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Bloggers Volume 1

Posted Nov 14, 2003

A couple weeks ago, I ordered a Japanese magazine called Bloggers Volume 1 from Amazon.co.jp. I just received my copy in the mail, and it's even neater than it looks. The interviews with Ben and Mena Trott, Anil Dash, Howard Rheingold and Joi Ito are in full color, and there are in-depth reviews of Typepad, Blosxom, RSS readers, and more. Of course, I can't understand a single word, which makes it even more exotic.

I scanned in the cover and the first six pages, which is an interview with Ben, Mena, and Anil. Enjoy.

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Nov 16, 2003
10:15 PM

lili wrote:

wish it was in English! Is it available here (in the US)?

Nov 17, 2003
10:56 AM

Ryan wrote:

Finally, Ben, Anil and Mena get their own much-deserved anime comic...

Blogger kitty-girl loves American TrackBack New York Rock-and-Roll Kottke-time oh!!!!

Nov 19, 2003
6:14 PM

Editor of This Mag. wrote:

Thank you for ordering.
I surprised the order from other country.
Please buy at KINOKUNI-YA in SHINJUKU TOKYO ;)

Nov 20, 2003
8:19 AM

Lugeman wrote:

I see. And you bought this because?

Nov 20, 2003
8:23 AM

Andy Baio wrote:

It's a Japanese book about bloggers, with five power rangers on the cover! Need I say more?

Nov 22, 2003
5:42 PM

denise wrote:

sometimes it's better not knowing what the text says. i see it as ben vs. mena at the science fair with their teacher, anil, declaring mena the winner.

Nov 22, 2003
5:42 PM

Charles wrote:

Now all we need is for someone to translate the Amazon.jp customer reviews.

Nov 23, 2003
6:19 PM

dac wrote:

I translated the Amazon.jp customer reviews below.

However I think it's not so essential comment that fall short of your expectations. But I also think this book is a good help for Japanese Blogger(or Networker) gain interest and understanding in blog.

Title:You can read many talks of the celebrities of a Blog community Reviewer: takezoo (Hyogo Prefecture,Japan)
This book is one of the best introduction books when you'd like to begin Blogging. If you were frustrated in installation difficulty of MovableType,you can begin blog by reading the section of how to install TypePad. Moreover,many talks of the celebrities of a Blog community are published,so we can see their figure.
Although technical terms description is given by page,I need to attach a glossary to the end of a book.
This book is Vol.1,so I rate 4 stars with expectation of vol.2.

Dec 3, 2003
5:20 PM

Lars wrote:

My homage to your scan:

http://larsholst.info/blog/index.php?p=44

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Bloggers Volume 1

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