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Originally Posted by lilman
The marvel app on the ipad is just a rebranded version
I hope the industry moves towards a hard/soft copy hybrid distribution system, so that when you buy the hard copy of a comic you get a download code to obtain the digital version. I'm still not persuaded to pay $2 for a digital copy of a single comic... I rather buy a hard copy omnibus and get a lot more comic for the money.
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Marvel's choice of pricing on the ipad seems all the more odd when they already have an alternative subscription system on the pc called digital comics unlimited that is a lot better value at $10 a month or $5 a month if you pay 12 months upfront.
You could understand this difference if the comics on the ipad were almost up to date with the paper editions, but they are no newer than the other system so the only logical conclusion seems to be that they have spotted a chance to rip people off as they want to play with their new toy rather than making a serious effort to encourage digital editions, unless anyone knows if apple puts any kind of restrictions that might prevent them bringing over their subscription model?