According to ITMedia [J], Internet Watch [J] and others, 7 major Japanese publishers (Kadokawa Shoten, Kodansha, Kobunsha, Shueisha, Shogakukan, Shinchosha and Bungei Syunjyu) and 122 known authors of novels and manga reportedly sent a question letter to over 100 companies who are selling so-called “Jisui”(自炊) service. “Jisui” originally means “self cooking” in Japanese, but in… Continue reading Major Publishers, Novelists And Cartoonists Pressures Over 100 Book-Scan Agents