Viz Media announced earlier this year that they would make their digital manga magazine Shonen Jump available in five more English-speaking countries: United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. Now they have more news: They have launched eight shonen (boys') manga series in the UK Nook store. The eight manga include their best-selling title, Naruto, … [Read more...] about Viz Brings Shonen Jump Manga to UK Nook Store
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Viz Brings Shonen Jump to Apple Newsstand
The digital manga magazine Shonen Jump went to simultaneous publication with Japan in January, and now the magazine has reached another milestone: It is available for iPad and iPad Mini via the Apple Newsstand. This offers readers three ways to buy the magazine: On the Viz Manga website, for 99 cents per issue or $25.99 per year, or via the Newsstand for $2.99 per month … [Read more...] about Viz Brings Shonen Jump to Apple Newsstand
Top 5 Digital Manga Websites: Feed Your Reader and Stay Legit
A few days ago, as Michael noted, JManga announced it is shutting down. The significance for many users was grave: Since JManga was a streaming site, most of the users will lose access to the manga that they paid for when the site goes dark on May 30. It's unfortunate, as JManga offered a lot of quirky, interesting books that probably wouldn't succeed in print. There's still … [Read more...] about Top 5 Digital Manga Websites: Feed Your Reader and Stay Legit
Interview: Kevin Hamric Talks About Viz Digital Manga
Viz, the largest manga publisher in the U.S., has been aggressively pursuing a digital strategy ever since launching its own iPad app in November 2011. Unlike most other comics publishers, Viz decided to go it alone, using its own branded app rather than joining comiXology; currently, the Viz app is available for iOS, Android, and Kindle Fire as well as on the web, and Viz … [Read more...] about Interview: Kevin Hamric Talks About Viz Digital Manga
Top Digital Comics News: Shop Smart!
Welcome to a special shopping edition of Top Digital Comics News! How much does a digital graphic novel cost? That may depend on where you buy it. As graphic novels proliferate on a variety of platforms—both e-book stores and dedicated comics apps—something interesting has happened: The prices vary, sometimes by quite a bit. Todd Allen investigates this for Publishers … [Read more...] about Top Digital Comics News: Shop Smart!
Marvel Offers Free Downloads, Shonen Jump Expands: Top Digital News for January 30
Buy it in print, get digital for free: Marvel has announced it will include digital codes in its Marvel NOW hardcover graphic novels that will allow the reader to download a free digital copy. They already do this with some of their monthly comics and other graphic novels, and apparently response so far has been good. Archaia pioneers digital variant cover: The publisher … [Read more...] about Marvel Offers Free Downloads, Shonen Jump Expands: Top Digital News for January 30