Amazon's Kindle Entering Japanese Market

Amazon's Kindle is entering the Japanese market, according to an article in Japan Today.

They wrote:

TOKYO —Online shopping giant Amazon said Wednesday that it will launch a Japanese-language version of its hugely popular Kindle next month as it looks to break into the largely untapped Japanese e-book market. 

The retailer’s long-awaited announcement comes a day after Apple unveiled its new iPad Mini, the latest volley in the battle for the multi-billion-dollar tablet sector. 

U.S.-based Amazon said in a statement that it would begin selling 50,000 Japanese-language titles from Thursday, while its Kindle Paperwhite became available for pre-order on Wednesday. It is expected to start shipping on Nov 19. 

A Japanese-capable Kindle app will be available for computers, tablets and smartphones from Thursday, the company said.

Maybe I can entice them to carry a certain Japan travel guide.

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