you can get the real version for $10 more

>>26415876
>sankakucomplex

sage.

>Sankaku Complex

The very fact that they are doing this just goes to show that light novels will never work in the US.

http://yenpress.us/?p=1696
There.

Whats the matter bros, not legit enough for ya? Too scared to click on a sankaku link?

http://www.yenpress.com/?cat=1

Fuckers.

>>26415876

mother of god this book isnt going to sell shit now. Think about how popular the anime/manga section is at a bookstore. Sticking this piece of shit in some fantasy section is not going to let it get noticed by anyone.

Wow Yenpress, way to fail on this one. Although that isnt saying much considering the other shit they put out.

>>26415876

Dude just go find a copy of the magazine in a store and rip out the real cover. Put it on the book and problem solved.

>>26416037
Sankakucomplex is a shit site, and everyone making a thread with a link to it should have his guts ripped out.

itt: a tiny minority complains about something that will probably boost the success of their favorite series.

>>26416324
Sadly, it won't boost the success. If anything the cover will be a turnoff for a lot of people.

They're trying to break into the "teenagers who read shit" market
I'm pretty sure all the books my sister reads have retarded covers like that

HOLY PENIS WHAT A SCOOP

>>26416324

Yeah because I want to walk into my bookstore and grab something that looks like a softcore porno on the front of it instead of the original.

You sure showed us bro.

>>26416072
What?
I bet you don't know really know this stuff but still.
While anime and manga books might seem popular they don't sell nearly as good as that of regular books.
Sure that may not be the case in asia but here in the west it is still true.

I don't even know why I bothered visiting this board just because someone cross linked it.

Well, I guess that I might as well copy paste some posts from the other thread and then leave this board to rot from the inside or something.

>>26416474

This right here just disgusts me. If you want more people to buy your book fine, but dont change your marketing tactics just to line your shareholders pocketbooks with more money.

Consumers before shareholders. Without consumers you dont make ANY money.

>>26416504

Softcore porn is better than cartoon girl.

>>26415876
op you're 10 light years late, this have been discussed to dead here, also >Sankakucomplex

FFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
While this actually does make me rage RAGE...I don't like this ;_; I can very well understand their reasoning, I myself being educated in these fields of marketing business.

I am actually happy that they took this approach I cry at the same time though ;_; You would probably be surprised of how much this will be able to affect the sales. By doing this the books can stand next to other fantasy books in bookstores and will look a lot more "serious" to the average reader. even though it is their fault for judging a book by it's cover, everyone does such things subconsciously to a certain degree anyway so I guess that you can't blame them
By doing this I (just like they seem to believe) think that Spice and Wolf will sell noticably better. If it does then it is very likely that this will "open up" the light novel market here in the west and increase the overall sales of all light novels.
When light novels are recognised as books the same way here in the west as they are in the east then stuff like this won't matter anymore and then the original covers will most be the ones who will be used.
And they seem to agree on this
>so that one day — hopefully! — we’ll be in a very different place where we can confidently and successfully utilize the original cover art for these books.

The original interior illustrations will still be there and it is still the same book. The story together with the interior illustrations will "soften up" people so that light novels will appear more appealing to them.

About the jacket with the original cover art though.
While I mut ay that it would be a lot more appealing with a limited edition "original cover print" I know that there are alot of factor that affect how possible would have been to carry out in reality, so I respect their choice of going with a book jacket.

I am aghast.

>>26416520

Really? Everytime I walk into a B&N or Borders the only place that is packed with people is the Anime/Manga/Artbook/Science Fiction novel section.

Certainly people go in there to buy other books, but I think some people are underestimating the power of how much manga has grown. I remember when manga used to get a little tiny corner of a bookstore. Now in Barnes and Noble they have an entire wall full of it.

>hey guys what is a light novel anyway?
A book that is easier to read than most other books.
Illustrations aren't neccessary but it is the trend and it's excpected.

Now, a book that is "easier" to read might sound a bit stupid here in the west but to them it is basically a book that isn't consisted of millions of kanji and other unreadable moon runes that even japanese people can have trouble understanding.

If you go to a Japanese book store then you will notice that the books are sorted after certain difficulty levels were they have books that
You should understand as long as you can read
Books that you should understand if you have the average high school education
And books that you probably wouldn't understand unless you are over thirty years old or above.

Now, the japanese language may actually be a good language in itself and there isn't really anything wrong with the spoken part and the written language actually does have certain qualities.
But no written language should take over 30 years to learn before you qualify to read and write stuff of the "higher level". The quality and flexibillity of the language when mastered doesn't really compensate for the fact that it takes too long to learn properly.
Dictionaries have always been a good thing though and the Japanese are quite good at using them, but one shouldn't have to.

Superior normalfag cover.

>>>/jp/3544374

>>26416638

Is that REALLY the cover they used?

Holy shit that is terrible.

>>26416580
It can't be helped.

>>26416672

I like it.

>>26416638
The OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA Sigh

about a couple weeks late as usual sankaku.

