ebooks

Korean ebook platform Ridibooks raises $20m in fresh funds

Korean ebook platform Ridibooks raises $20m in fresh funds

The company generated US$50 million in revenue in 2016 alone.
Jum Balea · · 2 min read
The best books for new UX designers

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.
Berry Sarah · · 4 min read
Hot new app in India is getting people reading. And turning them into writers.

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.
Paloma Ganguly · · 6 min read
Well this is awkward: Jack Ma book being pirated on Alibaba store

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.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read
Apple’s iBooks and iTunes Movies gone from China

Apple’s iBooks and iTunes Movies gone from China

Chinese iPhone and iPad owners now find their options even more limited.
Erik Crouch · · 2 min read

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.
Malavika Velayanikal · · 2 min read

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.
Leighton Cosseboom · · 2 min read

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.
Leighton Cosseboom · · 2 min read

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.
Steven Millward · · 2 min read

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
Yuvraj Gurung · · 2 min read