Transition from an E-Book Distribution Business to a Publishing Platformer

「出版業界のインフラとなるための投資」

「As Japan's largest e-book distributor, our group handles approximately 920,000 new e-book content files annually and has an extensive business base covering nearly all publishers and e-book retailers. This has enabled us to establish a unique position where content from throughout Japan continues to accumulate. Going forward, we will implement the following initiatives, primarily, to become an indispensable part of the publishing industry's infrastructure.」

「In the medium-term management plan announced in April 2025, the company positioned its international business as a priority area and aims to expand its reach so that Japanese content can be delivered to "one more person" not only in Japan but also overseas.」

「On 14 April 2025, we announced a five-year medium-term management plan beginning with the fiscal year ending February 2026. We aim to evolve solutions related to content distribution, including not only manga, which currently drives Japan's e-book market, but also text-based content and audiobooks in Japan and overseas, and to lead the growth of Japan's publishing industry on a global scale.」

「In the strategic investment business, we focused on advancing initiatives to grow the IP and solutions business, including the FanTop business and the vertical-scroll comics business, with the aim of establishing a second earnings pillar comparable to the e-book distribution business.」

「In the strategic investment business, we focused on advancing initiatives to grow the IP and solutions business, including the FanTop business and the vertical-scroll comics business, with the aim of establishing a second earnings pillar comparable to the e-book distribution business.」

「The e-book distribution business consists of two businesses, the distribution business and the e-book platform business, with a view to further expanding the e-publishing market. The strategic investment business aims to build a second earnings pillar comparable to the distribution business」

「Against this backdrop, we formulated a new five-year medium-term management plan, covering the fiscal years ending February 2023 through February 2027, with the fiscal year ending February 2023 as its first year, to evolve both the business and management and achieve the transition to Media Do 3.0 (Publishing Platformer: aiming to support the digital transformation of the content industry).」

「In addition, in March 2021 the company undertook M&A and capital alliances, including making 株式会社日本文芸社 a subsidiary and entering into a capital and business alliance with 株式会社トーハン. Through these initiatives, it laid the groundwork for creating a new publishing culture and building a distribution ecosystem, while contributing to the promotion of DX (digital transformation) in the publishing industry.」

「In response to these changes in the environment, the group believes that its ideal role as a “Publishing Platformer” is to support digital transformation in the publishing and content industries by providing products and services tailored to the diverse values of its stakeholders through its own DX initiatives and practices.」

「In October 2020, the company made Nagisa, which develops, maintains and operates manga apps and other applications, a consolidated subsidiary in order to pursue the provision of new platforms and business development that would complement the digital-content distribution value chain and deliver optimal content to increasingly diverse users.」

「In its medium-term management plan announced in July 2018, the Group adopted “transition from an e-book distribution business to a Publishing Platformer” as its basic policy. By combining this position with the technology held by the Group, the Company intends to create a new-generation platform, expand the reach of e-books, contribute to the growth of the publishing market, and pursue further growth and opportunities as a Publishing Platformer, namely an entity supporting the entire e-book distribution ecosystem.」