Jingdong, China's third place
commercial online bookstore, is boosting its challenge to Dangdang and
Amazon's dominance by focusing on service and international titles.
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Last week two of China's leading
ebookstores Dangdang.com began offering nearly all of their ebooks for free,
a move criticized by authors and publishers alike.
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Jingdong Battles Dangdang, Amazon for China’s Online Book Buyers
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