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http://dx.doi.org/10.5762/KAIS.2012.13.8.3389

The emergence and ensuing typology of global ebook platform -The case study on Google eBook, Amazon Kindle, Apple iBooks Store  

Chang, Yong-Ho (School of Communication, Sogang University)
Kong, Byoung-Hun (School of Communication, Sogang University)
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Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society / v.13, no.8, 2012 , pp. 3389-3404 More about this Journal
Abstract
Based on the case study methods, the study analyzes emergence and ensuing typology of global ebook platforms such as Google eBook, Amazon Kindle, iBooks Store. Global ebook platforms show adaptation process responding to rapidly changing digital technological envirment and it's fitness landscape. The critical elements in its emerging process are the distinct selection criteria, the degree of resource abundance and the search process based on open innovation. Based on these critical elements, the global platforms show speciation process, so called niche creation and are evolving into a variety of the typology based on the initial condition of key resource which makes the platform emerge and grow. Each global ebook platforms is evolving into open platform, hybrid platform, closed platform. Google eBook has openness and extensibility due to a variety of devices based on Android and a direct involvement of actors. Amazon Kindle has developed from a online bookstore and into the hybrid platform which have not only closed quality but also openness with ebook devices and mobile network. iBooks Store has developed into the closed platform through the agency model based on competitive hardwares and closed quality with iphone and ipad.
Keywords
Publishing; Publishing ecosystem; Electronic book; Ebook platform; Fitness; Open platform; Hybrid platform; Closed platform; Google eBook; Amazon Kindle; iBooks Store;
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