Merge branch 'master' of https://git.nipponalba.scot/jk/sakino

content/note/5ffe0d53/index.md

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+---
+category:
+    - inspiration
+    - 'furture plan'
+    - 'self development'
+    - '2'
+date: '2021-01-12 20:57:55'
+draft: false
+posttype: note
+slug: 5ffe0d53
+title: note
+---
+I read a picture book called えんとつ町のプペル (The Poupelle of Chimney Town) by Akihiro Nishino. What an inspiring story..
+
+The book is not cheap. In fact, it costs more than 2,000 yen and that is very expensive for a picture book. However, the story is available for free in Japanese and English for anyone who can access the internet (https://poupelle.com/book.php). Nishino's decision on this is really bold, considering the fact that it took four years to finish up the book involving more than 30 artists (you will notice the high quality of the graphics as soon as you see its front cover). Here is my rough translation of a segment of his interview regarding this marketing strategy:
+
+*If a picture book author sells more then 5,000 copies of their book, it is regarded as a real hit. But I wondered why picture books don't sell as much as other books, so I asked myself, who buys picture books? Mostly, mothers. Then I asked, how do they decide which picture books to buy? Then I thought, well, they are too busy to browse books in book stores.. their budgets are probably limited, too, and they may be afraid of accidentally buying books that are not good.. perhaps they buy books that they had read as a kid themselves because they know the stories are good? This is way I decided to release the book for free on the internet. I want people to read my book and judge if it is worth buying before buying it.*
+
+That itself is very impressive, but the story is also inspiring and heart-warming. It gives someone the push they need when they feel like nobody but themselves believe they can achieve their dream. 
+
+I definitely would love to read this to Islay in the future.