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# Self Publishing in Japan
- URL: https://www.mundomendo.com/selfpublishinginjapan/
- Published: 2025-11-28T01:41:46.000Z
- Updated: 2026-01-08T21:02:03.000Z
- Description: Where I tell the lessons learned and the problems found when making a book in Japan.
- Author: Luis Mendo
- Tags: ARTIST'S LIFE, THE TOOLS

As you might know by now, I made a physical, beautiful book with the best stories published on the first year of Mundo Mendo, which you can [buy here](https://www.mundomendo.com/books/). 

I thought it would be interesting to share with you the process of how we did that and the little idiosyncrasies of self publishing in Japan. 

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