I have to object to the e-book thing. So many fans have …

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Comment on 2009 – Manga Sales Plunge Biggest Ever by Anonymous:

I have to object to the e-book thing. So many fans have been reading manga for free on sites like mangafox for so long, that they’re simply TOO used to it. Why pay $10, plus tax, on a Silent Mobius tankobon when the whole series is scanlated for free online?

I’m not against scanlations, because it used to be only for stuff that wasn’t licensed. There used to be an attitude of, “Hey, this is great, right? Let’s all remember to buy this if it ever comes to the U.S.!” A lot of people don’t even bother with that anymore. They just want their free stuff.

The problem isn’t those of us who buy stuff. It’s just the leeches who justify NOT buying it.

Anonymous made other comments on this post:

• 2009 – Manga Sales Plunge Biggest Ever:
  

  But that doesn’t change the fact that a raw japanese version is out before the scanlation. You just need somebody that can (accidentally) find the site with the raw and then every japanese person can get their hands on it.

• 2009 – Manga Sales Plunge Biggest Ever:
  

  they should leave moe and all that fanservice to the fans themselves so the fans can make more doujins and sexy fanart like that hot image of nami from one piece(which am going to stare at and perform a certain physical activity asociated with the inflamation of the male sexual organ…alone)

• 2009 – Manga Sales Plunge Biggest Ever:
  

  like in “One Piece” the golden age of pirates is among us, except in our case it’s digital pirating. And only the strongest(most interesting) of mangas will survive.

• 2009 – Manga Sales Plunge Biggest Ever:
  

  Selling them? We get ours for free. All manga, scanslations, and fansubs are free :)

• 2009 – Manga Sales Plunge Biggest Ever:
  

  You can blame 60% on the dozens of manga reading sites online. 20% for manga that plain suck (stagnant creative period), and the final 10% for the shitastic economy the worlds stuck in ATM.

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