Chapter 45: Pocket Book

Konoha

After Anko and Momoko finally finalized the "Konoha Love Story" manuscript fee and payment method that day, the night had already fallen and she hurriedly left. Momoko was left alone in the office, awake. After finishing all the work she had at hand, she leaned back in her chair and relaxed, and picked up the manuscript again.

After re-reading it carefully, Momoko breathed a sigh of relief and murmured, "This author really whets my appetite. I wonder how sweet the love story between Wanzi and Miss Lixiang will be!"

The corners of her mouth twisted slightly, as she held this novel in high regard. It had been a long time since her Bookstore received such an explosive manuscript.

As she pinched the manuscript in her hands, a question suddenly crossed her mind. Quickly flipping through the manuscript page by page, the corners of her mouth twisted after double-checking.

Holding her forehead, the manuscript Anko had just brought was only the content of the first chapter, about 20,000 words. Shaking her head, Momoko thought somewhat irritably:

"No, this is too little!"

If it's only 20,000 characters, even if the characters are enlarged in size, the printed book will be super thin! Under normal circumstances, conventional words for published books are that a book has between 70,000 and 100,000 words. Taking the currently popular "Icha Icha" as an example, it is a standard edition of 100,000 words per volume.

How to publish this is really a problem. Leaving the manuscript, Momoko began to worry about how to publish this "Konoha Love Story."

This is also Momoko's fault. When Anko's manuscript arrived, she read the beginning and felt that "Konoha Love Story" was different from the "routine" books she had seen before, and then became fascinated as soon as she read it!

Furthermore, when Anko was negotiating the price with her, she opened her mouth like a lion, so she also forgot about it! Ah, now she can only go to Anko to talk about this matter and, by the way, ask for the next manuscript!

But now it was late at night, and it would be rude to bother others at this time. Momoko thought about it and set the time after leaving work tomorrow, which happened to be free of overtime, the best of both worlds.

Anko lives in the middle of the village, which is the most prosperous area of the entire Konoha Village. The house is not very big and she lives alone.

There is a Sakura flower tree in front of the door, which has no leaves and looks quite withered.

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When the setting sun dyed half of the sky red, Momoko stood panting in front of Anko's house, looking at the sign on the door with a horrified expression.

"I'm on a mission."

Momoko was a little frustrated.

"Ah..." Sighing, she had no choice but to turn around and leave, thinking as she walked: Is it possible to wait for Anko to send the next chapters after returning from the mission before publishing them together?

The 20,000-word novel is really too thin, and the book covers in her Yanbo Bookstore are all made of hard cardboard with color sheets. If there are too many volumes, the cost will definitely be too high. Moreover, it is unknown whether it will be a success or not, so the best way is to wait for Anko to return.

The bustling central area is still full of people coming and going. Momoko was a little hungry as she walked. She had only eaten a little breakfast this morning. By chance, when she stopped, it turned out to be Konoha Village's characteristic barbecue:

BBQ Q!

After rubbing her somewhat deflated stomach, Momoko confidently walked through the door of BBQ Q. After ordering, she followed the waiter to find a single table and sat down.

In today's Hokage world, there are no mobile phones. Entertainment and pastime are still dominated by paper media.

Newspapers or magazines are usually placed on the dining table for guests to read and pass the time. As the most popular BBQ Q in Konoha Village, customers are often full and sometimes the food is served slowly, so newspapers and magazines are essential.

There were some neatly arranged on her desk, and Momoko brought them all, intending to find an interesting one to read, but just as she picked them up, a small book fell with a "click"!

"Eh?" Leaving the magazines and newspapers, Momoko curiously picked up the booklet and said, "Isn't this a pocket book?"

Pocket book is publishing jargon, referring to the smallest book, the size of a palm, that can be directly put in a pocket. After opening it, Momoko understood that the content inside was a comic book, the small illustrated type of book for children.

Iwanami Bookstore also prints this type of pocket book, but it is a small number. Unlike common books, this type of pocket book can be sold directly in convenience stores and supermarkets.

Compared to common books, the sales method is more flexible.

In many stores, restaurants, etc., in order to attract children, they will put it at the door. When children come in, are you afraid that parents won't come in?

Momoko is a businesswoman, a businesswoman deeply appreciated by the big boss behind Yanbo Bookstore, and her sensitivity to some business opportunities is not uncommon.

After flipping through the pocket book, she caressed it a few more times, and suddenly had a whim! Print "Konoha Love Story" into a pocket book!

One page the size of a palm, after printing the words, I can have a maximum of one hundred characters per page. If it's 20,000 characters, it can be only one hundred sheets of paper and won't feel too thin.

Furthermore, in this way, the sales of "Konoha Love Story" can not only be limited to bookstores, general stores, restaurants, and even taverns can sell it, as long as they give some profit.

"Miss, your barbecue is here."

Just at that moment, the waiter also brought up the barbecue. Momoko withdrew her thoughts and said "thank you" with a slight smile!

She is in a very good mood now, doesn't know how long it will take a Jōnin to finish a mission, doesn't want to delay anymore, and now the problem has been resolved.

Most importantly, the barbecue is already on the table, set this matter aside and concentrate on eating well.

Momoko's work efficiency is very high, as long as she thinks about it, she will do it immediately. So, after eating and drinking, she decisively returned to the bookstore and began to prepare for the printing of "Konoha Love Story".

The first time was also to test the waters.

She planned to print 10,000 copies of the pocket book "Konoha Love Story", which for now will only be sold in Konoha, to see if she can open the market.

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