My dream was to become a writer. In my job search, I tried to get a job at a publishing company. But I decided not to apply. In my home country, Japan, the number of books published is decreasing every year, replaced by more visualized content. The old supply chain of family company publishers, distributors, and bookstores monopolizes much of the profit, with novelists receiving only less than 10%. As a result, even the most popular writers are paid far less than other professions. Countless ...

My dream was to become a writer. In my job search, I tried to get a job at a publishing company. But I decided not to apply. In my home country, Japan, the number of books published is decreasing every year, replaced by more visualized content. The old supply chain of family company publishers, distributors, and bookstores monopolizes much of the profit, with novelists receiving only less than 10%. As a result, even the most popular writers are paid far less than other professions. Countless ...