Thread: Kobo Sold to Japanese Company
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Old 11-08-2011, 06:21 PM   #9
fjtorres
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Actually, this makes perfect sense:

1- Rakuten is a back-end ebook player just like Kobo: http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/13/s...-book-service/

2- The japanese ebook market is stalled: http://publishingperspectives.com/20...ook-isolation/

Kobo had a global vision without global pockets, Rakuten has the money but not the reach.
And Indigo is betting on retail.
Cha-ching!
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