Company Profile

PAPYLESS GLOBAL, INC.

• Company Name: PAPYLESS GLOBAL, INC.
• Address: 717 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, United States
• Founded: 05/01/2017
• Capital: $2,000,000
• Managing Director: Yasuko Matsui
• Business Outline: Selling e-books to the English speaking world.

Parent Corporation

• Company Name: PAPYLESS CO., LTD.
• Address: Kioicho Building 3rd & 4th Floor, 3-12 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102-0094 Japan
• Founded: 03/31/1995
• Capital: 414,460,000 JPY(Approx. $3,445,500) 02/09/2015
• Managing Director: Yasuko Matsui
• Business Outline:Nature of Business: e-book rental and sales

Business Outline

The E-book Store "Renta!"

We want everyone to be able to read our titles easily, so provide novels and comics from as little as $1, and ensure that our website works on all devices.

About Renta!

• Read all content online instantly, without the need to install any programs.
• All content can be previewed.
• Prices start from $1.
• We translate manga, so we have a lot of exclusive content.
• Users can choose to rent titles for 48 hours or an unlimited period.
• Users have the choice to pay for things directly by card, or to first buy "points", which they can then use to read e-books.
• We handle translation, lettering, proofreading and E-pub distribution in-house.
• We sell e-book content via PCs, smartphones, and tablets, based on commission.
• We only accept content from legally-recognized publishers or agencies.
• We currently do not accept self-published works.

Timeline

• 03/1995: The precursor to Papyless, "FUJI ONLINE SYSTEMS CO.,LTD.", was established.
• 12/1996: The Papyless E-Bookstore website went live.
• 10/2000: The Company name was changed to "PAPYLESS CO., LTD."
• 04/2007: The Japanese e-comic rental website Renta! went live.
• 09/2011: The English-language version of the Renta! website went live.
• 10/2011: Papyless E-Bookstore was made available on smartphone and tablet devices.
• 10/2012: Papyless began providing content to the Kindle Store.
• 07/2013: The Chinese-language version of the Renta! website went live.
• 02/2014: Papyless' total cumulative e-book sales reached 100 million units.
• 09/2014: "PAPYLESS TAIWAN CO., LTD." was established as a subsidiary of Papyless.
• 05/2017: "PAPYLESS GLOBAL, INC." was established as a subsidiary of Papyless, and the ownership of the English language site was transferred to Papyless Global.

Location

PAPYLESS GLOBAL, INC.
717 Market Street,
San Francisco, CA, United States