They also allowed comics purchased on the Amazon website to be accessed in ComiXology, which was a great touch.īut all that changed recently when Amazon rolled out their massive changes to the ComiXology store. Other than removing the option to make in-app purchases from iOS devices like they do with their own app, Amazon didn’t screw with ComiXology too much. Then Amazon came along and bought ComiXology outright.įor the longest time, Amazon was pretty hands-off with ComiXology. I went from not purchasing any comics when I left for Japan to spending upwards of $100 a month on digital comics. Subscribing to books was easier than ever, with just a simple ticking of a box.Īnd when viewing lists of books, ComiXology would give you a very simple “Add to Cart” button or remind you of a book you already had with “View in Library.” They would regularly spotlight independent comics in their sales, which allowed me to find wonderful titles like The Wrong Earth. And the frequent ComiXology sales had such great offerings that you felt like an idiot if you didn’t take advantage of them.ĬomiXology made it very easy to not only find what you were looking for, but also to discover new titles, creators, and publishers. The comics were beautifully arranged in a grid view, easily separated into several different categories. The image quality was very good, and the system was simple and easy to use.īrowsing the ComiXology store was a pleasant experience. ![]() But they were essentially just poor scans and reading comics at full-size on a computer screen is nowhere near as natural as reading a physical comic.ĬomiXology created their Guided View system, which would allow readers to seamlessly transition from one zoomed-in portion of the page to another. Marvel at one point released several collections of comics on CD-ROMs. Granted, digital comics had existed in some nascent forms before then. ![]() Then came ComiXology and a revolutionary approach to digital comics. ![]() The best I could hope for is buying graphic novels online and having them shipped over. In 2008, when I left America for Japan, it was with the solemn understanding that I would have to sacrifice the American comics I’d been collecting for almost my entire life. Amazon’s “new” ComiXology has been an unforced disaster
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