The service is accessible on smartphones, tablets, e-readers and computers. For the occasion, the two largest Japanese publishers Shogakukan and Kodansha have integrated part of their catalog to Amazon subscription, what rebooster sales through consulting their pages. The works of very famous writers such as Ira Ishida, Takafumi Horie, Tsukasa Hojo, Osama Tezuka, JK Rowling, are available on the platform. 240 magazines, as the Japanese version of the US magazine Newsweek, will also be available to play.
The Amazon vice president of Kindle, David has Naggar explained: ” We are very pleased to offer the service in Japan Kindle Unlimited, which enable hundreds of publishers and tens of thousands of authors to present their works . ” / strong>
If readers are looking forward to the arrival of unlimited service in the country, publishers and bookstores are less enthusiastic says Yasutaka Kudo, President of MaruzenJunkudo bookstores: “many bookstores feel the impact [of the arrival of the service Kindle unlimited, Ed], so many titles and novelties “are part of the unlimited supply. He said the store sales might suffer.
Japan had already been spotted by Amazon, which launched its service Kindle Unlimited audio in the country in July 2015. the e-tailer has partnered with a local distributor , Otobanku to offer a monthly plan.
Amazon diversifies more and more its offer in Asia
the Amazon firm had already bet on the Asian continent to expand its unlimited subscription services for reading . India has access to this offer since September 2015 . With unbeatable prices (one month subscription costs 199 rupees, or about 2.65 €), the online merchant account seduce audiences, yet few turned to digital sales.
According Ananth Padmanabhan, sales vice president of Penguin Random House , digital sales account for only 1% of total sales in the country .
China meanwhile, welcomes Kindle Unlimited service from the month of February . Set at € 1.66 per month (12 yuan), this offer allows the Chinese to enjoy a catalog of 44,000 titles in Chinese, including 3500 translated English. Larger players can also enjoy a preferential annual subscription price again attractive to consumers: 118 yuan.
(via Amazon)
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