Apple To Begin E-book Service In Japan

Friday 24th May

Apple To Begin E-book Service In Japan

Posted at 1:46PM Wednesday 02 Jan 2013

Apple will launch an e-book service in Japan, with plans to start selling Japanese titles as early as January for such devices as the iPad tablet computer, the Nikkei reported in its Tuesday morning edition.

The company has reached basic agreements to acquire content from major publishers, including Kodansha Ltd., Shogakukan Inc. and Kadokawa Group.

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