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Japanamerica out now on Kindle

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For the digitally inclined (or analog challenged) among us,  Japanamerica   has just been reissued again on Amazon's Kindle reading device.  You can find it here . Kindle testimontial (not from me) via Talking Points Memo (TPM) , and indirectly and involuntarily, the beleaguered Boston Globe . 

Japanamerica @ Sakuracon 2009 in Seattle next week

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As the real sakura bloom (and get blown away, or so I'm hearing) back in Japan, I am preparing for my appearances at next week's Sakura-Con 2009 , one of the longest running and largest anime conventions in the US, in Seattle, Washington. It's an honor to be invited back, and I'm going to try my damnedest to see friends new and old in what has become one of my favorite American cities over the past few years--no April fooling. My official event schedule is as follows: 4/9, THURSDAY 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm Staff Autographs (4B) 7:30 pm Industry Dinner (Palace Ballroom) 4/10, FRIDAY 10:00 am - 11:00 am Opening Ceremonies (4A) 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm Life as an American in Tokyo (608-609) 6:30 pm Guest Reception Dinner (Grand Hyatt) 4/11, SATURDAY 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm . State of the Industry (608-609) 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm . Press Conference (601) 4:00pm - 5:00 pm Japanamerica Panel (607) I'm pleased to announce that my dear friend Bruce Rutledge of Chin Music Press will be joini