In any case we've been over this already. We get the reasoning behind the change in cover but think the cover they picked is absolute shit.

And not to mention the dick move of "hey pay an extra $10 and we can give you a slip on cover".

I've said this before

They should have the two-way grating on the cover that displays one picture from one side, and another picture from the other side.

>>26416802
>>26416764

ITS NOT FUCKING FINAL. Shit they even say that on the opening post on their page. Its a sneak PREVIEW of what it could be.

Damn.

As long as they dont butcher the inside illustrations I am fine with it all.

>>26416596
Sure manga have grown a lot, very much so actually.
But it is still a niche market overall.
If you study market statistics you will find that there is a signifigant difference between how good the sales are between manga related stuff and ordinary books.
Manga has always been a niche market and it still is, it may be different in the future but as it is, it is still true and it will take a lot to rival the book industry.
The book industry is huge and after weapons/porn, games and moveis then books aren't far away and those are the biggest industries there is so that is really something.
Manga can't even be compared, really.

The cover is fine until you get to her teeth.

I mean seriously, what.

I thought this was all a joke.

Well, this is silly.

yes, i can see the controversy now. why would those fuckers change some half assed mango cover and put on a stylish 3d render of horo? fuckers probably translated it holo and named lawrence bill so redneck americans can relate better to the naked fox god stealing their wheat. wait, what are they complaining about again?

They are trying to sell the books to people who aren't really into anime and manga. Can't you dumbasses see that?

Now, if that's going to work, I have no idea.

>>26416764
>We get the reasoning behind the change in cover but think the cover they picked is absolute shit.

Are you serious?
Sure nothing can beat the original covers but hey, you have to agree that this cover is still good compared to that of other books, right?
I would say that it at leasts show how dedicated they are to the series, it is actually a serious cover and it probably costs a lot more than whatever kind of hit they could have chosen instead.

>>26416857

Yes and we're making it very clear we don't like what it could be.

>>26416520
>Well, I guess that I might as well copy paste some posts from the other thread and then leave this board to rot from the inside or something

Good. We don't need self-righteous pricks here.

Isn't this very old news?

It might not be a burning weaboo cover, but they still kept her naked. That's the spirit.

>sankakucomplex

>>26416898
>The cover is fine until you get to her teeth.
Yeah.. it is actually a good cover... but the teeth ;_; what is that?
Overall though, it is a high quality cover and I am happy that Yen press was serious enough about the series to actually make a cover that is of quality.
But the teeth Orz
And I still wan't my original covers ;_;

>>26416596
That can be a problem, actually.

At my B&N, the manga section is usually always with a few people also. The problem arises in the fact that everyone reads the shit at the store, puts it back on the shelf, and lolgoeshome. So sure, it's gaining in popularity, but it's also getting no profit because it's easy enough to read in 30 minutes or so at the book store.

>>26416898

can't unsee!

Ok heres the problem.

With this cover its gonna probably do two things.

1) Alienate fans of the series who have been waiting for the light novels to be translated.

2) Bring in non-anime fans and will probably alienate them because of the illustrations in the novel.

fail complex tries and apparently succeeds at getting everyone in a tizzy, story at 11

>>26417089
People do the same shit in Japanese bookstores. Causes occasional awkwardness since the aisles are barely a person-and-a-half wide in some stores.
I will concede, however, that the Japanese are ten times the consumer whores that Americans are. I didn't believe, but then I came here.

rawrence is a badass that's why we call him RAWRence

>>26416596

No there are plenty of other genres which are popular too, the thing is that manga fans are socially awkward aspies who think it's okay to read right in front of the bookshelves instead of in the chairs that Barnes and Noble kindly provides or at home or something. Young adult and science fiction/fantasy are both fairly big sections in their own rights.

>>26417126
>1) Alienate fans of the series who have been waiting for the light novels to be translated.
So you won't buy it just because they changed the cover? Well, I guess that shows how good of a fan you are if chose not to.

>2) Bring in non-anime fans and will probably alienate them because of the illustrations in the novel.
The average book reader might be react badly to the original book cover (even if it may be subconsciously) cause of the manga art but if they buy the book with the new cover then the interior illustrations really won't matter after they have started reading.

It is more likely to "soften up" regualar readers.

This is old. Months old. practically older than the internet itself. If you're shitting yourself about it now, I can't wait to see your faces in a couple of months when.... you'll see.

>>26417126
This

they're trying to pass it off as something it isn't. Someone who simply opens the fucking book after picking it up will see what it really is beneath the 'lolmature' cover.

sankakucomplex are only like a month late...

>>26417126 1) Alienate fans of the series who have been waiting for the light novels to be translated.

I don't see *why*, there's no obligation to maintain the original covers and many novels and manga do not. And the original cover is no better anyhow, it's really pretty dull and doesn't attract attention at all.

>>26415876
Suddenly furries are the new vampires.

>>26417307
So it's business as usual.

>sankakucomplex