Anime NYC 2022: Industry Panels Overview
With Anime NYC being a known convention for local publishers (Kodansha, Yen Press) and those outside of New York (Crunchyroll, J-Novel Club), this is the major place to make any big...
Penguin Random House is Forced to Wave the White Flag
It wasn't that long ago I provided an update on the Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster situation, but now there's been a new development.
The Would-Be Merger
To recap, Penguin...
Anime NYC 2022: The Good, the Mixed, and the Bad
Anime NYC at the Jacob Javits Center has come and gone, which means no more Javits Center stops until 2023!
All seriousness, Year 2 of Anime NYC under COVID-19 protocols means...
The Hunt for Anime Black Friday Deals: 2022 Edition
Happy early Thanksgiving!
This year, many major retailers decided to really drag out Black Friday -- some having preview days as early as October -- and/or they've forgone traditional flyers. So you...
Anime NYC 2022: J-Novel Club Makes 22 Total Title Announcements; Enters Partnerships with DRECOM...
J-Novel Club made 22 total title announcements at their Anime NYC 2022 panel at the Jacob Javits Center on Saturday:
9 of their catalog light novels to be produced as audiobooks.
4 of...
Spotlight on Best Buy: 2022 Edition
Best Buy's big yellow price tag logo may be easily spotted from a distance, but changes it made in 2022 were hardly as noticeable. So it's time to update my overview...
Simon & Schuster Will Probably Need to Find a New House
November 2020. Suffice to say, a lot was happening then. But one of the many headlines from that time period was that Penguin Random House, the largest book publisher in the...
What To Expect This Holiday Shopping Season
Now that it's November, the stores are now pushing aside the Halloween decor and moving all the winter seasonal up front. And as they do so, they also are plastering various...
PayPal’s Friendly And Not-So-Friendly Changes
Let's talk about something a little different today. I often talk about places where you shop, but today, it's about how you pay -- specifically, PayPal.
PayPal is one of the most...
Netflix Adds Ads as an Option
When streaming really started taking off, mainly thanks to streaming service Netflix, one of the biggest benefits both people and companies boasted was no ads. Of course, the fact you could...