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The closure of bookstores in towns continues unabated. It is said that bookstores are disappearing at a rate of 50 stores per month, and about 30% of municipalities nationwide already have no bookstores. The rise of online bookstores such as Amazon and the spread of digital content through smartphones are the causes, but Naoki Prize-winning author Shogo Imamura frankly speaks out, saying that the structure of the bookstore industry is also a problem. Imamura is one of the most popular authors right now, with his best-selling novel "Ikusagami" set to be distributed worldwide on Netflix. Feeling a sense of crisis about the bookstore industry, Imamura opened a new type of "shared" bookstore in the spring in the book town of Jimbocho, Tokyo. What is a "shared" bookstore? Can you really make money? What are the unknown problems in the bookstore industry? What is the mechanism behind the industry-specific "resale system," and what are distributors? Imamura and TV Tokyo's Shinsaku Toyoshima will have a thorough discussion about the ins and outs of the book industry. #ShogoImamura #Ikusagami #ResaleSystem #Distributor #Publisher #NaokiPrize #ShinsakuToyoshima★To watch "ShinsakuToyoshima's TV Tokyo Economic News Academy" all at once, go to "TV Tokyo BIZ" (free trial) ⇒ https://txbiz.tv-tokyo.co.jp/academy?...