While overall manga sales decreased to ¥433.0 billion in 2017, down 2.8% from ¥445.4 billion in 2016, digital tankobon sales increased by 17.2%, from ¥146.0 billion to ¥171.1 billion.
©ITmedia Statistics published by the Institute for Publication Science (IPS) in Japan show digital sales of individual manga volumes (tankobon) exceeded print sales in 2017, marking the first time that the tankobon market has shifted in favor of digital.
It should be noted that combined print…
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