Amazon Unveils Digital Reading Unit

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NEW YORK Amazon.com has unveiled Kindle, its long-rumored and much-anticipated portable electronic reading device, which the online retailer hopes will transform the book-reading experience while also advancing print media forward into the digital age.

The company has inked distribution agreements with several top-name publishers, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and Time magazine, to regularly deliver content to Kindle, a 10.3-ounce portable device that is said to feature an advanced, high-resolution display designed to reproduce the visual look of real paper.

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