Kobo CEO Says Not Selling Washing Machines Key To Overtaking Amazon

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday April 18, 2013 @11:10AM from the we-do-one-thing-we-do-it-very-well-and-then-we-move-on dept.

DavidGilbert99 writes "Kobo, the Canadian-based ebook company is number two in the market, behind the behemoth that is Amazon. So what does the CEO Michael Serbinis think is the one thing which will allow them to overtake the e-commerce giant? 'We don't sell any washing machines, we don't sell radios. We are not focused on the next server farm to offer data services. It is a question of focus.' Serbinis goes on to tell IBTimes UK: 'From an organization standpoint at Kobo, this is all we do. Everyone at Kobo, all we focus on is creating a great experience for book-lovers.'"

2 of 207 comments (clear)

Min score:

Reason:

Sort:

Re:No Android App by MightyMartian · 2013-04-18 11:29 · Score: 5, Informative

They use Adobe's ebook DRM scheme, so I just use ePUBee to yank it out.

--
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
Kobo is an anagram by erroneus · 2013-04-18 11:48 · Score: 5, Informative

I don't know why I am just now seeing it. I've always disliked the name and thought it was meaningless. But then I just realized it's "booK" with the letters all mixed up.