The increase in self-published creators within the Japanese manga industry marks a transformative blessing for the industry. Numerous contemporary hit series have originated as independently published web content. When these become famous, they catch the attention of major distributors. After the distributors take charge, they make new and improved versions of the original … [Read more...] about Increase in Self-Published Creators: Blessing for the Industry
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Breaking News – Kobo to Start Its Own Publishing Division
Kobo CEO Michael Serbinis has confirmed that his company today is going to start a publishing division to deal with authors and compete against Amazon. Kobo plans to publish books to be sold in all Chapters and Indigo stores and be available in digital form. Kobo plans to make it easy for authors to publish with the company and will offer a wide array of services. Kobo plans … [Read more...] about Breaking News – Kobo to Start Its Own Publishing Division
Kobo Planning eBook Lending and Self-Publishing Service
We talked with the CEO of Kobo Michael Serbinis recently at Book Expo New York and he dropped some bombshells on new plans for his company later on this year. It seems Kobo is preparing both ebook lending and a portal for authors to submit their own ebooks to be listed in the Kobo ebook store. Kobo has been one of the darlings of the ebook and e-reader industry with 3 … [Read more...] about Kobo Planning eBook Lending and Self-Publishing Service