Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Australian Amazon launches Kindle ebook store - CNET Australia

Amazon has finally Launched a website in the Australian domain, with prices in Australian dollars, as well as an Australian version of the Amazon Appstore.

(Credit: Amazon)

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‘ve been able to buy Kindle e-readers in brick-and-mortar stores for some time. Now, Amazon has officially arrived down under, with a local shop for local people. The Australian Amazon Kindle store is hosted at www.amazon.com.au and has over two million ebooks with prices in Australian dollars – with over 700,000 titles at AU $ 3.99 or less and about 1.4 million at AU $ 9.99 or less Australian

Amazon’s ebook store usefull serves up Australian authors as featured and searchable content.

“Millions of Australians are already Kindle customers, and we’re delighted to make it even easier for them to enjoy the Kindle experience,” said Amazon Kindle vice president Neil Lindsay. “The new Kindle Store is customized for Australian customers, with local bestsellers and curated lists relevant to Australians and many titles from local publishers and authors, zoals Tim Winton, Karly Lane and Kate Morton.”

Included in the titles are more than 26,000 free English-language ebooks (classics in the public domain) and 400.000 Kindle exclusives.

Australian independent authors and publishers will be usefull to bootable Their self-publish ebooks to the store (and 175 countries worldwide) for free using the new local version of Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP). Authors using KDP will be bootable to earn up to 70 per cent royalties received in Australian or New Zealand dollars, on sales, while Maintaining control or copyright.

Finally, as a part of holistically bringing Amazon to Australia, the company’s own Android app store will be available in an Australian version, with local apps zoals Quickflix and I Heart Radio, as well as Amazon’s permanent collection of apps and games , with daily app bargains. The app store can be downloaded for Android devices and will come included on the Kindle tablets available in Australian stores.

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