Nanobe Days: a novel about the power of technology (and a zombie-less zombie apocalypse)
I’m announcing the release of the first few stories of a science fiction novel I have started writing and publishing on Amazon Vella.
Category Archives: E-book publishing
Japanese Literature Book Release: “Gensen: Selected Stories in Modern Japanese Literature (Volume 1)”
I’m proud to announce the release my first anthology of Japanese literature containing a diverse set of stories from several authors, published in parallel English/Japanese for Japanese learners.
Release Announcement: Gensen: Selected Stories in Modern Japanese Literature
I’m happy to announce “Gensen”, a new place to read Japanese literature in a serialized form, much like a digital literary magazine. To start with I have published “Cactus Rose” and “Acala the Immovable”, fiction pieces that I highly recommend.
Japanese literature book release: “Summer of Strangers” (Masao Yamakawa, 山川方夫)
Arigatai Books is proud to announce the release of a new ebook with short stories from a fresh (albeit classic) voice, Masao Yamakawa, an Akutagawa/Naoki-nominated writer with a unique literary style. The stories are published in both bilingual English/Japanese and English-only versions.
Japanese Literature Audio Narration: “The Foundary” by Kyusaku Yumeno
I’ve done a full voice narration of the work “The Foundary” by Kyusaku Yumeno, a story about a disturbing factory and the man who has inherited it.
Japanese literature release: “Lulu & Mimi” by Kyusaku Yumeno
I’m proud to announce the release of a new translation of two of Kyusaku Yumeno’s works, published in both English-only and parallel Japanese/English formats.
Japanese classic literature book release: “Kaimu: A Collection of Disturbing Dreams” by Kyusaku Yumeno.
I’m pleased to announce the release of a book of short stories by classic author Kyusaku Yumeno, with stories listed in both English-only and Japanese/English parallel formats. Over 60 translation notes are included to give a deeper understanding of the original text.
Japanese SF book release: “Three Special Girls” by Ikujiro Ran
I’m proud to announce my latest book release, a trio of SF fiction stories by Japanese classic author Ikujiro Ran.
Ebook release: “Fast Forward Japan” (classic SF by Unno Juza)
I’m happy to announce the ebook release of “Fast Forward Japan”, a selection of classic SF by Unno Juza. In this post I also list the original Japanese titles of all the stories included, as well as their dates of publishing.
The Case of Amazon KDP and the Missing Page Count
I decided to write up a detailed report of a recent problem I had with publishing an e-book using KDP that ended up delaying the release around a week.