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kaan · 08-21-2009, 06:48 AM

The Danish newspaper Politiken brings this article about the international and Danish ebook market.

In Danish
http://politiken.dk/kultur/article772265.ece

Translated to English by google (tip: ebøger = ebooks)
http://translate.google.com/translat...state0=&swap=1

Interesting quotes:

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He notes that e-book in the U.S. today have grown so much that the example in May of this year accounted for 1.8 per cent of total sales.

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400 titles this year
Gyldendal Digital is even poised to issue a series of titles such as e-book, as do Lindhardt og Ringhof and JP / Politiken Forlagshus.

There have been suggestions that the two major publishers, will publish 400 titles this year.

"It is both biography and fiction, but I can not give exact titles since the final agreements on the rights are not fully in place, but we are very close," says Cliff Hansen.

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This is very exiting news for Danish readers as there is currently close to no Danish titles in ebook format.

08-21-2009, 06:48 AM	#1
kaan Connoisseur Posts: 61 Karma: 544 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Århus, Denmark Device: Sony prs-505	Danish paper on ebooks - 400 titles this year The Danish newspaper Politiken brings this article about the international and Danish ebook market. In Danish http://politiken.dk/kultur/article772265.ece Translated to English by google (tip: ebøger = ebooks) http://translate.google.com/translat...state0=&swap=1 Interesting quotes: ...... He notes that e-book in the U.S. today have grown so much that the example in May of this year accounted for 1.8 per cent of total sales. ...... 400 titles this year Gyldendal Digital is even poised to issue a series of titles such as e-book, as do Lindhardt og Ringhof and JP / Politiken Forlagshus. There have been suggestions that the two major publishers, will publish 400 titles this year. "It is both biography and fiction, but I can not give exact titles since the final agreements on the rights are not fully in place, but we are very close," says Cliff Hansen. ------------------------------- This is very exiting news for Danish readers as there is currently close to no Danish titles in ebook format.