![]() ![]() Also the Comixology app better still be free. Next thing we know, Amazon now owns one of our favorite comic book platform (app and all).ĭoes that mean that we have to go to Amazon for some Comixology TLC or what? Well, we don’t know yet since the Terms and Conditions haven’t been announced.Īmazon better not taunt the good name of Comixology. But, not just any company, it has to be the holy grail of comic book platforms. Approximately four months after Amazon incorporated Comixology into the Kindle app and kind of broke both in the process, it has outlined a number of plans to fix things. So, what do you do if your company isn’t the best (totally sucks) at selling comics? Why, you buy a platform that does. It's only recently become more prominent as the service is gutted to make way for an Amazon Comic Store. It's been owned by Amazon far longer than consumers actually realize. Owned by Amazon, they carry titles by all the major publishers and have even published indie titles under their own banner. It's pretty well known these days that ComiXology is an Amazon company, but the comic book brand is quite the oddity. It’s like web shopping you want but you won’t get from Amazon. The most popular source for digital comics is ComiXology. Don’t get me wrong Amazon is good for looking for comics and graphic novels. It’s all about what the PR doesn’t say.Īmazon has been trying to break into the comic book business for a while now. Whole Foods Market, more commonly known simply as Whole Foods, is a USDA-certified organic grocer based in Austin, Texas. Of course, if Amazon were to gain more revenue through its new purchase, it wouldn’t be a bad thing. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. On April 10, 2014, comiXology was acquire by Amazon. “We’ve long admired the passion Comixology brings to changing the way we buy and read comics and graphic novels…We look forward to investing in the business, growing the team, and together, bringing comics and graphic novels to even more readers.” comiXology is a distributor of digital comics for mobile devices that makes discovering, buying, and reading comics more fun than ever before. This is what David Naggar, Amazon VP of content acquisition and digital publishing, had to say about the recent purchase: Recently, Amazon has acquired Comixology, the biggest digital comics platform.
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