Nielsen is one of the gold standards of tracking the retail side of the bookselling industry. Whenever an ISBN has been flagged as sold, Nielsen tracks this information and gives us a sense on how many books are being sold. The company can also track ebook sales on a limited basis, but indie authors are often not accounted for because they don't use real ISBN numbers. Nielsen … [Read more...] about Will Nielsen Bookscan start tracking comic book sales?
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New Digital Comic Subscription Platform is launching on the Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch is going to be able to read digital comics and manga with a new app called InkyPen, which will launch in November. It is an unlimited subscription platform that will cost $8 per month and will have a wide array of content from publishers such as  Andrews McMeel, Dynamite, IDW, les Humanoïdes Associés and Valiant. It will not include anything from DC or … [Read more...] about New Digital Comic Subscription Platform is launching on the Nintendo Switch
Comic and Graphic Novel sales tumbled 6.5% in 2017
Comic book and graphic novels had a dismal year in Canada and the United States. Sales decreased by 6.5% in 2017 and most of the declines were attributed to fewer people buying comics from the store or newsstand. Total comics and graphic novel sales to consumers in the U.S. and Canada generated $1.015 billion, a $70 million decrease from 2016.When we break down the … [Read more...] about Comic and Graphic Novel sales tumbled 6.5% in 2017
GameStop is going to start selling comic books
GameStop is getting into the retail comic book business and are conducting a 20 store trial. They will be restocking the shelves weekly with all of the big name titles from Marvel, DC, Image, and Oni Press. If the pilot program is successful they will launch it in all of their stores in Canada and the United States.According to the company’s statement: “Comics are often a … [Read more...] about GameStop is going to start selling comic books
Recorded Books has incorporated streaming video in their RBDIGITAL App
Recorded Books has just launched a new streaming video service that is available for libraries that do business with them. It provides unlimited viewing of shows made possible through an innovative, new pricing model for libraries. With the new streaming video service, library patrons can binge-watch videos the same way they do on subscription streaming video services like … [Read more...] about Recorded Books has incorporated streaming video in their RBDIGITAL App
Do you prefer audiobooks, ebooks or other digital content?
Good e-Reader Intelligence recently conducted extensive research on what type of digital content readers prefer. The vast majority of users continue to be enamoured with ebooks, while audiobooks have made solid gains.Over a one month period 799 people casted their vote and proclaimed what type of content they use on a daily basis. 491 proclaimed their love of ebooks and … [Read more...] about Do you prefer audiobooks, ebooks or other digital content?
Amazon Kindle Oasis is a Good Comic Book Reader
The Amazon Kindle Oasis has a giant seven inch screen, which means in theory it would be great for digital comics. When Amazon acquired Comixology a few years ago they implemented their Guided View system into the Kindle, which means you can double tap on a frame and it goes fullscreen. Additionally, Amazon is one of the largest digital comic resellers in the world.Today … [Read more...] about Amazon Kindle Oasis is a Good Comic Book Reader
Dark Horse is releasing Season 11 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Dark Horse Comics will be releasing season 11 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer this November. The series is still going strong despite the fact that it new television episodes have not been made in over 13 years.A lot will have changed for Buffy and her friends by the time Season 11 kicks off. They've moved to San Francisco in the aftermath of Sunnydale being swallowed up by a … [Read more...] about Dark Horse is releasing Season 11 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Digital Comics Made a Paltry $90 Million in 2015
The comic book industry made over a billion dollars last year and print sales generated $900 million dollars. Sadly, digital did not have a good year and the format only accounted for $90 million in sales.Digital sales declined around 10% in 2015, back to 2013 levels. This was the only area of decline among all the segments of the entire comic book market.I think it's … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Made a Paltry $90 Million in 2015
Digital Comics are not Cannibalizing Print
When e-books first started getting popular in 2009, the traditional book selling industry started to experience declines. Over the course of the next few years bookstores started to go out of business and many people thought print would die completely in the near future. Comics on the other hand have been immune to the disruption of digital.A new study by CNBC tracked the … [Read more...] about Digital Comics are not Cannibalizing Print
Tapas Launches Freemium Comic Book App
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
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
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
ComicBlitz Launches Unlimited Comic Book Subscription Service for the iPad
The entire concept of Netflix for e-books has been a resounding failure and most of the companies participating in this space are either out of business or have their backs to the wall. This is primarily due to big publishers being notoriously resistant to new distribution methods. Comics on the other hand, are an untapped market. Marvel is the only company of note that has a … [Read more...] about ComicBlitz Launches Unlimited Comic Book Subscription Service for the iPad
Can eBook Subscription Services Evolve?
Amazon Kindle Unlimited, Entitle, Oyster and Scribd all have e-book subscription models that allow you to read as many titles you want, for a low monthly price. Given that there are close to 100,000 books on each platform are people binge reading the same way Netflix users watch television? Do they have the capability to evolve?Over the course of the last few years the … [Read more...] about Can eBook Subscription Services Evolve?
AMC Releases Better Call Saul Digital Comic
The hotly anticipated Breaking Bad spin-off Better Call Saul has been getting rave reviews and is one of AMC's most widely watched shows, ever. In order to drum up even more eyes on the television show, a free digital comic has been released.The comic follows the adventures of Saul and everyone’s favorite righthand man, Mike, spinning off from Breaking Bad. This is the … [Read more...] about AMC Releases Better Call Saul Digital Comic