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One of the surprising stories of late is that digital sale in a number of markets are shrinking in growth or strike a plateau . Even flinch . How will that strike digital comics ?
Well , digital comic distributors are exceedingly stingy about information regarding sale numbers . So the only room you’re able to secern what ’s what is when a company function under .
Such as Diamond Digital , the digital funny dispersion line from Diamond Comic Distributors which exclusively distributed digital comics through laughable playscript store , as a serial of codes which could be sold over the counterpunch .
Well , Hollywood Reporterhas put forward that participate retailer have been told that " 18 months after its launching , results indicate that Diamond Digital has not acquire enough traction in the market to continue . "
Part of the problem was that they were n’t able to sign up Marvel , DC or Dark Horse to the scheme , leaving them with a small percentage of the grocery to sell . The comics sold were n’t compatible with more popular apps like ComiXology , who have a monopoly on Marvel and DC claim . And they were n’t even DRM - free , like Image titles .
The final week of sale is February 28th , though a few stragglers may remain .
And now it appears they have been squeezed out . Some will determine it wry that Diamond was queezed out of a market by another monopoly distributor .
exist digital purchases will be maintained by iVerse , so the comics in question wo n’t just all go aside . Not while , at least , iVerse is around … .
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