Digital Manga Inc. Blog

Digital Manga, Inc., one of the manga industry’s most progressive and innovative publishers, is excited to announce that Genki Life Magazine will now be available at their digital ebook storefront, eManga.com. Genki Life Magazine is a free, digital magazine published quarterly by the Genshiken of the Inland Empire fan club that provides entertaining and informative content on anime, science fiction, video games, events, and more.

Since the fall of 2010, Genki Life Magazine has been publishing its free fan magazine under the simple objective of fostering an active community of anime fans. Genki Life Magazine offers convention coverage, reviews and recommendations, features on industry trends, and more. Genki Life Magazine‘s mission and target audience makes it an ideal addition to eManga, enriching eManga’s catalogue with high quality fan-generated content.

Completely free, back issues of Genki Life Magazine are currently available for online viewing and digital download in our seven unique ebook file formats. Go directly to: ( http://www.emanga.com/search?status=2 )

Visit us at www.eManga.com and sign up for the eManga newsletter to get all the latest updates!

Want to gain paid experience in the manga industry? Want to pick up new work after JManga’s closure? Join Digital Manga Inc.’s Digital Manga Guild as a translator, editor, or letterer! We’ve revolutionized the way manga is produced and distributed outside of Japan, and we want you to be a part of it!

Anyone is invited to join us at http://www.digitalmangaguild.com, from the most experienced localizer to a fan looking to get their foot in the door. Right now, we especially welcome localizers from JManga who are looking to continue their careers in manga localization. Fear not, rescue has arrived! We’re happy to offer JManga localizers the opportunity to jump straight into new work!

So what are we looking for, exactly? Japanese language translators, editors, and letterers who can join us as individuals or as complete “teams.” All you need to do to get started is register online and select the screening test you want to take. Are you a veritable jack of all trades? Are you not sure which position you’d fill best? No problem: you can take multiple tests! We’ll review your test results and as soon as you’re approved, you can start working on digital titles that are sold through eManga, Nook, Kindle, and countless other digital distribution platforms! Localizers, the Japanese publisher, and Digital Manga, Inc. will be all paid via a revenue share program.

Do you really just want to read a whole bunch of great manga online? Everyday fans of manga won’t be left out in the cold, either. The best place in town to grab digital manga is still open and welcoming new customers every day! Change the J to an E in your address bar and head on over to http://www.eManga.com: our library features hundreds of the best titles, with files you can download and take wherever you go. Best of all, it’s yours to keep – now and forever, until the end of time!

Looking for a one-stop shop offering the latest and greatest in manga of all genres? JManga might be closing up shop, but eManga.com’s doors are wide open and welcoming new customers every day! Our digital library, featuring hundreds of the best titles in yaoi, hentai, shonen, shojo, and idol photobooks, is growing every day – and when you buy a title, it’s yours to download and own, forever and ever, until the end of time.

Customers can choose from a wide variety of file types that have been carefully optimized for the most popular tablets and eBook readers, including .prc , .mobi, .cbz, .epub, and the ever versatile .pdf. Each file is 100% DRM-free, and each purchase grants you unlimited online access to the book via our Java-based online reader. New customers are invited to take our system for a test drive with a selection of samplers and free titles, found here: http://www.emanga.com/search?status=2

Don’t let your hunger for more manga go unsated: change the J to an E in your address bar and head over to http://www.emanga.com for the latest and greatest in digital manga! To help old JManga customers rebuild their libraries, we’re offering a special promotion: send a screencap of your JManga account to customerservice[AT]emanga[DOT]com and receive 15% off all purchases made from March 28^th to April 11^th!

Digital Manga, Inc., one of the manga industry’s most progressive and innovative publishers, is proud to announce that Heroic Publishing titles will be available for purchase through our digital ebook storefront, eManga.com. Heroic Publishing will be bringing their exciting roster of superheroines to the eManga library.

In partnership with Heroic Publishing, eManga will be offering some thrilling titles, including Flare, Witch Girls Inc., The Adventures of Chrissie Claus, The Black Enchantress and Tales of the Champions. The first issues of these titles are currently on sale at eManga for $1.50 each, available on the online reader and downloadable in our seven distinct ebook file types. Glossy, colorful, and action-packed, Heroic Publishing titles will appeal to the American superhero fan in all of us. Visit http://www.emanga.com/comics to preview these spectacular comics!

In its continued efforts for an ever-expanding library and diverse range of titles, eManga is looking to broaden its American comics selection to provide more choice to their growing number of eManga customers. Currently, eManga is actively outreaching to other American comic publishers to offer eManga.com as a valuable platform for digital distribution. If you are a publisher interested in distributing your titles on eManga.com, please contact us at customerservice@emanga.com. As the one-stop ebook shop for comics and manga, eManga is confident this partnership will continue to open doors for more new titles.

Visit us at www.eManga.com and sign up for the eManga newsletter and get all the latest updates!

