Round up of online launches from news sites:

• USA Today has joined 29 other newspapers by launching a version for Amazon’s Kindle e-reader. Accessible for just $11.99 a month, according to Editor&Publisher.

• The Economist has introduce a mobile update service for UK readers. Texting ALERT to 80801 will get you Friday morning round-up highlighting the key issues from the week’s edition.

• The Daily Record has added to its online portfolio with a new motoring website. Car sales site www.roadrecord.co.uk features some very refined search facilities and tag clouds based on the most popular searches, a release from publisher Trinity Mirror says.