Japanese mobile ebook market triples

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).

zelda_pinwheel · 07-31-2008, 07:33 AM

see, you read articles like this, and you find it even more baffling that so many publishers continue dragging their feet. ok, we are not the japanese (well, we french are not the japanese, i mean) but even taking into account the different cultural attitudes towards technology and gadgets in general it seems pretty clear that there is a huge market for this which is completely untapped. the market itself might not even realise it's there until we finally GET SOME CONTENT !!! sheesh.

slayda · 07-31-2008, 09:44 AM

Maybe it's time I tried to learn Japanese. It'll give me something to do in my retirement. Naw, my brain is too old & slow.

grimo1re · 07-31-2008, 11:20 AM

I think a lot is Manga and Anime. Still...the small form factor doesn't seem to be a problem there. (Take *that* Mr. Hornby).

hidari · 08-01-2008, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by grimo1re

I think a lot is Manga and Anime. Still...the small form factor doesn't seem to be a problem there. (Take *that* Mr. Hornby).

I see people reading ebooks everyweek on the subway in Sapporo where I live.

hidari

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).

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07-31-2008, 07:33 AM	#2
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	see, you read articles like this, and you find it even more baffling that so many publishers continue dragging their feet. ok, we are not the japanese (well, we french are not the japanese, i mean) but even taking into account the different cultural attitudes towards technology and gadgets in general it seems pretty clear that there is a huge market for this which is completely untapped. the market itself might not even realise it's there until we finally GET SOME CONTENT !!! sheesh.

07-31-2008, 09:44 AM	#3
slayda Retired & reading more! Posts: 2,764 Karma: 1884247 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: North Alabama, USA Device: Kindle 1, iPad Air 2, iPhone 6S+, Kobo Aura One	Maybe it's time I tried to learn Japanese. It'll give me something to do in my retirement. Naw, my brain is too old & slow.

07-31-2008, 11:20 AM	#4
grimo1re Geekette Posts: 435 Karma: 3335 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NSW, Australia Device: Sony Reader PRS500, PocketBook 360	I think a lot is Manga and Anime. Still...the small form factor doesn't seem to be a problem there. (Take that Mr. Hornby).

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