The Amazon Kindle line of e-readers is the most popular E Ink device in China and over the past nine years the market has shifted to smartphones. Many competitors of launched new online services that threaten to steal market share. Will the Kindle still be relevant in China over the course of the next few years? When the Kindle debuted in China in 2013, the country’s … [Read more...] about Will the Amazon Kindle still be relevant in China in 2020?
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Amazon is looking to move Kindle e-reader manufacturing out of China
Amazon is likely going to move their Kindle e-reader manufacturing away from China. They have currently been doing business with Foxconn for over a decade, but due to the trade war between the United States and China, the company is looking for other countries. Tech companies have been hit hard by the trade conflict, which has seen tariffs slapped on $250 billion worth of … [Read more...] about Amazon is looking to move Kindle e-reader manufacturing out of China
Amazon will continue to support the Kindle in China
Amazon is shuttering their domestic e-commerce marketplace business in China. Shoppers in China will no longer be able to buy goods from other third-party merchants , but they still will be able to order from the United States, United Kingdom, Denmark and Japan via Amazon’s global store. Amazon.cn will continue to operate normally and this means that the millions of Kindles … [Read more...] about Amazon will continue to support the Kindle in China
Amazon sold several million Kindle e-readers in China
Amazon Kindle e-book sales have jumped 12% last year in China and the company now has a library of over 700,000 titles that are available. Amazon also announced that it has sold several million Kindle e-readers since it first launched in China in 2012 and China has become the world’s biggest regional market for Kindle since 2016, Amazon said. One of the key growth drivers … [Read more...] about Amazon sold several million Kindle e-readers in China
Amazon Partners with Alibaba for a Huge Kindle Promotion
There was a time when Amazon thought they could seriously compete against Alibaba in China, but it looks like this is not going to happen. Amazon has just partnered with them for a large Kindle promotion across Alibaba’s shopping sites in China on Saturday. Kindles have been on sale in the country since 2013, and e-books from Amazon since 2012, when the company launched an … [Read more...] about Amazon Partners with Alibaba for a Huge Kindle Promotion
Amazon China Celebrates 1 Year Anniversary
Amazon Kindle China has officially been open for one full year and currently a number of e-readers and eBooks are being sold. Â Today, we look at some of the progress that is being made and how the content distribution system has evolved since the original launch. When Amazon China first opened their doors to sell digital books, the company had a paltry 2,000 titles … [Read more...] about Amazon China Celebrates 1 Year Anniversary
Amazon Begins selling eBooks in China
Amazon has announced today that they are launching the Google Android and iOS versions of their reading apps in China. They have also are selling localized versions of eBooks in that country as well. The Seattle company has been making in-roads in Asia for most of the year. They recently opened up shop in Japan and India. Penetrating one of the world's largest markets could … [Read more...] about Amazon Begins selling eBooks in China