Posts Tagged ‘Kindle’

Manga 2.0: Yoshitoshi ABe’s Digital Dojinshi by Jason Thompson

Posted by on May 18th, 2010 at 9:00 AM

Jason Thompson, author of Manga: The Complete Guide, reviews both Yoshitoshi ABe’s I am an Alien. I have a Question., and the mode of delivery, as it’s only available in the U.S. via the iPhone and the Kindle; “As the traditional publisher-centric, print-oriented model of manga dries up, artists like ABe may be the ones best positioned to stay on their feet.”

It’s the story, stupid.

Posted by on December 11th, 2009 at 11:00 AM

Manga publishers here are pinning their hopes on downloadable visual content—viewed on cell phones or other mobile screens, via a monthly fee. Will that work? I suspect it might help, actually, though I’m fairly lonely in my optimism, and it’s …