Apple is trying to form an alliance with Japan's top publishers to launch e-book services in Japan. Earlier, Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other Apple's competitors in the e-book field had already regarded Japan as their important target market. As for Japan's e-book and publishing market, we can take a look at the 2012-2013 Japan Publishing Market Research Report released by the Japan Publishers Association (we have excerpted part of the report). Overall overview of the Japanese publishing market:
Figure 1. Japanese book and magazine market size from 2001 to 2011 Although the Japanese publishing market is declining every year, the number of new publications in Japan is increasing every year. However, the average sales of each type of publication is decreasing. Publishers maintain overall sales by continuously releasing new publications. Japanese publisher landscape:
Figure 2. Book distribution channels in Japan Almost all books in Japan are sold to readers without discounts, so the profits that distributors and bookstores can obtain depend on a certain percentage. However, magazines and books are different. Japan’s e-book market:
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