Amazon acquiring digital comics platform Comixology

Dopedangel · 04-10-2014, 11:10 PM

http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/10/56...orm-comixology

I hope this doesn't mean I will loose access to my collection. Amazon does not sell Kindle here or ebooks.

WT Sharpe · 04-10-2014, 11:59 PM

I wonder what the two companies finding "ways to make Comixology and Kindle work better together" will mean for how Comixology functions on the iPad? Is future Comixology development for iOS systems going to take a back seat to all things Kindle?

fjtorres · 04-11-2014, 06:52 AM

They said Comixology would remain independent so expect an Audible-like arrangement: Comixology apps and formats remain mostly unchanged and Kindle adds native support for Comixology format and DRM.
The Comixology indie-pub program may or not be merged with KDP.

This is a typical Amazon buy (The Digital Reader blog saw it coming a mile away); Amazon is interested in comics, Comixology is entrenched and does it better so, instead of a long uphill fight, they buy them. Same as with Audible, Zappos, Diapers.com, etc...

latepaul · 04-11-2014, 07:31 AM

My first thought on seeing the news was "I hope this doesn't put back the possibility of Chromecast support".

misling · 04-11-2014, 08:51 AM

Possibly related to this:
http://goodereader.com/blog/digital-...e-reading-apps

Adobe dropping support for the Kindle newsstand & reading apps. Might be at least part of the reason why Amazon is looking for tech to publish comics & magazines.

WT Sharpe · 04-11-2014, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by latepaul

My first thought on seeing the news was "I hope this doesn't put back the possibility of Chromecast support".

Read comics on your TV? That never occurred to me, and even now it doesn't sound tempting.

fjtorres · 04-11-2014, 12:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Read comics on your TV? That never occurred to me, and even now it doesn't sound tempting.

A close variant has been tried--motion comics--so it's not out of the question, with panel by panel presentation. Different tastes...

latepaul · 04-11-2014, 01:20 PM

It's not motion comics that I want. It would just be nice to view them on a bigger screen.

daffy4u · 04-11-2014, 01:21 PM

A few weeks ago I came across a show on Hulu+ called "State of Syn", which might fit the definition of a motion comic but with photos instead of drawings.

I couldn't get past 2 episodes but I appreciated what they were trying to do.

fjtorres · 04-11-2014, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daffy4u

A few weeks ago I came across a show on Hulu+ called "State of Syn", which might fit the definition of a motion comic but with photos instead of drawings.

I couldn't get past 2 episodes but I appreciated what they were trying to do.

The very good CAPER web series (on both Hulu and Youtube) uses motion comics to depict the superhero action and live action for the everyay lives of the heroes. Works really good. (And saves tons of money.

)

WT Sharpe · 04-11-2014, 04:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fjtorres

A close variant has been tried--motion comics--so it's not out of the question, with panel by panel presentation. Different tastes...

I've never been impressed by the motion comics I've seen, but that could be a matter of taste.

Quote:

Originally Posted by latepaul

It's not motion comics that I want. It would just be nice to view them on a bigger screen.

I can see that, but for me a 10" tablet using the Comixology system works perfectly fine. A 10" screen is a bit small for a full-page layout, though.

Kirtai · 04-11-2014, 05:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WT Sharpe

Read comics on your TV? That never occurred to me, and even now it doesn't sound tempting.

While I don't even have a TV I do enjoy reading comics on my 24" portrait monitor. I admit it feels quite different to reading paper or on a tablet.

Namekuseijin · 04-11-2014, 05:40 PM

funny thing is that ComiXology's guided view was made for small screens

thanks to it I've been reading comics perfectly fine on smaller smartphone screens than my current 5"

if it ever works swiftly on e-ink Kindle (with quicker refresh rates and possibly a slightly beefed up CPU), I hope they also add more memory than the usual 2GB. This is a lot of images we're talking about...

may this also suggest that a color eInk Kindle is finally due?

fjtorres · 04-11-2014, 07:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Namekuseijin

may this also suggest that a color eInk Kindle is finally due?

