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Originally Posted by dmaul1114
Apple requires in app purchases to be priced at values ending in .99 cents currently. So there only options are .99, 1.99, 2.99 etc. And I'm pretty sure apps can't sell subscriptions at the moment--not sure if they could sell subscriptions via websites, but I don't see how Apple could regulated that since it's not within app.
So that would require Apple loosening that restriction for them to offer a subscription or prices per issue other than .99, 1.99 etc.
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Zinio offers subscriptions, but I am assume that is done via their webpage as well since there has been comments about subscriptions coming to the ipad in time.
In the meantime, if they aren't intending to bring digital comics unlimited to tablets then hopefully marvel will look for alternative options that encourage people to use them beyond that first trial e.g. digital versions of the essential editions where you get about 20 back issues in a single book, the paper versions are b&w only, but to make up for the lack of a physical book then they could do colour in the essential digital editions.
As a company they are more than aware that a fair amount of their audience will tend to be collectors and introducing that kind of mentality to digital comics in such a dripfeed manner is just asking for trouble with the huge amount of cbr/cbz out there.