(23 May 2009 9:15 pm)

MUMBAI: Harlequin Enterprises has announced that digital comics based on Harlequin novels will be immediately made available for mobile distribution in China.

The digital comics are currently distributed in Japan by Harlequin along with SoftBank Creative Corp, a digital content provider.

The titles sold in Japan have been translated into simplified Chinese characters and made available in Celsys's ComicSurfing format for mobile digital distribution on the 'Wireless China mobile' site.

The launch titles include comics based on books by authors such as Debbie Macomber, Sharon Sala and Betty Neels.

"We are happy to be able to bring digital comics based on the original English novel to a new audience," says Harlequin Asia VP Belinda Hobbs.