In addition to the ability for OverDrive members around the world to access these Japanese - language ebooks, the formation of OverDrive Japan means that
the Japanese library market can now benefit from OverDrive's one million title catalog.
Amazon continues to extend its reach into new
markets and increase its focus in Asia: today it announced pre-orders for its first
Japanese - language Kindle, the Paperwhite, and, in another first, it has now extended its Kindle Store into Japan, opening with 50,000 titles in the
library.