Updated: Apple expands iBookstore in Japan with new publisher partnershipsFor the first time Apple's iBookstore will offer paid ebooks in the Japanese market, from major Japanese publishers including Kodansha and KADOKAWA. The iBooks 3.1 update also brings reading improvements for other Asian languages.
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