Impress to Publish “Lost in Side Hustles, I Became a Web Designer!!,” a Story of Reaching 1 Million Yen in Monthly Income from Home

Impress Corporation, an Impress Group company that operates IT-related media businesses, will publish “Lost in Side Hustles, I Became a Web Designer!!: How I Reached 1 Million Yen in Monthly Income from Home After Failing at Reselling and Social Media Management” by Kentaro Fukuda through Impress NextPublishing. The book is the fourth installment in the “Mothers Whose Lives Changed Through Web Design Explained in Manga” series. It begins with the question, “What am I working for?” and follows Madoka, who started side jobs for her family but gradually found herself pushed into a corner. She loved her work and was always a top sales performer. After marriage and the birth of her daughter, she believed her happy days would continue, but she was unexpectedly transferred to an office role she had never wanted. Her salary declined, and her sense of purpose at work faded. Wanting to change her situation, Madoka entered the world of side jobs. Yet the harder she worked, the less time and emotional room she had. After becoming lost in the search for a viable side hustle, she eventually discovered a new path: web design. She also met Ken, a mysterious “middle-aged fairy” who appeared before her. These two encounters slowly set her stalled life in motion again. The book tells the story of a mother who, precisely because she took a long way around, found a way of working that truly fit her. Determined not to give up on her work, her family, or herself, she begins carving out her own life. The ebook is priced at 1,400 yen before tax, while the print edition is priced at 2,000 yen before tax. The ebook format is EPUB3. The print edition is A5 size, monochrome, with 132 pages. The ISBN is 978-4-295-60288-0, and the publisher is Impress NextPublishing. The table of contents includes: Chapter 1, “Does Becoming a Mother Mean Giving Up a Career?”; Chapter 2, “Working from Home Was Supposed to Be the Ideal Life”; Chapter 3, “The Harder She Tries, the More Painful It Gets: A New Labor Hell Attacks Madoka”; Chapter 4, “The Reason She Cannot Earn Is the Direction of Her Effort: Madoka Aims to Become a Web Designer”; Chapter 5, “She Is Afraid, But She Moves Forward: Madoka’s Determined Decision”; and Chapter 6, “Becoming a Strong Mother Who Makes Her Dreams Come True: Not Giving Up on Work, Family, or Herself.” The ebook will be sold through Amazon Kindle Store, Rakuten Kobo, Apple Books, Kinokuniya Kinoppy, Google Play Store, honto, Sony Reader Store, BookLive!, and BOOK☆WALKER. The print edition will be available through Amazon.co.jp and can also be ordered from general bookstores across Japan. Sales at each store will begin once preparations are complete.