The author of Love Hina announced at a press conference this Monday that the Japanese publishers Shueisha and Kodansha are collaborating with his manga distribution site, J-Comi.J-Comi just launched as a beta version at the end of November with the release of Love Hina series on the 26th and so far it has registered more than 1.7 million downloads as of last Friday.
Akamatsu said at a press conference last Monday that "manga is an exportable resource. I think the ad-supported distribution of manga is the only way to counter illegal distribution."