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Kindle vs hoopla

October 01, 2025 | Author: Maria Lin
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Kindle
Amazon Kindle enable users to shop for, download, browse, and read e-books, newspapers, magazines. It provides over 1 million books in the Kindle Store. Amazon Whispersync automatically syncs your last page read, bookmarks, notes, and highlights across devices (including Kindle), so you can pick up your book where you left off on another device. Provides apps for Android, iOS, Blackberry, Windows Phone, Mac, PC and the family of ereading devices
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hoopla
Hoopla is a web and mobile library media streaming platform for audio books, comics, e-books. hoopla syncs across all your devices, so you can stream titles immediately or whenever you're in the mood.
Kindle vs hoopla in our news:

2021. Kindle for PC discontinues support for Windows 7



Amazon has announced that they are dropping support for Windows 7 on their Kindle PC app. If you already have Kindle for PC installed on Windows 7, the software won’t receive any updates. It is only a matter of time before the platform is totally shut off, and will not let you buy or read ebooks. Kindle for PC is officially supported for Windows 10, 8.1 or 8. I believe that the company will also drop support for Windows 8 sometime next year. Why is Amazon no longer supporting Windows 7? It all comes down to Windows 11 and the fact that users will be able to use the main Kindle app for Android, which is more feature rich than Kindle for PC or even the Kindle Cloud Reader. The vast majority of people will likely use the Kindle app on their Windows 11 computer, tablet or slate.


2015. Kindle now allows to share book quotes via messengers



Kindle users will now have a new way to tell their friends about their favorite books or book quotes by way of mobile messaging apps, including Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, texting, and more. The addition makes sense for a number of Kindle readers. Book club groups, for instance, could take advantage of the private sharing option to get into more in-depth conversations around the current title they’re reading via messaging apps or email. Plus, users can now share their book recommendations in a more personal fashion by messaging just those friends who they think would really enjoy the title, as opposed to posting a status update to Facebook. The upgraded feature allows for sharing of quotes, highlights as well as recommendations with specific friends, and is immediately available on Kindle for Android. Support for Kindle e-readers and other devices is expected for later this year.

Author: Maria Lin
Maria Lin, is a seasoned content writer who has contributed to numerous tech portals, including Mashable and bookrunch, as a guest author. She holds a Master's degree in Journalism from the University of California, where her research predominantly concentrated on mobile apps, software, AI and cloud services. With a deep passion for reading, Maria is particularly drawn to the intersection of technology and books, making book tech a subject of great interest to her. During her leisure time, she indulges in her love for cooking and finds solace in a good night's sleep. You can contact Maria Lin via email maria@bookrunch.com