Amazon Buys ComiXology, The iTunes Of Digital Comics

Amazon's acquisition of the only real player in the digital comics game could have a significant impact on the comics industry and its labored transition to digital delivery.

Like all industries whose products can now be digitized, comic books are facing the opportunities and challenges of a physical to digital evolution. This transition just hit a potentially massive milestone, as Amazon has announced plans to acquire comiXology, by far the largest digital comic book distributor in North America, for currently undisclosed terms. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of this year.

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