“Many people will be unwrapping Kindles on Christmas Day and now Kindle readers, new and old, will be able to read the Queen’s words for years to come.” Sky was recently awarded rights to the Queen’s Christmas message, but the programme will still also be broadcast on the BBC and ITV. The retailer secured access to the transcript after approaching the Royal Household with the proposal. The arrangement is an e-book exclusive although the text will also be made available at Facebook and the Royal Household's official website. Book industry watchers described the move as a "coup" for Amazon. In addition to this year's speech Kindle owners will be able to download the Queen's previous Christmas messages dating back to 1952, the year of her accession to the throne.
In 1878 Queen Victoria tried out Alexander Graham Bell's invention, the telephone. In 1932 King George V made the Royal's first Christmas broadcast via radio. In 1957 the Queen made the first live Christmas broadcast on television. This year will mark the 60th Royal message released on Christmas Day. The arrangement with Amazon marks the first time the speech will have been made available in e-book form.--Book industry watchers were also impressed by the arrangement. The spokeswoman added that it was not public information if any members of the Royal Household owned a Kindle or other e-book reader
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