The Economist Magazine Now Available on Kindle and Kindle DX

NEW YORK, June 30 /PRNewswire/ — Today, The Economist announced it is now available on Kindle and Kindle DX for either immediate download as a single issue or on a subscription basis. Kindle customers can find The Economist in the Amazon Kindle Store where they can purchase the weekly magazine and have it delivered wirelessly when the physical issue hits the newsstands.

“We want to give our readers access to The Economist in whichever form they choose,” said Alan Press, Senior Vice President, Marketing. “Whether it is in print form, on the internet or now on Kindle, The Economist provides commentary and analysis for people who are curious about the world, and we will provide it to them in a format that works for their lifestyle.”

To provide readers with comprehensive content, The Economist on Kindle will contain all charts and graphs available in the print form of the magazine and be available for $10.49 per month or $5.49 for a single weekly issue.

Kindle and Kindle DX are Amazon’s portable readers that wirelessly download books, magazines, newspapers, blogs, as well as personal and professional documents to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and feels like real paper. The Economist for the Kindle is available at www.amazon.com/kindlestore.

About The Economist (www.economist.com)

The Economist is a weekly magazine offering timely reporting, concise commentary and comprehensive analysis of global news. With objective authority, clarity and wit, The Economist presents the world’s political, business, scientific, technological and cultural affairs and the connections between them. Because of its global editorial perspective, it is read by more of the world’s political and business leaders than any other magazine. After 26 years of continuous global growth, The Economist has a worldwide print circulation of more than 1.3 million. Economist.com now offers complimentary online access (subject to terms and conditions) to content under one year old.

SOURCE The Economist