![]() ![]() ![]() 2000 AD also offers its latest releases through an in-house iPad app.Ī number of smaller companies are also attempting to hold their own against Comixology's dominance. It faces competition from a number of publishers who offer their comics direct to the consumer: Dark Horse has its own application, while Image and 2000 AD both sell PDFs of their comics, without copy protection, on their websites. "Of course ! Our goal is to build on each other’s strengths and create the best service for all comic and graphic novel customers." But it declined comment on whether it would "guarantee" that customers would always be able to read the comics they had purchased.Īlthough the biggest provider of digital comics, Comixology is by no means the only player in the space. The firm also sought to reassure users that their comic collections, some of which are in the thousands of dollars, were safe after the acquisition. We are confident that – with Amazon by our side, who shares our desire for innovation and a relentless focus on customers – we’ve only just begun." "Comixology will retain its identity as an Amazon subsidiary and we’re not anywhere near done 'taking comics further'. In a statement on its website, the company's CEO and co-founder, David Steinberger, reiterated the message. "Amazon has a long history with subsidiaries like Goodreads, Zappos, Audible and IMDb, of helping them grow and, over time, learning from each other and improving together." It offers the same comics through its website, with an HTML5 comics reader, and it produces white-label apps for a number of major publishers: the Image Comics, Boom! Studios Comics, Marvel Comics and DC comics apps are all made by Comixology.Īfter the acquisition, Comixology will continue to be run separately from the Amazon, the firm tells the Guardian. The company produces its own app, Comics by Comixology, which is available on iOS, Android, Kindle Fire and Windows Phone. ![]()
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