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BeTaRe · 01-13-2010, 05:24 PM

I certainly think there's a large enough market for comics to facilitate them on eReaders. There would be three things that would have to happen for them to really catch on though. First, a uniformed format that large comic companies (DC & Marvel) would publish their content in. Second, a large, color eReader that was on the market for a decent price (like the Bridgestone QR-LPD or a Skiff Reader that was in color). Finally eComics would have to be priced at least 1/3 less than printed comics. Typically comics run $2.99 for a printed version. Many stores offer customers 10-20% off the cover price ($2.40-$2.70) so the eComics would have to be around $1 or so. The main reason is that comic readers like to collect comics in addition to read them. You'd have to make it worth it to not hold the physical copy.

But that's just for the North American market. Manga is so big in Asia that eManga's success would be a forgone conclusion over there.

01-13-2010, 05:24 PM	#7
BeTaRe Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: none	I certainly think there's a large enough market for comics to facilitate them on eReaders. There would be three things that would have to happen for them to really catch on though. First, a uniformed format that large comic companies (DC & Marvel) would publish their content in. Second, a large, color eReader that was on the market for a decent price (like the Bridgestone QR-LPD or a Skiff Reader that was in color). Finally eComics would have to be priced at least 1/3 less than printed comics. Typically comics run $2.99 for a printed version. Many stores offer customers 10-20% off the cover price ($2.40-$2.70) so the eComics would have to be around $1 or so. The main reason is that comic readers like to collect comics in addition to read them. You'd have to make it worth it to not hold the physical copy. But that's just for the North American market. Manga is so big in Asia that eManga's success would be a forgone conclusion over there.