http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/russian-e-book-selling-low-prices-and-flexible-biz-models-reported/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:00:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/russian-e-book-selling-low-prices-and-flexible-biz-models-reported/comment-page-1/#comment-1145225 v_x Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:18:13 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/09/17/russian-e-book-selling-low-prices-and-flexible-biz-models-reported/#comment-1145225 yes, it's quite correct for price policy. but the most of selling titles are under license from publishers. but there is only one big online shop - Litres. and it's the first problem of the Russian legal ebook market: there is no competition yet. and the second one: very narrow choice - no more than 20000 titles (and the most of them are pop-fiction) yes, it’s quite correct for price policy. but the most of selling titles are under license from publishers. but there is only one big online shop – Litres. and it’s the first problem of the Russian legal ebook market: there is no competition yet. and the second one: very narrow choice – no more than 20000 titles (and the most of them are pop-fiction)

]]> http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/russian-e-book-selling-low-prices-and-flexible-biz-models-reported/comment-page-1/#comment-1145201 maratc Thu, 17 Sep 2009 16:10:22 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/09/17/russian-e-book-selling-low-prices-and-flexible-biz-models-reported/#comment-1145201 In order to complete the picture, it would help to point out that the "non-endorsed" (i.e. pirated) scene for Russian books is very well established. There are library-like sites that anyone can get the books from, and also to add to. The business has to compete with the free - just as the iTunes store in the music world. In order to complete the picture, it would help to point out that the “non-endorsed” (i.e. pirated) scene for Russian books is very well established. There are library-like sites that anyone can get the books from, and also to add to. The business has to compete with the free – just as the iTunes store in the music world.

]]> http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/russian-e-book-selling-low-prices-and-flexible-biz-models-reported/comment-page-1/#comment-1145197 igorsk Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:16:11 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/09/17/russian-e-book-selling-low-prices-and-flexible-biz-models-reported/#comment-1145197 Pretty much correct, except for "blanket license". All books are sold on litres.ru under license, either from the publisher or the author. Pretty much correct, except for “blanket license”. All books are sold on litres.ru under license, either from the publisher or the author.

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