The digital version of "Antoki no Inochi" is now available for early download at TSUTAYA's online bookstore, "TSUTAYA.com eBOOKs".

2011.08.04 Press Releases
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.

Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd. (Tokyo Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Muneaki Masuda) will launch "TSUTAYA.com eBOOKs" (http://tsutaya.com/ebooks/), an ebook service for Android devices. We will offer a limited pre-release of the novel "Antoki no Inochi" (Gentosha), which is scheduled to be made into a film starring Masaki Okada and Nana Eikura in their first co-starring role, starting today, August 4 (Thursday), the same day as the paperback release.

"Antoki no Inochi" is a book by Masashi Sada that was published in 2009 and touched the hearts of people of all ages. It is a deeply moving story about a man and a woman who have closed themselves off from the world due to a past incident, but who meet through the job of "estate cleanup" and gradually regain the courage to live as they come into contact with lost lives and the things left behind.

To coincide with the simultaneous release of the paperback and ebook versions of "Antoki no Inochi," TSUTAYA will hold a "Paperback Fair" at all TSUTAYA stores nationwide. Additionally, a special page will be set up on TSUTAYA online, providing information on searching for in-store stock, online shopping, and purchasing ebooks.

Content Overview

Title: "Antoki no Inochi"
Author: Masashi Sada
Publisher: Gentosha
Availability Start Date: August 4, 2011
eBook Price: 577 yen (tax included)

*Currently, we are running a campaign offering 10 times the T-POINT.

Information on the film adaptation of "Antoki no Inochi"

Theatrical Release Date: November 19, 2011
Starring: Masaki Okada, Nana Eikura
Director: Takahisa Zeze
Distributor: Shochiku 

"Antoki no Inochi" Special Website

http://www.tsutaya.co.jp/cinema/ms/antokino/index.html 

"TSUTAYA.com eBOOKs" is a new e-book service that combines in-store and internet services to meet the diverse ways in which customers enjoy books and magazines. This fall, in addition to the Android devices for which we currently offer the service, we plan to expand our services to a variety of other devices, including iPhones, iPads, tablets, and PCs. Furthermore, starting in August, in addition to comics and magazines, we have begun to handle books in earnest, and are gradually expanding our lineup to include film adaptations such as "Antoki no Inochi," as well as bestsellers in paperback and essays.

TSUTAYA will continue to provide services that offer new ways to enjoy books and cherish the encounter with books to even more people, both in stores and through its online bookstore.

Overview of the e-book store "TSUTAYA.com eBOOKs"

Store Name: TSUTAYA.com eBOOKs
Download URL: https://market.android.com/details?id=com.tsutaya.android&feature=search_result
• Service Launch Date: June 30, 2011
• Service Features 
① Wide variety of products
In addition to a wide selection of comics and magazines, it also features movie adaptations and bestsellers.
The newly developed viewer supports various e-book formats.
*Initially supports DotBook and PDF; ePub3.0 support is planned for the future.
② High-quality digital comics
③ Electronic magazines now easier to read with a 3-level display.
④ Earn and use T-POINT
⑤ Services linked to in-store operations
• Compatible Devices: Android 2.1 and above (iPhone/iPad and PC support planned for this fall)
Lineup:
Number of book and comic titles: 35,000 titles (scheduled for the end of August)
Magazines (periodicals): 300 titles (scheduled for the end of August)
Service operated by Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.

Documents related to this matter

The digital version of "Antoki no Inochi" is now available for early download at TSUTAYA's online bookstore, "TSUTAYA.com eBOOKs".

Inquiries regarding this matter

Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.
Public Relations Representative: Takahashi
TEL: 03-6800-4464／FAX: 03-3760-6020