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Top100EbooksRank · 06-02-2012, 04:16 AM

You can buy print manga. But digital manga? No where to be found. Popular titles like One Piece, Full Metal Alchemist, Naruto, Bleach etc...are not there. Mid-list manga titles too.

Who hold the license to digital manga?
Why don't the Japanese publishers sell it directly? (if they hold the rights)?

Kindle Fire can handle manga pretty well. Kindle on PC etc...

In Japan, manga that are read on mobile phones are a $800 million a year industry (2011 number).

06-02-2012, 04:16 AM	#1
Top100EbooksRank Banned Posts: 304 Karma: 6102528 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: Kindle	How come there are only a few manga on the Kindle Store? You can buy print manga. But digital manga? No where to be found. Popular titles like One Piece, Full Metal Alchemist, Naruto, Bleach etc...are not there. Mid-list manga titles too. Who hold the license to digital manga? Why don't the Japanese publishers sell it directly? (if they hold the rights)? Kindle Fire can handle manga pretty well. Kindle on PC etc... In Japan, manga that are read on mobile phones are a $800 million a year industry (2011 number).