With the launch of the latest version of its app, Archie Comics is combining two different types of digital comics services: Readers can buy comics one at a time (as they do with comiXology and Comics Plus) or they can subscribe to an "all-you-can-eat" service that allows them to read thousands of comics for a single monthly fee (similar to Marvel Unlimited). Both of these … [Read more...] about Archie and iVerse CEOs Talk Archie Unlimited
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Digital Comics in Libraries: Still Working on It
Publishers Weekly's Heidi MacDonald has done a comprehensive overview of graphic novels and libraries, and she includes a discussion of digital library programs, which are still evolving even as we speak. OverDrive, the biggest vendor of e-books for libraries, gets no love in this article. The prices are too high and the graphic-novel catalogue is too limited. Librarian … [Read more...] about Digital Comics in Libraries: Still Working on It
Viz Signs On to iVerse’s Digital Comics Service for Libraries
The pioneering digital comics service iVerse Media will launch Comics Plus: Library Edition, a digital comics service for libraries, in April, and their prospects just got a lot brighter with the news that Viz Media, the largest manga publisher in the U.S., will be part of it. Viz will provide a number of titles, including Cross Game, a baseball/coming of age story; Dawn of … [Read more...] about Viz Signs On to iVerse’s Digital Comics Service for Libraries
The Digital Comics Surprise: Sales Are Up, While Print Stays Stable
One of the iconic moments of recent comics history occurred at the February 2011 meeting of ComicsPRO, the association for comics retailers. During that meeting, DC co-publisher Jim Lee held up a sheet of typing paper and a piece of dental floss as a visual analogy for the relative sizes of the print and digital markets. If he did that today, he could replace the dental … [Read more...] about The Digital Comics Surprise: Sales Are Up, While Print Stays Stable
Diamond Offers Advice to Comic Shop Owners to Montetize Digital Content
Diamond Digital is a new project launched by Diamond and iVerse that will allow shop owners to sell downloads of digital comics. The Diamond Digital service launched back in July and gave stores the ability to let consumers read content on retailer websites and download it with a “Digital Comics Reader” app for iOS and Android devices. Comic Shop owners who opt into this new … [Read more...] about Diamond Offers Advice to Comic Shop Owners to Montetize Digital Content
iVerse Attains International Language Rights to Marvel Comics
Every single month 50% to 65% of all Digital Comic Book sales are going to readers who speak different languages. This has prompted iVerse into signing an exclusive agreement with Marvel Comics to distribute its graphic novels and comic books in foreign markets. The company has also secured the rights for Archie Comics and Graphic novels. iVerse will create apps in China, … [Read more...] about iVerse Attains International Language Rights to Marvel Comics
Diamond and iVerse Offer Retailers a Way to Montetize Digital Comics
Many traditional comic book shop owners have noticed a decrease in revenue due to the shift of digital. Customers have the option to buy comics directly on their iPad and Android devices, which can be downloaded at any time. Monetizing digital sales is something that comic shop owners have been unable to do, but this might all change. Diamond Digital is a new project launched … [Read more...] about Diamond and iVerse Offer Retailers a Way to Montetize Digital Comics
iVerse to Launch a New Digital Comic Lending Program for Libraries
iVerse is rolling out a new program that will allow libraries to offer digital comics for their patrons to borrow. The company intends on officially unveiling the new service at this July's San Diego Comic-Con. The new service iVerse is rolling out will be named the Comics Plus: Library Edition. It will allow libraries to lend their patrons comic books for about two weeks … [Read more...] about iVerse to Launch a New Digital Comic Lending Program for Libraries