Seven Seas Entertainment announced a new line of Japanese 'light novels' for young adult readers. Six novel series are scheduled to begin in April 2007.
The Light Novel imprint was developed as a way for Seven Seas to bring the Japanese 'light novel' format to North American readers. A 'light novel' is a short novel for teens and young adults that has some manga style illustrations, comes in a pocket-sized trim size, and has a modest cover price.
Light Novel books will have a trim size of approximately 4.1'x 5.9', run 200-300 pages with some illustrations and color inserts, and carry a cover price of $7.95. They are translations of current Japanese books, and new volumes are planned for quarterly release.