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Major New Arabic Ebookstore Seeing Early Success

Ashraf Maklad, MD, Kotobi.com

Kotobi.com, a major new Arabic ebookstore launched at this year’s Cairo Book Fair, has potential to be a gamechanger for publishing in the region.

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In Spain, Has the Increase in Ebook Releases Reduced Piracy?

Anti Piracy

Increased market supply appears to be having an impact on Spanish ebook piracy, though it remains a widespread problem.

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In the Arab World Islam Sells in “P,” Unorthodox Sells in “E”

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Literary scout Simone Garzella looks at what’s selling in the the Arabic book market how the region continues to evolve amidst some troubled times.

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Bookmate.ru: “We Exist To Beat the Ebook Pirates”

Bookmate.ru

James Appell of Bookmate.ru, Russia’s leading ebook subscription service discusses the company’s ambitions to expand beyond Russia’s borders and to beat piracy.

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Is Russia Starting to Solve Its Ebook Piracy Problem?

Anti Piracy

Russia’s ebook market is expanding as more legitimate titles come online and efforts are made to fight piracy. Could ebook piracy finally be waning?

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Polish Publishers Face Sales Slump, Propose Fixed-Pricing, Fight Piracy

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Challenged by shrinking sales and online piracy, Poland’s publishing industry aims to mitigate losses with more stringent price regulation, reports Jaroslaw Adamowski.

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Can a Public Awareness Campaign Curb Ebook Piracy?

Anti Piracy

The Read Legally public awareness campaign was launched to discourage Russians from downloading pirated ebooks, equating it with stealing from authors.

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China’s Baidu, Plagued by Piracy, Launches New E-Publishing Portal

Baidu

China’s search engine giant Baidu has launched a new e-publishing site offering control of pricing and no commission in hope of improving relations with publishers.

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Censorship Be Damned: Fifty Shades of Grey Makes Its Way Into China

Fifty Shades of Grey by E.L. James

Despite the lack of a publisher and censorship issues, pirated copies of Fifty Shades of Grey are proving popular at Chinese online bookstores.

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What Do Horatio Alger and Book Piracy Have in Common?

How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia

Patterns of book piracy can tell you a lot about the aspirations of a culture and what people really want to read. And it might direct you toward the next bestseller.

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