Are you an up and coming creative individual looking to publish their work? Do you want to see your work shining on the pages of eManga? Gain the exposure you desire by submitting your work to eManga! We are looking to publish original manga, comics, novels, light novels, novellas, illustrated works, games, magazines, fiction, journals, memoirs, theses, collected opinion pieces, commentary, literary biographies, foreign language publications, textbooks, and any type of creative work that you wish to share with the world.

Send all inquiries to customerservice [AT] emanga.com. Work submitted should be complete, no project proposals, incomplete works, or pitches accepted. Please submit sample images or links to the work you wish to be reviewed with the email subject line: eManga Submissions. We reserve the right to refuse any work submitted. Please do not send very large attachments, as those will be disregarded. You must own digital rights to all work that you send to us and we do prefer previously published work. If your work has been previously published and is currently distributed elsewhere, the work must have a non-exclusive status before eManga will be able to publish it. We accept work of all age ratings, including Adult 18+.

eManga can also work with you to distribute your work on a variety of different platforms and market places. We can be your aggregator alligator to help you reach far beyond the eManga universe!

Looking for some fantastic yaoi titles to read over spring break? This week’s digital round-up delivers two sure-to-please books to your doorstep with Shushushu Sakurai’s steamy workplace romance, Ice Eagle, Fire Hawk and Marino Nomo’s The Pain in My Heart, a heartwarming tale of love, duty, and boys who stumble into your life like stray cats. And if you don’t run with the fujoshi crowd? We’ve got some quality josei for you, with the first volume of Takako Shimura’s quirky slice-of-life title, Happy-Go-Lucky Days. And, as usual, if you were waiting to grab something from Amazon or Barnes and Noble, Free Soul and Torio’s Diary are available there this week!

And if you really want to try something new? This week we’ve added American comics from Heroic Publishing to the eManga library!

With so much going on in the world of digital manga, you might be wondering if eManga’s download-to-own system works properly with your tablet or e-reader – and rightfully so! You can find out by downloading our free sampler pack in your file type of choice and take our system for a test drive!

Ice Eagle, Fire Hawk: Hard-working finance employee Takashi Gojo didn’t earn the nickname “Fire Hawk” for nothing — he’s strong, tough, and fiercely passionate about his work, but that doesn’t stop things from heating up even more. Life gets complicated for Gojo after a steamy one night stand, or rather, the next morning when he finds out that his mysteriously alluring partner was actually his new boss, Shuichi Miyagi. Stumped and off his game, the questions and paperwork start piling up for Gojo. Will he be able to figure out what happened to his previous boss? Will he be able to get past Miyagi’s icy gaze and warm the man’s cold heart with his own fiery desire? Or has the famous Fire Hawk finally been shot down?

Happy-Go-Lucky Days, vol. 1: A young woman going through a divorce finds a kindred soul in a bar one night and wakes up the next morning in his bed. On the opposite side of town, a boring high school teacher is met with a startling confession and an equally unexpected encounter with his family. A lonely girl who lives with a ghostly house guest meets the (living and breathing) man she could be destined to marry, while twin boys who don’t quite see eye to eye encounter love and lust in the most unexpected of situations. Take a moment to sit back and watch life through the eyes of these ordinary people, a series of happy-go-lucky days colored by intersecting lines of sex, love, and longing.

The Pain in My Heart: When Kousei Matsumoto finds a a man apparently suffering from heatstroke alone out on the street, he takes him despite his better judgement. The young man is a mystery with a scar he won’t explain, and the only clue to his past is the whispered name “Mori.” Despite this, Kousei finds his heart becoming entangled, and the pair forge a fragile relationship. When the past literally comes knocking at his door and the truth of the young man’s true identity comes out, Kousei comes to a decision that literally tears the pair apart. But is it the right choice, and can the lonely, waif-like stray face his past and forge a future that includes Kousei?

Free Soul Kindle | Nook

Torio’s Diary Kindle | Nook

The Ides of March might be upon us now, but there’s the good luck of St. Patrick’s Day just on the horizon — and on eManga.com right now! From now until March 18th, you can get a lucky 7% off any eManga purchase when you use the coupon code LuckE7 at checkout! Good timing, too, especially for shojo fans. New shojo titles abound, with volumes 4 and 5 of Planet Ladder, the continuing adventures of Ryuuichi the Magician, and more! Check out this week’s new eManga, Kindle, and Nook releases below the cut!
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A slew of new releases for our Nook and Kindle using fans fill out this week’s Digital Round-Up, along with some hot S&M yaoi, epic sci-fi action, and a mystery manga with a josei twist!

And if print books are more your thing, drop on by out warehouse sale next week, where we’ll be clearing out old inventory. Most books will be going for $5 or less, so don’t miss out if you’re in the Los Angeles area! Location, sale hours, and other information can be found here! Can’t wait to see you there!

And now onto the books – there’s a long list this week, so check it all out below the cut!
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