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Re:Launch HN: Azuki (YC W22) – All-you-can-read manga subscr... by FooBarWidget on Saturday March 26, 2022 @01:14AM (#30809417)
> The big publishers are very conservative, and no one wants to be the licensing person who gave away the farm to a foreign startup.

What is the risk to them? Don't they get paid no matter who they license to? Or is this about fear of cannibalizing the print business?

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Re:Launch HN: Azuki (YC W22) – All-you-can-read manga subscr... by BasouKazuma on Saturday March 26, 2022 @02:04PM (#30813913)
Some of it is fear of cannibalizing the traditional print and ebook business, uncertainty of newer strategies, and desire to retain control of their properties.
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