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| 92% of E-Book Downloads in Russia Are Pirated | | Tuesday, July 09, 2013 6:00 PM | Lauren Indvik |
| E-reading is on the rise in Russia, but piracy remains a big problem for the burgeoning market. According to figures published by Russia: Beyond the Headlines, 70% of Russians read e-books, nearly a quarter more than the number who did a year ago. Yet 92% of those readers download their books from the Internet for free, compared to around 12% [PDF] in the U.S.
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| Amazon Launches Imprint for Comics, Graphic Novels | | Tuesday, July 09, 2013 10:05 AM | Lauren Indvik |
| Amazon continues to build out its in-house publishing division with the Tuesday launch of its tenth imprint, Jet City Comics, for comics and graphic novels. The retail giant has signed on several well-known authors, including Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin (above) and Snow Crash author Neal Stephenson, to translate their work into graphic novel form with the help of comics writers, artists and translators.
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