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At IDPF, ‘Japan and the World’: A Few Words With Alvin Lu

In Feature Articles by Porter AndersonMay 9, 2016

‘The population of Japan is about a third of the US, but the [size of the] book market is comparable,’ says Kodansha’s Alvin Lu, who speaks at IDPF’s DigiCon on the eve of BookExpo America.

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

In Guest Contributors by Guest ContributorJuly 12, 2012

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.

How Fear of Disruption Stalled Japan’s E-book Development

In Digital by Hiroki KamataAugust 1, 2011

Japan’s e-book market remains small. Publishers been reluctant to support e-books out of fear losing revenue and challenging their own distribution monopoly.

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