I think this was discussed on the old forums, but I was wondering how many comics everyone gets digitally. I'm thinking about switching to 100% digital.
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That's about the place that I'm at.Geof wrote:
Digital just works so much better for me & how I read comics. I don't always WANT to read the latest issue of something just because it's out. I have a million different interests at any given time, and what I'm absolutely nuts about today may be completely pushed aside for months before my interest comes back to it. This pays off since the issue price goes down over time instead of up like the physical copies. And I have no problem with the slight reduction of the overall page size, I can zoom in wherever I want. And for things like double page spreads with tons of characters, I'm honestly looking at specific individual spots just the same as I did with print. And I can screencap whatever I want.
I'd never heard of Graphic.ly until you mentioned it, and that's probably a good indication of why it went down. I buy from the DC, Marvel, and Comixology apps, and there's only one of those which I have any possible concern about it's longevity. I'm not cool enough for Indie, haha.choanata wrote:Firstly, how often does you house burn down? If it happens more than once in your life, you're doing it wrong. But how often does a digital comic company go under leaving you unable to read the comics you bought? We just had a big one a matter of months ago, and these companies have been around for just a few years.
When Graphic.ly quit comics, they basically told their customers that they'll have to keep their computer running forever in order to never lose their collection, because they discontinued the service.
Point, but in the event of Comixology going down, I fully expect DC & Marvel would find a way to reinstate everything. Especially DC, who's made such a huge push for the format.choanata wrote:Rodge, for you I completely understand the move to digital.
Geof, if you're worried at all about Comixology, then you might want to look into who runs the Marvel and DC systems... for now...
I believe that was actually around FCBD, but I'm not sure.gland wrote:I think it was just this month that all the New 52 #1s became 99 cents
...I'm TOTALLY over it. I've bought a hand full of books on Comixology with no delusions of keeping them, and I've been totally fine with it. No issues with the interface, no regrets. Would I feel that way if I spent more than eight dollars? Time will tell.gland wrote:The current "Comixology way of doing things" has to change before I'd jump in, because as it is, you're not paying to recieve a digital copy, you're paying to view a digital copy that THEY have. You could buy hundreds of dollars of digital comics on Comixology, and the day Comixology goes out of business, you will no longer be able to view any of those comics you paid for.
If they work it out that I actually obtain whatever the MP3 equivilant is, and it only costs a buck each, and I can afford some kind of tablet? I would still get a small hand full of favorite books in print, and I would absolutely 100% be reading more comics per month than I currently do.
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