Comments on: TokyoPop reduces output by 50% http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fdearauthor.com%2Fwordpress%2F2008%2F06%2F03%2Ftokyopop-reduces-output-by-50%2F&seed_title=TokyoPop+reduces+output+by+50%25 Book reviews, industry news, and commentary from a reader's point of view Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:24:18 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: ジェーン(Jān) http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fdearauthor.com%2Fwordpress%2F2008%2F06%2F03%2Ftokyopop-reduces-output-by-50%2F&seed_title=TokyoPop+reduces+output+by+50%25/comment-page-1/#comment-163943 ジェーン(Jān) Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:15:32 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/06/03/tokyopop-reduces-output-by-50/#comment-163943 Like Chris Butcher says, why spend the money publishing when you can simply take creators' concepts and sell them to Hollywood without even having to print one book? They're just diversifying in a direction where they can make a lot more money, especially if they get people to sign that contract. Like Chris Butcher says, why spend the money publishing when you can simply take creators’ concepts and sell them to Hollywood without even having to print one book? They’re just diversifying in a direction where they can make a lot more money, especially if they get people to sign that contract.

]]> By: Jia http://dearauthor.com/feeder/?FeederAction=clicked&feed=Articles+%28RSS2%29&seed=http%3A%2F%2Fdearauthor.com%2Fwordpress%2F2008%2F06%2F03%2Ftokyopop-reduces-output-by-50%2F&seed_title=TokyoPop+reduces+output+by+50%25/comment-page-1/#comment-163938 Jia Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:18:03 +0000 http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2008/06/03/tokyopop-reduces-output-by-50/#comment-163938 I think it's actually a sign that: 1) With so many manga titles on the market, the competition for shelf space is fierce. 2) Without partnerships to a Japanese company, Tokyopop has a harder time competing for those licenses. Viz has partnerships with Shueisha & Shogakukan, and Del Rey has a partnership with Kodansha. If I'm not mistaken, those are the three largest manga publishers in Japan. I think it’s actually a sign that:

1) With so many manga titles on the market, the competition for shelf space is fierce.

2) Without partnerships to a Japanese company, Tokyopop has a harder time competing for those licenses. Viz has partnerships with Shueisha & Shogakukan, and Del Rey has a partnership with Kodansha. If I’m not mistaken, those are the three largest manga publishers in Japan.

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