Comments on: Checking in on the Digital Distributors: A Status Update

By: Digital Exclusivity Returns, With Marvel Singles Exclusive to Comixology » Comics Worth Reading

Tue, 08 May 2012 13:47:20 +0000

[...] had previously noted that some publishers were backing away from exclusivity, but now I think that digital distributors that aren’t comiXology have tough times ahead. Graphicly already saw the light and left the [...]

By: Graphic.ly Calls Quits to Digital Comic Distribution » Comics Worth Reading

Graphic.ly Calls Quits to Digital Comic Distribution » Comics Worth Reading — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 17:46:44 +0000

[...] this: Graphic.ly wasn’t offering anything to differentiate themselves. Their intent to create interactive extras for comics never took off (although Marvel is now planning something similar, without their help). [...]

By: Ralf Haring

Ralf Haring — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 21:37:39 +0000

“Nice feature: any comic bought through Comixology is available through any of their apps.”

I consider that basic functionality. I didn’t know they did that and it’s good that they do. I hope another digital retailer can compete with Comixology to keep them honest. Right now it seems like they’re the only real game in town.

By: Johanna

Johanna — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 19:09:15 +0000

I’m working on an article about that now, actually.

By: John Jakala

John Jakala — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:38:37 +0000

Johanna, have you checked out Viz's new vizmanga.com site? According to the announcement, users can now read Viz's any* of Viz's online manga on any device - iOS, Android, or Web - similar to Comixology. Plus, all first volumes are now 40% off the digital price through 7/31, so you can get many 200-page books for just $2.99. * the one exception seems to be Inuyasha which for some reason is not only an iOS exclusive but an iPad exclusive.

By: Augie De Blieck Jr.

Augie De Blieck Jr. — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 13:01:37 +0000

Longbox’s biggest problem is that it bet its future on one of the dozens of failed “iPod killers” that has gone nowhere. As the saying goes, “There is no tablet market. There’s an iPad market, then everyone else.”

By: The Biggest Digital Challenge: Pricing » Comics Worth Reading

The Biggest Digital Challenge: Pricing » Comics Worth Reading — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 01:37:33 +0000

[...] how much will it all cost? Jim Campbell does a cost analysis of comic creation to argue that digital distributors are taking too big a cut, which requires publishers to sell more electronic copies to make a [...]