Because the piracy rate doesn't always correspond to a set decline in sales*. Manga is one of those things where, while people will read lower-quality fan-translated scans online, a lot of them also want to buy the pretty high-quality tankoban and have it on their shelf, assuming they have the disposable income to do so.
*That is, there are mediums where such a high level of piracy/availability would have a greater impact on sales.
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dancing_serpent
Re: Instant Hits
Date: 2014-07-03 05:06 am (UTC)*That is, there are mediums where such a high level of piracy/availability would have a greater impact on sales.