Marvel Goes Digital Exclusive With Comixology

[FriendRoss]

Does this mean that comics bought and downloaded through the Marvel app will be available on the Comixology app? If so that's cool because I had to redeem a bunch of my digital codes through Marvel but all my DC stuff was on Comixology. Hopefully now everything can be in the same place.

i hope. it would be nice to link those up all the way

i have a couple marvel books i accidentally bought on the comixology side, that id like to bring over to my marvel app collection

[Alex A Sanchez]

Were they offering digital content through some other platform that I don't know about? (Besides their Marvel app, of course.)

They were. I'm not sure which exactly, but I believe you were able to purchase them with Graphic.ly and if I'm not mistaken, Longbox.

That being said, what is the major change that is being announced? I don't understand what has change from today to tomorrow, other than Comixology turning into Diamond (as someone else said above).

[CyberHubbs]

They were. I'm not sure which exactly, but I believe you were able to purchase them with Graphic.ly and if I'm not mistaken, Longbox.

That being said, what is the major change that is being announced? I don't understand what has change from today to tomorrow, other than Comixology turning into Diamond (as someone else said above).

I thought Graphic.ly mostly did Indie stuff. Never heard of Longbox. Huh.

Good to know.

[FriendRoss]

bleeding cool had a little more explanation on what this means


i personally think comparing this digital move to what marvel did in the 90's with selling only through lcbs via diamond as a little bit of a stretch


the problem with CBS are location and conviniance… if you don't live in a major metro area it can be a chore to get books. not the case with comixology.. yes this deal limits the different places you can get books (being able to get digi books in multiple apps or sites) like what happened in the 90's with diamond being the only supplier ( not grocery stores, newsstands, drugstores) but comixology is everywhere, there is no issue of connivance with them. market



normally i think competition is the best thing for a market. but with intangible digital items, it is more important to me personally to feel secure with the transaction then to be able to shop around to different "store fronts" selling the same product.


yes this will in some ways fix costs and limit the free market to establish digital pricing by not having multiple store front competing for you to buy things from them instead of the other guy. broad picture though, i expect digital pricing wars to erupt between the publishers, not the suppliers



i just got a email from marvel...check this out

http://comicstore.marvel.com/

digital web based marvel store

[Joe Acro]

Is ComiXology going to be the digital version of Diamond?

That was my first thought. And that makes me concerned.

[clavejones]

I think Marvel and DC are missing out by not getting into iTunes directly. I do enjoy the experience of the Marvel, DC and Comixology apps for discovering new comics. However, I would love to have a subscription via Newstand. When a new comic arrives it is downloaded automatically.

I second this.

[turtlefood]

Does this mean that comics bought and downloaded through the Marvel app will be available on the Comixology app? If so that's cool because I had to redeem a bunch of my digital codes through Marvel but all my DC stuff was on Comixology. Hopefully now everything can be in the same place.

That's going to be me too, since i now have books that came with codes to redeem at marvel.com and i also have a comixology account......so...let me just have one account please?

[Bob Fett]

So glad I bought my iPAD.

[Selphy]

That's going to be me too, since i now have books that came with codes to redeem at marvel.com and i also have a comixology account......so...let me just have one account please?

I suppose for now all we can do is wait and see what all of this actually means because if anything, it seems like they're keeping the status quo to me.

[rawhidekid]

I just got my Marvel app and comixology accounts linked today no problem. Just emailed comixology. So far I like it. Bought some Chew on discount. I did have to redownload my comics into the comixology app.

[Selphy]

I just got my Marvel app and comixology accounts linked today no problem. Just emailed comixology. So far I like it. Bought some Chew on discount. I did have to redownload my comics into the comixology app.

Alright. Lemme know how that goes with future Marvel digital comics. I'm wondering if future titles redeemed on Marvel.com will also be downloadable on Comixology. I would hate to have to email them all the time to get stuff available on the Comixology app.

[FriendRoss]

yes yes they are


you link your marvel account with your comixology. it was so easy i can't even remember how i did it


buy book with code… redeem code at marvel.com/redeem signed in with linked account

pick up device download book from comixology

[rawhidekid]

Alright. Lemme know how that goes with future Marvel digital comics. I'm wondering if future titles redeemed on Marvel.com will also be downloadable on Comixology. I would hate to have to email them all the time to get stuff available on the Comixology app.

Its a one time deal. They asked for the email and username of my Marvel and Comixology accounts. Once it was done i opened Comixology and went to purchases and redownloaded comics I got off the marvel app.

[Vic Vega]

This will come as a relief to those guys who worried that Comixology might go under and take your DRM protected issues with it.

Being Marvel's exclusive digital distributor should give them stability.

On the other, no way Comixology gives up DRMs now.

This sucks for Graphic.ly and Longbox too.

[The Sword Is Drawn]

So what happens to the Marvel.com app?

It's made by Comixology. It won't be effected because it's basically the same thing.

Yes, this does kind of suck for Graphic.ly and Longbox. But the former already quit and Longbox had so long to get their act together, but never quite managed. Had they aimed for iOS and Web Browser first, instead of exploring other platforms, they could have won this.