After remaining quiet on the hardware front for years, Amazon.com's China business has finally brought the company's Kindle tablet and Kindle e-reader to the country. On Friday, both the Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Paperwhite went on sale through the company's site in the country. The Kindle Fire HD starts at 1499 yuan (US$242) for the 16GB version model, while the Kindle Paperwhite is available for 849 yuan ($137) The company brought the products to China after releasing localized versions of its Kindle software to the country in the prior months. In May, Amazon updated its mobile app store to include Chinese language support, and last December it launched its local Kindle ebook service. Before the Kindle's official launch in China, local consumers in the country were already buying Kindle e-readers from overseas markets, said Mark Natkin, managing director for Beijing-based Marbridge Consulting. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Continue reading at 'PC World'
[ PC World | 2013-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The majority of Canadians still prefer print, and more than a quarter of book purchases were made... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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UK erotica publisher Xcite Books is selling world rights to the first interactive Kama Sutra at... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo’s new e-reading devices, Kobo Mini and Kobo Glo are being rolled out across 100 W H... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Another prototype from DoCoMo aimed at Nihon's commuters, the i beam concept tablet forgoes any touch at all, allowing the user (once they're at the specified 'sweet spot') to navigate around apps and screens using your eyes. Two sensors along the bottom edge of the tablet track both of your... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-10-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's author Jeremy Strong has launched a new national schools reading competition... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Egmont, Simon & Schuster and Templar Publishing have all landed two titles on the W H Smith... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Albuquerque Publishing Company – the advertising sales, production and distribution agent for New Mexico’s largest and most read newspaper, the Albuquerque Journal – is live with Atex Advertising. The Atex syst ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic will refresh the Horrible Histories series to mark the books' 20th anniversary in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble Nook is ramping up its digital media offerings with a new video-download and rental service. Continue reading at AllThingsD
[ AllThingsD | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo has announced a partnership to sell its e-readers through Fnac stores in Portugal as it ups... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury is expanding internationally, with the launch of Bloomsbury India today (21st... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo and Amazon have unveiled new tablets, but are they playing a game they can't win? Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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IAC/InterActiveCorp Chairman Barry Diller, producer Scott Rudin and publishing executive Frances Coady are investing in a book venture that will attempt to challenge Amazon.com Inc.’s dominance in the industry. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Already the world’s largest global trade exhibition for the news publishing and media industry, the World Publishing Expo is expanding the conferences and seminars that accompany the event, making it even more attractive for the thousands o ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gardners Books unveiled its 6” colour ebook device GoTab at its annual trade show held... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Crains New York | 2012-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon will not release its Kindle Paperwhite device in Europe this year, as the etailer prepares... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Headline is launching a new digital imprint Eternal Romance, with three paranormal romance novels... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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