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I've been toying with getting back into reading comics for a few years, but haven't because I've had little faith in online readers. I seriously looked into buy

I've been toying with getting back into reading comics for a few years, but haven't because I've had little faith in online readers. I seriously looked into buying a tablet just to read comics. Mainly when travelling and I'm too tired to read a book. But when I investigated the whole system (Amazon/Kindle/Apple store/Comixology) whatever just looked too obtuse and weird to use. I want something simple that allows me to find good comics and read them on a tablet without a bunch of bullshit. And I'm willing to pay for it. It's so disheartening that between publishers, tech, and copyright madness we can't seem to figure this out. Like most digital media, everything is gimped for copyright reasons. Often to the point where enjoying the actual media becomes close to impossible.

Algemarin 4y ago
> I want something simple that allows me to find good comics and read them on a tablet without a bunch of bullshit. And I'm willing to pay for it. Use the LibGen Comic search - https://libgen.ee/ https://libgen.ee/ (select Comics and deselect everything else), and then a Comic book reader that will open the CBR/CBZ files (renamed RAR and ZIP archive files), such as CDisplayEx - https://www.cdisplayex.com/ https://www.cdisplayex.com/ Instead of paying for it, pay it forward, and purchase comics not available and digitise or rip them to make them freely available.
- toyg 4y ago
  I've sailed the high seas and still do, but I have to say that when I do it with comics, my heart hurts a bit. Unlike successful musicians and actors, comic writers and artists were already starving with the old model...
- lancesells 4y ago
  > Instead of paying for it, pay it forward, and purchase comics not available and digitise or rip them to make them freely available. IMO paying it forward would be paying for it. Comics are not a lucrative business with a big production team. Independent comics are sometimes one person doing everything.
postexitus 4y ago
Although I have not used it lately, Tachiyomi has been a lifesaver for comics and manga.

Algemarin 4y ago

> I want something simple that allows me to find good comics and read them on a tablet without a bunch of bullshit. And I'm willing to pay for it. Use the LibGen Comic search - https://libgen.ee/ https://libgen.ee/ (select Comics and deselect everything else), and then a Comic book reader that will open the CBR/CBZ files (renamed RAR and ZIP archive files), such as CDisplayEx - https://www.cdisplayex.com/ https://www.cdisplayex.com/ Instead of paying for it, pay it forward, and purchase comics not available and digitise or rip them to make them freely available.

toyg 4y ago
I've sailed the high seas and still do, but I have to say that when I do it with comics, my heart hurts a bit. Unlike successful musicians and actors, comic writers and artists were already starving with the old model...
lancesells 4y ago
> Instead of paying for it, pay it forward, and purchase comics not available and digitise or rip them to make them freely available. IMO paying it forward would be paying for it. Comics are not a lucrative business with a big production team. Independent comics are sometimes one person doing everything.

postexitus 4y ago

Although I have not used it lately, Tachiyomi has been a lifesaver for comics and manga.