Either way it's a good deal, but if you're seeing this on Sunday, May 5, don't waste any time: Nao Yazawa, the creator of Wedding Peach and Moon and Blood, is offering her 77-page manga Go Go Nao-p! for free on Kindle today; at midnight (Pacific Standard Time) the price goes up to $2.99, which is still pretty reasonable for a 77-page graphic novel. Go Go Nao-P! is a 4-koma … [Read more...] about Nao Yazawa’s Slice-of-Life Manga is Free Today, $2.99 Tomorrow
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Fan Community Calls Out Illegal Comics Sharing
SuBLime is an imprint of Viz Media that publishes yaoi manga (love stories between two men). When they publish digitally, it is usually in the form of a PDF download, which means that is it basically DRM-free—it can be readily moved from one device to another and won't disappear if the publisher or the app does. It's the digital comics format that a lot of fans want (and some … [Read more...] about Fan Community Calls Out Illegal Comics Sharing
Square Enix To Shut Down Digital Manga Stores in U.S. and France
The Japanese site AnimeAnime is reporting that Square Enix will shut down its U.S. and French digital manga websites; although this news has yet to appear on the U.S. site, the news sites Crunchyroll and Anime News Network have picked up on it and there is a notice on the French site. The news comes as no surprise, as Square Enix has been having a bad year. They were projecting … [Read more...] about Square Enix To Shut Down Digital Manga Stores in U.S. and France
Ed Chavez on Vertical’s Digital Manga Strategy
Vertical publishes some of the most interesting manga available in English, but they have not had a digital program—until now: They recently announced that they will make three series available as e-books: The astronaut-school story Twin Spica, the science fiction story 7 Billion Needles (based on Hal Clement's novel Needle), and the soap opera about competing wine … [Read more...] about Ed Chavez on Vertical’s Digital Manga Strategy
Viz Brings Shonen Jump to Apple Newsstand
The digital manga magazine Shonen Jump went to simultaneous publication with Japan in January, and now the magazine has reached another milestone: It is available for iPad and iPad Mini via the Apple Newsstand. This offers readers three ways to buy the magazine: On the Viz Manga website, for 99 cents per issue or $25.99 per year, or via the Newsstand for $2.99 per month … [Read more...] about Viz Brings Shonen Jump to Apple Newsstand
Dark Horse Adds Two Classic Series to Digital Manga Service
At this weekend's SakuraCon, editor Carl Gustav Horn opened the Dark Horse panel with the announcement that it is adding two popular, long-running series to its digital service: Oh My Goddess and Blade of the Immortal. Both will debut in digital format in April. Oh My Goddess, which has been running in Japan since 1988, is the story of a college student who unwittingly … [Read more...] about Dark Horse Adds Two Classic Series to Digital Manga Service
Top 5 Digital Manga Websites: Feed Your Reader and Stay Legit
A few days ago, as Michael noted, JManga announced it is shutting down. The significance for many users was grave: Since JManga was a streaming site, most of the users will lose access to the manga that they paid for when the site goes dark on May 30. It's unfortunate, as JManga offered a lot of quirky, interesting books that probably wouldn't succeed in print. There's still … [Read more...] about Top 5 Digital Manga Websites: Feed Your Reader and Stay Legit
Digital Comic News: Special International Edition
Cory Doctorow says ownership is key: I'm paraphrasing here, but Doctorow, who has been right about a lot of things, has some things to say about digital comics in a video shot at New York Comic Con, including his opinion that readers should be able to buy digital comics and keep them: "You know, you buy the comic, and it looks like a purchase, right? There's a 'Buy' button, but … [Read more...] about Digital Comic News: Special International Edition
GEN Manga Offers Free E-Books, Prepares to Launch Korean Comics Magazine
If you're a digital comics absolutist who wants to own all your comics in DRM-free format, and you like manga, GEN Manga has got you covered. The monthly manga magazine launched in April 2011 with a reader-friendly model: Each magazine includes chapters of four or more serials, and the first issue is free. You can buy individual issues for $1.99 or subscribe for $1.99 a month, … [Read more...] about GEN Manga Offers Free E-Books, Prepares to Launch Korean Comics Magazine
Top Digital Comics News: Shop Smart!
Welcome to a special shopping edition of Top Digital Comics News! How much does a digital graphic novel cost? That may depend on where you buy it. As graphic novels proliferate on a variety of platforms—both e-book stores and dedicated comics apps—something interesting has happened: The prices vary, sometimes by quite a bit. Todd Allen investigates this for Publishers … [Read more...] about Top Digital Comics News: Shop Smart!