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J-Novel Club is an American publisher of Japanese light novels and manga translated into English, German, and French. JNC is a digital-first publisher meaning all its titles are released as e-books first before selecting titles with the highest digital sales to print physical copies. It streams its products in weekly installments (called prepubs) before publishing the finalized e-books. J-Novel Club was founded in 2016 by Sam Pinansky. In 2017, J-Novel Club collaborated with [Seven Seas Entertainment](https://ranobedb.org/publisher/12) to publish print editions of some of JNC's light novels. In 2018, J-Novel Club announced it would start publishing print editions of some of its light novels. In the same year, it also started publishing manga. On April 28, 2021 J-Novel Club was purchased by [Kadokawa Corporation](https://ranobedb.org/publisher/9). At Anime NYC 2022, J-Novel Club announced it was entering into a new collaboration with [Yen Press](https://ranobedb.org/publisher/41) to publish print editions of their titles. On March 6, 2024, J-Novel Club reached a print distribution agreement with Hachette Book Group via [Yen Press](https://ranobedb.org/publisher/41) and Diamond Book Distributors . Hachette will distribute all of J-Novel Club's titles in North America while Diamond Book will handle international sales. In addition to Japanese titles, J-Novel Club has also translated German-language pulp fiction into English through its imprint J-Novel Pulp, which debuted in 2021.
J-Novel Club is an American publisher of Japanese light novels and manga translated into English, German, and French. JNC is a digital-first publisher meaning all its titles are released as ebooks first before selecting titles with the highest digital sales to print physical copies. It streams its products in weekly installments (called prepubs) before publishing the finalized ebooks. In addition to Japanese titles, J-Novel Club has also translated German-language pulp fiction into English through its imprint J-Novel Pulp, which debuted in 2021. J-Novel Club was founded in 2016 by Sam Pinansky. In 2017, J-Novel Club collaborated with [Seven Seas Entertainment](https://ranobedb.org/publisher/12) to publish print editions of some of its light novels. In 2018, J-Novel Club announced it would start publishing print editions of some of its light novels. In the same year, it also started publishing manga. On April 28, 2021 J-Novel Club was purchased by [Kadokawa Corporation](https://ranobedb.org/publisher/9). At Anime NYC 2022, J-Novel Club announced it was entering into a new collaboration with [Yen Press](https://ranobedb.org/publisher/41) to publish print editions of their titles. On March 6, 2024, J-Novel Club reached a print distribution agreement with Hachette Book Group and Diamond Book Distributors via Yen Press. Hachette will distribute all of J-Novel Club's titles in North America while Diamond Book will handle international sales. New releases began to be distributed through Hachette after June 30, 2024. All books will be listed under Yen Press's "JNC" imprint.

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J-Novel Club

Biography

J-Novel Club is an American publisher of Japanese light novels and manga translated into English, German, and French. JNC is a digital-first publisher meaning all its titles are released as ebooks first before selecting titles with the highest digital sales to print physical copies. It streams its products in weekly installments (called prepubs) before publishing the finalized ebooks. In addition to Japanese titles, J-Novel Club has also translated German-language pulp fiction into English through its imprint J-Novel Pulp, which debuted in 2021.

J-Novel Club was founded in 2016 by Sam Pinansky.

In 2017, J-Novel Club collaborated with Seven Seas Entertainment to publish print editions of some of its light novels.

In 2018, J-Novel Club announced it would start publishing print editions of some of its light novels. In the same year, it also started publishing manga.

On April 28, 2021 J-Novel Club was purchased by Kadokawa Corporation.

At Anime NYC 2022, J-Novel Club announced it was entering into a new collaboration with Yen Press to publish print editions of their titles.

On March 6, 2024, J-Novel Club reached a print distribution agreement with Hachette Book Group and Diamond Book Distributors via Yen Press. Hachette will distribute all of J-Novel Club's titles in North America while Diamond Book will handle international sales. New releases began to be distributed through Hachette after June 30, 2024. All books will be listed under Yen Press's "JNC" imprint.

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