In an effort to make their popular e-reader more global, Amazon has declared the launch of the first French-language Kindle along with the French Kindle Store. The latest Kindle store is a vast library of more than 35,000 French-language books, numerous popular graphic novels and over 4,000 free classics.
The French Kindle Store is home to titles from best-selling authors like Katherine Pancol, Delphine de Vigan, Harlan Coben, Stéphane Hessel, Haruki Murakami, Françoise Bourdin and Michel Houellebecq. Readers can also browse through popular French newspapers and magazines such as Le Monde, Les Echos, Le Figaro, Libération and Aujourd’hui en France/Le Parisien which can be read through a single purchase or subscription.
Greg Greeley, vice president, Amazon European Retail stated, “French customers are passionate about books and reading, and just as we’ve seen in the US, UK and Germany, we believe they will love reading on Kindle. We are excited to bring our first French-language Kindle and our new Kindle store to millions of Amazon.fr customers. We kept everything readers love about Kindle—the electronic ink display that reads like real paper, with no glare, even in bright daylight, the convenience of downloading books in less than 60 seconds and Kindle’s ability to disappear in your hands so you can get lost in the author’s words—and made it lighter, smaller, faster, and more affordable than ever.â€
The French-Language Kindle is reportedly the most compact and lightest Amazon e-reader. With the standard 6-inch electronic ink display, this device enables users to start reading books within a minute of the download. It comes integrated with Wi-Fi support and the processor enables 10 percent faster page turns.
Customers can now start downloading books from the French Kindle Store. The French-Language Kindle is available for pre-order at amazon.fr/kindle and will officially release on October 14. It is priced at €99.
