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Ecommerce titan Rakuten is doubling down on its struggling Kobo ereaders by acquiring an ebook marketplace called OverDrive.

Rakuten’s (JSD:4755) Kobo e-reader launched in Japan back on July 19th, and even though pre-orders went very well, the initial week or so has not really been a good one

Since Rakuten (JSD:4755) and Kobo Inc. showed off the Kobo Touch last week, the device has apparently been in high demand among Japanese consumers. According to Kobo Inc., the device

Rakuten's CEO Hiroshi Mikitani with Kobo e-reader At a press conference in Tokyo this afternoon, Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten (JSD:4755) announced that its e-reading service will launch in Japan on

I’m beginning to appreciate the beauty of online collaboration tools of late. Our own team here at Tech in Asia uses online collaboration tools since we are all located in

Japanese online retailer Rakuten announced today that it has agreed to acquire eReading platform Kobo, a Canada-based company, for $315 million. Rakuten chairman and CEO pointed out that Kobo’s social