![]() But in an era when most Internet content is offered free with advertising, Amazon has decided to charge monthly fees for these publications. The Kindle will also download and display newspapers, magazines and blogs. Amazon is currently selling hardcover bestsellers for roughly $13 to $20 and trade That represents a substantial savings off of Amazon’s already discounted prices. Launch, including books from all major publishers.īest sellers and new releases will cost $9.99. It has linked its device tightly to its own online bookstore, just as the iTunes music store is tied into the iPod. Instead it has a wireless Internet connection that lets users browse Amazon’s online store on the device and download a book in less than a minute.Īmazon is trying to do for books what Apple has done for music. Unlike other products in this area, Amazon’s $399 Kindle is designed to be used without ever connecting to a computer. ![]() Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder and chief executive, introduces its new e-book, called Kindle (Mark Lennihan /Associated Press)Ī introduced its electronic book reader today at a packed event in New York.
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