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RFID Tags In Your Manga Date: 1/17/2007 |
| A demonstration which involved inserting UHF band wireless IC tags (costing 5 Yen apiece) into tankoubon manga books was held on July 1st, 2006 for the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry at Tosho Printing in Shizuoka Prefecture. Hot glue with a temperature around 200 degrees celsius is used to apply the RFID tags to the back cover spines of the books before the binding process begins. The main obstacle facing publishers wanting to implement the system for some time has been shielding the chips from being damaged by the extreme heat of the glue and shocks of various types of friction caused by rubbing against the flush resting paper. The tags themselves are the thickness of paper or around 0.2mm. The failure rate becuase of this as of the most recent test has reached about 4%. 10,000 tags can be applied to the same number of book covers in 1 hour. The manga publishing industry in Japan is looking at beginning to practically use IC tags in their products in 2007. The tags will replace or supplement barcodes, storing individual product information. Verification of the business model and the addressing of privacy concerns among customers will need to be looked at. |
| Source: Anime News Service |
