A ways back, I tried out a variety of manga apps to see which one was the best. I had (and still mostly use) Kindle, but I was particularly impressed with BOOK☆WALKER’s options despite being slow to load and unable to purchase content in-app. Now, I’m visiting BOOK☆WALKER again to read some manga…but in a […]
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