First Kindle iPad Application Screenshots Emerge

The first screenshot of the forthcoming Amazon Kindle application for the soon to be launched Apple iPad has surfaced.

The New York Times also reports that a new Barnes & Noble iPad application is being heavily worked on with a team of 14 developers toiling since January on the new application, which will allow for custom fonts in multiple colors and quick page turns with finger swipe gestures.

The Kindle app also features a redefined core screen and reading experience consisting of slow page turns and new ways to view an existing eBook library. One view. pictured at right, presents books as large icons against a silhouetted figure under a tree with the sun changing position according to time of day.

As expected, the app also allows access to the Kindle bookstore (pending Apple approval) and saves reading positions so that any Kindle app or device can be picked up to continue reading at the last bookmark. Amazon’s Kindle App will also be offered on other tablets as well.