Japanese publishing market still downsizing, but opportunity in ebooks and education

We have a new Japan Country Report, prepared by Norio Yamamoto, CEO of Chuokeizai-sha Inc.

Bookspotting app mobilises literature

With reading habits shifting online and onto portable devices, a new app has launched which uses GPS technology to tell book-lovers if they’re in the vicinity of classic scenes from literature.

“Absurd and dangerous”: Apple bans French novel because of its cover

The IPA has expressed serious concern about Apple’s decision to ban the sale of a French novel because of its cover art.