10-10-2012, 05:16 AM | #1 |
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Kobo acquires Aquafadas & NZ partners
http://paidcontent.org/2012/10/10/ko...any-aquafadas/
wow! it's all go in Koboland. It makes complete sense for the tablet mag market to get a quality mob like aquafadas on board. Good news for additional partners in NZ too-the more distros the better. |
10-10-2012, 11:35 PM | #2 |
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This could help make the Kobo Arc a much more attractive buy. And self-publishing for rich, colour content is fantastic! I have someone locally who produces a local mountain biking map book and this is exactly the kind of platform he needs to self-publish it on Kobo! (And since Kobo has 47% marketshare in Canada, that's the platform he wants to target first.)
Kobo also announced that Writing Life is available in five additional languages as of this morning: http://blog.kobobooks.com/kobo-writi...new-languages/ |
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http://www.booknetcanada.ca/press-ro...ys-new-bo.html Kobo has done an excellent job of getting partnerships in a lot of different markets world wide. It'll be interesting to see where they hit next. Last edited by AnemicOak; 10-10-2012 at 11:45 PM. |
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Kobo has 47% of the sales life to date (and 55% over the last year) in dedicated e-ink e-readers. That's a study strictly looking at e-ink device sales. This new study is looking at e-book sales, not e-reader sales, so blends in people who read on tablets, laptops, smartphones, etc. Given all the devices and all the e-book stores available, Kobo having 27% of that fractured market is actually a huge accomplishment, especially since Kindle, Sony, iBooks, etc., have captured less. |
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10-12-2012, 12:13 AM | #6 |
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Or, I could have just read your reply and not responded at all.
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