Comixology posted instructions explaining how readers can use iOS’s “shortcut” feature to add a link to their home screens. Apple has in the past dictated what type of comic could be sold in iOS apps, even forcing Izneo to remove 40% of their catalog under threat of Apple removing the Izneo app from iTunes.Īnd thanks to Amazon deciding to let Comixology remain independent, it should also be relatively safe from Amazon’s own homophobic censors.Īnd to be honest, this isn’t going to inconvenience iPad and iPhone users that much anyone who wants to buy comics on their iThing can still do so from a web browser.

The other upside, as Chris pointed out over at Teleread, is that Comixology is immune to Apple’s prudish censorship. Comixology has revealed that they split revenues with creators 50-50,and I am sure a lot of comic book authors are going to appreciate the bump in revenue. Now that Comixology is no longer paying Apple’s vig, publishers and creators are going to be getting a larger share of the revenues. Comixology had been one of the exceptions.Īnd while this is frustrating news, there is a silver lining. Many of those companies dropped the option because they could not afford to pay Apple 30% of their sales. Many, including everyone from Hulu to Kindle to Audible to Pandora, dropped the in-app purchase option (or in the case of the Kindle and other apps, never had the option in the first place). Comixology was one of the few media companies that had an in-app purchase option. All your purchased books will be readable in the new app once you’ve downloaded it and taken the following steps …Īs disappointing as this may be, it makes some sense. iPhone and iPad users will now buy comics on and download to the app. We have introduced a new comiXology iPhone and iPad Comics App and are retiring the old one. Comic book fans will now find themselves in the same position as Kindle fans, who lost the links to a browser-based Kindle Store back in 2011.Ĭomixology has confirmed the news on their blog, saying: Amazon uploaded a new version of the Comixology app to iTunes today, and it’s missing something.Īmazon has removed the in-app comic book store from the Comixology app, making it a read-only app. It’s been just two weeks since Amazon announced that they were buying Comixology and the retailer is already making their presence felt. Amazon Releases New Comixology App for iPad and iPhone, Removes In-App Purchases

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