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grimo1re · 07-31-2008, 07:30 AM

The Japanese market for electronic books for mobile phones has been growing. In 2007 the market was worth JPY 22.1 billion, rising 220 percent year-on-year. To compare: the entire Japanese mobile content market was worth JPY 423.3 billion in 2007, up 16 percent from 2006, and the mobile commerce market was worth JPY 723.1 billion, up 29 percent.

Figures from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC).

07-31-2008, 07:30 AM	#1
grimo1re Geekette Posts: 435 Karma: 3335 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NSW, Australia Device: Sony Reader PRS500, PocketBook 360	Japanese mobile ebook market triples The Japanese market for electronic books for mobile phones has been growing. In 2007 the market was worth JPY 22.1 billion, rising 220 percent year-on-year. To compare: the entire Japanese mobile content market was worth JPY 423.3 billion in 2007, up 16 percent from 2006, and the mobile commerce market was worth JPY 723.1 billion, up 29 percent. Figures from the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC).