free iPad comicbook app - Page 2

Drybonz · 04-12-2010, 10:21 PM

At the price Marvel wants for back issues of Spider-Man... you are going to end up paying over a grand for the series... lol. You can get the softcover anthologies for under 50 bucks. They are going to have to bundle the title as a series with some kind of major discount, or re-think their pricing, in general, if anyone is going to take them seriously.

Crowl · 04-13-2010, 04:45 PM

Charging per issue is okay if they were the latest comics, but given that there are much cheaper legal options for back catalogue comics then they need to be more sensible e.g. port over their digital comics unlimited system as quickly as possible would seem the obvious approach.

Drybonz · 04-13-2010, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crowl

Charging per issue is okay if they were the latest comics, but given that there are much cheaper legal options for back catalogue comics then they need to be more sensible e.g. port over their digital comics unlimited system as quickly as possible would seem the obvious approach.

I agree. I think, however, that publishers, like Marvel, have shunned digital comics for so long that readers have had time to compile their own digital libraries, and it is going to be very difficult for them to get a foot in the door of their own party.

thianliongpatpoh · 04-14-2010, 11:50 PM

what about mycomics? been using it with my iphone, transfer zip/cbz/cbr with jivaro on xp. im about to test it onme ipad

Crowl · 04-15-2010, 05:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Drybonz

I agree. I think, however, that publishers, like Marvel, have shunned digital comics for so long that readers have had time to compile their own digital libraries, and it is going to be very difficult for them to get a foot in the door of their own party.

That's why they can't take this comical approach to the situation, they need to realise that if they want to sell individual issues then that can only work if it keeps up with the very latest issues.

With back issues then they have to recognise the fact that cbr/cbz files exist and have to match up with what people may already have that way i.e. their subscription service must not have gaps left in storylines as a sneaky way to try and get people to go out and buy the trade paperback. Now obviously some people will still choose the free option, but many people have no objections to paying for things they just don't like to feel like they are being ripped off.

tvuongpham · 10-01-2010, 01:48 PM

Check out stanza. It is free works very well.

acidburn517 · 10-01-2010, 02:15 PM

I thought comic reader mobi was banned from itunes? The site says it's only for jailbroken ipads/iphones. :/

Crowl · 10-02-2010, 06:40 PM

If you check the dates on the previous posts, they predate that app being banned.

Personally, I have tried a lot of different apps and most of them work pretty well for the actual reading and it is the organising of comics where most of them tend to fall down and it is a shame that comic reader mobi got banned because one of the things he was intending to do (might have done by now) was implement support for the tags of comic rack so you could do all the organising of your collection on your pc rather than needing to do it on the ipad as well.

Rob_E · 10-08-2010, 12:22 PM

I use the Comics app by ComicBookLover. It's free and if you have have a Mac, the ComicBookLover application can do all of your metadata. The app itself has no options for editing metadata, I think, and has limited organizational options (you can basically list by series, by issues, or by the order in which you've read the files), but the reading experience is perfectly fine, and the fact that you can do all your metadata editing on your computer is a great feature. There's a lot more that I'd like to see them do with the app, but for me it's worth it just for it's integration with the desktop application.

There is an issue, I think, where .cbr's don't keep their data on import using some import methods. Cbz's store their metatdata in the file itself, so that transfers fine. I knew this before I got my iPad, though, and have been converting all my .cbr's to .cbz's in preparation, so for me it all works great.

willmize · 10-09-2010, 07:26 PM

I'll throw my vote in for Comic Zeal. Does the job for me, and didn't see it mentioned above.

- B

sachinwalia · 10-13-2010, 01:27 AM

I am using bookman as a cbr reader and it works very well.

aleandre · 10-14-2010, 03:57 PM

Hi everybody,

I am surprised nobody mentioned the free CloudReader app... It's free, syncs with iTunes, is easy to use and smooth and simply reads any cbr/cbz/rar/zip file you can throw at it...

pagansoul · 10-18-2010, 06:00 PM

I have my comic collections in PDF via CDroms. I have decades of Archie, Betty & Veronica, Jughead, MAD, Fantastic 4, Star Trek, National Lampoon, and many others. I just load them into Goodreader. Good file management and there you go. Forget buying one comic for $2 or paying the same for back issues. I go 30 years of Archies for $15.

clockworkzombie · 12-19-2010, 05:48 PM

Stanza will open CBR files. It seems to work well.

Edit
Bah, didn't check page 2. Oh well it is a good program and a second mention may be a good thing.

neonbible · 12-21-2010, 05:58 AM

Doesn't Stanza zoom out to full page view everytime you change page?

I use Comic Reader Mobi. It was very expensive and I was sold initially by the innovative text bubble zoom feature. However after using it for a while, it is a much better experience just to zoom into each panel. A feature most if not all comic reader apps would have. Definitely far too expensive for what it is worth.

10-01-2010, 01:48 PM	#21
tvuongpham Banned Posts: 183 Karma: 2826564 Join Date: Feb 2010 Device: Kobo Aura, Kindle Paperwhite 2nd gen, Kindle KB (dead) PRS-T1, PRS 350	Stanza is great on iPad for own cbr comic collection Check out stanza. It is free works very well.

10-18-2010, 06:00 PM	#28
pagansoul Fanatic Posts: 509 Karma: 1098204 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Earth Device: iPhone5, iPad Gen3, Kobo, Kindle Fire, Kobo Vox. Samsung Galaxy Tab 7	I have my comic collections in PDF via CDroms. I have decades of Archie, Betty & Veronica, Jughead, MAD, Fantastic 4, Star Trek, National Lampoon, and many others. I just load them into Goodreader. Good file management and there you go. Forget buying one comic for $2 or paying the same for back issues. I go 30 years of Archies for $15. Attached Thumbnails

12-19-2010, 05:48 PM	#29
clockworkzombie Connoisseur Posts: 99 Karma: 11962 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Central Queensland Device: iPad	Stanza will open CBR files. It seems to work well. Edit Bah, didn't check page 2. Oh well it is a good program and a second mention may be a good thing. Last edited by clockworkzombie; 12-19-2010 at 05:50 PM.

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04-12-2010, 10:21 PM	#16
Drybonz Connoisseur Posts: 93 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: iPad, Kindle Scribe 2024	At the price Marvel wants for back issues of Spider-Man... you are going to end up paying over a grand for the series... lol. You can get the softcover anthologies for under 50 bucks. They are going to have to bundle the title as a series with some kind of major discount, or re-think their pricing, in general, if anyone is going to take them seriously.

04-13-2010, 04:45 PM	#17
Crowl Wizard Posts: 1,340 Karma: 1160346 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Southport, GB Device: Kindle Voyage, PW Signature edition	Charging per issue is okay if they were the latest comics, but given that there are much cheaper legal options for back catalogue comics then they need to be more sensible e.g. port over their digital comics unlimited system as quickly as possible would seem the obvious approach.

04-14-2010, 11:50 PM	#19
thianliongpatpoh Zealot Posts: 101 Karma: 218 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: iPad	what about mycomics? been using it with my iphone, transfer zip/cbz/cbr with jivaro on xp. im about to test it onme ipad

10-01-2010, 02:15 PM	#22
acidburn517 Member Posts: 24 Karma: 20 Join Date: Apr 2010 Device: Sony PRS-600, Ipad	I thought comic reader mobi was banned from itunes? The site says it's only for jailbroken ipads/iphones. :/

10-02-2010, 06:40 PM	#23
Crowl Wizard Posts: 1,340 Karma: 1160346 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Southport, GB Device: Kindle Voyage, PW Signature edition	If you check the dates on the previous posts, they predate that app being banned. Personally, I have tried a lot of different apps and most of them work pretty well for the actual reading and it is the organising of comics where most of them tend to fall down and it is a shame that comic reader mobi got banned because one of the things he was intending to do (might have done by now) was implement support for the tags of comic rack so you could do all the organising of your collection on your pc rather than needing to do it on the ipad as well.

10-08-2010, 12:22 PM	#24
Rob_E Connoisseur Posts: 73 Karma: 154004 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: iPod Touch/iPad	I use the Comics app by ComicBookLover. It's free and if you have have a Mac, the ComicBookLover application can do all of your metadata. The app itself has no options for editing metadata, I think, and has limited organizational options (you can basically list by series, by issues, or by the order in which you've read the files), but the reading experience is perfectly fine, and the fact that you can do all your metadata editing on your computer is a great feature. There's a lot more that I'd like to see them do with the app, but for me it's worth it just for it's integration with the desktop application. There is an issue, I think, where .cbr's don't keep their data on import using some import methods. Cbz's store their metatdata in the file itself, so that transfers fine. I knew this before I got my iPad, though, and have been converting all my .cbr's to .cbz's in preparation, so for me it all works great.

10-09-2010, 07:26 PM	#25
willmize Junior Member Posts: 9 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Winchester, KY Device: iPad	I'll throw my vote in for Comic Zeal. Does the job for me, and didn't see it mentioned above. - B

10-13-2010, 01:27 AM	#26
sachinwalia Connoisseur Posts: 74 Karma: 26 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Device: iPhone 4, iPad, Kindle Fire, Kindle SO	I am using bookman as a cbr reader and it works very well.

10-14-2010, 03:57 PM	#27
aleandre Member Posts: 21 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Rijswijk ZH, Netherlands Device: Sony PRS-500, Cybook Opus, iPad	Hi everybody, I am surprised nobody mentioned the free CloudReader app... It's free, syncs with iTunes, is easy to use and smooth and simply reads any cbr/cbz/rar/zip file you can throw at it...

12-21-2010, 05:58 AM	#30
neonbible Addict Posts: 202 Karma: 10802 Join Date: Sep 2010 Device: Kindle Paperwhite, iPhone 5, iPad Air, Nexus 7	Doesn't Stanza zoom out to full page view everytime you change page? I use Comic Reader Mobi. It was very expensive and I was sold initially by the innovative text bubble zoom feature. However after using it for a while, it is a much better experience just to zoom into each panel. A feature most if not all comic reader apps would have. Definitely far too expensive for what it is worth.