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Tsujoi
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Would you read more if novels had manga styled covers?
Such “combini novels” are proving popular among young people who are seemingly averse to conventional bookstores.
Seven-Eleven Japan Co. in May became the first major convenience store chain to put on sale revamped editions of works by three Naoki Prize-winning authors–Arimasa Osawa, Miyuki Miyabe and Natsuhiko Kyogoku.
Although none of the books are new, they have been totally repackaged, with manga artists popular with young people illustrating the front covers.
They first went on sale in mid-May at all the 4,000 or so 7-Eleven outlets in the Kanto region.
Death Note manga series creator Takeshi Obata, whose illustration last year for a new edition of Osamu Dazai’s 1948 novel Ningen Shikkaku (No Longer Human)–published by Shueisha Inc.–helped it become a fresh hit, drew the cover for Kyogoku’s Bara Juji Tantei I (Rosenkreuz I).
The series, branded “Paperbacks K,” came about from a collaboration between Seven-Eleven Japan and literary agency Osawa Office Inc., to which the three authors belong.
Kodansha Ltd. has published 40,000 copies, and publicized them on the Osawa Office Web site. The publisher is reportedly considering a nationwide second printing run after the autumn.
Japan Probe wrote...
Concerned over flagging book sales, especially among younger age groups, publishers are having popular manga artists illustrate the covers of novels and are turning serious works of fiction into manga to be sold at convenience stores.Such “combini novels” are proving popular among young people who are seemingly averse to conventional bookstores.
Seven-Eleven Japan Co. in May became the first major convenience store chain to put on sale revamped editions of works by three Naoki Prize-winning authors–Arimasa Osawa, Miyuki Miyabe and Natsuhiko Kyogoku.
Although none of the books are new, they have been totally repackaged, with manga artists popular with young people illustrating the front covers.
They first went on sale in mid-May at all the 4,000 or so 7-Eleven outlets in the Kanto region.
Death Note manga series creator Takeshi Obata, whose illustration last year for a new edition of Osamu Dazai’s 1948 novel Ningen Shikkaku (No Longer Human)–published by Shueisha Inc.–helped it become a fresh hit, drew the cover for Kyogoku’s Bara Juji Tantei I (Rosenkreuz I).
The series, branded “Paperbacks K,” came about from a collaboration between Seven-Eleven Japan and literary agency Osawa Office Inc., to which the three authors belong.
Kodansha Ltd. has published 40,000 copies, and publicized them on the Osawa Office Web site. The publisher is reportedly considering a nationwide second printing run after the autumn.
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I personally could careless about the cover. I read for the storyline.
Most of my friends that don't read too much would probably read a bit more if books had "pretty covers". Though some of them are 'freaked-out' by anime characters too, complaining that they look 'too real'.
Most of my friends that don't read too much would probably read a bit more if books had "pretty covers". Though some of them are 'freaked-out' by anime characters too, complaining that they look 'too real'.
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look if we have manga covers on everything i will end up sayin fuck this for an game of soldiers and end up hatein everything manga/anime/hentai related because of it's mainstreamness plus all the people who see them and say "oo thats different i think ill buy it" will be the new " plastic manga/anime lovers" and thats the last thing i think we would want
nut to awnser your question i doubt it would
nut to awnser your question i doubt it would
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It's human nature to like something flashy, and by having a good cover it will draw people in and maybe the people can discover a good story. It's in the human subconcious.
EDIT: Though the fact that having an anime/manga style art on a novel is a bit akward.
EDIT: Though the fact that having an anime/manga style art on a novel is a bit akward.
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i dont think its just about a new cover on the same material, but the transition some books are making from novel to manga. i dont... read much, at all. ive probably read more in my time on this forum then the entirety of my life lol which is pretty sad. manga are the only alternative i have for reading without getting drop dead bored, so i sapose the change is rather welcome. that way im not missing out on 'the novel to die for' or the new york times best seller lol.
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:arrow:
probably yes, i'm not much of a reader so it matters not much, by now the one and only book i've ever finished reading was George Carlin's "When will Jesus bring the pork chops", and yes i'm speaking the truth, the one and only book that i've ever finished reading from page 1 to the last page.
probably yes, i'm not much of a reader so it matters not much, by now the one and only book i've ever finished reading was George Carlin's "When will Jesus bring the pork chops", and yes i'm speaking the truth, the one and only book that i've ever finished reading from page 1 to the last page.
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eh... i guess it would sway my opinion
but i don't like reading much overall anyway
(excluding manga, subtitles, and visual novels)
but i don't like reading much overall anyway
(excluding manga, subtitles, and visual novels)
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Personally? Eye-catching covers, sure i'll read them. But once I find out that the storyline sucked, i'd probably become so mad, i'd burn it right inside the bookstore.
It's all about the Story!
It's all about the Story!
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Maybe it would cause me to read the description on the backside, but than it's like any other book.
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No.
:/ I don't care about the cover. It's the content that matters to me.
I read a lot of books that aren't manga (actually I haven't been reading manga for nearly a year now. Dx )
I'm into Dean Koontz, V.C. Andrews, and James Patterson.
I want to get James Patterson's new book actually...
:/ I don't care about the cover. It's the content that matters to me.
I read a lot of books that aren't manga (actually I haven't been reading manga for nearly a year now. Dx )
I'm into Dean Koontz, V.C. Andrews, and James Patterson.
I want to get James Patterson's new book actually...
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Nope. I enjoy reading already. Mostly sci-fi and fantasy but I'm almost always done with a book within a week so I never really have enough to read.
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I wouldn't mind, but I know that covers do sell a book, and that can make a difference. (Only thing is that manga-style drawn bookcovers imply that the story has manga-like qualities.)
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No, I read plenty enough as it is =). I look at the back cover and other author's testimonials to determine whether or not I want to read the work of an author I'm unfamiliar with.
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i wrote...
i dont think its just about a new cover on the same material, but the transition some books are making from novel to manga.not to quote myself or anything, but i think it wasnt the cover thing tsujoi was putting the spotlight on... although it certainly seems everyones leaning that way. if more main stream novels were converted to a manga or comic, you could see your favorite fictional characters and locations come to life anime style! if they decide to implicate the idea i could see a broader audience enjoying classic works, or better yet... a younger audience.
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I read books based on the synopsis provided or if its not there i use other people's testimonials as to whether it was good (Catcher in Rye, anyone?)
Now if the book cover featured an attractive women exposing her breasts...
Now if the book cover featured an attractive women exposing her breasts...
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i think i read an adequate amount, maybe not what i'm expected to read, and i do as azn does, base my opinion on the synopsis i read on wikipedia.
i wish more people my age would read, but i doubt that will ever happen.
i wish more people my age would read, but i doubt that will ever happen.
