Over the past 15 years, Comixology built two key advantages:Ĭomic Book Herald is reader-supported. So, here we are, to explore what did Comixology do, what does it mean for comics fans, and is it as bad as everyone’s saying on social media? Night of the Ghoul by Scott Snyder and Francesco Francavilla What’s It Like Reading Comics On The New Comixology In short, it’s the single most universally reviled technology shift I’ve ever seen in digital comics, and one of the most confusing instances of a self-inflicted wound since Plaxico Burress.
What I took to be a minor shift was instead accompanied by a full app overhaul, a desktop reader overhaul, Comixology Unlimited changes, and virtually every feature changed – predominantly for the worse – in one form or another. In and of itself, this would have generated the predictable levels of dissatisfaction that happens with any technology changing, but Comixology managed to actually shock by combining the migration with a full-on upheaval of their entire product. This rollout was delayed (spoiler: all rollouts are delayed), but came to fruition this past week. While a mild inconvenience for a strapping young webmaster like myself, this was hardly shocking, as Amazon purchased Comixology back in 2014, and it’s honestly surprising Comixology operated as its own entity as long as it did. These long-sought-after tools may not completely appease ComiXology fans disappointed by the DRM change, but they may at least soften the blow.Several months back, Comixology’s affiliate linking partner began emailing participants (including yours truly!), that the Comixology affiliate program would shut down in the coming months, as the website migrated in full to Amazon. The storefront change will also bring an update to the app, with better navigation tools including flexible filtering and sorting as well as the ability to read while downloading.ĬomiXology’s services will also be better integrated with the Kindle app, which has already added ComiXology’s panel-by-panel viewing experience. The change to ComiXology isn’t all doom and gloom. With that in mind, if you’ve been holding out on buying certain issues in the series you love, you might want to take the plunge sooner rather than later if they currently support DRM-free downloads you can buy it to secure the PDF download before it's too late. So you'll be able to save any comics you buy before the switch as PDFs that you can store independently of ComiXology’s own app. When asked about changes to its services ComiXology told a user on Twitter “Your previous ComiXology purchases will still allow for DRM-free backups if the publisher allowed for them at the time of purchase.” Thankfully your library of already purchased comics will remain DRM-free.
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