Physical media of all kinds is much more sought after in Japan and book consumption is much higher than the US as well.
I’ve spent a lot of time in Japanese bookstores, used, specialty, and commercial. The range and quality of works is staggering. Even pre-Amazon, I’m not certain the US had such a robust market of booksellers. Could probably be only compared to somewhere like France.
I’ve spent a lot of time in Japanese bookstores, used, specialty, and commercial. The range and quality of works is staggering. Even pre-Amazon, I’m not certain the US had such a robust market of booksellers. Could probably be only compared to somewhere like France.