Kindle gets Afrikaans books

"We have seen a healthy appetite for our e-books both in South Africa and internationally and are very excited to be able to make both our English and Afrikaans authors' titles available with major international, e-book retailers such as Amazon," said digital director Mark Seabrook. "We are delighted to launch this initial range of Afrikaans titles in e-book format and provide our authors with an international platform."

The initial selection, published by imprints Umuzi and Zebra Press, includes popular titles such as Dwars: Mymeringe van 'n gebleikte Afrikaan by Max du Preez, Steve Hofmeyr's Vier briewe vir Jan Ellis and Mense van my asem, as well as Emma en Nella and 'n Ander ek by EKM Dido.

These e-books can be found through worldwide Amazon Kindle Stores.