Autographs idea
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Shipping from Korea where the printers are, to Japan, and then finally to the US for distribution would be way too expensive. In Japan everything is within train distance, very different from how international shipping works.
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@LegitPancake said in Autographs idea:
In Japan everything is within train distance,
Japan's train network is somewhat more dense than other countries, but still train is far less flexible for shipping comparing to trucking on the road and it's share is not that large. Looking at the latest government statistics, 63% of shipping in Japan is done by road and 25% train, followed by air and water 4% each.
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@hiroto I think you missed the point, which is that it's one thing for a book to be printed, signed, and distributed entirely within Japan, but having the book printed in South Korea, then taken to Japan for it to be signed, and then shipped to the US (or wherever else in the world) is a lot more extra effort and cost.
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@stardf29 said in Autographs idea:
@hiroto I think you missed the point, which is that it's one thing for a book to be printed, signed, and distributed entirely within Japan, but having the book printed in South Korea, then taken to Japan for it to be signed, and then shipped to the US (or wherever else in the world) is a lot more extra effort and cost.
Indeed. That's why it makes more sense to just have the author(s) sign bookplates in Japan and mail those to the USA --where someone would stick them in the book before shipping (or mail to customer to insert ourselves) easy-peasy
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Hence I also suggest a autographed print /postcard/plate Instead of the books, as I know the shipping is a big issue .
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Yes, like a plate.
I wouldn’t want it to be a prize but something that fans can purchase (ie: say a $20 Extra add-on)
It can even be something like after a customer buy a book, they can send a postcard for a autograph plate within a certain time frame.
I’m the kind of book collector who buys JP copies to get autographs, so I’m sure there more of these fans who would do more to get a premium item.
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If you read my original post, I’m not just saying books needs to be signed but they can do plates/postcard to save on shipping cost
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I would love signed bookplates or postcards!
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Just wanted to throw out that JNC had already something like this. The book from Mari Okada "from truant to anime screenwriter" had a signed Shikichi.
But yeah it is pretty seldom to get something like this in the western hemisphere if you are not attending a con with said artist. Only book I have the signature in is "Priest" from Hyung Min-woo.
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I'd pay some tall green when/if JNC publishes the Bookworm fanbook (autographed? with traditional Japanese 'stab' binding? )
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@Jon-Mitchell You, me, and a whole host of us I'd imagine.
It's not something that would work for many titles much less most titles but I could see it for a small handful, where there would be enough of a demand and where the author is aware enough of who and what J-Novel is to entertain the idea. In that regard at least AoB would probably be the idea target.
