Many
other comic apps don't work either because of the PDF issue.
There are few
other comic apps available that have mainstream options, most are gimmicky like Madefire.
Unlike
the other comics apps mentioned so far, Strip Magazine doesn't use in - app buying; each issue is a separate app.
Brigid Alverson: How is the comiXology app different from all
the other comics apps for the iPhone?
So anyway, with that explanation out of the way, let's start with Comixology, which is the best of the comics apps for mobile devices —
all other comics apps are a step or two behind them when it comes to actually reading a comic.
Not exact matches
With the introduction of BadOnlinedates.com's latest tool, the iPhone
App, online daters have a chance to tell their story in real time and interact with
other members as well as get immediate advice and
comic relief.
The Eco-Box keepcase includes an ad for The Crazies motion
comic and Facebook
app and another for «Spartacus» and
other Starz programming.
According to David Steinberger, CEO of Comixology, the two - page view has been a top user request since the Retina iPad debuted in early 2012, but making it work with all of the
comics app's
other features was tricky.
IDW will also continue to offer their product line everywhere you can buy digital
comics — their own
apps, comiXology, iBooks, Kindle, Nook, Scribd and many
others.»
It's Marketing Monday here at Graphic Policy and we're still tracking various
comic apps, how they rank up against each
other, and the general
app population.
On the
other hand, comiXology and the DC
app were the place to get single - issue
comics until last November, when DC started putting them on the Kindle, Nook, and iBooks.
I spoke to Viz CEO Ken Sasaki at
Comic - Con in San Diego last July, and he told me that the
app still accounts for the majority of their digital manga sales, but he expected sales on
other platforms to grow; while Viz's slice might get smaller, the pie as a whole will get bigger, he said.
If Archie is a bit too young for your tastes, check out this weekend's
other big sale: IDW is slashing prices on its Star Trek digital
comics at comiXology and its Star Trek
app.
Marvel, IDW, G.I.Joe, Archie, and many
others have added the ability to refresh new
comics without having to close the
app and reopen it.
Some of the
other minor updates include the ability to read cookbooks,
comics and more in the
app.
When we saw
other digital
comics apps we knew that we could do a lot better... I was lucky because back in the 80's I ran a fanzine in the UK called INFINITY that was determinedly anti-superhero and included features on American Splendor, RAW, Cartoon History of the Universe, Arcade, Escape, etc..
On the
other hand, if you're the type to shop around, and you don't mind having your
comics in several different
apps, the Nook Store sometimes offers lower prices.
When a user buys a
comic through the storefront, the retailer gets a cut of the sale — and the customer can read it on comiXology's
Comics app alongside all his or her
other comics.
Clearly, while comiXology and
Comics Plus are designed for
comics readers who are looking for a variety of new
comics, the Ape
apps are designed for gamers and
other casual users who are very interested in one property.
ComiXology also has a web store and
apps for pretty much every device imaginable, and you only need a single account for all of them, so the
comic you buy on one device will be available on all the
others.
At The Webcomic Overlook, Larry Cruz tests out a handful of webcomics
apps for smartphones and comes away mostly unimpressed; some are simply bookmarks that direct you to the
comic in a browser, while
others are crashy.
Until then, they can check out thousands of
other amazing
comics on the official LINE Webtoon
app by visiting the Apple App Store and Google Play or on www.webtoons.c
app by visiting the Apple
App Store and Google Play or on www.webtoons.c
App Store and Google Play or on www.webtoons.com.
The
app connects to a variety of online sources for free and paid books, and can read
other books in non-DRM-protected ePub, eReader, PDF,
Comic Book Archive, and DjVu formats.
Did the Kobo Vox have
other comic book reader
apps or are you talking about
comic book content acquired through the Kobo
app?
Many
others do not have a wide variety of ebook reading or
comic book
apps for you to buy content or load your own in.
The company also pulled out all of their
comics out of the Comixology
app for the Kindle Fire, citing better sales on
other platforms.
Many
others do not have a wide variety of ebook reading or
comic book
apps for... [Read more...]
It does not come with any
apps to do this right out of the box, but you can download Droid
Comic Viewer or
other alternative
apps.
Marvel sells
comics directly with their own Marvel
Comics app and through
other distributors such as Comixology, so they don't want to cannibalize their own sales.
The Madefire
app contains a marketplace of
comics, graphic novels, manga, kids and many
other genres of illustrated books.
ComiXology users can also go ahead and buy the
comic via comiXology's website, and it will sync to their comiXology
apps on all their
other devices.
I'll admit my experience here isn't as in depth as with
other reading
apps, but I've been happy with Droid
Comic Viewer, Comics by ComiXology and the Marvel
app in the past with very limited use.
Readers who purchase titles in the
Comics app also get access to them in their Web - based reader, so even if you don't have your iPad or iPhone handy, you can still view your
comics on
other operating systems and hardware.
In general, they have a policy of not allowing super-sexy
comics or
other material for in -
app purchase (violence seems to get a pass), perhaps because they see different audiences for the two types of reading — and it may be that younger readers are more likely to use in -
app purchases than the grownups.
You can find more than 50
other imprints in the Comics
app, bringing you closer to an actual
comic book shop experience.
Will your
comics on the Dark Horse
app be any different from the same
comics on
other digital services — different features or DRM?
It also announced several
other projects, including a
comics app and video production.
This is your online destination to download ALL of your favorite e-reading,
comic book, magazine, and newspaper Android
apps directly to your Kindle Fire, Kobo Vox, and many
other tablets.
Unlike most
other comics publishers, Viz decided to go it alone, using its own branded
app rather than joining comiXology; currently, the Viz
app is available for iOS, Android, and Kindle Fire as well as on the web, and Viz manga can be purchased separately for the Nook via Barnes and Noble.
And the content may start to flow the
other way, as Madefire is talking about bringing
comics by DeviantArt artists to its iOS
apps.
Unlike most
other comics publishers, Viz decided to go it alone, using its own branded
app rather than joining comiXology; currently, the Viz
app is available for iOS,... [Read more...]
The bulk of the retina
comics comes from Comixology's freshly updated
apps, which power Marvel, DC, Image and
other publishers.
Some people like having an Android device for more forms or ereading, like RSS feeds,
comics, web browsing (the Kindle's browser is dreadful), integrating with Dropbox, a choice of a bunch of different ePub
apps, etc, and
others just prefer to read Kindle ebooks, in which case the Kindle has the advantage.
Comixology — the biggest digital
comics distribution platform and the service that powers the official
apps of Marvel, DC, Image, and
other publishers — finally has subscriptions.
This whole kerfluffle didn't pass my smell test, because «Tarot: Witch of the Black Rose» is being sold on the
other digital
comic app.
Other: Integrated with Google's eBooks and Google eBookstore, includes full QWERTY keyboard and XGA display (with 63 % more pixels than standard 6» displays), includes Office Viewer and
Comic Viewer
apps.
One of the hopes is that it increases sales of
other comics in the
app.
and (assuming this works like every
other digital
comics service) while readers have to buy the
comics on the website, they should be able to read them on any device that has the Viz
app.
The
other option is to have a stand - alone
app created for your digital
comic.
It doesn't fight against the fact that it's a digital
comic like so many
other apps do, and the way that it pans from one panel to another, or fades to a new images, or zooms in and out really can add to the story if utilized properly.