Comments on: The Spider-Woman “Motion Comic,” Direct Market Implications and a History of the Format http://www.indignantonline.com/2009/02/08/the-spider-woman-motion-comic-direct-market-implications-and-a-history-of-the-format/ Because Attitude Matters Sun, 23 Oct 2011 04:46:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Adam http://www.indignantonline.com/2009/02/08/the-spider-woman-motion-comic-direct-market-implications-and-a-history-of-the-format/comment-page-1/#comment-448 Adam Wed, 11 Feb 2009 01:43:03 +0000 http://www.indignantonline.com/2009/02/08/the-spider-woman-motion-comic-direct-market-implications-and-a-history-of-the-format/#comment-448 "They’re a release generation or two away of being ideal for comics, but the Kindle’s and Sony Readers of the world will be the battlefield after computers and iPhones." I'm pretty skeptical about this. Amazon has sold 500,000 Kindles last year, according to some Citigroup analyst. This is not nearly enough to be considered mainstream. The new Kindle 6-inch e-ink screen can display 16 shades of gray, versus four on the original. Color e-ink is absolutely mandatory for comics but it's still under development. The current storage capacity is great… for books. It wouldn't hold lots of comics, though. Amazon could switch to a color screen in the future and boast the storage capacity over time but it won't help reduce bill-of-materials costs. The Kindle is already expensive as it is, and comics are not exactly Amazon's priority. Going forward, eBook readers will compete with cellphones and mobile internet devices, which can do more than just read books. This fight will be interesting. “They’re a release generation or two away of being ideal for comics, but the Kindle’s and Sony Readers of the world will be the battlefield after computers and iPhones.”

I’m pretty skeptical about this. Amazon has sold 500,000 Kindles last year, according to some Citigroup analyst. This is not nearly enough to be considered mainstream. The new Kindle 6-inch e-ink screen can display 16 shades of gray, versus four on the original. Color e-ink is absolutely mandatory for comics but it’s still under development. The current storage capacity is great… for books. It wouldn’t hold lots of comics, though. Amazon could switch to a color screen in the future and boast the storage capacity over time but it won’t help reduce bill-of-materials costs. The Kindle is already expensive as it is, and comics are not exactly Amazon’s priority. Going forward, eBook readers will compete with cellphones and mobile internet devices, which can do more than just read books. This fight will be interesting.

]]> By: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Feb. 10, 2009: Competition and consumer tastes http://www.indignantonline.com/2009/02/08/the-spider-woman-motion-comic-direct-market-implications-and-a-history-of-the-format/comment-page-1/#comment-447 Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Feb. 10, 2009: Competition and consumer tastes Tue, 10 Feb 2009 11:25:09 +0000 http://www.indignantonline.com/2009/02/08/the-spider-woman-motion-comic-direct-market-implications-and-a-history-of-the-format/#comment-447 [...] media, but how? Will it be an iPhone application? How about the new Kindle? Marvel’s latest Clutch Cargo adaptation, starring that oh-so-popular Spider-Woman, [...] [...] media, but how? Will it be an iPhone application? How about the new Kindle? Marvel’s latest Clutch Cargo adaptation, starring that oh-so-popular Spider-Woman, [...]

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