Liquavista Kindle might get here next year.

WT Sharpe · 04-11-2014, 07:45 PM

Strange thing is, last graphic novel I read—just last week, in fact—was a hard back from the Marvel Illustrated series of adaptations of the classics, although before buying it, I did look for it first without success in the Comixology store.

It was excellent, by the way; far truer to the book than film adaptations I'd seen. I'll have to read some more of the Marvel Illustrated series.

04-10-2014, 11:10 PM	#1
Dopedangel Wizard Posts: 1,759 Karma: 30063305 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Singapore Device: Boyue	Amazon acquiring digital comics platform Comixology http://www.theverge.com/2014/4/10/56...orm-comixology I hope this doesn't mean I will loose access to my collection. Amazon does not sell Kindle here or ebooks.

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04-10-2014, 11:59 PM	#2
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	I wonder what the two companies finding "ways to make Comixology and Kindle work better together" will mean for how Comixology functions on the iPad? Is future Comixology development for iOS systems going to take a back seat to all things Kindle?

04-11-2014, 06:52 AM	#3
fjtorres Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,732 Karma: 128354696 Join Date: May 2009 Location: 26 kly from Sgr A* Device: T100TA,PW2,PRS-T1,KT,FireHD 8.9,K2, PB360,BeBook One,Axim51v,TC1000	They said Comixology would remain independent so expect an Audible-like arrangement: Comixology apps and formats remain mostly unchanged and Kindle adds native support for Comixology format and DRM. The Comixology indie-pub program may or not be merged with KDP. This is a typical Amazon buy (The Digital Reader blog saw it coming a mile away); Amazon is interested in comics, Comixology is entrenched and does it better so, instead of a long uphill fight, they buy them. Same as with Audible, Zappos, Diapers.com, etc...

04-11-2014, 07:31 AM	#4
latepaul Wizard Posts: 1,265 Karma: 10203040 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: a variety (mostly kindles and kobos)	My first thought on seeing the news was "I hope this doesn't put back the possibility of Chromecast support".

04-11-2014, 08:51 AM	#5
misling Zealot Posts: 106 Karma: 510000 Join Date: Nov 2010 Device: Kindle	Possibly related to this: http://goodereader.com/blog/digital-...e-reading-apps Adobe dropping support for the Kindle newsstand & reading apps. Might be at least part of the reason why Amazon is looking for tech to publish comics & magazines.

04-11-2014, 01:20 PM	#8
latepaul Wizard Posts: 1,265 Karma: 10203040 Join Date: Dec 2011 Device: a variety (mostly kindles and kobos)	It's not motion comics that I want. It would just be nice to view them on a bigger screen.

04-11-2014, 01:21 PM	#9
daffy4u I'm Super Kindle-icious Posts: 6,734 Karma: 2434103 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Long Drive, Calinadia Candafornia Device: KDXG, KT, Oasis	A few weeks ago I came across a show on Hulu+ called "State of Syn", which might fit the definition of a motion comic but with photos instead of drawings. I couldn't get past 2 episodes but I appreciated what they were trying to do.

04-11-2014, 05:40 PM	#13
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	funny thing is that ComiXology's guided view was made for small screens thanks to it I've been reading comics perfectly fine on smaller smartphone screens than my current 5" if it ever works swiftly on e-ink Kindle (with quicker refresh rates and possibly a slightly beefed up CPU), I hope they also add more memory than the usual 2GB. This is a lot of images we're talking about... may this also suggest that a color eInk Kindle is finally due?

04-11-2014, 07:45 PM	#15
WT Sharpe Bah, humbug! Posts: 39,073 Karma: 157049943 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chesapeake, VA, USA Device: Kindle Oasis, iPad Pro, & a Samsung Galaxy S9.	Strange thing is, last graphic novel I read—just last week, in fact—was a hard back from the Marvel Illustrated series of adaptations of the classics, although before buying it, I did look for it first without success in the Comixology store. It was excellent, by the way; far truer to the book than film adaptations I'd seen. I'll have to read some more of the Marvel Illustrated series.

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