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Japanese Publishers Plan Group To Fight AmazonPosted at 5:18PM Monday 18 Jan 2010 Plans for the group, tentatively named Nihon Denshi-Shoseki Shuppansha Kyokai (Japan electronic book publishers' association), have been formed as Amazon intends to market a Japanese version of its Kindle e-reader in the near future.The publishers are concerned they may be left out if Japanese authors give Amazon exclusive rights to publish e-versions of their books on promises of higher royalties than in the case of print books. Under Japan's Copyright Law, authors have the right to decide who can publish the electronic versions of their books.
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