Downloads: iYou Doujinshi: 「When Lelouch of 17 is a royalty…0.5」
Edit: This is a doujinshi copy...
Circles produce books called "copy bon" for several reasons:
- They missed the deadline to get a book to the publisher so they printed the book at home. This happens a lot during major events. Since doujin life is a "publish or perish" business, circles that want to maintain interest in their work have to at least offer something at the major events.
- The circle has a small following (less than fifty copies sell) and cannot afford offset publishing, so they print at home.
- The artwork isn't made for "publishing standards." It takes a long time to prepare art to meet offset publishing guidelines. If a circle is in a hurry to get a book finished, they may decide to use pencil or some other type of quick linework for the final draft.
- The book is a small "sample" of a larger work (these are often called prep books or junbigou and are really difficult to collect, especially for more popular circles).
- The circle opted to have the publisher prepare what is a called a pera or stitch book where the pages are copied and stapled rather than printed on an offset press and bound with a glue (perfect) binding. Circles do this often to save money for books that are under 16 pages.
- The offset book is sold out and there isn't enough interest to warrant a second print run. Each run costs (on average) about $300 for 50 books. To make fans happy, the circle prints copies. They may also choose to do a second print run using the stitch/pera publishing option.
As for the quality of the book, it all depends on the circle. Copy bon are much more difficult to keep in good condition because the covers are usually only paper. That means that they show their age much quicker than perfect bound books unless the owner handles the book carefully. Some circles use card stock, but it's usually lighter than the heavy stock publishers use.
Sometimes, the binding/presentation of a copy bon is more creative than what publishers offer. Circles may decorate the book with very pretty stickers, innovative ribbon/string bindings, decorative tape, or cut out fancy shapes from the cover. It truly makes them "one of a kind."
The artwork in short copy books tends to be more rough, especially for prep books. However, this is not a rule: there are some GORGEOUS copy bon. Again, it depends on the circle.
If the book is about 16 pages and is marked as a copy bon, it's more likely a pera/stitch book. The quality of these books is the same as the circle's offset doujins. Most publishers require at least 24 pages for perfect binding.
Sometimes, copy bon have less censorship. Japanese publishers have requirements that certain "naughty parts" are blocked out with bars or are "invisible."
Copy bon have very low print runs. This makes them much harder to find and collect.
There are very few people who actually "bootleg" doujins by making photocopies. Most people who steal/forge doujins scan and put them for free online or burn them to CD-R collections (which is pretty nasty to the circle because they need to sell their book to make enough to offset the high print costs).
Information kindly provided by Cherden
And, without further ado:
Circle: iYou
Doujin Artist: poppo
Title: 「もしルルーシュ（17）が皇族だったら…0.5」("When Lelouch of 17 is a royalty...0.5")
Original Anime: Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch
Release date: 2007.10.08
Other information: コピー／10P／イベント価格100円／ 割と女性向け
Download via MegaUpload.
Addendum: Download via 4shared.
Nothing explicit; just "brotherly love" and chess.
Circles produce books called "copy bon" for several reasons:
- They missed the deadline to get a book to the publisher so they printed the book at home. This happens a lot during major events. Since doujin life is a "publish or perish" business, circles that want to maintain interest in their work have to at least offer something at the major events.
- The circle has a small following (less than fifty copies sell) and cannot afford offset publishing, so they print at home.
- The artwork isn't made for "publishing standards." It takes a long time to prepare art to meet offset publishing guidelines. If a circle is in a hurry to get a book finished, they may decide to use pencil or some other type of quick linework for the final draft.
- The book is a small "sample" of a larger work (these are often called prep books or junbigou and are really difficult to collect, especially for more popular circles).
- The circle opted to have the publisher prepare what is a called a pera or stitch book where the pages are copied and stapled rather than printed on an offset press and bound with a glue (perfect) binding. Circles do this often to save money for books that are under 16 pages.
- The offset book is sold out and there isn't enough interest to warrant a second print run. Each run costs (on average) about $300 for 50 books. To make fans happy, the circle prints copies. They may also choose to do a second print run using the stitch/pera publishing option.
As for the quality of the book, it all depends on the circle. Copy bon are much more difficult to keep in good condition because the covers are usually only paper. That means that they show their age much quicker than perfect bound books unless the owner handles the book carefully. Some circles use card stock, but it's usually lighter than the heavy stock publishers use.
Sometimes, the binding/presentation of a copy bon is more creative than what publishers offer. Circles may decorate the book with very pretty stickers, innovative ribbon/string bindings, decorative tape, or cut out fancy shapes from the cover. It truly makes them "one of a kind."
The artwork in short copy books tends to be more rough, especially for prep books. However, this is not a rule: there are some GORGEOUS copy bon. Again, it depends on the circle.
If the book is about 16 pages and is marked as a copy bon, it's more likely a pera/stitch book. The quality of these books is the same as the circle's offset doujins. Most publishers require at least 24 pages for perfect binding.
Sometimes, copy bon have less censorship. Japanese publishers have requirements that certain "naughty parts" are blocked out with bars or are "invisible."
Copy bon have very low print runs. This makes them much harder to find and collect.
There are very few people who actually "bootleg" doujins by making photocopies. Most people who steal/forge doujins scan and put them for free online or burn them to CD-R collections (which is pretty nasty to the circle because they need to sell their book to make enough to offset the high print costs).
Information kindly provided by Cherden
And, without further ado:
Circle: iYou
Doujin Artist: poppo
Title: 「もしルルーシュ（17）が皇族だったら…0.5」("When Lelouch of 17 is a royalty...0.5")
Original Anime: Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch
Release date: 2007.10.08
Other information: コピー／10P／イベント価格100円／ 割と女性向け
Download via MegaUpload.
Addendum: Download via 4shared.
Nothing explicit; just "brotherly love" and chess.