Since the mid-month and Americans can read books, newspapers and magazines with their "Kindle DX" for the already available over 320 thousand titles.
New York .- The U.S. company will sell Amazon virtual trade from January 19 globally larger version of its eBook reader device, the "
Kindle DX, the company reported today.
The "
Kindle DX", which has a screen of 9.7 inches (24.6 cm), could be bought so far only in America. The announcement came at a time when increasing the speculation that U.S. telecoms firm Apple may soon launch a product that your competition does.
Since the mid-month and Americans can read books, newspapers and magazines with their "
Kindle DX" for already more than 320,000 titles available.
The "Kindle" Large size worldwide costs $ 489 (340 euros), while its smaller version costs about half.
"It's our most popular product and given away," said a spokesman, however, declined to disclose how many devices Amazon has sold this type to date.
The American company managed to increase their profits in the past semesters, but not only through the electronic reader. However, this source of income could be threatened if, as stated several media, Apple introduced this month a reader device itself and takes it out to the market in March.
With a screen between 10 and 11 inch Apple device to provide readers with a reading surface even more than "
Kindle DX", but on the other hand the price that get fat.
Observers estimate that the amount could rise to between 700 and 1,000 dollars (between about 490 and 700 euros). It is believed that the Apple device will have a strong impact on the PC market and the media industry. The press sector expected to surface a new interest in their journals and magazines in digital format.
Now with the iPod music player and phone number of next-generation Apple iPhone revolutionized the market and set new standards.
By the time the U.S. company has not confirmed the existence of the reader device. Meanwhile Amazon has refused to detail what innovations introduced in the "Kindle".
Soon the Kindle software would be compatible with Apple computers, was the only U.S. company revealed the virtual trade. "Our goal is, however, improve the quality of reading."
We are still two days away from the 'real' start of the CES, but many companies are already the clear enthusiasm for the fair. Sun appeared this morning on the U.S. site of Amazon webverkoper suddenly a reference to a "Kindle DX with Global Wireless. Amazon already has an international a custom version of its e-book reader Kindle 2 in the market, but so also would the DX model with a larger international pour sauce over. Compared with the usual 'Kindle' the DX has a much larger screen, which makes the device particularly suitable for the courses and consult newspapers.
