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Old 09-23-2021, 11:17 AM   #1
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LibraryThing: Interview with Michael Tamblyn, Rakuten Kobo CEO
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Interview with Michael Tamblyn, Rakuten Kobo CEO

This month LibraryThing is pleased to catch up with Michael Tamblyn, the CEO of Rakuten Kobo, a Canadian ebook, audiobook and ereader company doing business in 150 countries. Tamblyn serves on the board of OverDrive, an ebook distributor working with both the non-profit and retail sectors; is involved with AGE-Well, a Canadian organization dedicated to developing technology and services for healthy aging; and is the founder of BookNet Canada, a “non-profit organization that develops technology, standards, and education to serve the Canadian book industry.”

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Old 09-25-2021, 11:33 AM   #2
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Very good article, here is one business man that truly knows the market!
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Old 09-25-2021, 06:25 PM   #3
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I really enjoyed his comments about the "print vs ebook battle", very balanced and insightful
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Old 09-26-2021, 05:21 AM   #4
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There is no print vs ebook battle except by some people on the Internet. They both have advantages and disadvantages and some content works well on ebooks and some doesn't.

I do hope Kobo continue well and their ereaders don't follow Sony's.
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Old 09-26-2021, 05:44 AM   #5
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There is no print vs ebook battle except by some people on the Internet.
Hence my use of the typographical equivalent of air quotes
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almost makes me want to buy a kobo. Loved his perspective. But no -- too deep into the Amazon ecosystem (and happily so for the most part)
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His 'Paper' Library vs "e-book" aligns pretty much with my take.
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Thanks for posting. The guy does seem nice and very thoughtful. I'm glad I just bought a Kobo instead of another Kindle.
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