Kindle Paperwhite Adds Goodreads Integration, More Features
Shelly Palmer
Just a day after the release of Fire OS 3.1, Amazon on Tuesday released a software update for its new Kindle Paperwhite e-reader that adds Goodreads integration, Kindle FreeTime, and Cloud Collections. You can download the free update now directly from amazon.com/kindlesoftwareupdates or get it over-the-air automatically “in the coming weeks.” As we noted on Monday, Goodreads integration isn’t much of a surprise given the company’s acquisition of the social book site back in March. Amazon specifically teased Goodreads support when it first announced the new Kindle Paperwhite back in September. Because Goodreads is now part of the Kindle reading experience, PaperWhite owners can directly share favorite quotes with Goodreads friends without leaving the book, see what their friends are reading, read their reviews, discover new books to read, and rate a book after finishing it.
