closes Kindle store in China after losing out to local rivals Alibaba and JD.com
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US tech giant pulled the plug on its Kindle online services in China on Friday, closing a chapter on its fight for the massive consumer market and sending bereft bookworms rushing to stock up on e-books. The e-commerce pioneer has in recent years appeared to admit defeat to local Chinese rivals such as Alibaba […]
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to close China Kindle Store after losing out to domestic rivals
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Kindle closes flagship store on Alibaba's Tmall, raising questions about the e-book reader's future in China
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Kindle closes flagship store on Alibaba's Tmall, raising questions about the e-book reader's future in China