American retail giant Amazon recently announced the launch of Kindle Unlimited eBook subscription service in the UK at £7.99 a month following its launch in the U.S. last July.

The UK subscription service provides users with unlimited access to over half a million ebooks and thousands of audiobooks, with emphasis on bestsellers.

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Bestselling eBooks include The Hunger Games Trilogy, the Harry Potter series and The Luminaries.

Kindle Unlimited also comes with a 30-day free trial to let users explore new titles while boosting authors' discoverability.

"Kindle Unlimited offers by far the simplest and most cost-effective way to explore and discover eBooks and audiobooks together, and you can even switch from reading to listening without losing your place," said Jorrit Van der Meulen, vice president of Kindle EU.

"Our US customers have shown us how much they love the opportunity to discover new authors and genres, and now we're delighted to offer the same freedom to our customers in the UK."

The launch comes after Amazon's released new Kindle devices Wednesday: the Kindle Fire HD tablet and Kindle Voyage, among others.

With the new service in place, users can simply search for their preferred books online to find their availability.

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