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Amazon Kindle shipping to Australia next week

Kindle In a move that's sure to shake up the publishing sector, Amazon's Kindle e-reader will be available to Australians from October 19.

According to Smart Company, the Kindle service boasts a library of 200,000 books and 85 magazine and newspapers that users can download in less than a minute via their 3G provider.

The device has been a hit in the US with Time magazine reporting there are 1.7 million Kindles currently being used in that country.

It's speculated this success will lead to a proliferation of 'me too' e-readers. The rumour mill suggests Microsoft and Apple are in the process of developing their own e-readers.

Pricing for the international version of Kindle advertised as $US279. But Dynamic Business reports that Aussies should expect to pay around 40% more for Amazon e-books, due to "higher operating costs outside of the US".

Posted on 13 October 2009 at 08:09 AM in Around the office |

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