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World Book Night expands to Germany
Germany will hold a World Book Night for the first time this year, joining the UK and the US by staging its own one million book giveaway on 23 April. The event will be a joint initiative by Germany's...
The German solution: saving books by keeping them expensive
Germany, along with a number of other European countries, has fixed book prices by law, and its book industry is thriving.
Kobo launches Germany's largest ebookstore
Kobo is about to launch in Germany, offering 2.4 million ebooks, including 80,000 German-language ebooks. By contrast, the German Kindle store has about 785,000 ebooks, including about 25,000 German...
Amazon launches German Kindle store
Amazon has launched a Kindle store in Germany, offering 650,000 ebook titles -- and only 25,000 of them so far in German.
Kobo plans European expansion
Ebook platform Kobo is planning to expand into Germany and Spain soon, with other European countries to follow.
Amazon hiring Kindle managers in France and Germany
Amazon has advertised for Kindle PR and vendor managers in Germany and France.
Germany to have own Kindle store
Germany is expected to be the next country to launch a dedicated Amazon Kindle store, via amazon.de
German book sales fall 5.5%
After a poor 2009, all indications are that the book trade is continuing to suffer in Germany, with 2010 sales to date down 5.5%.
German book sales down 7.5% in 2009
Excluding the contribution of Stephenie Meyer, book sales in Germany fell 7.5% in 2009.
German government sponsors digitisation plan
The German government has given the go-ahead for a national digitisation plan to take on Google.
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