Comics by comiXology Ships on Amazon’s Kindle Fire

Posted on November 8th, 2011 - 12:00 PM by

COMICS BY COMIXOLOGY SHIPS ON AMAZON’S KINDLE FIRE

  Giving Amazon’s Users Access to Largest Digital Catalog of Comic Books 

“Comics have arrived!” – David Steinberger, CEO of comiXology

 

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 November 8th, 2011 – New York, NY — ComiXology, the leading distributor of digital comics, is proud to announce the launch of their Comics by comiXology App for Kindle Fire and the Amazon Appstore for Android. Debuting as one of the free apps on Amazon’s Kindle Fire, comiXology’s Comics App will deliver to Amazon’s Kindle Fire users the best-of-class digital comic book reader, store and retail locator. ComiXology has thousands of comic books from the top-selling publishers, offering a wide array of comic books for readers of all types.

“Comics have arrived!” said David Steinberger, CEO and co-founder of comiXology. “Today’s news opens up a whole new audience to the world of comic books. We’ve worked long and hard to become the leader in the field of digital comics and this opportunity enables us to turn a whole new generation of people into comic book fans…and we can’t wait to do just that!”

“Launching with a $199 price point makes Amazon’s Kindle Fire a great device for making comics accessible to the masses and the vibrant 7” screen is perfect for our Guided View™ reading system,” said CTO and co-Founder John Roberts.

The landmark debut of the Comics by comiXology App on Amazon’s Kindle Fire joins comiXology’s family of apps and solidifies comiXology’s dominance in the digital comic book arena. Once logged into their comiXology account, users can read purchases they have made on the Comics by comiXology platform. The Comics App on Amazon’s Kindle Fire syncs with all other iterations of the Comics App on all the different platforms; delivering to comiXology users a true “buy once, read anywhere” end-user experience.

ComiXology’s most recent milestone was being able to offer almost 50% of all new comics released the same-day-as-print, signaling a sea change in the comic book publishing landscape and making Comics by comiXology the destination app for all consumers wanting to read the latest and greatest comic book in digital format.

About comiXology
Since 2007 comiXology has been developing the technological infrastructure to bring comics into the digital mainstream and expose new audiences to the rich history and culture of the industry. Through partnerships with top comic book publishers including Marvel Comics, DC Comics, IDW Publishing, Archaia Entertainment, BOOM! Studios, Dynamite Entertainment and Image Comics as well as their own mobile and web apps which host over 14,000 digital titles, comiXology has become a leader in digital comic book proliferation. Also focused on creating strong ties with retail stores through its technology solutions, comiXology continues to transform the previously fragmented comic ecosystem into a vibrant and cohesive marketplace.

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Founded in 2007 with the mission of bringing comics to people everywhere, comiXology — in just five short years — has revolutionized the comic book and graphic novel world.  From creating the industry leading platform for digital comics to tools and services for brick and mortar retailers, comiXology has lead the charge in exposing new audiences to the rich history and culture of comic books. With the development of the Comics by comiXology digital comics platform — available across iPhone, iPad, Android, Kindle Fire and the Web — comiXology provides the easiest way worldwide for people to enjoy comics at just the click of a button! Regularly ranking as the top grossing iPad app in the entire iTunes App Store, Comics by comiXology was recently selected as a preloaded app on Amazon’s Kindle Fire. Providing digital comics across multiple platforms, comiXology will not stop until everyone on the face of the earth has been turned into a comic book fan.

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13 Comments »
  • Goodman

    You mean it will be preinstalled? That’s a pretty big deal!

  • Anonymous

    I really hope you guys are trying to get the app on Nook Tablet (and Color) as well. It would be awesome if you made it happen.

  • http://twitter.com/LomaxDavid David Lomax

    This is great!  Now if only I could buy a Kindle Fire in Canada.

  • Corsair41

    I bought some digital comics through the Comixology site.

    I can access them on my laptop, but not through the Comixology App on my iPhone.

    It says I have no purchases.

    Any help?

    Thanks

  • Goodman

    Make sure you’re logged in to the same account (tap on Featured, and scroll down to Settings). Then tap on Purchases to view the comics you’ve purchased, and download them to your phone.

    I think many people are confused that clicking on My Comics only shows the comics that have already been downloaded to your device. My Comics ought to have two options: Show Downloaded Comics and Show All Comics.

  • Anonymous

    Godspeed about that. But how does this relate to the news that the big publishers are going exclusive on certain platforms? For example, DC is said to be headed towards the Kindle Fire, are you going to pull their comics from the iOS apps you have and only have them on the Kindle Fire version? Or are we still getting them?

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  • Ceci Land

    When I first logged into comixology from my Kindle Fire, I saw all of my purchases.  But now after downloading one, I can’t figure out how to see all my purchases titles again.  I can’t find a “my purchases” tab or button anywhwere. help!  This is easy on my iPhone, but for the life of me I don’t see it on my Fire.

  • http://twitter.com/localaaron Aaron Pinsley

    Tap the “Featured” button, it’ll open a menu letting you choose “Purchased”. 

  • Steg

    Are all comics from the comiXology store available on the kindle app?

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  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_AKIWO4UL6ICRN4PXJWFFMX2XEQ Tim

    Is it available at Futureshop or Bestbuy perhaps? Magento Developer

  • Matt W Brower

    So ive been having huge problems with the kindle fire the last comic I tried to download via amazon glitched and now I have a comic that I do not own and have been charged for. Now recently I’ve made several purchases via my iPhone and they do not show up on my kindle this is very disappointing I’ve spent hundreds of dollars on digital comics through this company and yet I feel as if they don’t care before this app I never purchased comics now I feel I’ll have to give them up again I don’t like feeling cheated