Users can download Kindle software for free from the China website onto their iPhone, iPad or Android devices, which allows them to read Kindle e-books on those devices, according to information on the website.
The site does not indicate precisely when sales of e-books began and does not offer Kindle devices.
Amazon, which does not supply country-specific financial data, posted a 20 per cent gain in international sales in the third quarter, which included operations in Europe, China and Japan, the company said in October.
China is "a great long-term opportunity for us", Thomas Szkutak, Amazon's chief financial officer, said in October.
Steve Frazier, Amazon's vice-president for China retail operations, and Amazon's Kindle public relations department did not immediately respond to separate e-mailed requests for comment on the China Kindle store.