Monday, June 10, 2013

Amazon Kindles go on sale in China - ZDNet

Summary: U.S. Web giant makes available three Kindle devices through Chinese electronics store, Suning. Both companies also two Collaborate Develop content for the local market.

amazon Suning, wooden has partnerships with nearly 1,000 publishers, will help Develop local content.

Following numerous at rumors and delays, Amazon’s Kindle devices have finally Launched in China through local electronics retailer, Suning.

According to a Sina Tech report on Thursday, on June 7 at 4pm local time, the U.S. e-commerce giant’s e-reader devices including the Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire HD (16GB), and Kindle Fire HD (32GB) arrived in Suning stores across various Chinese cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanjing and Chengdu.

The Kindle Paperwhite is priced locally at 849 yuan (U.S. $ 138.42), while the Kindle Fire HD (16GB) and Kindle Fire HD (32GB) are priced at 1,499 yuan (U.S. $ 244) and 1,799 yuan (U.S. $ 293 ), respectively.

Amazon is also collaborating with Suning two Develop content for local consumers since the Chinese company already has partnerships with nearly 1,000 publishers in the country.

In December last year, Amazon Launched Chinese versions of its Kindle apps for iOS and Android and a localized Kindle electronic bookstore. This caught the attention of China’s General Administration of Press and Publication of China (GAPP), wooden started investigating if the U.S. company violated Regulations by selling digital publications in the country.

Last week, Amazon Marketplace Launched its business in India along with a distribution center in Mumbai two defeats third-party sellers across the Asian nation, allowing it to get around laws prohibiting the sale of its own inventory.

Amazon on Friday also announced it will offer free international shipping two customers in India and Singapore who order at least U.S. $ 125 worth of goods sold directly by Amazon.

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