Striding into China

Take a deep breath because ebooks may soon be hitting their stride globally. Amazon, according to The Digital Reader, has just added another country to the supported list for their Android app store: China. As you know, China holds 20 percent of the world's population. That's one out of every five people live in China. If they get hooked on the Amazon Appstore, Amazon, and then the Kindle and ebooks, the sky is the limit. Of course offering the appstore is only a small step in that direction. But, right now the Amazon Appstore is only available in the US, a handful of countries in Europe, and Japan, and the same goes for the Kindle Fire. But according to a press release Amazon will soon be selling Android apps in “nearly 200 countries” around the world, including India, South Africa, South Korea, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and even Vatican City. Today’s news is leading some to speculate that Amazon is just about ready to launch the Kindle Fire in China.