Rakuten will be bringing the Kobo Touch e-Reader to Japan next month and it will be available for purchase for $126. Pre-orders for the device will start on July 2nd and this device will have custom Japanese firmware to handle all of the specific characters for their ebooks. The Japanese ebook market is ripe for the pickings. Sony is the only big name company with any sort … [Read more...] about Kobo Touch to Hit Japan in July
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Rakuten Completes the Acquisition of Kobo
Japanese E-Commence giant Rakuten has now officially completed their acquisition of Canadian based Kobo for $315 million dollars. 100% of the e-reader companies assets now belong to Rakuten and the future is uncertain for the future of their e-book store and e-book reader lineup. During the holiday season, Kobo saw record sales in terms of books and peddling devices such as the … [Read more...] about Rakuten Completes the Acquisition of Kobo
Panasonic readying tablet/e-reader for launch in Japan
Japanese consumers will soon have one more tablet / e-reader hybrid device to choose from. Domestic consumer electronic giant Panasonic is working on such a device for a possible release as early as sometime next month itself. Also, a unique aspect with the Panasonic offering is that the company is adopting an approach similar to that of its domestic compatriot Sharp in that … [Read more...] about Panasonic readying tablet/e-reader for launch in Japan