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Digital manga sales overtake print for 1st time

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Sales of digital manga in 2017 surpassed their printed versions for the first time, an industry research institute said Feb. 26.

The Research Institute for Publications said sales of digital manga last year rose by an estimated 17.2 percent from a year earlier to yen 171.1 billion, while sales of physical manga fell roughly 14.4 percent to yen 166.6 billion.

An industry research group said consumers are drawn to online content partly due to discount campaigns for digital works that were past hits. (Kyodo)

電子漫画の売り上げ、紙を初めて逆転

出版科学研究所は2月26日、2017年の電子版の漫画単行本の販売金額が紙の漫画単行本の売り上げを上回ったと発表した。電子版が紙売り上げを抜いたのは初めて。

The Japan Times ST: March 9, 2018