Amazon’s new Kindle app adds a light theme and deeper Goodreads integration

Amazon today revealed a redesigned Kindle mobile app, featuring a new light theme, a subtle aesthetic and layout revamp, and deeper integration with social reading site Goodreads. The app icon has also received a long overdue upgrade. Gone is the Kindle logo, leaving only the brand’s signature “Tree Kid” silhouette with a flatter look more in line with modern app design.

The light theme is much appreciated, giving users a choice between white or black borders in the library, home, and store sections of the app. There are a few other visual changes astute observers may pick up on, including the addition of Amazon’s custom Bookerly font for book titles and an added emphasis on book covers with larger display images. Beyond the fresh coat...

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