straight.com - 5/15/2009
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With an increase in apps, there may be changes ahead for the print-comics industry as the medium moves into the digital world.
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Slash Print | Following the digital evolution
Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources - Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment —
... Digital comics + e-Devices | Straight.com has a good overview of comics being made available on mobile phones. The writer, whose credits I didn’t see anywhere on the page, spoke with reps from iVerse, Arcana Comics and Golden Age Collectibles, a Vancouver-based retailer. ...
May 19, 2009: Even bleaker
Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal —
... quarter of 2009,” reports ICv2.
Calvin Reid reports that Papercutz has acquired the license to produce graphic novels based upon the popular Disney line of Disney Fairies series of children’s books. Yeah, I know, it’s a product announcement — but it has implications for the health of the children’s graphic-novel section in your local bookstore, so I feel I should mention it.
Missed it: The Georgia Straight looks into iVerse’s attempts to sell comics on the iPhone. ...
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