Canada’s Kobo Rolls Into the US With Walmart: ‘A Very Competitive Experience’

Having once left the American ebook market largely to Seattle, Rakuten Kobo now is hitching a ride with Walmart back into Amazonian America, selling ebooks and audiobooks through the big-box leader. The post Canada’s Kobo Rolls Into the US With Walmart: ‘A Very Competitive Experience’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

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Face-swap competition for Templar trilogy

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Nook and Kobo to stock Amazon's ebooks

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Kobo Writing Life platform ups royalty rate

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Increased Competition for Marketing Spend is Bad News for Print Media

The newspaper business’s reliance on the industrial machine of printing and distributing is often understated. It’s a delicate ecosystem that can have a real effect on publisher margins – as the fluctuation in newsprint ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2012-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo app for iOS goes international with support for Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish

Kobo's Android app recently enjoyed a brief stint of global superiority, but that playing field has been leveled with the company's latest update for iOS. Like the Android version, Kobo for iOS now includes support for Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish. Additionally, users will also... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-08-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo launches roadshow as indies ponder ebook options

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[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Review: Kobo Touch eReader

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Kobo to enter Italian market with Mondadori

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Kobo launches trackable app discovery campaign

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Kobo to launch in Japan

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Kobo eReader Touch Edition packs bags for Japan, books flight for July

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Zombie competition for Higson fans

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Kobo, Hive and Anobii pitch ebook options to indies

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IDPF, Kobo, and Imago’s iSee Guides at BEA 2012

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Amazon rolls out software update for $79 Kindle, promises improved legibility

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Georgetown Terminal Warehouses Begins POD Printing in Canada

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FSG, ‘Scientific American’ Roll Out New Imprint

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Kobo to sell Potter ebooks

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