OpenBible.info Blog » Mobile http://www.openbible.info/blog Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:35:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 How to Get the ESV for Free on Your iPhone http://www.openbible.info/blog/2009/03/how-to-get-the-esv-for-free-on-your-iphone-for-a-limited-time/ http://www.openbible.info/blog/2009/03/how-to-get-the-esv-for-free-on-your-iphone-for-a-limited-time/#comments Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:28:24 +0000 openbible http://www.openbible.info/blog/?p=68 Update April 2010: The ESV is no longer available for free on Kindle. Crossway has, however, made available a free ESV iPhone app.

Want a free ESV Bible on your iPhone or iPod Touch? An unusual confluence of events makes it possible (unless Crossway starts charging for the Kindle ESV again):

  1. Install the Kindle app from the App Store on your iPhone.
  2. Enter your Amazon account info into the Kindle app.
  3. Visit the Kindle ESV page on Amazon.com.
  4. Click the “Buy now with 1-Click” button (or sign in if necessary).
  5. Choose your iPhone from the dropdown menu and “Continue.”
  6. Restart the Kindle app on your iPhone and wait for the ESV to download. It took my iPhone about two minutes over wi-fi.
  7. Start reading.

The ESV shows up in the list of available books. Browsing John shows the ESV text and navigation elements.

Since neither the Kindle app nor the Kindle iPhone is designed for reading the Bible, navigation can be frustrating. On the other hand, you now have a complete local copy of the ESV Bible on your iPhone without having to pay either for the ESV or for the Kindle.

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