Tag: Amazon
Oops. Kindle comics are returnable?
A reader writes that he's been buying some of Amazon's DC Digital Comics, and just noticed that, like other Kindle titles, there's a grace period for returning them. So, in theory, someone could buy...
Amazon launches its first graphic novel—and pays you $5 to read it
Earlier this week, it was Penguin finally getting into the graphic novel business, years after every other other book publisher did so. And now Amazon Studios, Amazon the etailer's content development division, is also getting into the graphic novel game with BLACKBURN BURROW, a Civil War horror tale by Ron Marz and Matthew Dow Smith . The tale is based on a screenplay by screenwriter Jay Levy, and if that rings a chime that this is part of the "comics-to-movie" business model, your ears should be ringing.
But as an added bonus—if you read the book on their site and leave feedback...they will give you a $5 Amazon gift card. Now this business model we could get to like!
The mystery of DC, comiXology, and the Kindle Fire may never be publicly solved
At the C2E2 comiXology panel it was confirmed that DC graphic novels are no longer being sold through Kindle Fire's comiXology app, and CEO David Steinberger said it was intentional. However the reasons are hidden behind many layers of NDAs.
This is all odd because you can certainly still buy DC books via Amazon and their Kindle store. You can purchase tons of DC comics from comiXology, on the web and their IOS app. Apparently, you just can't buy DC Comics through the Kindle Fire comiXology app (we don't have a Kindle Fire handy to check).