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2012.06.08 Press Releases
Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.

TSUTAYA.com Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Kazuo Nakanishi), which operates the e-book distribution service "TSUTAYA.com eBOOKs," will adopt the first-ever voting system using digital photobooks in the e-book industry for TSUTAYA Princess and Miss Tokyo Sports 2013 in "eBOOK+", a completely original entertainment content on "TSUTAYA.com eBOOKs."

"eBOOK+" combines sound and video to provide more entertaining content, and offers a completely new form of entertainment with the high degree of freedom unique to e-books, such as allowing users to select and purchase only their favorite pages one by one. Currently, our service is only available for PCs and iPhone/iPad apps, but we plan to revamp it for PCs and Android devices this summer, and we will continue to enhance our service to meet the book needs of more customers. Furthermore, all content on "TSUTAYA.com eBOOKs" is a convenient service that allows you to earn and use T-POINT.

TSUTAYA Princess (voting site) and Miss Tokyo Sports 2013 (voting site) will use this vote as one of the factors in selecting the finalists, and three finalists will be selected for each at the end of December 2012.

*Finalists will be determined based on votes from the digital photobook, as well as the number of participants in the online live broadcast and photo shoot, and the number of blog visits.

TSUTAYA.com offers a variety of services, including the video streaming service "TSUTAYA TV," the online home delivery rental service "TSUTAYA DISCAS," and the e-book service "TSUTAYA.com eBOOKs." Moving forward, we will continue to expand our services to "deliver all kinds of entertainment content to anyone, anywhere, anytime, through the internet in the most convenient way possible."

■TSUTAYA.com eBOOKs Overview
□Store name: TSUTAYA.com eBOOKs

□Service start date: January 26, 2012
□Service Features:
(1) Original content "eBOOK+"
Highly entertaining e-book content that combines sound and video.
(2) Sales methods unique to digital format
Sales methods unique to digital media, such as selling on a per-page basis and instant delivery of live content.
(3) Viewing with a browser viewer
No application installation is required; it can be viewed immediately using a browser-based viewer.
Recommended browser:
- Windows
Internet Explorer 8 or later, Firefox 3.6.x or later, Chrome 9.0.x or later
- Macintosh
Safari 5.3.x or later, Firefox 3.6.x or later
□ Lineup:
- eBOOK+ (Initially starting with approximately 100 titles, mainly focusing on K-pop and idols)
- Books, comics, and magazines are planned to be expanded in the future (expansion planned for May after renewal).

* Android Store Overview
□Download URL:http://tsutaya.com/ebooks/
□Service start date: June 30, 2011
□Service Features:
(1) A wide variety of products
We offer a wide selection of products, from popular comics and books to magazines.
Furthermore, the newly developed viewer supports various e-book formats.
*Supports dotbook and PDF; ePub3.0 support planned for next term.
(2) High-quality digital comics
Advanced authoring allows you to enjoy comics in high quality.
(3) Services linked to in-store operations
A service that offers discounted ebooks to customers who purchase books in stores.
□Compatible devices: Android 2.1 or later devices
□ Lineup:
- We are gradually expanding our selection of comics, books, and magazines.
- 50,000 titles (scheduled for the end of March)
- eBOOK+ support is planned for the future (expansion planned for May after renewal).

* iOS Store Overview
□Store URL:http://tsutaya.com/ebooks/
□App download URL:http://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/tsutaya.com-ebooks-ben-peng/id511263609
□Service start date: April 20, 2012
□Service Features:
(1) A wide variety of products
We offer a wide selection of products, from popular comics and books to magazines.
Furthermore, the newly developed viewer supports various e-book formats.
*Supports dotbook and PDF; ePub3.0 support planned for next term.
(2) High-quality digital comics
Advanced authoring allows you to enjoy comics in high quality.
(3) Services linked to in-store operations
A service that offers discounted ebooks to customers who purchase books in stores.
□Compatible devices: iOS 5.0 or later recommended (iOS 4.0 or later is also usable)
□ Lineup:
- We are gradually expanding our selection of comics, books, and magazines.
- Completely original content 'eBOOK+'

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A first in the e-book industry! Voting system using digital photobooks will be adopted. Voting for TSUTAYA Princess/Miss Tokyo Sports 2013 begins June 1st (Friday), 2012!

Inquiries regarding this matter
TSUTAYA.com Co., Ltd.
Public Relations Officer: Tada
TEL: 03-6800-4491