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The same happened with me. I think there's another important thing to note, and that is that many comics go out of print, and if we don't digitize them, we los
by kmfrk 14y ago
The same happened with me.
I think there's another important thing to note, and that is that many comics go out of print, and if we don't digitize them, we lose some true treasure of comicbooks as a result.
I think a lot of people pirated comics for this reason. Especially outside the U.S.
That said, having all my comics on a digital device or in the cloud instead of a row on my shelf just feels weird. But the upside is that owning content digitally means that the publishers can update it constantly, as some did with retina-resolution comics.
- ZanderEarth32 14y agoYour point of out of print books is very true, and for another reason. Unless I can hunt down a 50th printing of the first appearance of Spider Man or the first Captain America, odds are I would never get to read them. Having a digital copy for $1.99 and seconds away is a very comforting thought. The other upside of having all you comics in the cloud and accessible by one device is that you don't end up with 50 long boxes of comics that you have to store. I do still buy some comics in print, those that I find truly beautiful, or when I find one in a comic book store that I want to support. And it is important to note that Comixology doesn't have every comic book ever, there is still a huge percentage of books that haven't made there way to the digital space.