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SHANGHAI Daily's e-paper became the first newspaper from Asia to be available for download via Amazon.com's Kindle platform yesterday.
The electronic version of Shanghai Daily can now be downloaded and read from Amazon's Kindle device at a cost of US$5.99 per month, making the paper accessible in the United States.
Kindle is Amazon's new portable reader that uses the latest wireless technology to download print media for reading on the go.
The reader, about one fourth the size of a common tabloid, weighs about 300 grams. It uses the most advanced e-ink and has a non-reflective screen.
So far, 18 newspapers from around the world are available on Kindle, including top US newspapers such as The New York Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post.
In addition to Kindle, Shanghai Daily's e-paper is also available for download via www.shanghaidaily.com.
The e-paper, launched on January 1, can be read on most portable devices including the Blackberry, iPhone and PSP. The e-paper is updated twice a day automatically via a wireless network.
Shanghai Daily has also developed new software, My News, to let readers download the e-paper more conveniently.
The paper's online team has just won a gold award for Best Online Journalism among all media in Asia. The awards are organized by IFRA, an association that supports news publications in achieving higher standards of quality and creativity. The online award was presented for the first time in the competition's seven-year history.
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