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Post by dotxom on Feb 19, 2013 4:23:20 GMT -5
Who here purchases stuff digitally? I'm thinking of making a 95% switch to digital for my single issues. Comic shops being a pain in the tuchus and the fact that I've switched to trades for most of my titles being the main reasons, so I was wondering what everyone else thought about it.
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Post by Corey Blake on Feb 19, 2013 15:18:41 GMT -5
That's been my plan but I really don't like that new releases match the cover price. $2.99 or $3.99 for a digital copy (that you don't keep, mind you; if the publisher or service decides that the issue has to be removed, they can yank it from your library) is fairly ridiculous. So I mostly watch for 99-cent sales which means my reading has become kind of scattershot. Mostly I'm sticking with trades/graphic novels.
I love that digital has been a success but I really believe it should be like iTunes or Kindle, where you get to download a copy for you to keep.
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Post by Ziska on Feb 19, 2013 18:27:29 GMT -5
the price being the same as print has been a turn off for me (plus I like my comic shop). I didn't know they can yank your comics too (I know it's been done with books).
Plus, I much prefer the feel of a book, comic or otherwise. I know, not very earth concious, but at least I don't have to worry about my computer crashing again.
Sticking with single issues I guess.
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Post by Corey Blake on Feb 19, 2013 19:15:15 GMT -5
To balance out my earlier post: The yanking of comics is extremely rare. I only know of one incident where they accidentally released an issue early, so they yanked it from people that had already bought it, and then when the print version was released, they restored people's purchases. Still, the principal of it bothers me. I should also mention that cover prices of new releases usually drop down to $1.99 after about a month or so, which is better. I too prefer the aesthetic and tactile experience of printed books, especially graphic novels when you can tell great care has been put into their design. Having said that, the digital glow really works well with a lot of color comics. I'm guessing it's because most colorists work on computers, so we're seeing closer to what they intended. So some of the stuff really pops and really looks fantastic digitally. Plus, when I read these kinds of accounts, I can't help but love digital, even despite the frustrations: bittersweetfountain.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/comixology-app-that-taught-me-how-to.html(via Bleeding Cool)
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Post by dotxom on Feb 20, 2013 4:09:11 GMT -5
I like the feel of physical comics too, Zis, but I realised after a while that (aside from "Fatale") I was planning to repurchase all my singles in TPB later anyway. The only reason I was picking up singles was to support those titles (ah, the comic market and its strange ways). Stuff like IT Girl and the Atomics or Captain Marvel or Young Avengers probably could use all the support in singles, but it wasn't my preferred way of reading them. So, digital really is more of me throwing my cash to back them up and less about the actual reading experience.
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