On January 4, some netizens broke the news
Its e-reader, the Kindle
Large areas of stock-outs occur
Questioned whether kindle was going to exit the Chinese market
Subsequently, related topics rushed to the first place in Weibo's hot search
Aroused the attention of 130 million netizens
The search found that in the official self-operated store of the Jingdong platform Kindle, the Kindle classic version priced at 998 yuan and the Kindle exclusive version with a price of 2757 yuan all showed "out of stock", and only one Kindle youth version priced at 658 yuan was currently on sale.
In this regard, the customer service of Jingdong's self-operated store told the Red Star Capital Bureau: "The manufacturer is currently out of stock, and the follow-up will be replenished." ”
Subsequently, the reporter consulted the kindle self-operated store customer service inquiry about the situation, and the customer service responded: The lack of stock is because the manufacturer does not have the goods now, but the out-of-stock is not removed from the shelves, when there is a notice of goods and so on.
In addition, the official flagship store of Kindle Tmall cannot search for related products at present.
A search for kindle on Amazon's Official Website in China found that only e-books were still on sale, and e-readers could not search for them.
Subsequently, Amazon responded: "We are committed to serving Chinese consumers. Consumers can purchase Kindle devices through third-party online and offline retailers. The high-quality customer service and warranty services provided by Amazon will not change. The Kindle e-book reader is popular with consumers, and some models are currently sold out in the Chinese market. ”
Netizen: "Can't use kindle to cover instant noodles"
Under the Kindle China official micro, a large number of netizens asked:
"Are you really going to be delisted?"
"Can I download the e-book I bought in the store later?"
There are also many users cheering for the Kindle:
"Hold on, don't quit, okay!"
"I can't cover the noodles with the Kindle."
Some netizens asked: Amazon quickly give me a reply, but I have to use the Kindle every day, how to backup also teach me; if I really quit, will it affect my download and purchase of other books? I have to read it every night before going to bed, and I have to update it every week, hoping it doesn't break.
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Amazon only remains in China
Kindle and cross-border trade business
Previously, on April 17, 2019, Amazon announced its withdrawal from its China operations. In China, only two pieces of business will be retained, one is kindle, the other is cross-border trade, and the other businesses will be completely abolished.
Amazon's main markets last year were the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom and Japan.
Kindle is an e-book reader launched by Amazon in the United States and is also a leader in this field. At present, Amazon has not responded to the news of whether the Kindle will withdraw from the domestic market.
Kindle was born in the United States in 2007, the launch model is the Kindle 1, a very bulky electronic ink screen device with a keyboard, which was sold out within a few hours of going live.
Since then, Amazon has released a number of products in the United States, including Kindle 2, Kindle DXG, Kindle 3, Kindle 4 and other products. In 2013, the Kindle entered China.
At present, the latest Kindle product on Amazon's sale is the Kindle Paperwhite 5 released in September, with a debut of 1068 yuan.
The e-reader market is highly competitive
The e-reader market must not only face the problem of chip shortage, but also face the problem of industry competition. It is rumored that Huawei will also release a tablet product, which is equipped with an ink screen.
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Source | News Workshop Comprehensive Chengdu Business Daily - Red Star News (Reporters: Yu Yao, Qiang Ya Milling), Upstream News, Fast Technology, Phoenix Network, One Point Finance, Netizen Comments, etc