Culture
Culture Report

Novel concept - Japan

Preface

Downloadable novels, written to be read on mobile phones, are the most remarkable success story in Japanese publishing. The fledgling industry is already worth ¥9 billion (€57m) a year - while sales of traditional books are falling.

Credits

Photographer: Megumi Seki
Writer: Fiona Wilson



01 :: A top-selling mobile phone novel can be accessed 1.5 million times

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