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Japan ebook discount promotions

Overview

In mid‑July 2026, Japanese publisher Shōei‑sha opened a limited‑time PDF ebook sale, offering a 70% point rebate on ten AI‑focused titles and a 40% rebate on about 1,900 other books. The promotion ran from 16 July to 22 July and targeted the domestic market to boost digital sales of technology literature. Later in July, Amazon’s Kindle Store in Japan announced a weekend‑only sale, providing up to 50% off more than 2,500 manga titles, specifically focusing on the “少女・女性マンガ一気読みシリーズ” collection. This was part of a broader Kindle Summer Sale featuring discounts of up to 90% on various e‑books, including guidebooks and technical manuals, which lasted until 2 August 2026. Amazon Japan continued its promotional activity with an “Amazon Manga Weekend Festival” from 7 August through 9 August 2026. This event offered a 50% point rebate on selected sports‑themed manga and a 56% rebate on the new title “Nikaido Hell Golf” by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. By late August, Amazon Japan expanded its promotional scope with campaigns running through 3 September 2026. These include a sale of over 20,000 titles priced at 99 yen and a point redemption fair covering more than 30,000 books, where customers receive 50% of the purchase price back in points. Between 21 and 23 August 2026, the Amazon Manga Weekend Festival featured a “Notable Next-Generation Authors” special, offering a 50% point redemption on selected works, such as Kodama Hatsumi’s series “Kono Yo wa Tatakau Kachi ga Aru”. In late August, Amazon Kindle Japan launched a weekend sale targeting shonen manga, providing 50% point returns on titles such as ‘Juou to Yakusou’ and ‘Arifō Otoko no Tokyo Dungeon Seikatsu’ through 30 August 2026. Simultaneously, a broader 50% point redemption fair covering humanities, essays, and self-help was scheduled to run until 3 September 2026.

Entities

Amazon · Kindle · Amazon.com, Inc. · Kindle Store · KADOKAWA

Timeline

  1. 8 days ago

    [CULTURE] 5 sources
    Futsū no Keionbu manga offers 50% Kindle point redemption

    The manga ‘Futsū no Keionbu’ is featured in a Kindle campaign offering 50% point redemption on volumes 1–11, alongside a collaboration with the rock band ‘Wasure Rannēyo’.

  2. 8 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Amazon Japan holds sale on high-priced Kindle e-books

    Amazon Japan is holding a sale on over 3,000 high-priced Kindle e-books, offering up to 50% off through September 17, covering business, technology, and mathematics.

  3. 16 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 4 sources
    Amazon Kindle Japan hosts 50% point redemption sales

    Amazon Japan is hosting various Kindle store sales, including a 50% point redemption promotion for shonen manga and a broader fair covering humanities and essays through early September 2026.

  4. 20 days ago

    [CULTURE] 3 sources
    Amazon Manga Weekend Festival features Kodama Hatsumi works

    Amazon's Manga Weekend Festival features a 50% point sale on works by next-generation authors, including Kodama Hatsumi's human drama series ‘Kono Yo wa Tatakau Kachi ga Aru’.

  5. 22 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Amazon Japan holds Kindle sales and 50% point redemption fair

    Amazon Japan is hosting Kindle sales through September 3, featuring 99-yen books and a 50% point redemption fair on over 30,000 titles, including technical and manga works.

  6. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 5 sources
    Amazon Kindle Store launches 50% point rebate on sports manga in Japan

    Amazon Japan’s Kindle Store offers a 50 % point rebate on sports manga and a 56 % rebate on “Nikaido Hell Golf” during a weekend sale from 7‑9 August 2026.

  7. about 1 month ago

    [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Amazon Kindle Store launches 50% off manga sale in Japan

    Amazon Japan’s Kindle Store offers up to 50 % off on over 2,500 manga titles, including the popular “少女・女性マンガ一気読みシリーズ,” until 2 August 2026, as part of a wider Kindle Summer Sale.

  8. about 2 months ago

    [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Shōei-sha launches PDF ebook sale with up to 70% point rebate in Japan

    Shōei-sha’s SEshop runs a PDF ebook sale (16‑22 July 2026) offering up to 70% point rebate on ten AI titles and 40% on about 1,900 other books, targeting Japanese readers.

Sources

ascii.jp · codezine.jp · danshihack.com · gizmodo.jp · hochi.news · ict-enews.net · internet.watch.impress.co.jp · markezine.jp · news.denfaminicogamer.jp · orefolder.jp · prtimes.jp · smoothfoxxx.livedoor.biz · weekly.ascii.jp

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