Book retailer Barnes & Noble announced today a team up with manga distributor Viz Media to bring a variety of titles to the NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color. Pricing per volume is said to be from $4.99 to $9.99, with 19 titles available for purchase at launch and a promise that ‘New digital manga volumes, including previews, will be available weekly’. The titles currently made available through this partnership are as follows:
‘ABSOLUTE BOYFRIEND Vols. 1-6 — Rated “T+” for Older Teens
ARATA: THE LEGEND Vols. 1-8 — Rated “T” for Teens
BACKSTAGE PRINCE Vols. 1 & 2 — Rated “T” for Teens
BEAST MASTER Vols. 1-2 — Rated “T+” for Older Teens
BLACK BIRD Vols. 1-11 — Rated “T+” for Older Teens
CHILDREN OF THE SEA Vols. 1-4 — Rated “T+” for Older Teens
CROSS GAME Vols. 1-4 — Rated “T” for Teens
DENGEKI DAISY Vols. 1-7 — Rated “T+” for Older Teens
FUSHIGI YUGI: GENBU KAIDEN Vols. 1-9 — Rated “T+” for Older Teens
HOUSE OF FIVE LEAVES Vols. 1-5 — Rated “T+” for Older Teens
HYDE & CLOSER Vols. 1-6 — Rated “T+” for Older Teens
I’LL GIVE IT MY ALL…TOMORROW Vols. 1-4 — Rated “T+” for Older Teens
KEKKAISHI Vols. 1-19 — Rated “T” for Teens
MAOH: JUVENILE REMIX Vols. 1-7 — Rated “T+” for Older Teens
NOT SIMPLE — Rated “T+” for Older Teens
OISHINBO Vols. 1-5 — Rated “T” for Teens
SATURN APARTMENTS Vols. 1-4 — Rated “T” for Teens
SOLANIN — Rated “T+” for Older Teens
WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD! Vols. 1 & 2 — Rated “T+” for Older Teens’
Source: Market Watch