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Amazon's 'Send to Kindle Button' saves Web content for later reading - NBCNews.com

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March 20, 2013 at 3:29 PM ET

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Amazon on Wednesday announced a new feature for Kindle owners, the “Send to Kindle Button” that lets you save stories you spot on the Web for later, more comfortable reading on your Kindle device or app The catch is, websites have to adopt the button. Some major sites are already doing it, including The Washington Post, Time and Boing Boing.

“Just send once and read everywhere on any of your Kindle devices or free Kindle reading apps for iPhone, iPad and Android phones or tablets,” Amazon says on its Kindle Daily Post blog. “No more hunting around for that website or blog that caught your eye just open your Kindle and all the content you late is right there.”

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The new Send To Kindle Button.

The button shows up along other similar “share” button on websites, such as Facebook’s and Twitter’s.

Amazon says website owners can add the button by visiting this site. WordPress bloggers can get it here.

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