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Thanks to the coronavirus over 450 manga volumes are now free to read online

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    SheepWolf
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    I wonder how many people read digital versions of manga compared to the paper copies that they sell. The experience is a little different than having a collection or a complete set of the paper...

    I wonder how many people read digital versions of manga compared to the paper copies that they sell. The experience is a little different than having a collection or a complete set of the paper versions on a shelf that you can view and read at your leisure, but maybe easier for viewing on digital devices anywhere.

    The article doesn't mention if the manga will be free permanently or temporarily, and if it's temporarily, for how long it will be available. I'm assuming the latter.

    2 votes
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      kino
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      Digital version is very confortable. I have a 10" tablet and I can read perfectly any manga.

      Digital version is very confortable. I have a 10" tablet and I can read perfectly any manga.

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      1. cfabbro
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        Ditto. I used to enjoy collecting physical copies of things like games, CDs/DVDs, comics/manga, books, etc. There was definitely some comfort and satisfaction in it, but I can't help but feel like...

        Ditto. I used to enjoy collecting physical copies of things like games, CDs/DVDs, comics/manga, books, etc. There was definitely some comfort and satisfaction in it, but I can't help but feel like all they really do is add unnecessary clutter to my life now. So these days I also much prefer digital versions of pretty much everything, including comics/manga (Comic Zeal FTW).

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    2. mrbig
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      I read Sandman in its entirety on and old laptop. More recently I read a bunch of pirated comics and manga on a 13” tablet that is now permanently dead. It was glorious. I like paper editions but...

      I read Sandman in its entirety on and old laptop. More recently I read a bunch of pirated comics and manga on a 13” tablet that is now permanently dead. It was glorious. I like paper editions but I simply cannot afford them.

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