Australia: Amazon launches Kindle store.
The new Australian Kindle Store offers over
2 million eBooks sold in Australian dollars, the most English language
best sellers including 9 of the 10 best sellers from the Sydney
Morning Herald list and more than 400,000 Kindle-exclusive titles
The Australian Kindle Store
is seamlessly integrated with the new Kindle Paperwhite, Kindle Fire HD
and Kindle Fire HDX--customers can search for a book directly from the
device and start reading in 60 seconds or less
Kindle books are “Buy Once, Read Everywhere” with free Kindle reading apps for the most popular devices and platforms
The Kindle reading app will be available on Telstra Android devices via the TelstraOne app.
Nov 13, 2013.- Amazon today launched the Australian Kindle
Store, offering over 2 million eBooks, the most English language best
sellers, more than 400,000 Kindle-exclusive titles, best-selling
illustrated children’s and young adult books, cookbooks, comics and
graphic novels, and more. Amazon also announced that in addition to
Kindle Paperwhite, the all-new Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HDX
tablets are now on sale locally in Australia at Dick Smith and Big W
stores--for more details, visit www.amazon.com.au.
“Millions of Australians are
already Kindle customers, and we’re delighted to make it even easier
for them to enjoy the Kindle experience,” said Neil Lindsay, Vice
President, Amazon Kindle. “The new Kindle Store is customised for
Australian customers, with local best sellers and curated lists relevant
to Australians, and many titles from local publishers and authors such
as Tim Winton, Karly Lane and Kate Morton.”
Australian Kindle Store
The new Australian Kindle Store offers over 2 million eBooks with over
26,000 free English-language titles; the latest best sellers such as
At the Close of Play by Ricky Ponting, Eyrie by Tim Winton, Bittersweet
by Colleen McCullough and Doctor Sleep by Stephen King; best-selling
illustrated children’s books including the Mr Men series and Hard Luck:
Diary of a Wimpy Kid; cookbooks including Asian after Work by Adam
Liaw and Hungry Campers Cookbook by Katy Holder; comics and graphic
novels like Batman: Earth One and The Walking Dead and exclusives from
authors such as Germaine Greer, Karly Lane and James Duigan. In
addition, Australian customers will find a broad selection of content
from local authors including Rachael Johns, Sally Morgan and Kim Scott;
Australian classics from Text Publishing; and titles from Indigenous
publishing house Magabala books. Australian customers will also enjoy
over 700,000 books priced at AU$3.99 or less and over 1.4 million
priced AU$9.99 or less. In addition, Amazon today announced that
independent authors and publishers are now able to make their books
available and earn a 70% royalty in the Australian Kindle Store using
Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) (http://kdp.amazon.com.au).
All new Kindle Fire HD and Kindle Fire HDX now on sale in Australia
Amazon also announced that the new Kindle Fire HD is available
starting today at a suggested retail price of AU$189 at Dick Smith and
Big W stores. The 7” Kindle Fire HDX will be available starting
November 26 at a suggested retail price of AU$329 and the 8.9” Kindle
Fire HDX will be available starting December 10 at a suggested retail
price of AU$479. Read the press release about the new Kindle Fire HDX
at amazon.com.au/hdx-press-release.
Kindle Paperwhite
Amazon recently announced the availability of Kindle Paperwhite in
Australia at Dick Smith and Big W at a suggested retail price of
AU$159. Kindle Paperwhite is seamlessly integrated with the new Kindle
Store--customers can search for a book directly from the device, and
start reading it in under 60 seconds. Learn more at: Kindle Paperwhite.
Free Kindle Reading Apps--“Buy Once, Read Everywhere”
With free Kindle reading apps, customers can read their Kindle books
on the largest number of devices and platforms. The Kindle reading app
will be available on Telstra Android devices via the TelstraOne app.
Kindle reading apps are available for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Android
phones and tablets, Windows 8 PCs and tablets, PC, and Mac.
Whispersync automatically syncs your place across all devices, so you
can pick up reading where you left off. Plus, with Kindle Worry-Free
Archive, books you purchase from the Kindle Store are automatically
backed up online in your Kindle library on Amazon.com.au, where they
can be re-downloaded wirelessly for free, anytime.
For high resolution images and video of the Kindle family, visit www.amazon.com/pr/kindle.
Amazon Kindles Fire HDX 7 and 8.9 inches tablets: