if i buy the book from here, Will i get the premium bonus content (ascendance of a bookworm))
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I wanna get access to ascendance of a bookworm. I noticed there's also a fanbook. Does that just have all of the bonus content in one or is that different. Also, what is included in the premium bonus content.
I just watched all two seasons of the anime in like one/two day/s XD.
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The epubs you buy from here include the bonus content listed for each volume. It isn't always stories; AoaB is mostly higher resolution color artwork.
The Fan Books are separate publications.
See this topic for what each series has in the way of bonus content.
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@polka1 said in if i buy the book from here, Will i get the premium bonus content (ascendance of a bookworm)):
I wanna get access to ascendance of a bookworm. I noticed there's also a fanbook. Does that just have all of the bonus content in one or is that different. Also, what is included in the premium bonus content.
I just watched all two seasons of the anime in like one/two day/s XD.
If you buy books from here, then yes, you will get the premium bonus content, but for Ascendance of a Bookworm the premium content is high resolution versions of the color illustrations. Bonus content (if any) differs for different book series.
The fanbook has totally different content. It has additional art, Q&A from the author, additional short stories (also from the author), and some other stuff. There are, I think, six fanbooks out in Japan so far with a new one out about every year. The first one is already out in English translation on this site (as you know), and the second one has been translated and is available for pre-order. They should be available at other stores as well, though I personally prefer buying ebooks from here.
I hope that helps.
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One comment on the Fanbooks - for some reason the e-book versions are priced like JNC Manga rather than JNC Light Novels on other store sites. This means it is usually cheaper to buy them here (assuming you already have a JNC membership or leftover credits). Sales can sometimes change this, as they are currently discounted on Amazon to roughly the same price, and they are temporarily on a large enough coinback to be cheaper on BookWalker.
As @SomeOldGuy's link mentions, the Fanbooks themselves do not have any premium bonus content for buying as e-books here vs buying e-books from other stores or buying physical books. E-books purchased here are drm-free, however.
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not exactly relevant- but close - regarding the fanbooks - if you prefer physical, buy from your local indie bookseller or special order at B&N as Amazon cannot figure out a way to package them without destroying the book in transit
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I got my fanbook from amazon and it showed up alright, though I do agree you should use almost anyone else. Amazon has to be the only retailer I've seen that just stuffs books into bubble mailers instead of using a cardboard book shipper.
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Three other points of note:
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It is normal for colour illustrations other than the cover to only be in JNC's published releases rather than in their pre-pubs, and Bookworm is no exception. You need the published epub/print releases for the LN's colour illustrations, character recaps, and the end of LN humourous comic panels (which I think start part way through the series).
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The fanbooks are great, but they also include spoilers. The first one is intended to be read after finishing Part 3 Volume 2. The second after finishing up Part 4 Volume 1.
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If you're interested in more written Bookworm stories by the author some short stories are included at the end of the online/print published manga from Volume 3 onwards. You can't currently buy manga with Premium Credits.
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@jpwong said in if i buy the book from here, Will i get the premium bonus content (ascendance of a bookworm)):
I got my fanbook from amazon and it showed up alright, though I do agree you should use almost anyone else. Amazon has to be the only retailer I've seen that just stuffs books into bubble mailers instead of using a cardboard book shipper.
And this is a real pity. If I think about that books were once their core product and how good they packaged them... 1998-1999 they used a cardboard with a stretching foil so the book could not fly in the package. And then they used a package that did fit the product not a 2 meter box for something 30cm.
Sure some would say this plastic cardboard is bad for the enviroment but how much better is it if people file for a replacement because the book got damaged?
Sigh I would really prefer if they would package it like "Cross Cult" and their Manga series. No way to damage them with their tight packages. But opps we get sidetracked.
So yes you get the bonus content but not the extra stories of the fanbook as the fanbook itself is a solo book.
