Bunkobon
Bunkobon ( Japanese 文庫 本 ) refers to a book format common in Japan for small and cheap books, which is mainly used for novels. Most of these books are in the A6 size and, like Japanese paperback books in general, have a dust jacket around the cover .
Similar to the spread on the western market paperbacks bunkobon be a cheaper option than already Hardcover releases published books.
Manga that are published in the same format as a bunkobon are referred to as a bunkoban ("Bunko" for short).
Surname
In the late Meiji period , paperback series appeared which, because of their size, were called bunko (library), e.g. B. Shūchin Meicho Bunko ( 袖珍 名著 文庫 ) with 50 volumes from 1903, Shūchin Bunko ( 袖珍 文庫 ) with 80 volumes from 1910 and Tachikawa Bunko ( 立 川 文庫 ) with 200 volumes from 1911. A single volume was called a Bunkobon , i.e. Bunko Book, called what later became synonymous with paperbacks.
Individual evidence
- ↑ 文庫 の 歴 史 ("History of the Bunko"). Archived from the original on December 13, 2004 ; Retrieved January 30, 2008 (Japanese).
- ↑ 文庫 本 の ペ ー ジ . Archived from the original on January 22, 2008 ; Retrieved January 30, 2008 (Japanese).