Google Inc. has been scanning books in libraries making them available on the internet without previous consent by the authors. US American publishers and a writers’ association against this violation of the law. The settlement between Google and them is unfair, inappropriate and unreasonable. And also it will threaten the stability and diversity of publishing distribution, which are essential for the protection of the freedom of speech and expression; against the spirit of Japan’s copyright laws as well as the First Amendment.

In this paper, we discuss the size and the weight of the electronic media, the paper media, and the electronic book which to define the regulation of the “Mobil” media. And we consider of the distance of human and media. We review the generation of the electronic book, and evaluate the electronic book whether it is possible to use it instead of the book and the magazine from the aspect of the display ability and usability. And we discuss whether the electronic book can be used for the textbook.

This is a report regarding The Art and Science of Book Publishing by Herbert S. Bailey.

The original book was published by Harper & Row, publishers,Inc. in 1970. In 1976, it was translated in Japanese by Shigeo Minowa and published by Shuppan Doujin with the title of Introduction to Publication Management – Rationality and Irrationality.

Recently, Minowa, who had translated this book, published four books on the grand history of publication. His publishing studies have nearly matured. I think Introduction to Publication Management – Rationality and Irrationality is the root of his publishing studies.

Munemutsu YAMADA had invented the concept of imaginative intelligence which could link the theories of Kiyoshi MIKI and his editorial activities. Due to this imaginative intelligence, the editor, like MIKI can express clearly what his writers want to speak. We study the role of mediator of others in MIKI so as to examine the contradiction of the reference to genius between the Logic of Imagination (1939/1946) and the Philosophical Note (1941). Through this examination, we conclude that this contradiction reflects the position of MIKI as the writing editor.

In Japan, the Copyright concept was introduced with Yukichi Fukuzawa’s work Seiyo Jijo by end of Edo era. In his book, there were a lot of pirated editions.

In this paper, I want to take up Seiyo Jijo and Kikuro Kuroda’s work Zoho-Wage Seiyo Jijo, and to try analysis of copyright. If the meaning of the pirated edition can be recaught is considered through this work.

During the Taisho Era, Nomura Kodo held wide variety of jobs in the Hochi–Press, writing articles, and planning and writing serial stories. He recognized the trend of the literary world and aimed for expansion of writers, improvement in the quality of works, and breaking new ground. He didn’t accommodate the tastes of the readers, nor did he float along with the flow the times. This was his basic literary policy.

My research, using the Sumiyoshi–Taisha “Obunko” Collection as source, aims to document the establishment of picture book culture as created by Osaka–based publishers. In this paper, I examine picture books published by Tamura Kuhei on Shinsaibashi street, Osaka, during Taisho. By briefly describing “Obunko”, the transformation of the publishing culture on Shinsaibashi street, and the stylistic tendencies of Tamura Kuhei’s picture books, I identify problems Tamura Kuhei faced regarding modernization.