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NEWS: Import Store Offers Free Manga to Scanlators

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All in all this will make scan manga much better than it is. I doubt if the japanese will have a problem with this, because it's free advertising for their manga that they don't have to pay for. Once popularity builds someone will look at an english release and that'll be better for everyone.

People say this all the time, but haven't the Japanese consistently "had a problem" with scanlation (and fansubs) in general, whether or not it affects their potential profit

My interpretation of this is that the store is hoping that they can get titles out there. They know that people are reading the scanslations. They figure if they like what they are reading online they will be willing to pay money to have the actual book. Even if they don't read Japanese, because they'll already know the plot and can refer back to the scanslation if need be. That's my guess.

Probalby because someone in Japan with internet can download the raw version of them. I don't think the Japanese are concern with free advertisingment, as we live in different age now.
They're probably more concern of all those manga cafe that rent out book and keep all the profit.
...I don't see this happening too offend or even at all. Maybe a few people might do this, but the majority of non-japanese reading people will read a scan, and want it to get license in their language.