They have the first handful of issues or trade collection volumes out on the service for a lot of the books they have there and hoping that people will be interested enough to buy the next volumes once they’ve finished with the issues that the “unlimited” service has to offer. Because this isn’t really a Marvel unlimited service or a “Netflix for comics” – this seems to me more like an Amazon Prime model. I agree – and now that I’ve looked at what Comixology is doing I think they do too. Update: Comic Book Resources interviewed CEO David Steinberger about the new program. Since they’re currently working on rebooting to emphasize their history, I hope that’s something they’re looking into. Since Marvel has its own subscription program, at a higher price, that leaves DC as the only major American comics publisher without a monthly subscription method to read titles. Not all issues of any given series are available, with most providing a kind of “sample” first arc or similar. It requires merging with an Amazon account. Other caveats apply: You have to use a credit card (no debit cards). Aside from DC and Marvel, other featured publishers not participating are Monkeybrain, Avatar, and Viz. You can easily determine which titles are included by looking them up at ComiXology those available display “Unlimited” banners. The offerings are selected titles only, so check if there’s something you want before you sign up. What it doesn’t include is DC or Marvel titles. It’s $5.99 a month you get a 30-day free trial and it includes downloads for offline reading. ComiXology has launched ComiXology Unlimited, an all-you-can-read browsing service.
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