From CNET:
http://www.cnet.com/news/samsung-and...e-for-samsung/
Quote:
Samsung and Amazon are getting together for a new chapter for ebook fans: they're co-authors of a new ebook service called Kindle for Samsung.
Kindle for Samsung is described as a "custom-built ebook service" for Samsung devices, working on the Samsung Galaxy S5 and any phone or tablet running Android 4.0 or above. It's available now in 90 countries around the world.
The service includes Samsung Book Deals, which gives you a free ebook each month. You can't choose any book, sadly, but you do get to choose from a selection of four titles every month.
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Presumably they mean any Samsung phone or tablet running Android 4.0 or above.
This...is...big...
Samsung owns one of the biggest hardware installed bases for phones and tablets on the planet and has for years been building up an iBooks-style ebookstore with some... regional(?) success... Getting them to sign up for Kindle means Amazon gets first crack at casual readers looking for ebooks in the Samsung world. Plus, it ensures somebody else (Nook, Kobo, Tolino?) doesn't sign Samsung up. I suspect the App will be a preload on future Samsung phones abd tablets.
The free monthly books? That sounds like Amazon First, which features Amazon Publishing titles. If so, that is a *double* win for Amazon.
Fallout?
Well, scratch Samsung as a possible buyer or partner for Nook.
Extra pressure on app-only ebook vendors...
Now to see if other similar deals follow. Even if they don't Amazon grabbed the ripest plum available in casual reading land.
Edit: Samsung press release notes the app can be found at the Samsung app store:
http://global.samsungtomorrow.com/?p=35871
...which I can confirm. Both Kindle for Android and Kindle for Samsung can be found at Samsung Apps, but only Kindle for Android at the Amazon Appstore.
Amazon's page:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/digital/kfs...g=thedigrea-20