Comments on: Archie Releases iPhone-Only Comic

By: Next on the Anti-Piracy Comic Hit List? » Comics Worth Reading

Next on the Anti-Piracy Comic Hit List? » Comics Worth Reading — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 14:57:01 +0000

[...] I’m still waiting for more digital choices to be legitimately available. Archie is leading with experiments on that front. [...]

By: Marvel Releases Iron Man Annual Online, In Print Same Day » Comics Worth Reading

Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:14:07 +0000

[...] right now is when publishers try to force you to one format or another, as when Archie released an iPhone-only comic. The changing market should be about more customer choice, not less. (Another downside of digital: [...]

By: Archie Comics for February 2010 » Comics Worth Reading

Archie Comics for February 2010 » Comics Worth Reading — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 01:27:34 +0000

[...] Betty & Veronica Spectacular is now online only, it looks like they’re reusing material designed for that book here, with the simplified art, [...]

By: Archie Sales Figures for 2009 » Comics Worth Reading

Archie Sales Figures for 2009 » Comics Worth Reading — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:32:55 +0000

[...] cancelled. Veronica and Jughead are coming up on special anniversary issues. Spectacular has gone digital-only. Watch for the Betty comic to get some kind of promotional effort in the coming [...]

By: Archie Comics releases Betty & Veronica Christmas Spectacular exclusively on iTunes | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment

Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:01:45 +0000

[...] Johanna Draper Carlson and Brigid Alverson offer commentary; Draper Carlson wonders why they'd limit it to the iPhone and [...]

By: Left to our own devices: Archie’s here | Paperless Comics

Left to our own devices: Archie’s here | Paperless Comics — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 15:32:45 +0000

[...] be pretty small, so I’m not sure who they think this will be reaching. Johanna Draper Carlson questions the logic a bit at Comics Worth [...]

By: Simon Jones

Simon Jones — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:22:58 +0000

>They save all the costs of printing and distribution, and they drop the price only a half dollar?

Printing isn’t a major cost per copy. As for distribution, the problem here is that they actually don’t save any money on distribution… Apple takes its cut as a percentage of the price. Amazon Kindle and Barnes n Noble does the same thing. So basically, they get more money if the item is more expensive, even if the actual operational cost of providing it is the same as a cheaper item.

Until Apple, Amazon, BN etc begin charging a flat rate, they’re the same as brick n mortar distributors. They’re the ones making out like bandits.