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# Amazon opens UK Kindle store
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## Amazon has launched a UK version of its Kindle store today which has the
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majority of British bestsellers on sale in ebook form.
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By Hunter Skipworth 6:27PM BST 05 Aug 2010
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[Comments][2]
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Amazon's Kindle ebook store saw its UK launch today bringing with it a
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collection of more than 400,000 ebooks.
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The new store boasts a large collection of the latest British bestsellers. The
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UK store will also have relatively competitive prices with new releases
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boasting lower price tags than that of the high street. Peter Mandleson's 'The
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Third Man' for example is downloadable for £11.25 as opposed to £15 hardback
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in shops. Select bestsellers will be priced at £2.70 at the ebookstores
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launch. The store operates in sterling as opposed to the American Kindle
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stores dollars which should make comparing prices easier.
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Those who ordered the previously announced **[UK edition of the Amazon
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Kindle][3]** can begin preloading it with books ready for delivery on August
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27th. The UK Kindle reader will arrive in two forms; a Wi-Fi only version
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priced at £109 and a 3G-enabled Kindle at £149. The new Amazon Kindle is
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lighter and faster than previous America-only offerings, boasting a six inch
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reading area and a 50 percent higher contrast screen than other e-readers on
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offer.
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However, current Kindle iPad users get instant access to the UK store and can
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begin downloading right away. Those who use Kindle on other devices will also
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find the store is now available to browse online.
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**[Buy the Amazon Kindle from Amazon.co.uk ][4]**[![][5]][4]
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## Related Articles
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