Tuesday, January 14, 2014

Amazon U.S. trials 'Kindle Kiosks' - The Bookseller

Amazon is trialling a range of “Kindle Kiosks” at selected airports and shopping centers in the U.S..

The first “kiosk” was spotted at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas, coming in the form of a standalone machine vends Which Kindle Fire tablets, Kindle e-readers and accessories.

An Amazon spokesperson told GeekWire: “We’re very happy with the customer response so far, and are excited to give customers another easy way to buy accessories and also the Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire tablets.”

The move is seen as an attempt by Amazon to move into the physical retail space.

Meanwhile

one of Britain’s biggest shareholders in Amazon, Google, Facebook and Apple has warned Those companies not to be so aggressive in UK corporation tax Avoiding Us Help public anger over the issue last year.

James Anderson, manager of the £ 2.6bn Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust, said the American companies were taking-risk is seeking to reduce Their tax bills in this way.

Anderson told The Times : “We say that these companies, do not overplay it … I think it is a huge mistake to be too aggressive. The danger is they become too unpopular. Jeff Bezos (CEO of Amazon) is very aware of that. “

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