ebooks
Korean ebook platform Ridibooks raises $20m in fresh funds
The company generated US$50 million in revenue in 2016 alone.
The best books for new UX designers
Here’s a list of the six best and most influential books compiled on UX design to help both newcomers and experienced designers strengthen their skills.
Hot new app in India is getting people reading. And turning them into writers.
Nandan Nilekani has invested in this app. Now I know why.
Well this is awkward: Jack Ma book being pirated on Alibaba store
Alibaba’s founder is getting an embarrassing lesson on the marketplace’s ongoing counterfeiting problem.
Apple’s iBooks and iTunes Movies gone from China
Chinese iPhone and iPad owners now find their options even more limited.
Whoa! Amazon throws open a million books for Indians on Kindle at $3 a month
Indians, here’s your chance to read all those great books on startups and entrepreneurs that you weren’t sure you wanted to buy. India is the first country in Asia to get Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited subscription service.
Bookmate launches in Indonesia, hopes to Scoop ebook rivals
The Russian company lets you read as many ebooks as you want for a flat monthly fee. It will now go head-to-head with local names like Scoop and Wayang Force.
Indonesian e-reader SCOOP pivots its business model. What does it mean?
I came across an interesting development today, and I’d like to crowdsource some opinions from all of the media junkies in Jakarta.
Rakuten buys ebook marketplace OverDrive for $410M to boost struggling Kobo
Ecommerce titan Rakuten is doubling down on its struggling Kobo ereaders by acquiring an ebook marketplace called OverDrive.
NewsHunt, India’s news reader app for local languages, raises $40.5M in funding
India’s homegrown news reader app NewsHunt has secured INR 2.5 billion (US$40.5 million) in a series C funding round led by New York-based hedge fund Falcon Edge Capital. Existing investors




