Mediagazer: Amazon and Google start e-book sales in Brazil (Reuters)

8:50 AM ET, December 6, 2012

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Reuters:

Amazon and Google start e-book sales in Brazil — (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc and Google Inc both opened their digital bookstores in Brazil on Thursday, hot on the heels of e-book offerings by local booksellers in a fast-growing online retail market. — The simultaneous introduction …

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Patrick Smith / TheMediaBriefing:

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