News Sentinel tablet app now available for Amazon Kindle Fire

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A screen shot from the News Sentinel’s tablet app for Amazon’s Kindle Fire.

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Screen shot of the News Sentinel tablet for Amazon's Kindle Fire.

The News Sentinel tablet app is now available for free for Amazon Kindle Fire tablets.

The tablet app had only been available for the iPad.

The new version is called the “News Sentinel (Kindle Tablet Edition).

Like the iPad version, it features:

Exclusive local news, business, features and sports coverage.

Special reports from the largest, most experienced newsroom in the region.

In-depth coverage of more than 25 news beats by veteran East Tennessee reporters.

Daily breaking and in-depth local business coverage, with opinion and analysis from our business columnists.

In-depth coverage of local government and politics in East Tennessee.

Latest courts and crime news and developments.

Local sports coverage, including high school sports reporting from PrepExtra.com, the University of Tennessee Vols and Lady Vols athletics, the Tennessee Smokies and the Knoxville Ice Bears.

Lifestyle and entertainment news, including highlights from Knoxville’s music scene and notable local attractions for both residents and visitors.

Features coverage, including Cooking, Gardens, Faith and Health.

Editorials and letters to the editor.

Obituaries.

All free. You can get it here: http://goo.gl/no7Au or search Amazon for “News Sentinel.”

We’ve also released a version of our popular “E-Edition” app iPad in an iPhone version.

You can download this free app here: http://goo.gl/DU8t5

The Knoxville News Sentinel electronic newspaper app lets you read an electronic version of the paper edition on your iPhone or iPad just as it appears in print.

You can flip through pages and skim headlines as you would in the printed edition.

The app also allows you to enlarge type with the tap of a finger, or jump instantly to the conclusion of a story on another page. You can link to websites mentioned in stories with a single touch, or send an email to an address linked from the newspaper.

The electronic newspaper includes videos and photo galleries with some stories. If you missed the paper one day, don’t worry. The app lets you download past editions.

The “Knoxville News Sentinel for the iPad” app, again, available for free, also recently underwent an upgrade. Version 1.1 now includes:

Offline Access — Download the latest articles and galleries to your iPad. This means you can gain access to all sections when you’re offline, including photo galleries.

Search Capability — Now you can you find all the articles you need in seconds. Simply click “Search” in the left navigation, type in the search bar, and you will see a list of related articles.

We are eliminating one app. The Amazon Kindle Reader Edition is no longer available.

Amazon sent subscribers a message Monday letting them know about the final editions and it is no longer offered in the Amazon store.