Manga on eBook readers
Publishers Weekly reports on the trouble of making comics look nice on eBook readers:
Most publishers said having digital rights drove the decision about which comics to release on the Kindle. Since most of Yen Press’s books are licensed Japanese titles, DeYoung commented, “we’re working with Yen on the ones we have the rights for, there’s not many left after that.” At Go! Comi, Taylor said they can convert their original properties, “but we’re negotiating for digital & e-book rights for our Japanese manga. Japanese publishers are cautious with the new technology and are worried about [digital] theft, even though theft is not an issue with the Kindle [proprietary format].” “Also, the manga-kas are worried if it will look good,” continued Taylor, “but the Japanese have a foot in the door with manga on cell phones.”
In other E-book news, Sony has made a deal with Google to give owners of Sony eBook readers access to more than half a million public-domain books.
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