How to preserve manga/novel?

[KatoShuu]

I bought Absolute Duo LN 2-3 years ago. Now, the pages are now yellow and the illustrations are darker...
I wonder if it will happened to mangas also, but my mangas became "hard" and a it's bent like the shape of a wave, not yellow pages, thought it became a bit darker.

 

[Holo]

Keep them out of the sun, and in a dry place?

The "wave" sounds like water damage (from humidity)

 

[DANDAN_THE_DANDAN]

Careful with water damage. Once had a dictionary covered in mold (or dirty paper bits idk) back in primary school.

 

[KatoShuu]

Btw, I have all volume of Devil Survivor Indonesian language. Can I translate them into English? Or will I be sued or other?

 

[Holo]

@katoshuu

You can if you want.

Are there no existing English translations?

 

[KatoShuu]

@Holo
There's already an official English translation though

 

[Holo]

Then why bother?

 

[KatoShuu]

@Holo
Because I'm worried what if my mangas aren't readable anymore. That's why I want to put it in the internet so I can read it again.
Or are there any other alternative?

 

[tadrow]

If it's currently available, it's probably not worth the bother to do another version unless you feel the existing one isn't well done.

I've noticed a few series that were put out by publishers that are no longer around have been put on MangaDex, which seems reasonable.

The cheap paper used for a lot of manga and comics makes digital copies a lot more attractive. There are steps you can take to make paper last longer, but it's harder when the stock isn't as good.

The best way to preserve anything is to follow the 3/2/1 method (proposed by a photographer, sensible for any media):

3: At least 3 copies (as a minimum, not an absolute)

2: On at least 2 media (paper, hard drive, cloud, flash, optical, et cetera)

1: At least 1 copy offsite (so a disaster at home, or at the office, and so on, doesn't destroy your only copy)

As online storage and portable media have become cheaper, it's gotten a lot easier to keep more copies of things around. MangaDex is one of the current solutions, keeping in mind that it came about as a replacement for another site shutting down. One of anything is not backed up, by definition.

 

[irocks]

i still have my manga from my childhood era and they're in good shape.
idk what kind of storage/shelf you used to put the books, but please to not put the books in airtight place and keep them in a dark and dry place, sometimes i put silica gel (or something similar), and check the temperature of the room (not too hot nor cool).
if you using a wooden shelf, you better pay attention to what kind of materials they used; im not being mean here but some cheap wooden shelf isnt good for the paper itself --> i had some bad experiences with these kind of shelf so i dont mind to pay extra to worth having.
oh, and sometimes, if you have a free time, please do clean your shelf regularly, like a once a month or so. it should help the book to get some fresh air, hehe.