Rakuten completes purchase of Kobo

lecoeur · 01-12-2012, 08:14 AM

http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/11/r...chase-of-kobo/

Highlights:
December 25th was Kobo's best day ever for eBook downloads, with several ebooks downloaded every second by readers in over 150 countries

· Kobo saw a 10-fold increase in new customers compared to the company's pre-holiday period

· Compared to last year's holiday season, eGifting increased by 500%, eReader sales and eBook sales more than doubled

· More than 1 million new Kobo users were added in December alone.

Okay, not as many as Amz's alleged million a week but, not to be sneezed at either. I think they'll do well via Rakuten in the far east, where unfortunately pour moi they mostly don't read in English. meh.

hpulley · 01-14-2012, 10:06 AM

Would like some Japanese titles before my nihongo rusts away to nothing...

01-12-2012, 08:14 AM	#1
lecoeur Connoisseur Posts: 99 Karma: 600006 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Cardiff, Wales. UK Device: kobo touch	Rakuten completes purchase of Kobo http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/11/r...chase-of-kobo/ Highlights: December 25th was Kobo's best day ever for eBook downloads, with several ebooks downloaded every second by readers in over 150 countries · Kobo saw a 10-fold increase in new customers compared to the company's pre-holiday period · Compared to last year's holiday season, eGifting increased by 500%, eReader sales and eBook sales more than doubled · More than 1 million new Kobo users were added in December alone. Okay, not as many as Amz's alleged million a week but, not to be sneezed at either. I think they'll do well via Rakuten in the far east, where unfortunately pour moi they mostly don't read in English. meh.

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hpulley Addict Posts: 288 Karma: 29760 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Device: Kobo Vox, Playbook32	Would like some Japanese titles before my nihongo rusts away to nothing...

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