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It wasn't that long since we did a spot of Amazon fishing But there's always plenty of fish in the sea… DC gets a DC Comics Super Hero Mad Libs, published by Price Stern Sloan. DC Comics Superhero Mad Libs features 21 original stories based on everyone's favorite DC superheroes–Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and many more! This book[...]

A couple of months ago, we told you that Amazon was looking to buy ComiXology Three weeks later they did just that And then brought it under its conditions of publication by dropping the In-App Purchase option. But what really drew Amazon to ComiXology, aside from the reasons given? I'm am told from Amazon sources that, internally,[...]

Amazon's policies have certainly been newsworthy of late Whether it's the clash with Hachette, leading to Hachette distributed books no longer being reordered by Amazon (rescinded for Marvel but still very much in place for Yen Press) or clashing with Warners, leading to Buy buttons for the likes of The Lego Movie, 300: Rise of an[...]

This story launched hundreds of Mickey Mouse mash-ups changed the course of one of the two biggest comics publishers forever.     The Great Amazon $14.99 Sell-Off of 2010 Bleeding Cool isn't just breaking news and rumors There are actual financial rewards for regular reading like this piece from 2010 When I read this story on a weekend I[...]

DC Comics recently published Tales Of The Batman: Carmine Infantino collecting the stories that turned Batman away from his more campy side and in the

For the past couple of months, Bleeding Cool has been running the reactions of Comixology Submit creators to the Amazon purchase of the company, which have been generally quite optimistic, pondering a few implications that might arise You can find those here and here This week, we have Patrick Gerard as a guest, whose knowledge[...]

Yesterday, we mentioned that the MangaStudio 5 programme was down to $17.99 on Amazon.com, well down from its original price of $79.99 and much loved by many. Well, we have also been asked to point out that the heftier, weightier, fatter MangaStudio 5 Ex is down from $209.99 to $87.84 and just as much of a[...]

It's not just for manga. The PC and Mac program loved by comic creators worldwide is currently down to $17.99 on Amazon as opposed to the usual $79.99 cover price. Might be worth jumping on… the UK as well, is also reduced, though over twice the US price, to £27.99. Add power and flexibility to your design process[...]

As ever, Amazon listings are subject to change and can often be inaccurate So know that going in But at least this gives us an idea of some of the big book collections on the way… Epic Collection  Captain America Lives Again Tales Of Suspense (1959) 58-96, Avengers (1963) 4, Strange Tales (1951) 114  Silver Surfer: When Calls Galactus Fantastic Four[...]

standard broadcast networks (ABC, NBC, CBS, FOX and The CW); as well as Netflix's original programming, original programming on basic cable channels (AMC, TNT, etc.), original programming on premium cable channels (HBO, Showtime, etc.), and internet services (Amazon, HuluPlus, etc.) I know some may take issue with that definition, which is fine I believe the[...]

On Friday, the New York Times reported that Amazon "is marking many books published by Hachette Book Group as not available for at least two or three weeks" and that, A Hachette spokeswoman said on Thursday that the publisher was striving to keep Amazon supplied but that the Internet giant was delaying shipments "for reasons of[...]

At the time ComiXology, a New York-based digital media company, did not meet the loan requirements of banks, nor did the company's plans match up with the terms demanded by venture capital firms. Columbia Pacific Advisors through its debt and equity investments became the sole institutional investor and largest capital provider to the burgeoning digital comics[...]

1008 pages. So, that's about fifty comics worth in the Geoff Johns Green Lantern Omnibus, scheduled for February next year at a $100 price point. The New

More on that later, and also what I was doing there so late. I later discovered that the hardcover version, retailing for £35, could be bought for much less at Amazon That's okay, I have my copy now and I can get it signed by a bunch of folks at another British Library event tonight. But on[...]

 Amazon came in, bought the app, wants to make it Kindle specific and they're screwing the iPad owners  That's fine  I can't fault them for that. But I want my money back. Every dime  For every book I bought. I will wait for a new app, that works as easily as Comixology did, and then I will buy[...]