Kindle-Less Amazon in China Doomed to 1% as Alibaba Reigns
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When Amazon.com Inc. unveiled its Kindle store in China in December, something was missing: the Kindle.
The online shop sells most e-books for less than 10 yuan ($1.61), yet doesn’t offer Amazon’s best-selling line of e-readers and tablets. Consumers must download reading apps for Apple Inc. iPads and iPhones or Google Inc.’s Android software, or use e-readers from domestic competitors.