So the UK version of the Kindle Store launched today, right on schedule. It has nearly 400k titles which might make it the largest ebookstore in the UK (Europe, too,...Continue reading
Category: eBookstore
Smashwords, Diesel Ebookstore sign distribution agreement
from the Smashwords blog: Smashwords today announced a two-part ebook distribution partnership with the Diesel eBook Store, a leading independent ebook retailer. The agreement expands ebook distribution opportunities for thousands...Continue reading
New ebook distribution platform launched in Japan
From the press release: NTT DOCOMO, INC. and Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) announced today that they will partner in an electronic publishing business covering content aggregation, distribution and...Continue reading
Taiwan based FET announce “Ebook Town”
The China Post are reporting: A major telecommunications operator, Far EasTone (FET) yesterday announced its official entry into the market with the launch of “eBook Town.” … In addition, Far...Continue reading
Japanese ebook market rose 24% in 2009
Impress R&D (summary translated from Japanese) released a report yesterday on the Japanese ebook market. They found that ebook sales rose 23.7% in 2009 to 57.4 billion yen from 46.4...Continue reading
Dymocks secretly sells seven e-readers
You might recall that last week Dymocks announced they were adding support for Epub and DNL formats. One comment I made was that I was surprised (at this late date)...Continue reading
