Amazon.in expands multilingual offerings in India with Tamil-language books, including translations of English-language bestsellers

Aimee Bellah

India , July 7, 2014 (Web Newswire) – This veritable paradise of Tamil books offers a wide selection ranging from Classics, Literature, Fiction, Biographies, Business and Finance, Self-help, Cook books to Children's books and more by famous authors such as Kalki S Krishnamoorthy, Kannadhasan, Sujatha, Balakumaran, Sandilyan, Indra Soundarajan, Madhan, Vairamuthu, Jeyamohan and Jayakanthan amongst several others. Additionally, readers can also get their hands on Tamil translations of English best sellers. The store also has a wide selection of books in its 'Language, Linguistics and writing' section for customers who wish to hone their Tamil skills or learn other languages like English, Telugu, Urdu, etc. with instructions in Tamil.

"In line with our vision to enable customers to find, discover & buy anything online, we are continuously working towards bringing more selection in books in various Indian languages for our consumers. The dedicated Tamil book store on Amazon.in enables a convenient and easy access for our customers, based anywhere in India, to a huge selection of Tamil books," said Samir Kumar, Director, Amazon India. "We are confident that this easy accessibility will encourage not only the avid book readers but also occasional as well as new readers to read Tamil language books," he adds.

"e-commerce is indeed a giant step forward for regional language books. Even with enough patrons worldwide, publishers of books in these languages today, find it difficult to expose their entire collections to the target readers. Amazon.in's initiative will go a long way in providing a platform with wide selection and accessibility to the readers in getting the books of their choice," said Badri, Director of Kizhakku Pathippagam.

Using Amazon's intuitive search & browse experience, customers can discover books from different genres like Business & Economics, Personal development & Self-help, Health & fitness, History and Politics, Romance, Collection of poems, Crime, Thriller and Mystery, Religion and Spirituality.

The Tamil book store will offer more than 1500 popular titles for next day delivery in 20 cities across the country including Chennai.

All customers benefit from a safe and secure ordering experience, convenient electronic payments, Cash on Delivery, no-risk hassle-free returns policy, Amazon's 24x7 customer service support, and a globally recognized and comprehensive 100% purchase protection provided by Amazon's A-to-Z Guarantee. Customers across several cities in India can also avail guaranteed next-day delivery at Rs. 99 per order on more than 280,000 products fulfilled by Amazon. Published by HT Syndication with permission from Web Newswire. For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com

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