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Index
The Global eBook Report I. About the Global eBook Report
1. Executive Summary
II. Mapping and Understanding the Emerging Global eBook Markets
2. Beyond ebooks: The ecosystem of digital books and reading
A global book business versus national cultures, fairness and pride New paradigms and new challenges
Global players versus local taxation Oddities of contratictory tax regimes The complexities of localization The politics of piracy
Global contexts: How books become embedded in the digital universe Global mapping initiatives
3. The ambitions, and the limitations of this study 4. Advertorial Klopotek. How Soon Is Now?
Start marketing digital content in a future-proof way
Manage products that do not even yet exist Modern planning and production–in its true sense Metadata is the key to online sales success Emerging models for libraries Get in touch with us We look forward to talking to you.
III. Profiles of Markets and Selected Global Actors
5. English Language eBook Markets
United States
The US ebook market in 2012
United Kingdom
The UK ebook market in 2012
6. Advertorial Bookwire
Availability and discoverability in a global eBook market.
7. Europe
Germany
Earlier developments in 2012 and 2011 Dedicated ebook publishers and distributors in Germany
France
Earlier developments in France 2012 The political and cultural context for ebooks in France Selected distributors and new ebook ventures in 2012 and 2013
Spain
Earlier developments Distribution and specialized ventures
Italy
Earlier developments Distribution and specialized ventures
Sweden
Distribution and specialized ventures
Denmark Norway Netherlands
Distributors
Austria Poland Central and Eastern Europe: eBooks in English and Local Languages
The accelerating impact of English reading The emerging role of ebooks in Central and Eastern Europe
Slovenia Lithuania Bulgaria Hungary Romania Serbia
8. Advertorial Copyright Clearance Center
New Licensing Solutions for a Changing Publishing Industry
9. Emerging Markets
Russia
The evolution of the Russian ebook market Main actors in the (legal) Russian ebook market
Brazil
Update fall 2013 The good problem of Brazilian taxes eGovernment Distributors and aggregators eRetailers
China
Update fall 2013 The ambitious plan ahead—combining content and capital (2012) Status of the ebook sector The book publishing environment Online literature Key players in the digital environment eBook distribution International cooperative ventures
India: Taking rapid strides
Overview of book publishing in India Readers’ demographics Technological infrastructure Elearning content Ebook publishing Formats and pricing Self publishing Localisation efforts
Arab eBook Market
10. The Expansion of Global Platforms
Amazon
Amazon’s International Growth
Apple
The international expansion of Apple’s iTunes and iBookstore
Barnes & Noble Google Kobo
11. Forces Shaping the eBook Markets: Key Drivers and Debates
Ebook Bestsellers and Ebook Pricing Strategies in Europe
Contradictory strategies The biggest publishers are getting bigger in ebooks
Self-publishing Regulatory frameworks Copyright legislation Receptiveness for foreign (English) reading eBook piracy in Europe: The example and debate in Germany, and related findings
Methodological issues with regard to the research on piracy Controversial debates, legal initiatives, and contradictory practices in Europe Coordinated efforts for tracking and takedown campaigns France Germany Backgrounds and earlier developments in Germany DRM: The debate on protecting ebooks Preliminary conclusions on ebook piracy
IV. Outlook and Projections
12. The Accelerated Transformation of the Ecosystem of Publishing and Reading 13. Acknowledgments
About the authors of this report
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