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BOOK WALKER Co.,Ltd. Publication
Metro Ichigaya Sta. JR Chuo Line to Iidabashi Sta.
Sotobori St. Metro Yurakucho Line
Metro Nanboku Line outer moat JR Ichigaya Sta.
Metro Ichigaya Sta. Toei Shinjuku Line ●Exit 3 Yasukuni St. to Yotsuya Sta. ■ Nihon University ★ BOOK☆WALKER Co., Ltd. Gobancho Distribution Grand bldg.
SME Luxembourg Nishichi St. ■ Chiyoda ■ Rokubancho Embassy Yonbancho bldg. ■Post Office
NTV St. Chiyoda City Yonbancho Library ■
NTV ■ Kojimachi bldg. to Kojimachi Sta.
Make innovation from Publishing Culture
Corporate Info
Campany name BOOK WALKER Co.,Ltd. Headquaters 3F Gobancho Grand Bld., 3-1 Gobancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0076, Japan Found December 1, 2005 Capital Hundred million yen Representative Corporate officer Ichiro Hashiba (President and CEO) [Business Description]
As a KADOKAWA Corporation group company, our mission is to deliver high quality content, thus BOOK ☆ WALKER was launched in December 2010. Today, we carry more than 600,000 titles* from over 1,000 publishers* on our platform.
As of the year 2019, we have three different business domains.
・Electronic bookstore, BOOK☆WALKER. ・NTT docomo electronic magazine subscription service, "d magazine". ・BOOK☆WALKER is also a distributor of electronic books for both KADOKAWA titles.
In regards to our audience and partners, we would like to be an eBook business that considers and places value creation first.
*As of June, 2019
President and CEO Customers / Book Lovers
Ichiro Hashiba Amazon Kindle Apple Books BookLive! Book Pass dbook DMM.com ebookjapan
ebook store bookwalker.jp e-Magazine 3rd Party Google BOOK☆WALKER Service ebook Service global.bookwalker.jp "d magazine" honto Kinokuniya Kinoppy LINE manga Alliance with Direct Sales NTT docomo Agency Mecha Comic Piccoma Rakuten Kobo Reader Store Renta! BOOK WALKER Co.,Ltd. etc
Make innovation from Publishing Culture
KODANSHA Ltd. KADOKAWA Shogakukan Inc. Publishers Corporation SHUEISHA Inc. etc
alphabet order [Message from CEO] Due to the staggering number of physical bookstores decreasing, higher returns of unsold books rates, and many other markets fighting to get consumers' disposable income, it was inevitable that eBooks would increase in popularity. The paradigm shift in the book market has greatly influenced and defined our role.
"Make innovation in Publishing Culture" This is our company's mission statement.
Printed books coexist with eBooks. We enjoy collecting print book, but at the same time appreciate the convenience of eBooks because they are digital. It's up to the users to choose between print or digital versions.
Our role is to innovate publishing culture in order to give users the best eBook reading experience as KADOKAWA, both a publisher and distributor. Distributor innovation cannot create publishing culture. We believe that this is something that will drive our business and is only a publisher can accomplish to drive our business. President and CEO Ichiro Hashiba
[Company History] 2005.12.01 Began conducting business as KADOKAWA Mobile Co., Ltd. 2009.10.01 Changed company name to KADOKAWA Contents Gate Co., Ltd. 2010.12.03 Launched electronic book delivery platform, "BOOK☆WALKER" 2012.07.01 Changed company name to BOOK WALKER Co.,Ltd. 2014.06.20 Launched e-magazine subscription service, “d magazine”, with NTT docomo 2015.10.01 Launched English version of BOOK☆WALKER 2016.12.05 Launched e-magazine subscription service, "MAGAZINE☆WALKER" 2018.04.01 Absorbs TRISTA Co., Ltd. by merger.
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