Tapastic was a run of the mill comic book app but the company is trying to rebrand themselves. They changed their name to Tapas and they are attempting to employ the freemium model whereby users get access to a good portion of a comic or e-book, hopefully hooking them in enough that they will want to buy the whole thing. Basically, they are doubling the size of the … [Read more...] about Tapas Launches Freemium Comic Book App
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DriveThruRPG Suspends D&D Book Scanning Bounty Program
Wizards of the Coast and DriveThruRPG announced a bounty program in February. They were looking for old Dungeons and Dragons campaigns, modules and boxed sets. They solicited the public to produce high quality scans and convert them to PDF, if they accepted your materials there was a bounty of $50 per title. We have official confirmation that the bounty program is on hold and … [Read more...] about DriveThruRPG Suspends D&D Book Scanning Bounty Program
Wizards of the Coast Paying Fans to Scan Old DND Books
Wizards of the Coast and DriveThruRPG are asking fans to preserve history by scanning old Dungeons and Dragons Books and converting them to PDF. If you’ve got some classic D&D titles in your collection and you have access to a scanner, you can help Wizards of the Coast re-master these titles. In return, you’ll get a $50 bounty per title. The company is looking for … [Read more...] about Wizards of the Coast Paying Fans to Scan Old DND Books
ComicBlitz Now Has an iPhone App
Everyone touts their service as the Netflix for this or that. The e-book subscription model is in dire straights, but music and video are doing quite well. One thing that hardly anyone talks about is unlimited comic book services, there are very few out there. Marvel Unlimited is the most well known, but you really have to be fan to subscribe. One app that has flown under the … [Read more...] about ComicBlitz Now Has an iPhone App
Kindle for PC Can Now Read Children’s Books and Comic Books
Amazon has been heavily promoting on Twitter that you can now read comic books and kids books on Kindle for PC. This marks the first occasion that you do not need any of the Amazon hardware or their various smartphone apps.In 2014 Amazon acquired Coxmilogy, the largest digital distributor of comic books. Amazon has been slowly integrating all of their content into the … [Read more...] about Kindle for PC Can Now Read Children’s Books and Comic Books
Archie Comics Gives Away 100 Free Digital Editions
Archie Comics is running a very unique promotion. They are giving new and existing users the ability to get  access 100 digital comics for free, no strings attached. There are ten different bundles of comics including classic Archie storylines, Josie & the Pussycats, Sabrina the teenage Witch, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mega Man, and more!Archie is also running a Twitter … [Read more...] about Archie Comics Gives Away 100 Free Digital Editions
Marvel Infinite Comics Come to Marvel Unlimited
Marvel Unlimited is one of the most successful digital comic book platforms in the world. Â Comics older than six months are automatically added and for a low monthly fee you can read as many as you want. Today, Marvel has just announced that their animated Infinite comics are now included into Unlimited.Taking full advantage of the latest technology, Marvel Infinite Comics … [Read more...] about Marvel Infinite Comics Come to Marvel Unlimited
Here are the only Star Wars Books that are considered canon
In April 2014 Lucasfilm and Disney Publishing stated that the existing expanded universe no long happened. Any of the books and comics that transpired after Return of the Jedi are no longer considered canon. 17,000 characters in hundreds of books are all officially purged.The entire Star Wars community was up in arms when Disney said the EU is no longer canon. It was a … [Read more...] about Here are the only Star Wars Books that are considered canon
Archie Comics are 40% off until Christmas
Archie Comics has a dedicated iPhone app that you can use to browse and purchase digital comics and the company also runs a website. The publisher has announced that they are running a 40% discount campaign on your entire print order until Christmas, using the code XMAS.Many people read Archie comics when they were a kid and stopped reading them as they started to grow up. … [Read more...] about Archie Comics are 40% off until Christmas
New Star Wars Comics now on Marvel Unlimited
Marvel Unlimited has just brought over a number of new Star Wars comics that have been published in the last few months. This includes Star Wars, Darth Vader, Princess Leia and Kanan: The Last Padawan and over 500 Star Wars Legends digital comic books. They are running a special promotion right now where you can get your first month free if you use the coupon code FORCE at … [Read more...] about New Star Wars Comics now on Marvel Unlimited
Margaret Atwood is making Graphic Novels about Cats
Margaret Atwood is one of the most prolific Canadian authors of the modern era. She has written bestselling books, poetry, children’s literature and will soon be adding graphic novelist. In late 2016 DC Comics plans to publish three different works, about cats.The story centers around a superhero that derives his powers from two animals. In a statement, Ms. Atwood explained … [Read more...] about Margaret Atwood is making Graphic Novels about Cats
Kindle Graphic Novels and Comics can be imported into ComiXology
Comixology has announced that they are now supporting your Kindle comics and graphic novels. You can now sign into their updated Android, iOS or Fire OS app with your Amazon user credentials and it will automatically sync all of your purchases. Alternatively if you are an existing Comixology user you can merge your Amazon account.Comixology is the largest digital comic … [Read more...] about Kindle Graphic Novels and Comics can be imported into ComiXology
Google Play Books Receives Comic Friendly Update
Google Play Books is going to be receiving a new update for Android and iOS in the coming days. One of the big new enhancements is infinite scrolling while in landscape mode. This will allow you to endlessly swipe downwards to read the next pages, instead of the normal page turn gestures. Additionally, Google is rolling out a newly created curated comic experience where they … [Read more...] about Google Play Books Receives Comic Friendly Update