Physical media of all kinds is much more sought after in Japan and book consumption is much higher than the US as well. I’ve spent a lot of time in Japanese bo

Physical media of all kinds is much more sought after in Japan and book consumption is much higher than the US as well. I’ve spent a lot of time in Japanese bookstores, used, specialty, and commercial. The range and quality of works is staggering. Even pre-Amazon, I’m not certain the US had such a robust market of booksellers. Could probably be only compared to somewhere like France.