Amazon.ca gets its own iOS, Android and Windows Phone Apps

Amazon Mobile App for iPhone, iPad, Android, and Windows Phone is now available for Amazon.ca. Get product details, read reviews, scan barcodes to check prices instantly, and complete a secure purchase, right from your mobile phone or tablet. For more info, check out the announcement.

Review: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite eReader

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

The dedicated eBook reader market is facing formidable competition from full-featured tablets that run a gamut of apps, offer extended functionality, HD screens and are priced just above the eBook readers. Amazon's Kindle Paperwhite offers an improved reading experience and a built-in backlight for the much sought-after low-light reading.

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Kindle Paperwhite and Kindle now available on Amazon.ca

Amazon.ca today announced that the new family of Kindle e-readers is now available to customers in Canada. The all-new top-of-the-line Kindle Paperwhite  is the most advanced e-reader ever built with 62% more pixels and 25% increased contrast compared to the previous generation Kindle, a patented built-in front light for reading in all lighting conditions, up to 8 weeks of battery life, a thin and light design, and is available in both Wi-Fi only and Wi-Fi + 3G models.  Never pay for or hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot with the free 3G wireless Kindle Paperwhite for just CDN $199 or choose Kindle Paperwhite with Wi-Fi for only CDN $139. 

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