World News Insights
1-3 Minute Gist

All Topics Article

Japan’s E-Reader Industry Struggles to Keep Up as Amazon Takes the Lead

New York Times Original article ›

Keywords:

LyrArc Article Gist
According to the MM Research Institute the Amazon Kindle had 38% of the Japanese market for e-readers in a 12 month period for 2012-2013. Rakuten's Kobo had 33% and Sony 25%.

The competition between Amazon's Kindle and Rakuten's Kobo, Sony's e-Reader in the Japanese market

09/01/2013

Amazon has 38% of the market in Japan, Kobo 33% and Sony 25%. Amazon's strategies in this market include having the largest number of titles available in any language for Japanese buyers. Amazon is an effective competitor in Sony's home market.

Grouped Articles

Japan’s E-Reader Industry Struggles to Keep Up as Amazon Takes the Lead

New York Times 09/01/2013

Sony E-book .

01/14/2010

The Sony E-reader

Grouped Articles

Japan’s E-Reader Industry Struggles to Keep Up as Amazon Takes the Lead

New York Times 09/01/2013

E-Books Rewrite Bookselling

Wall Street Journal 05/21/2010

Price Cuts Electrify E-Reader Market

Wall Street Journal 06/21/2010

Sony Plans Two Android Tablets

Wall Street Journal 04/26/2011

U.S. Warns Apple, Publishers

Wall Street Journal 03/08/2012

Sony's New CEO Vows to 'Revive' Company

Wall Street Journal 04/13/2012

Amazon Japan

09/01/2013

Grouped Articles

Japan’s E-Reader Industry Struggles to Keep Up as Amazon Takes the Lead

New York Times 09/01/2013


Support LyrArc

We took a different way to help millions around the world build educated informed mindsets that affects and shapes their lives. For a future that is open, global and digital, with everyone having access to high quality information. We believe in the renewal of America, renewal of Europe, the renewal of India, the rest of Asia, Latin America and Africa. The renewal of our supply chains, health, education, infrastructure, as we rebuild our countries after the pandemic. Literacy and knowledge we believe cannot thrive and grow in a world of web bots, web crawlers, or AI. This requires human curiosity, human learning, and human imagination. We take as inspiration the saying- “One has to be free, and as broad as sky. One has to have a mind that is crystal clear, only then can truth shine in it.” Every contribution whether big or small is precious- in this crisis and ahead.

Support Lyrarc from as small as $1


Copyright © 2006 - 2026 Intelilinks LLC
Terms and Conditions | Copyright Policy | Privacy Policy | Contact Us