Hanumanth Reddy
If you’re interested in reading Japanese eBooks, then this news is definitely for you. Media Do International Inc., the U.S. subsidiary company of Media Do Co., Ltd., Japan’s largest eBook distribution company now announces its expansion of Japanese Titles which will be available on OverDrive, one of the leading digital reading services for schools and libraries worldwide.
For the upcoming Golden Week Japanese Content Sale, its highlights include a catalog of more than 20, 000 manga and other titles in Japanese and selected English works. This set of exclusive eBooks will be made available to school and libraries across the world with a diverse range of categories. These categories include:
- Acclaimed Bestsellers
- Popular Adult Fiction
- Popular Non-Fiction
- Children’s Storybooks
- Educational Books
- Manga
Since manga is one of the most popular categories in libraries across the world, OverDrive made these exciting titles available for eBook readers: Baki, Kill la Kill, Persona 3 and 4, Shoku-King, Street Fighter, Shaman King, Great Teacher Onizuka and many more.
Some of the exclusive titles from this addition include: The Gutsy Frog (a classic children’s humor manga), a Fujio “Gag Manga King” Akatsuka anthology, literary classics, guides to photography, solo camping, travel and more. For participating libraries’ patrons, the titles are made available on OverDrive’s Libby library reading app and participating schools’ students can read them through Sora student reading app.
For a limited time, all of these OverDrive titles in all categories come with a purchase of 25-50% off. OverDrive’s Golden Week Japanese Content Sale will start on April 29, the same as Japan’s annual observance of national holidays known ass Golden Week.
About OverDrive:
OverDrive is a highly popular and industry’s largest catalog of digital eBooks, audiobooks, comics, magazines, video, and more. It serves 76, 000 libraries and schools in 94 countries worldwide. In North America, OverDrive has partnership with approximately 90% of public libraries and over 52, 000 schools. For more information, you can visit: http://www.overdrive.com.
About Media Do:
Media Do Co., Ltd is based in Tokyo and one of the largest eBook distribution companies in the world. It retains the largest share of Japan’s eBook market, and it even acquired NetGallery, Quality Solutions/Fireband Technologies in 2021. For more information, you can visit: https://mediado.jp/english.