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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
So a significant percentage of their ebooks sold are Japanese? Gotta be more than 50% IMO to drive the market even if a Japanese owned product.
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Why would it need to be more than 50%? As long as the percentage is significant enough to add to the bottom line, it would make business sense. I'd also suggest one point to remember is that Kobo in the USA is not a major player compared to Amazon while elsewhere in the world, Kobo is a major player in the ereader market. Unfortunately, hard numbers seem hard to obtain but statements that Kobo has passed Amazon in the Japanese ereader market and is #1 in several European countries and Australia/New Zealand suggest that Kobo is best served by concentrating outside the USA while still attempting to grow their market share in the USA.
Regards,
David