Amazon.com has announced it is now offering its Kindle Reader in Canada, just in time for the holiday buying season. Amazon launched a globally-capable version of its Kindle reader last month, but Canada was noticeably absent from the list of countries included in the launch. Industry speculation had Amazon trying to work out a deal with a Canadian mobile operator to support the Kindle’s wireless service…and while Amazon hasn’t named its carrier partner, but Canadian customers can now order the Kindle for $259 USD with immediate shipping from the Amazon Web site.
“We know that Canadians are passionate about books and reading, and we’re excited to make Kindle available to our customers there,” said Amazon’s Kindle VP Ian Freed, in a statement. “Kindle enables customers around the world including Canada to think of a book and start reading it in under 60 seconds.”
In additional to electronic books, the Kindle will also carry many of Canada’s major newspapers, including The National Post and The Globe & Mail, and Amazon says many of Canwest’s major dailies will soon be available on the Kindle.
