Responding to the question, 'I want to read, but what should I read? How should I read it?' 'The 0th Book' was created. It features a new short story, 'Now, My 70 Pages,' by Maiyo Seo. This is a story about a junior high school student named Ikumi and his sister. Various features have been incorporated to overcome the hurdles of reading, such as small text in paperback books, difficult kanji, and too many characters to keep track of. ▪ Starts with Large Print! 'The 0th Book' begins with extra-large print, gradually decreasing to the standard size of a Shinchosha Bunko paperback over the course of one chapter. By the time you realize it, you'll be reading small print smoothly! ▪ Dates in Subheadings!? Time can be difficult to follow with just text, but 'The 0th Book' makes it easy! Dates are included in the subheadings, allowing you to read without getting lost. ▪ Includes Cute Illustrations! Yomumu, the new character from Shinchosha Bunko who debuted this summer, offers suggestions to make reading more enjoyable. Be sure to turn the pages and find them! * The print version of 'The 0th Book' is distributed to junior high and high schools nationwide and is not available in bookstores. * Due to high demand, all planned distributions have concluded. We hope you will enjoy the free e-book version. E-book available here! 【Comment from Maiyo Seo】 Amidst the ongoing challenging circumstances surrounding books, the idea to 'first and foremost, make people love books' and 'increase the number of people who read books' came to me two years ago. Since then, Maiyo Seo and Shinchosha have had numerous discussions. Reading is simply fun. I want people to experience books more casually. I want to do something that serves as a gateway to books. After much deliberation and trial-and-error, 'The 0th Book' was completed. Open this book. It's packed with exciting features and is an incredibly fun read that you can breeze through. For the story, I returned to my roots and wrote a sequel