ComiXology, Amazon, and iBooks all have a sale on DC "Essential Graphic Novels," and it plays out totally differently on all three platforms. ComiXology 1. Quantum and Woody #1 2. The Sandman #1 3. Hawkeye #1 4. Motorcycle Samurai #0 5. Marvel Now! Point One #1 6. Saga #17 7. The Bunker #1 8. All New X-Men #20 9. Superior Spider-Man #24 10. Locke & Key: Alpha … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 22, 2013
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Apple iBooks Now Allows for eBook Gifting
Apple has just released a new feature for the iOS and MAC version of iBooks that allows customers to gift an eBook to a friend or loved one. This new service only works domestically, so if you live in Canada and want to gift someone also in Canada, you are good to go. Gifting an eBook does not work internationally. Gifting in the iBookstore works identically to Apple's … [Read more...] about Apple iBooks Now Allows for eBook Gifting
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 15, 2013
ComiXology's chart gets skewed by a giveaway, Kindle and Nook remain about the same as always, and zombies begin to take over the iBookstore. Here's our weekly look at the top-selling comics and graphic novels on four different digital platforms. ComiXology 1. Batman #13 2. Red Sonja #1 (digital exclusive edition) 3. Lazarus #1 4. Judge Dredd #1 5. Revival #1 6. My … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 15, 2013
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 8, 2013
It's time for our weekly look at the top-selling digital comics of the week. There are a few surprises this week and some predictable results as well. ComiXology 1. Amazing X-Men #2 2. Superior Spider-Man #23 3. Inhumanity #1 4. Earth 2 #18 5. Batman/Superman #6 6. The Walking Dead #117 7. Amazing Spider-Man #700.1 8. Guardians of the Galaxy, vol. 3 #9 9. Young … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 8, 2013
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 1, 2013
Image Comics elbows DC aside in this week's comiXology chart, with a bit of help from a half-price sale, but Kindle readers are bullish on DC's new 52 graphic novels. comiXology 1. The Walking Dead #117 2. Saga #16 3. Infinity #6 4. All New X-Men #19 5. Hawkeye #14 6. New Avengers, vol. 3 #12 7. Superior Spider-Man #22 8. Uncanny Avengers #14 9. Black Science … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for December 1, 2013
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for November 25 2013
Here's our weekly look at the best-selling digital comics on comiXology, Kindle, Nook, and iBooks. ComiXology 1. Avengers, vol. 5 #23 2. Uncanny X-Men, vol. 3 #14 3. Harley Quinn #0 4. X-Men, vol. 4 #7 5. Young Avengers, vol. 2 #12 6. Superior Spider-Man Annual #1 7. The Walking Dead #116 8. The Wake #5 9. Wonder Woman #25 10. Batman and Robin #25: … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for November 25 2013
Digital Comics Best Sellers for November 17, 2013
Here's our weekly look at the best-selling comics, as of Sunday evening. comiXology 1. The Walking Dead #116 2. Batman #25 3. All New X-Men #18 4. Superior Spider-Man #21 5. Justice League of America #9 6. Injustice: God Among Us Annual #1 7. Superman/Wonder Woman #2 8. X-Men: Gold #1 9. Forever Evil: Arkham War #2 10. Cataclysm: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best Sellers for November 17, 2013
Digital Comics Best-Sellers for November 10, 2013
Every Friday I highlight the digital comics bargains of the week, and every Sunday I look at the best-seller lists, and seldom do the two converge. This week is the exception (except for the Nook store). comiXology 1. Forever Evil #3 2. Amazing X-Men #1 3. Batman, vol. 1: The Court of Owls 4. Superman Unchained #4 5. Batman/Superman #5 6. Earth 2 #17 7. Cataclysm: … [Read more...] about Digital Comics Best-Sellers for November 10, 2013
Gagan Singh on Viz’s Expansion to iBooks
Viz Media was not the first manga publisher to turn to digital publishing, but it has been one of the most aggressive. Just three years ago, in November 2010, they launched an iPad app with just five titles; now they have a digital library of over 1,600 volumes, and the app is available for iPhone/iPod Touch and Android devices, the same service syncs with their Vizmanga.com … [Read more...] about Gagan Singh on Viz’s Expansion to iBooks
Apple Bans Matt Fraction Title from In-App Purchases but Not iBooks
There was some buzz about this last week, but now it's official: Writer Matt Fraction revealed on Twitter yesterday that Apple will not carry the second issue of his comic, Sex Criminals, and he quoted Apple's stated reason why: "We found that one or more of your In-App Purchases contains content that many audiences would find objectionable, which is not in compliance with the … [Read more...] about Apple Bans Matt Fraction Title from In-App Purchases but Not iBooks