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The first newspaper to be available globally on Kindle, Amazon’s best-selling e-reader, is Hindustan Times, The leading English Daily. No matter where you are in the world, with a click of a button, the paper pops on the screen.
A press release said, “Readers of the newspaper in various parts of the world can now have Hindustan Times delivered daily in near-paper-like form.”
“Putting Hindustan Times on Kindle will now enable readers across the world to get access to the paper wherever and whenever they want to in a convenient easy-to-carry format,” said Sanjoy Narayan, Editor-in-Chief, Hindustan Times.
Readers in the US, UK will find it especially convenient. Most major newspapers and magazines in the US can be accessed on Kindle, as can as many as 3.60 lakh e-books in the Amazon store, for a charge.
Kindle – which has already sold more than a million units on Amazon – is an electronic reading device, which can download books and periodicals wirelessly in a very short time. These books can be read in a paper-like display.
Amazon Kindle users would have to subscribe to HT if they want to access it on their Kindle. Subscription costs around Rs. 460 per month.
The paper will be delivered to the device every day at 6 a.m. IST.