Digital comics are doing brisk business and in the last month we have seen sweeping changes in the industry. Amazon purchased Comixology and Thrillbent released a digital comic store. iPad and iPhone owners have a massive amount of disdain for Comixology pulling the ability the buy comics and instead are prompted to visit this website. This was done to phase out the 30% … [Read more...] about Marvel Prepares for Life After Comixology
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Comixology Introduces New Payment System and Paypal for Android and Blackberry
Comixology has updated their official Android app today that phases out the Google Merchant Account system. Instead Comixology will be using their own in-house shopping cart, where all purchases are made directly with the comix book company. In addition they have also introduced the ability to pay via PAYPAL. Two weeks ago Amazon announced the intent to purchase Comixology … [Read more...] about Comixology Introduces New Payment System and Paypal for Android and Blackberry
Comixology Disables Purchases on iOS
Just weeks after Amazon purchased Comixology the comic book company has released a new app for iOS that disables the ability to purchase new content. The read only app encourages users to buy comics from the Comixology website instead of one click purchases. ComiXology recommends that their users back up their purchases through their ComiXology account and to download the … [Read more...] about Comixology Disables Purchases on iOS
Comic Publishers Worried About Amazon Strong-Arm Tactics
Last week Amazon acquired the largest purveyor in digital comics, Comixology. The company has been going strong since 2007 and functions as the primary distribution method for Archie, DC, GI JOE, Marvel and over 70 different publishers. These publishers are now very worried that Amazon will employ the same strong-arm tactics they did with publishers to get eBooks at rock bottom … [Read more...] about Comic Publishers Worried About Amazon Strong-Arm Tactics
Did Apple, B&N and Kobo Miss the Boat on Comixology?
Comixology is the largest digital comics distribution platform on iOS, Android and Windows 8. The company has been going strong since 2007 and their technology powers the reading apps from Marvel, DC, Archie, and has every single comic and graphic novel of the Walking Dead. Last week, Amazon announced they acquired Comixology. This did not really surprise anyone who keeps tabs … [Read more...] about Did Apple, B&N and Kobo Miss the Boat on Comixology?
Breaking: Amazon Acquires Comixology
Comixology is the largest digital comic reseller in the world. They account for the vast majority of sales for DC, Marvel, Archie, GI JOE and many other top publishers. Not only do they sell the comics in their own app, but they have developed custom apps for these publishers as well. Amazon has announced today that it has reached an agreement to acquire comiXology. The … [Read more...] about Breaking: Amazon Acquires Comixology
Comixology Violates Customers Trust with Data Breach
Comixology is the largest digital distributor in the world for digital comics. This often puts them in the media limelight and paints a big target on their back. The company has acknowledged that they have suffered a major data breach today with usernames, passwords and email accounts were accessed by a rogue denizen of the internet. In a letter sent out to anyone who has … [Read more...] about Comixology Violates Customers Trust with Data Breach
Comixology to Give Away $150,000 Worth of Free Comics
ComiXology has had close to 220 million downloads since the New York based company burst onto the scene in 2009. Every year at the South by Southwest festival in Texas they tend to announce massive promotions. Last year, they gave 700 first issues away for free, which promptly killed their servers and no one could connect for days. Now, they have another promotion which will … [Read more...] about Comixology to Give Away $150,000 Worth of Free Comics
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for February 18 2014
We're a day late with the digital comics best-sellers due to some technical difficulties, but here's what's topping the digital charts on Monday evening. ComiXology 1. The Walking Dead #121 2. Injustice: Year Two #3 3. Batman #28 4. All-New X-Men #23 5. Superior Spider-Man #27.NOW 6. Justice League of America #12 7. Avengers, vol. 5 #26 8. Superman/Wonder Woman … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for February 18 2014
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for February 9, 2014
Three of the four charts are oddly skewed this week, with Hawkeye, DC comics, and The Walking Dead each taking over a different top ten. ComiXology 1. Forever Evil #5 2. Ms. Marvel #1 3. Earth 2 #20 4. New Avengers, vol. 3 #14 5. Loki: Agent of Asgard #1 6. Hawkeye #11 7. Hawkeye #6 8. Hawkeye #9 9. Hawkeye #10 10. Hawkeye #8 Marvel dominates the comiXology top … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for February 9, 2014