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The world's largest online retail company, Amazon, has launched its first
website in IndiaThe Amazon website in India offers seven million books
12,000 movies and television programs. It will soon add more products
as cameras and mobile phonesThe American company will not sell its
products in India. Indian law does not permit companies that sell
from more than one manufacturer to sell directly to people on
Internet. Instead the Amazon website serves as a marketplace for local
. Last year, Amazon launched a site in India which let users
prices online, but not purchase productsShabori Das is with the market
company Euromonitor. She says Amazon is entering a market where online
is still new, but is expected to grow quickly. She says
is expected to be among the 20 fastest growing Internet retailing
in the world. Online businesses are interested in India's huge, young
. But only about 12 percent of Indians have a connection to
Internet. That is far fewer than in countries like China. Still,
are 150 million Internet users in India, making its market the
largest in the world. And it is expected to grow quickly
more people get connected. At this time, the path to big
may not be easy for online retail businesses. Online retail is
valued at $10 billion, but a large amount of that is
air travel. Now, competition to provide retail goods should increase with
entry of Amazon into the market. For VOA Learning English, I'm
Bowman.
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