Book retailer Maruzen Co and major Chinese information technology firm Peking University Founder Group Corp will launch in early October a business to sell electronic versions of manga comics and specialized books in the two countries, Maruzen said Thursday.
Maruzen will translate Japan’s manga comics into Chinese and provide them to the Chinese partner so Chinese people could read them on cellphones, while the Chinese firm will supply academic and other e-books to Maruzen. The two firms will serve as sales agents in their respective countries, hoping to sell over 500,000 items of e-books to earn 10 billion yen annually within three years, Maruzen said.
Maruzen will translate Japan’s manga comics into Chinese and provide them to the Chinese partner so Chinese people could read them on cellphones, while the Chinese firm will supply academic and other e-books to Maruzen. The two firms will serve as sales agents in their respective countries, hoping to sell over 500,000 items of e-books to earn 10 billion yen annually within three years, Maruzen said.
Peking University Founder Group develops computer systems for use by publishing houses and financial institutions and also produces personal computers.
