/Access.
About The New York Times Company
The New York Times Company (NYSE:NYT), a leading global, multimedia news
and information company with 2012 revenues of $2.0 billion, includes The
New York Times, the International Herald Tribune, The Boston Globe, NYTimes.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
Boston.com
and related properties. The Company’s core purpose is to enhance society
by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news and
information.
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