A couple of months ago, Amazon shuttered the dedicated comiXology apps for Android and iOS and incorporated the entire comic buying and reading experience into the Amazon Kindle app for all platforms, as well as the Kindle e-reader. The entire comic reading experience has not been very good and the company has vowed to make some big changes in the coming months.In the … [Read more...] about Amazon vows to fix ComiXology for Kindle
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Penguin Random House will distribute Marvel Comics to Bookstores and Comic Shops
Disney has just signed a long term agreement with Penguin Random House for distribution for comics and graphic novels to bookstores and comic shops. Previously Disney had deals with a few different companies, Diamond Comic Distributors for comic book retail stores and Hachette for getting their titles into bookstores in North America. It really makes sense to have all sales, … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House will distribute Marvel Comics to Bookstores and Comic Shops
Line Digital Frontier acquires eBOOK Initiative Japan
Line Digital Frontier, a Japanese webtoon company announced it has purchased the Japanese electronic book company eBOOK Initiative Japan, the Korean publication Korea JoonAnd Daily reported. Line Digital Frontier happens to be a subsidiary of Naver Webtoon and has its own webtoon app in Japanese named Line Manga.eBOOK Initiative, on the other hand, is an e-book service … [Read more...] about Line Digital Frontier acquires eBOOK Initiative Japan
Miyazaki’s graphic novel set for US release forty years after its first publication in Japan
The graphic novel Shuna’s Journey penned by the famous Japanese animator and film director, Hayao Miyazaki is all set for an American release almost 40 years after it was first published in Japan. As AP News reported, the novel will make its debut in America on November 1 via the Macmillan graphic novel imprint, First Second.The Shuna’s Journey, however, should not be … [Read more...] about Miyazaki’s graphic novel set for US release forty years after its first publication in Japan
ComiXology Comics for Kindle for PC and Kindle Cloud Reader is Abysmal
ComiXology has announced they are shutting down their website next week. Comics will no longer be able to be viewed online, or with an internet browser. The only way to view comics going forward is their app for Android or iOS, or with the Kindle app. If you want to read comics or graphic novels on your computer, you will have to use Kindle for PC or the Kindle Cloud Reader. … [Read more...] about ComiXology Comics for Kindle for PC and Kindle Cloud Reader is Abysmal
Digital Manga Service Azuki Coming in June
In an effort to share new and exciting manga outside of Japan, Kirakira Media Inc. has just announced it will be offering a new digital manga service on Azuki starting on June 28th.This service will offer manga in English (outside of Japan) to the rest of the world; on Andriod, web browsers, as well as, on iOS. In addition to their already vast library, this service will … [Read more...] about Digital Manga Service Azuki Coming in June
My Hero Academia Manga sells more than 65 MIllion copies worldwide
The Kohei Horikoshi's superhero manga My Hero Academia has gone plus ultra, Japanese company Shueisha revealed. What this means is that there are more than 65 million copies of the series that have been printed physically and digitally sold, the Crunchyroll website revealed. The series sold 45 million copies in Japan while in the rest of the world, that figure stands at 20 … [Read more...] about My Hero Academia Manga sells more than 65 MIllion copies worldwide
MangaPlaza service being hyped via pre-registration campaign offering cashback and other freebies
NTT Solmare, founders of Comic C’moA is hyping the launch of MangaPlaza, the new digital manga platform, and is doling out cashback offers for the same AniTrendz reported. Plus, the Japan-based company is also offering winners the chance to collaborate with anime/manga YouTuber Akidearest and MyAnimeList, the Obey Me! – One Master to Rule Them dating simulation game. All of … [Read more...] about MangaPlaza service being hyped via pre-registration campaign offering cashback and other freebies
Digital comics including Webtoon and Smartoon registers strong growth in 2021
The publishing market in Japan grew by 3.6 percent in 2021, revealed the All Japan Magazine and Book Publisher's and Editor's Association (AJPEA) which pegged the entire segment to be worth 1.6742 trillion yen or roughly US$14.70 billion, AnimeNewsNetwork reported. This marks three consecutive years of growth for the entire publishing industry taken as a whole. This also points … [Read more...] about Digital comics including Webtoon and Smartoon registers strong growth in 2021
MANGA Plus Data Used for Anime Adaptations
A recent blog by Shueisha editor Yūta Momiyama, who is also the manager for Shonen Jump magazine and MANGA Plus online services, explains that it is quite common for publishers to sell the overseas publishing rights through foreign licensing departments, and that this continues to give positive results.Momiyama described how it’s becoming normal for overseas publishing … [Read more...] about MANGA Plus Data Used for Anime Adaptations
ComiXology to get integrated into Amazon Kindle
ComiXology may have had an independent existence even after being acquired by Amazon eight years ago, but all of that is set to change. Among the changes forthcoming include a general ban on the download of DRM-free comics, apart from the ComiXology app itself getting integrated into the Kindle app.No date has been fixed, as yet and according to The Register, the ComiXology … [Read more...] about ComiXology to get integrated into Amazon Kindle
Wattpad Webtoon introduces print graphic novel imprint named Webtoon Unscrolled
Wattpad Webtoon Studios announced the launch of Webtoon Unscrolled, which happens to be a new graphic novel imprint that would publish print editions of the more well-known Webtoon mobile webcomics. This also marks Wattpad Webtoon Studios' foray beyond digital comics though the first comics aren't forthcoming before fall 2022.According to the company, Webtoon Unscrolled … [Read more...] about Wattpad Webtoon introduces print graphic novel imprint named Webtoon Unscrolled
Webtoon and Wattpad to launch new web-comics and web novels in January 2022
Webtoon and Wattpad today announced there are half a dozen new webcomics and web stories in the making that are being created in collaboration with HYBE artists such as BTS, TXT, and ENHYPEN. The new webcomics and novels are all set to debut on each of the platforms the world over starting January 14. For instance, the three webcomics will be available via Webtoon while the web … [Read more...] about Webtoon and Wattpad to launch new web-comics and web novels in January 2022
