Amazon, not content with owning the premier book retailing operation on the planet, has acquired the cloud-based digital comics operation comiXology. The purchase price was not disclosed. ComiXology is a platform for purchasing and reading comics and graphic novels on web, iOS, Android, Kindle Fire and Windows 8. The company has over 50,000 titles from more than 75 publishers, and is the exclusive retailer for digital dingle issues of Marvel and DC comics. ComiXology has been the top-grossing non-game app on the iPad for 2012 and 2013.
“ComiXology’s mission is to spread the love of comics and graphic novels in all forms,” said David Steinberger, co-founder and CEO of comiXology. “There is no better home for comiXology than Amazon to see this vision through. Working together, we look to accelerate a new age for comic books and graphic novels.”
Source: ComiXology