[net-gold] BOOKS: ELECTRONIC : INTERVIEW: CEO OF KOBO: E-books: A New Chapter Begins
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- Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2010 07:39:00 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)
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BOOKS: ELECTRONIC :
INTERVIEW: CEO OF KOBO:
E-books: A New Chapter Begins
E-books: A New Chapter Begin
Kobo CEO says the rise of e-books may change everything in publishing
Last Updated: Monday, September 20, 2010 | 6:49 AM ET
CBC News
http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/
2010/09/16/indigo-kobo-ereader-ebooks.html
A shorter URL for the above link:
http://tinyurl.com/2ftup4l
A decade ago, in the early days of digital music, a battle over who would
control the market never really happened.
The technology and business model were too new and unproven so many
potential players stayed away, thereby paving the way for one company —
Apple — to step in and capture the market.
Today, there is a fierce fight going on for the burgeoning and quickly
growing e-book market. Determined not to let one company — Amazon this
time — run away with it, a number of players have stepped forward to duke
it out.
Among the players is Kobo, a joint venture between a number of companies
around the world and led by Toronto-based Indigo Books & Music. The
Canadian company owns 58 per cent of Kobo, with the remainder split
between a number of firms including U.S. book chain Borders, Australia's
Red Group and Hong Kong-based Cheung Kong Holdings.
In May, Kobo launched its own e-reader, which works in conjunction with an
online bookstore, with the aim of going toe to toe with the likes of
Amazon and Apple.
Kobo chief executive Michael Serbinis recently discussed the e-book
battleground, and how it might transform the publishing business, with CBC
News.
Early this year, you predicted e-readers would get down to $100 by the end
of the year. With the Kobo now $129 US in the U.S., we're almost there. Is
it happening faster than you thought?
It's on schedule. There are already e-readers that are kissing the $99
point or already there. We're getting there.
Many have predicted that multi-use devices such as the iPad will make
single-use e-ink readers obsolete. That's not the case when the price gets
that low, right?
Right, and when you're focused on reading, having CNBC ping at me or
having some other notification happen in the background doesn't exactly
make for a relaxing environment. There are a lot of customers who prefer
to have a dedicated reading experience, not only for price point but
because it's dedicated and they can relax and escape by getting into a
good read.
The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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