New Graphic Novel Publisher to Focus on Bringing Content to Tablets; Square Enix to Launch Digital Manga Store in North America and France 1 comment
Luminous Books LLC is a new company that will be creating content for the iPad and other tablets. From the press release:
Luminous Books LLC, a newly formed company which will be delivering highly curated, rich-media content and periodicals to the tablet PC market, today announced that Andrew Cosby will be one of the first writer/producers to collaborate with the company on original content. The company chose to announce the collaboration prior to this year’s Comic-Con convention, because of Cosby’s highly successful work as the co-creator of Boom Comics and the Eureka Television series on the Syfy Channel.
"What Luminous is doing is incredibly exciting and fundamentally different from the other stuff I’ve seen in this category," stated Andrew Cosby. "It’s the main reason I decided to work with them. I’m all about breaking new ground, and they’ve developed an imaginative new approach to the medium, one that I’m convinced will allow us to capitalize on the truly transformative nature of these devices. Using the iPad and similar tablet devices, we will be collaborating on products which will engage parents and kids like never before. We’re talking about an evolutionary step forward in children’s media, and I’m excited to be part of it."
Luminous Books will be publishing graphic novels, comics, children’s books and other material. Initially the company will be focusing on the 8-12 year old market. The company does not appear to have a website as of yet.
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Square Enix announced yesterday that will be launching a digital manga store for North America and France this fall. From the press release:
Square Enix currently releases manga titles in 20 countries overseas through partnerships with local publishers. Series in circulation include Fullmetal Alchemist, with cumulative foreign shipments now surpassing 10 million units, as well as others that continue to garner worldwide acclaim, such as Soul Eater and Black Butler(TM).
Given the increasing popularity of electronic reading formats, Square Enix has decided to take advantage of the online distribution infrastructure originally developed for its games business, along with the company’s existing payment system and online fan communities in order to establish a paid digital distribution channel to better serve the varied needs of its global customers. Square Enix will continue to work with its existing regional publishing licensees to promote both electronic and print versions of titles, while aiming to deter piracy by establishing an official web-based distribution source.
Square Enix is offering free sample chapters of Fullmetal Alchemist by Hiromu Arakawa, Soul Eater by Atsushi Ohkubo, Black Butler by Yana Toboso and O-Parts Hunter by Seishi Kishimoto at its North American and French websites.
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