Amazon will launch a subscription book service in Australia. Picture: Supplied
IT’S been dubbed "Netflix for books" and it finally arrives in Australia today.
Amazon launched its book subscription service, Kindle Unlimited, locally overnight, opening access to more than one million titles for a monthly subscription fee.
However, the book service arrives more than two years after it launched in the United States, excludes audiobooks, and will cost more than most streaming TV and music subscription services.
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Australians will be able to use the Kindle Unlimited service for $ 13.99 per month, and will gain access to books, including Man Booker Prize-winning the Sellout, the Harry Potter series, the Dressmaker, and titles from Australian authors including Colleen McCullough, Chrissie Swan, and David Malouf.
Amazon”s Kindle Unlimited service will be available on devices including the Kindle Oasis.Source:Supplied
Users can try the service free for the first 30 days, and will then be charged monthly.
Amazon Kindle vice president David Naggar said the company was "delighted" to launch the Unlimited service in Australia, which had inspired the American users to read more books inside and outside its subscription offerings.
"For less than the cost of a best-selling paperback, readers now have unlimited access to over one million titles, allowing them to discover new authors and books, including top sellers and tens of thousands of inspiring stories from local authors," Mr. Naggar said.
Amazon”s Kindle Unlimited service launched more than two years ago in the United States, in July 2014, for $ US10 per month, and also includes audiobooks, which the Australian version lacks.
The company’s book subscription plans will also cost more than the TV, movie, and music-streaming service in Australia, with Netflix and Stan subscriptions $ 9 and $ 10, and Google Play and the Apple Music subscriptions $ 12.
Kindle Unlimited will cost almost $ 1 less than its Australian audiobook subscription service, Audible, however, and will be available to use on Amazon’s Kindle e-book readers, and Apple and Google Android devices using the Amazon Kindle app.
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