Taobao Launches eBook iPhone App Could Produce Own E-readers


E-commerce giant Alibaba Group are wading into the e-book arena with an application for the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and possible itā€™s own Kindle like e-reader in the future.

The iOS application has been launched in a Beta state on the popular Chinese forum Weiphone.com and has already found home on many a iOS device since released.

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Tao Ran senior director of public relations at Alibaba group was quoted as saying ā€œnot impossibleā€ that the group could release itā€™s own e-book reader to rival the Kindle and Nook.

Currently Alibaba sells e-books, movies and music through its dedicated content website Taohua.com, but they are planning to expand the digital content service to itā€™s popular Taobao online retail site with over 370 million registered users.

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