Yen Press and Square Enix Launch International eBook Distribution
NEW YORK, NY (March 24, 2014) – Tuttle-Mori Agency announced today that their highly anticipated inter-corporate initiative for the global distribution of Square Enix's English language manga will commence on April 8th.
By virtue of this groundbreaking agreement, fans of Square Enix's manga in over 200 countries will have access to the authorized, English-language ebook editions of 175 titles through Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Google and Kobo with new volumes available concurrently with future print releases. Launching first with internationally best selling series like DOUBLE-S. As an added bonus for fans, these ebook editions will include color pages not reproduced in the titles' print counterparts.
In addition to this ambitious launch of their cooperative digital publishing endeavor, Yen Press and Square Enix have also unveiled a program for the digital English language serialization of new chapters of two ongoing series – Atsushi Ohkubo's riotous successor to Soul Eater, SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD., commented regarding the commencement of the service, "I am extremely pleased to know that our work will be available to manga fans to whom it was previously inaccessible. At the same time, I am very encouraged and excited to be able to implement this service in cooperation with Hachette Book Group and to work with them to address the ever expanding needs of enthusiasts while providing them with the most exciting experience possible."
About the authors of the serialized chapter publications:
Atsushi Ohkubo's debut manga series, Judge. Tonogai's latest murder masterpiece, Secret, kicked off its serialization in Monthly Shonen Gangan in October 2013, and he has been a recurring presence on the New York Times manga bestseller list.
Additional information:
For a complete list of Yen Press's release schedule and participating digital retailers, please visit www.yenpress.com/digital/.
SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content around the world. The Square Enix Group operates a global network of leading development studios and boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property, including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 100 million units worldwide, and DRAGON QUEST® which has sold over 62 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 35 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®.
The company also owns a variety of manga titles including FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST®, which has over 64 million copies in print, SOUL EATER®, which has over 16 million copies in print, and BLACK BUTLER®, which has over 17 million copies in print. Square Enix is a Japan-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
DRAGON QUEST, EIDOS, FINAL FANTASY, SPACE INVADERS, SQUARE ENIX, the SQUARE ENIX logo, TAITO, TOMB RAIDER, FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST, SOUL EATER, BLACK BUTLER are ed trademarks or trademarks of the Square Enix Group.
More information on SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. can be found at: http://www.jp.square-enix.com/
Yen Press is an imprint of Hachette Book Group's Orbit division, dedicated to publishing graphic novels for adults and young readers. Yen Press' focus is primarily on licensed manga, but also publishes across the wide spectrum of the graphic novel market, including, but not limited to: original manga publications, original American comics/graphic novels, webcomics, licensed adaptations, and children's graphic novels. For more information, visit www.yenpress.com.
Hachette Book Group is a leading trade publisher based in New York and a division of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Nashville, Orbit, Hyperion, and Hachette Digital. For more information, visit www.hachettebookgroup.com.
By virtue of this groundbreaking agreement, fans of Square Enix's manga in over 200 countries will have access to the authorized, English-language ebook editions of 175 titles through Amazon, Apple, Barnes & Noble, Google and Kobo with new volumes available concurrently with future print releases. Launching first with internationally best selling series like DOUBLE-S. As an added bonus for fans, these ebook editions will include color pages not reproduced in the titles' print counterparts.
In addition to this ambitious launch of their cooperative digital publishing endeavor, Yen Press and Square Enix have also unveiled a program for the digital English language serialization of new chapters of two ongoing series – Atsushi Ohkubo's riotous successor to Soul Eater, SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD., commented regarding the commencement of the service, "I am extremely pleased to know that our work will be available to manga fans to whom it was previously inaccessible. At the same time, I am very encouraged and excited to be able to implement this service in cooperation with Hachette Book Group and to work with them to address the ever expanding needs of enthusiasts while providing them with the most exciting experience possible."
About the authors of the serialized chapter publications:
Atsushi Ohkubo's debut manga series, Judge. Tonogai's latest murder masterpiece, Secret, kicked off its serialization in Monthly Shonen Gangan in October 2013, and he has been a recurring presence on the New York Times manga bestseller list.
Additional information:
For a complete list of Yen Press's release schedule and participating digital retailers, please visit www.yenpress.com/digital/.
SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX®, EIDOS® and TAITO® branded entertainment content around the world. The Square Enix Group operates a global network of leading development studios and boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property, including: FINAL FANTASY®, which has sold over 100 million units worldwide, and DRAGON QUEST® which has sold over 62 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER®, which has sold over 35 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS®.
The company also owns a variety of manga titles including FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST®, which has over 64 million copies in print, SOUL EATER®, which has over 16 million copies in print, and BLACK BUTLER®, which has over 17 million copies in print. Square Enix is a Japan-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
DRAGON QUEST, EIDOS, FINAL FANTASY, SPACE INVADERS, SQUARE ENIX, the SQUARE ENIX logo, TAITO, TOMB RAIDER, FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST, SOUL EATER, BLACK BUTLER are ed trademarks or trademarks of the Square Enix Group.
More information on SQUARE ENIX CO., LTD. can be found at: http://www.jp.square-enix.com/
Yen Press is an imprint of Hachette Book Group's Orbit division, dedicated to publishing graphic novels for adults and young readers. Yen Press' focus is primarily on licensed manga, but also publishes across the wide spectrum of the graphic novel market, including, but not limited to: original manga publications, original American comics/graphic novels, webcomics, licensed adaptations, and children's graphic novels. For more information, visit www.yenpress.com.
Hachette Book Group is a leading trade publisher based in New York and a division of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, Grand Central Publishing, Hachette Nashville, Orbit, Hyperion, and Hachette Digital. For more information, visit www.hachettebookgroup.com.
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