Amazon Appstore Opens for Business in Europe

It has been 17 months since Amazon debuted its Appstore in the United States and only now is the retail giant rolling it out in Europe. Thursday morning, Amazon launched Amazon Appstore, its marketplace for Android applications, in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy and Spain. The storefront’s expected international expansion comes ahead of the Sept. 6 media event at which Amazon will unveil the next iteration of its Kindle Fire and presumably paves the way for the tablet, which is currently only available in the U.S., to debut overseas.