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Monthly Archives: May 2011

Will Publishers Survive The eBook Revolution?

By blueZhift | May 28th, 2011

My youngest son, who’s only 10, wants to publish his Young Authors story as an eBook and sell it for 99 cents. I told him sure, I’ll do it. With the process I’ve built, it’s pretty easy to do and should be a fun project. And who knows, it might even be profitable! Scenarios like […]

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TokyoPop Manga Licenses Fly Away Home

By blueZhift | May 27th, 2011

Anime News Network has reported that TokyoPop’s manga licenses will revert to their owners when the publisher shuts down at the end of May. There is no word on the status of TokyoPop original English language (OEL) works. This is rather disappointing. I had held out some hope up until now that perhaps TokyoPop could […]

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Borders Sale Seen As More Likely

By blueZhift | May 10th, 2011

Publishers Weekly has reported that the likely sale of ailing bookstore chain Borders in part or whole may be one outcome of recent actions. The bankrupt company has sought court permission to sell some assets that do not have any current lien against them. I suppose it’s a good thing that I used up my […]

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Digital Comics On The iPhone

By blueZhift | May 9th, 2011

Even as comic and manga publishers fret over the future of their media as the digital transition takes hold, it’s a great time to be a reader! The last few days I’ve been rediscovering comics in digital form with the help of iPhone readers from Dark Horse, comiXology, and Viz. Growing up, keeping up with […]

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Amazon Pulls Some Yaoi Manga From Kindle

By blueZhift | May 5th, 2011

Anime News Network reposts that Amazon has pulled some yaoi manga titles from the US Kindle store. Amazon’s policy prohibits pornographic or “offensive” material on its Kindle eBook platform. However print versions of some of the titles pulled from the Kindle remain on sale from Amazon. In addition to the usual censorship questions and anti-gay […]

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Amazon May Kindle Tablet War

By blueZhift | May 4th, 2011

One of this week’s big stories is that Amazon may be getting into the tablet war with its own Android OS powered offering. A large order placed with Taiwan-based notebook maker Quanta may signal Amazon’s plans to enter the tablet market. If true, I think this says a few things about the tablet market. First […]

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