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Can’t Wait for Dan Brown’s Inferno? Kobo Has An Answer

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Kobo is offers readers an experiential contest based on three original ebooks tied-in to the release of Dan Brown’s soon-to-be-published Inferno.

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Apple iBookstore Leads Brazil’s Ebook Market in 2013

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In 2012, Brazil became the latest battleground for the big international ebooksellers. Ebook sales have since skyrocketed, with Apple in the early lead ahead of Amazon.

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Readium Foundation Unites Int’l Parters to Develop EPUB Solutions

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Today in Paris Readium.org launched its new open EPUB 3 SDK Project and has formalized a strong and varied consortium of international players to support it.

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Can Brazil Build 39 Libraries Per Day Until 2020?

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Brazil’s is demanding that every school in the country house a library by 2020. To meet that goal, 128,020 libraries will have to be built, or 39 per day.

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PublishNews Brazil: Amazon Opens Kiosks to Sell Kindles in Brazil

Amazon has added retail kiosks as a physical sales channel for Kindles in Brazil.

This week on PublishNews Brazil: Amazon opens kiosks to sell Kindles in Brazil, Kobo launches two new ereaders, 33% of Brazilians read a book last month.

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My New Year’s Resolution is to Dump Amazon, And Why I’ll Fail

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For long-time ebook buyers indoctrinated in Amazon’s convenient ecosystem, trying to make the switch to a competitor can lead to frustration and disappointment.

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PublishNews Brazil: iBookstore Outsells Competitors, Record’s Anniversary

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Apple’s Brazilian store is selling more ebooks than Amazon, Kobo and Brazilian retailer Saraiva; Groupo Editoral Record hits 70, and Amazon signs up retail partners.

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PublishNews Brazil: Ebook Prices Disappoint, Romania Hot for Brazil

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This week’s issue of PublishNews Brazil looks at disappointment over high ebook prices in Brazil, the booming market for Brazilian lit in Romania, and Frankfurt’s new Sao Paolo staffer.

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What’s Behind Kobo, Google and Amazon’s Simultaneous Brazil Launch?

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In the rush to market in Brazil, three international ebook sellers staked their claim on the same day. Why? The reasons are clear, but perhaps a bit ephemeral.

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FutureBook Retrospect: Converting Freegans to Paygans & More

Katharine Reeve of Bath Spa University

Alex Hippisley-Cox recounts the major take-aways from The Bookseller’s FutureBook conference, covering ebook pricing, customer interaction, experimentation and more.

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