Downloading comics iPad times

If there is an industry should begin to insulate against the shock is the comics. Downloading a cartoon network is not a new story, however, is a practice that increasingly gains more followers by the arrival of the iPad . Before, people getting an online comic I read on your computer: an experience much less complete than reading from paper. However, with the appearance of this device, and before you accuse me of Apple fanboy, with the proliferation of color tablets, this market will start to have headaches.

Again, the debate should focus on fair price . The comic book industry should learn from what happened with the record, by refusing to lower prices to adapt to new stages, customers ended up opting for the downloads and file sharing. In the case of a similar phenomenon occurs comics: digital distribution is in its infancy compared with the usual. For example, if I download the app from Marvel or DC, I have to wait several weeks to release a copy out on newsstands today.

Of course, the strategy is to favor sales of comics on paper, that still represents the highest percentage of sales by value of library and format. However, if a reader does not get the physical copy will turn to downloading. If you do not see options, the easiest thing is to get a. Cbr (understandable format digital comics) and ready. In countries where comics take centuries to reach for copyright issues (as in Mexico), the downloads are the predominant option.

As with record, playback has become a situation that anyone can do. Just enough to have an original, pass through a scanner, and have a number of copies. The advantages are clear: zero cost, portability (just done in an app like CloudReader ), and in many cases, a translation of the comic book into another language. The publishers must understand that file sharing is inevitable, but can compete (and win) if they adopt strategies that encourage the purchase of digital copies.

There is, for example, the so-called economy of 99 cents. Most music download services have put the price of songs in that amount, quite affordable for buyers. In the case of comics, costs range between two and three dollars, which although less than the four or five dollars for a physical copy, not a competitive price. Centering on the famous .99 can be a viable alternative. Another strategy has been proposed is to release the old comics in a pack, instead of individual downloads. For 10 or $ 15, you could make a good collection or series, without breaking your budget.

A comic book industry should you open to digital formats, for the emergence of the iPad, and growth in the market for tablets, will increasingly be readers who prefer to download. Of course, this does not give up the sale of comics on paper, it will continue for many years representing the main vein of income. But well say, * when you see your neighbor's beard cut ...

Downloading comics iPad times written in ALT1040 on 9 May, 2011 by Pepe Flores
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