Amazon.com launches iPad app

SEATTLE Amazon.com announced its Amazon App for iPad is now available on the App Store. According to the company, the app lets users search and discover products offered by Amazon and thousands of other retailers and includes popular features such as bestsellers, daily deals, robust product information, recommendations and customer reviews.

"Following the launch of the Amazon App for iPhone and iPod touch, we've used our customers' feedback to help us build a fun and intuitive shopping destination on the iPad," said Sam Hall, director of Amazon Mobile. "This application offers customers a unique, interactive experience that takes full advantage of the visual and tactile nature of the iPad."

The Amazon App for iPad is available for free on the iPad App Store or at http://www.itunes.com/appstore.