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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Company
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gptkbp:acquisition
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gptkb:Rakuten
Acquired by Rakuten, Inc.
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gptkbp:acquisition_year
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gptkb:2012
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gptkbp:competitors
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gptkb:Amazon_Kindle
gptkb:Barnes_&_Noble_Nook
gptkb:Apple_Books
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gptkbp:employees
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Over 300
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gptkbp:focus
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E-book distribution
Mobile applications
Self-publishing
Digital reading
Reading devices
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:2009
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Michael_Serbinis
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Toronto
gptkb:Toronto,_Canada
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Rakuten Kobo Inc.
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gptkbp:industry
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E-book and e-reader
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gptkbp:key_people
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gptkb:Michael_Serbinis
Takashi Natsuno
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gptkbp:launch_date
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gptkb:2009
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gptkbp:market
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E-book market
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gptkbp:offers
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gptkb:Kobo_Store
gptkb:Kobo_Touch
gptkb:Kobo_Aura_One
gptkb:Kobo_Aura_H2_O
gptkb:Kobo_Clara_2_E
gptkb:Kobo_Forma
gptkb:Kobo_Libra_H2_O
gptkb:Kobo_Mini
gptkb:Kobo_Nia
gptkb:Kobo_Aura
gptkb:Kobo_Glo
gptkb:Kobo_Clara_HD
gptkb:Kobo_Glo_HD
gptkb:Kobo_app
gptkb:Kobo_e_Reader
gptkb:Kobo_Touch_2.0
gptkb:Kobo_Elipsa
Audiobooks
Kobo Plus
Kobo Vox
Kobo Aura One (2016)
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gptkbp:parent_company
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gptkb:Rakuten,_Inc.
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gptkbp:partnership
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gptkb:Libraries
gptkb:Over_Drive
gptkb:Rakuten_Super_Points
Various publishers
Various authors
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gptkbp:products
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E-books
E-readers
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gptkbp:revenue
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$100 million (2019)
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gptkbp:service_area
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Worldwide
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gptkbp:subsidiary
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gptkb:Kobo_Writing_Life
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gptkbp:technology
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Digital rights management
E-ink technology
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gptkbp:website
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www.kobo.com
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Kobo_Plus_subscription
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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