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Post #1 Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 2:54 am 
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I just noticed that each Amazon page for the Hikaru no Go manga series features a "I’d like to read this book on Kindle"-link. So I thought, hey, if hundreds of people on this forum requested a Kindle/iPad/AndroidTablet-version of the manga, they might actually make it available - and that would bring thousands of new young players to the game!

So get to work! Here is the link to the first volume. Click the request-link (see under the book image), and if you're feeling really ambitious, do the same for the other volumes (see under "Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought")!

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hikaru-No-Go-De ... 59116222X/

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Post #2 Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 3:14 am 
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Excellent idea, I've done all 23 :P

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Post #3 Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 2:14 pm 
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Would love to see this happen. I also requested all 23 volumes.

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Post #4 Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 3:15 pm 
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For some reason, I just don't think there are all that many "young people" (a very debatable term, to be sure) who pay for kindle ebooks (or even own a kindle, for that matter).

Of course, having any books ("graphic", strictly text, or otherwise) available in as many formats as possible is never a bad thing. :)

Edit:

Considering the kindle apps, I will slightly reconsider my first statement. :P


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Post #5 Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 4:22 pm 
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I think this is more likely to show up in VIZ media's manga application (though I don't see a reason they couldn't do both).

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Post #6 Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 6:00 pm 
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That'd be pretty cool to have them in ebook format. Although, do ebooks for the kindle work for Windows XP? I'd probably read them on my desktop if I got them. Then again, I'm the type who prefers a physical copy of something rather than a digital copy.

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Post #7 Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 9:27 pm 
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topazg wrote:
Excellent idea, I've done all 23 :P


Same here.
Although I really don't regard Hikaru books very highly... I am a great believer in electronic format in general. Ever since I was able to convert my entire physical library and squeeze it into one small backup harddrive and use the room for something else... ;)

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