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“Destroy Amazon!”: Rakuten Kobo and Kodansha’s Tokyo Love-in

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Amazon’s Kindle may be coming soon to Japan, but Rakuten Kobo and Kodansha make it clear at the Tokyo Book Fair that the Yanks will face stiff competition.

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Push Comes to Shove: Japan’s E-book Market in 2012

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Until now, Japan has been the Galapagos Islands of e-books. Suddenly, with foreign companies appearing to win, the market is scrambling to catch up and adjust.

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Tokyo International Book Fair: What It Is and Isn’t

The large turnout at the Tokyo Book Fair comes increasingly from non-publishers, including online distributors, digital services, and IT companies.

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Pictures from the Tokyo International Book Fair 2011

Pictures from the Tokyo International Book Fair (July 7-10, 2011), one of the major publishing trade shows in Asia.

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