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Looking for something that will keep university students interested? Can't find that perfect book for your culture center adult discussion classes?

Some teachers have been successfully using "The Couch Potato's Guide to Japan" in university classes and private lessons as a springboard for lively discussions with a cross-cultural perspective. No need to pique student interest -- they all love television.


 

SELF-PUBLISHING IN JAPAN: What You Need to Know to Get Started

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   1 YOU HAVE A MANUSCRIPT
What does a self-publisher do? Is profit possible? When is it better not to self-publish? Is Print- on-Demand a viable option? How does one find a book designer in Japan?

    2 IS YOUR BOOK VISION 20/20?
Book production basics. Design Decisions. How many books should you print? Determining the price.

   3 TACKLING THE DETAILS
The Copyright Page. The ISBN System and Japanese ISBN numbers. Creating and buying a Japanese bar code.

   4 CREATING YOUR COMPANY
How to set up a sole proprietorship (kojin jigyo). Running the business

   5 BLAZING THE DISTRIBUTION TRAIL
Promotion and publicity. Book business basics. Sales and distribution channels.

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THE COUCH POTATO'S GUIDE TO JAPAN

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   1 THE TV ARCHIPELAGO: Welcome Aboard!/The Early Years/The Great East-West Divide/A Day in the Life of a Japanese TV/Commercials

   2 JAPANESE TV SOCIOLOGY 101: What's for Lunch?/Meet and Marry/ Trains and Tension/ Breathing Space and a Strong Drink/The Loving Whack

   3 SMALL SCREEN DRAMA: Elements of Japanese TV Dramas/Japan Has Four Seasons/Duds of Distinction/Who Writes This Stuff?/The Changing Classroom

   4 TV LANGUAGE AND LINGUISTICS 102:Harry Has Been Hijacked/The ABCs of Samurai Dramas/Learning English on TV-HEHE!/Name That Typhoon

   5 GOTTA LAUGH, GOTTA CRY: What It Takes to Be a Comedian/The Three Reigning Kings and the Great Western Alliance/History of the Comedy Empire

   6 TV NEWS FILE: News as Haiku/Kobe, January 17, 1995/Rupert Meets His Match/ Japanese TV and AIDS

   7 A VAST VARIETY OF VARIETY: Animated Nation/Song Shows and Johnny's/Variety Circuit Circus

   8 FAVORITE TV PASTIMES: Birdwatching and Butterfly Hunting/The Beauty of Baseball/What Do Wide Shows Do?/The Sacred Slurp

   9 TV TOURISM:Couch Potatoes on the Move/Life in the Far North-An Interview with Soh Kuramoto

   10 TELEVIEWS MOMENTS:Filing the X Files/Low-Tech Columnist in a High-Tech World/The Golden Bubbly Years

   11 THE TV DIRECTORY: Things to Do/Places to Go/Recommended Guide Books/More Sites to See/List of Major TV Broadcasters