Japanese people are not buying books, as much as in the past. But writing is still flourishing, albeit in other forms.
Short novels can be bought and downloaded to your cell phone in Japan. The novels can't be resold, but the plots are not too varied.
I suppose that cell phone usage costs are lower over there than in the U.S. If I did this, my cell phone bill would be astronomical.
It's interesting to see how technology is being used to advance reading.
More details on this trend here!
2 comments:
Japanese people are quite avid readers consider that a lot of them are reading in the subway. I can understand why e-books on cellphone can be so popular among the quick-consumer Asian countries.
I still prefer a hard copy--love the texture of the pages and the smell of paper!
I approve of anything to encourage reading.
I also prefer the paper version, but I wonder how long that will last!
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