Contact Maplopo

For any and all inquiries we maintain a single inbox to keep things easy to manage. Some common questions we entertain:

1. Where can I purchase Maplopo’s translations?
Until recently, everywhere books are sold. That’s changing, though. Here’s why:

We are phasing out the availability of our books on Amazon and everywhere else online because the firm is insisting we price every book above $9.99 or earn zero royalties. Most of our books have very few pages, and we believe pricing above our typical $4.99 range for print books, would not be fair to readers. Printing a book of any size has hard costs, and we found a comfort level between that reality and a very minimal royalty that has worked for years. Sadly, that’s changed.

We love our books as much as you do, but believe they should remain at a price point far below Amazon’s forced threshold. We want readers around the world have a chance to read these wonderful stories. As a result, we have not been selling directly on Amazon since June 10, 2025.

To make matters even more challenging, sneaky, unscrupulous 3rd party vendors have been purchasing our books at a deep discount from book distribution firm, Ingram Spark, and selling them astronomical prices often with shipping costs layered on top. Everything we’ve done to prevent this has failed, so we’ve decided to cut our losses altogether distribute directly from our home base in Japan.

You’ll pay the same fair rate, and whatever the precise shipping and handling costs are to wherever you live. That’s it. We’re still figuring out the best way to do this, but if you’re interested in being notified as to when we’re firm on the system we’ll use to make this happen, reach out here, and we’ll let you know when that time comes.

In the meantime, finding Daffodil by Dazai Osamu, in particular, will be a bit more difficult. That said, we do have about 100 copies in stock at the moment, so do let us know if you’d like one.

2. Can Maplopo translate my website from Japanese to English?
Perhaps! Reach out, and fill us in on your project.

3. Can I use Maplopo’s translations in my classroom?
Likely! Do reach out and share your ideas. We may already have teacher materials for you.

4. I just want to say hello!
Go for it.

5. Can I obtain access to high resolution media for a story about Maplopo?
Yeppers. Please visit our brand assets page located at BrandFetch.

Typically, you can expect a response within 48 hours.

Thanks,

Doc and Reiko

To reach us, do so at [email protected]