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Top100EbooksRank · 12-29-2012, 02:00 AM

I was curious as to how well the Kindle is doing in Japan. It doesn't look like it is taking off because the major publishers are not providing any popular ebook to the store.

Here's the Top 100 Best Sellers right now on Amazon Kindle Japan

GOOGLE TRANSLATION SO NOT VERY ACCURATE

http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/bestselle.../ref=sv_kinc_2

1. within 32 days # 100
How to make the body does not get tired
Sunny Hisanaga

2. within the top 100 for 11 days
Layman's diary opinions of customers of IT marketing Ichi-seki Nagae not ask
Nagae Ichi-seki

3. within 5 days # 100
1: one business trade swordsman swordsman
Shotaro Ikenami

4. within 50 days # 100
Smart notes that a genius and you
Tsukasa husband Doo Okada

5. within 37 days # 100
Is your writing, unclear why or how the 31 sentences of the expert texts not?
Takuro Yamaguchi

6. within 34 days # 100
Naturally attached to the body! 10 000 English Extensive Reading
HELEN BANNERMAN, NEVILL FORBES, VALERY CARRICK, FLORENCE WHITE WILLIAMS, AHIWIN other

7. within 51 days # 100
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
· K · Philip Dick, Hisashi Asakura, cover design (positron) Hiroaki Doi, Hisashi Asakura

And the bestsellers on Science Fiction are mostly English books
http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/bestselle...c_3_2275259051

Same with Mystery & Thrillers
http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/bestselle...c_3_2275259051

Pretty much the same with other popular fiction genre too.

Romance
http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/bestselle...c_3_2275259051

Imaging how popular (unpopular) the Kindle would be if 95% of the English language publishers refuse to sell ebook to Amazon.....ebook might never take off in the West if they never license it. Or maybe has like 1% market share (instead of the predicted 30-35% today).

Now in Japan, it look like the publishers are thinking of physical book future only. And the best way to ensure this is to kill off the ebook by not licensing.

Without the contents, most Japanese would not buy a Kindle or a Kobo. It looks like Kindle in Japan will struggle unless more publishers get on board and right now, they don't want to.

12-29-2012, 02:00 AM	#1
Top100EbooksRank Banned Posts: 304 Karma: 6102528 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Kindle	Most major Japanese publishers are not releasing ebook on Kindle Japan I was curious as to how well the Kindle is doing in Japan. It doesn't look like it is taking off because the major publishers are not providing any popular ebook to the store. Here's the Top 100 Best Sellers right now on Amazon Kindle Japan GOOGLE TRANSLATION SO NOT VERY ACCURATE http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/bestselle.../ref=sv_kinc_2 1. within 32 days # 100 How to make the body does not get tired Sunny Hisanaga 2. within the top 100 for 11 days Layman's diary opinions of customers of IT marketing Ichi-seki Nagae not ask Nagae Ichi-seki 3. within 5 days # 100 1: one business trade swordsman swordsman Shotaro Ikenami 4. within 50 days # 100 Smart notes that a genius and you Tsukasa husband Doo Okada 5. within 37 days # 100 Is your writing, unclear why or how the 31 sentences of the expert texts not? Takuro Yamaguchi 6. within 34 days # 100 Naturally attached to the body! 10 000 English Extensive Reading HELEN BANNERMAN, NEVILL FORBES, VALERY CARRICK, FLORENCE WHITE WILLIAMS, AHIWIN other 7. within 51 days # 100 Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? · K · Philip Dick, Hisashi Asakura, cover design (positron) Hiroaki Doi, Hisashi Asakura And the bestsellers on Science Fiction are mostly English books http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/bestselle...c_3_2275259051 Same with Mystery & Thrillers http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/bestselle...c_3_2275259051 Pretty much the same with other popular fiction genre too. Romance http://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/bestselle...c_3_2275259051 Imaging how popular (unpopular) the Kindle would be if 95% of the English language publishers refuse to sell ebook to Amazon.....ebook might never take off in the West if they never license it. Or maybe has like 1% market share (instead of the predicted 30-35% today). Now in Japan, it look like the publishers are thinking of physical book future only. And the best way to ensure this is to kill off the ebook by not licensing. Without the contents, most Japanese would not buy a Kindle or a Kobo. It looks like Kindle in Japan will struggle unless more publishers get on board and right now, they don't want to. Last edited by Top100EbooksRank; 12-29-2012 at 02:08 AM.